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Wednesday, September 8, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D1 An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor: NORM NELSON 845-3824 (Extension 255) Fax:337-5567 LEFT PHOTO: the Guelph runner is safe as Oakville's Mike Trbovich gets the ball a moment too late. RIGHT PHOTO: Oakville's Daniel Hunt tries to apply the tag amid a cloud of dust. Ontario semifinalists This past weekend, the Oakville Minor Baseball Association (OMBA) host­ ed the all-Ontario minor mosquito triple-A championship tournament and the Oakville A's were one of the strongest contenders coming into the final round. . .. Photos by Ron Kuzyk The A's bat­ tled against the finest teams from across the province and made it to the semifinal round before being eliminated in the double knockout tournament. Making it all the way to the final four in their first ever trip to the provincial cham­ pionships was quite an accom­ plishment for the team. The champi­ onship final was a rematch between last year's finalists but this time the Mississauga Tigers took the championship title away from the Kitchener Reps. The exciting final series saw Mississauga defeat Kitchener by a score of 5-2 in the first game and then by an 8-5 decision in the second game. The Oakville A's earned the right to be one of only eight teams to com­ pete for the Ontario Baseball Association's provincial cham­ pionships. With more than 40 teams vying for the title, four sepa­ rate tournaments were held two weeks ago to determine the top eight teams in the province that would meet in Oakville over the Labour Day weekend. Oakville went undefeated throughout the preliminary round in order to qualify for the provincial cham­ pionship. Oakville's first opponents at the champi­ onship tourna­ ment were the Guelph Royals. Oakville jumped out to a quick 2- 0 lead, but the Royals managed to come back to take a one run lead into the third inning. By the fifth inning, Oakville took control of the game and the A's went on to post 2000 S - C L A S S IS E Q U I P P E D W I T H T H E 24 S A T E L L I T E G L O B A L P O S I T I O N I N G S Y S T E M (G P S ) . I T 'S A S M A L L W O R L D A F T E R A L L . EN JO Y T H E O P E N . Mercedes-Benz MERAY MOTORS & COLLISION LTD. QEW & DORVAL DRIVE, OAVKILLE 845-6623 4 (See page D3) 1 Ontario semifinalists 2000 S-CLASS IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 24 SATELLITE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS). IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL. ENJOY THE OPEN. Mercedes-Benz