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SR PN SURI "A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 22, 1995 - 17 SProrTs Merchants' action The Port Perry Mer- chant Fastball team trav- elled to St. Marys this past weekend to play in their O.A.S.A. playdowns. This write up is brought to you by Peer Pressure. The Merchants first game of the tournament was against Elmira. To say the local boys weren't quite awake for this game would be an understate- ment. The boys made a to- tal of five errors and along with eight walks they gave up, Elmira only needed a few key hits and this game was out of reach. Hitting for the Mer- chants in a losing cause were: Jason Best and Brad Monsma who each had two singles and a walk. Ryan Williamson had two singles and Doug Short picked up a single. With the first game loss behind them they now took on New Hamburg. The local boys were more fired up for this game and it showed, as by the fifth inning they held onto an 8- 4 lead. The sweltering heat started to-wear down the Merchants and New Ham- burg took full advantage of it and tied things up at ten apiece at the end of six. New Hamburg didn't stop here as in the top of the seventh they took a 12-10 lead. The Merchants didn't want to be put out of the tournament two straight so with one out in the bottom of the seventh they dug down deep to make a comeback. After back to back singles and a walk the bases were load- ed and the stage was set. Up to the plate stepped Ryan Moynes with only one thing on his mind, "Get a Hit". The first pitch was strike one, the second pitch, strike two, and things were looking quite dire now for Ryan. This isn't the Mighty Casey strikes out story but rath- er the Mighty Ryan story who blasts the next pitch deep to right centre field clearing the bases and giv- ing the Merchants a 13-12 win. Hitting in this game: Ryan Williamson with two singles and a double, Brad Monsma with two singles, Jason Best with a home run, Marc Versage with a single and a walk, Doug Short with two singles and a walk, Jon Froats with three singles, Clay Brown with a single, Scott Jeffery picked up three singles and two walks, Ryan Haw- kins had a single and a walk and the mighty Ryan Moynes had a walk, two singles and a clutch dou- ble. The Merchants now moved on to play against Fergus. This game was a close one throughout with both teams battling not only each other but the high temperatures as well. At the end of six in- nings Fergus was holding onto a 4-3 lead. The top of the seventh was to be the Merchants downfall as once again a couple of er- rors cost them a couple of runs and now they were down to their last three outs trailing 6-3. History seemed to re- peat itself as the Mer- chants once again loaded the bases with one out. However, this time a mira- cle was not to be found and the Merchants fell by the 6-3 count and were out of the tournament. Hitting in this game: Jason Best and Ryan Williamson each with two singles and a double, Doug Short with two singles, Jon Froats and Ryan Hawkins with a single each and Derek Tin- dall picked up a walk. The Merchants pitching staff of Marshall McQuaid, Clay Brown and Jon Froats are to be com- mended for their efforts in this tournament. These three young men all had to battle not only opposing batters but a hot, sunny day with a humidex of 40 degrees Celsius and they gave 100 per cent all the time. Good job men. Deserving congratula- tions is the Merchants ver- sion of Roberto Alomar, Jason Best who once again displayed his talents as he won the "Gold Glove Com- petition", that was held between the boys first and second games. Well done Jason, you are the "best". The Merchants players and coaching staff would like to thank all those who travelled to St. Marys to give their support to the "boys". The Merchants will wrap up their season next weekend at Durham Fields in Oshawa as they play in their league wrap- up tournament. Junior Merchants in All-Ontario finals This sports report for the Junior Mer- chants is sponsored by Ernst & Young, Precision Construction, Taylor Fuels, and Mike Tobin Photography. Talk about coming down to earth af- ter playing the top teams in the league! Last week's report talked about the Scarborough Royals and this week's ac- tion was against Bradford and Green-. bank. The Bradford Sox Senior Team was in town on Tuesday, and represented themselves well in both the hitting and pitching departments. They went home with a 5-0 win. Bradford's Jackson al- lowed only five runners to reach base safely, while striking out 12 Port Jun- iors: Ryan Burkholder and Rich Burk- holder, Card, Cochrane reached with singles, and Vander Slagt with a walk. Port did not play its usual sharp defen- sive game, and three errors early in the game resulted in two unearned runs. Card relieved Venning in the fourth in- ning and shut down Bradford, allowing no runs for the remainder of the game. Venning and Card combined for eight strikeouts, one walk, seven hits and three earned runs. On Thursday, the Junior. Merchants visited our northern relatives, the Greenbank Gamblers and again faced a tough senior team who had good pitch- ing and timely hitting. Port only al- lowed six hits, but unfortunately two were home runs which staked Green- bank to an earlylead and an eventual 4- 0 win. The only Juniors who reached- base safely were Rich Burkholder, Em- pringham, Moase with singles, and Venning with a walk. An unusual oc- currence also saw both Port pitchers reach base on hit pitches, but fortunate- ly no one was hurt. Card pitched six in- nings, striking out eight, walking two, allowing six hits and four earned runs. Even though the Junior Merchants lost both games, there is always a silver lining for every cloud. Facing senior pitchers will assist the Juniors hitters as they prepare for the Provincial Tour- nament scheduled for this weekend. This Saturday, Aug. 26, Port Perry will be hosting the Junior "B" All- Ontario Tournament to be held on the south diamond with the scheduled first games as follows: 9 a.m. - Simcoe vs North Bay; 11 a.m. - Hickson vs Port Perry. Although the number of teams in the "B" category are down this year, the competition will be tough as the Junior Merchants go for their fourth All- Ontario in a row - 1992 Midget "C"; 1993 - Midget "B"; 1994 Juvenile "A". We hope our loyal fans will be out to support the team as they go for a "four- peat" All-Ontario Championship. Schedule for the coming weeks: Tues- day, Aug. 22 - Port Antrim vs Port Jun- iors; Thursday, Aug. 24 - Port Juniors vs Port Antrim; Monday, Aug. 28 - Port Juniors vs Oshawa BB; Tuesday, Aug. 29 - Oshawa Juveniles vs Port Juniors; Wednesday, Aug. 30 - Port Juniors vs Bradford. All games will start at 8:30 p.m. CMB awards day Cartwright Minor Ball's season is drawing to a close after another successful year. The last of the tournaments are finishing and with the close of the season, the last event is Awards Day. This is the last time this year that the players will be together as a team. All of this season's participants are to receive an award. This year's event will be run the same as last years. It will get underway at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27 (the day after the Blackstock Fair). All beef hot dogs and a pop will be available for just $2 between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. The main event will get underway at 1:30 p.m. This year's guest speaker is from the Cartwright area and is sure to have some interesting stories to share with the parents and players. There will also be some draw prizes to be won, including a pair of gate passes to see the Toronto Blue Jays play at SkyDome. Be sure to reserve this day to attend this event. A reminder for coaches: please remember to bring your equipment bags and turn them in on Awards Day. 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These people have agreed to take a seat on a dunk tank at the fair, giving everyone an opportunity to give them feedback in a very direct way. According to the coach- es, they don't think that any of their players can hit the target anyway. The operation of the dunk tank at the fair is one of the two fundraisers 985-8459 462 PAXTON ST. Community Hospital) for Cartwright Minor Ball. The intent of these fund- raisers is to generate mon- eys specifically for the fu- ture development of improved diamond facili- ties within the local com- munities. At this point, the primary emphasis is on the development of a new diamond for Black- stock. The second fundraiser for minor ball will be a mixed lob ball tourna- ment, open to 16 teams, and scheduled for the Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 week- end. Openings for the tournament are still avail- able, and registration can be made through Patsy Sonne at 986-9607. 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