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>. 'cause. The game was ti 30 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 6, 1989 Plays like this by Sting Ray first baseman Sandy Garvock stretching to just beat the base runner, were typical of the defense on both sides in a well-played championship game Sunday afternoon. Keljo Kinnunen, who drove in the championship. Brian Norton was named local player MVP. Mike Forbes represents Pete's Mumblees. At far right is Molson rep Tim Smith and Gator rep Jim Beatty. winning run was game MVP for the Sting rays in the Travellersare undefeatec Collected two more last week The Nonguon 'I'ravellers ran their record to 6-0, to remain undefeated this season. The Travellers collected 2 vic- tories last week with wins over Carlos and Pontypool. On Tuesday night the: Travellers played at home against Carlos Electric from Oshawa and defeated them 2-0. Tim Thompson pitched an ex- cellent game collecting strikeouts. The Travellers got their 2 runs in the 1st inning, then the bats fell asleep for the next 6 innings. The Travellers couldn't get any hits, but generated 2 runs "out of Carlos errors. Tim Thomp- son and Lee Wilbur collected RBI's each to score Port's runs. On Sunday June 4, the: Travellers played an unusual night game and came through with a big 8-5 win. Todd Wilbur started on the hill and collected 7 strikeout and then Tim Thompson came in to relieve Wilbur to get - the final out. The Travellers rip- ped out 11 hits to help the pitching 5-5 go- ing into the 5th when the Travellers got one run. Then got 2 more in the 6th to finish the scoring. Darren Desault had a good night at the plate with a triple, RBI and a single. Dave Canning had another good stick, cashing in for 2 singles and a triple. Dave Roulston swatted a triple and a single while Greg Warriner rip- ped two singles. Other hits went to Todd Wilbur with an RBI, also Keith Trembley with an RBI, while newcomer Kevin Gibson stretched his single into a double with some good hustle. This week the Travellers play two away games against Pineridge and Pontypool. The Travellers play back at home on Tuesday June 20th against Pineridge. Be looking for more informa- tion on the ,tournament the Travellers will be hosting on Ju- ly 21 and 22! Come out and support The Non- quon Travellers and see some good fastball. | History made when local Sting Rays win it all in tourney For the first time in the six- year history of the event, a local team has won the Galley Gators Slo-Pitch tournament. The Port Perry Auto Glass Sting Rays nipped Pete's Mum- blees 5-4 Sunday afternoon to take the championship and pocket $500 in travelling ex- penses. The Sting Rays sported a perfect 5-0 record through this tournament, and for a while in the championship game, it looked as though the Mumblees were going to emerge as the winners. They jumped into an early 4-0 lead, and then settled down to play near perfect defense through the middle innings. The Sting Rays got one run back in the fifth inning, were blanked in the sixth, but in the home half of the seventh, they finally got the old bats working to score four runs. After knotting the score at 4-4, the Sting Rays had runners at second and third, and then an intentional walk loaded the bas- es for Keijo Kinnunen. He lofted a fly ball to right field and that was enough to score the winning run from third base. This was a very well played game with both teams sharp on defense. The Sting Rays turned a couple of classic double plays. The high sun and the swirl- ing winds blowing to the out- field fences gave the players a bit of trouble. x x spot In fact, in the bottom of the seventh, the sun may have been a factor in the outcome as the Mumblees third baseman lost a routine pop foul in the glare and the ball bounced harmlessly at his feet. " Brian Norton went the dis- tance on the mound for the Sting Rays, and was awarded a new glove courtesy of Sports- land as tournament MVP. In the Consolation final, "the Uxbridge Bull Dogs had an easy time over Oshawa MCL Hornets as they played near perfect defense and really turned on the scoring jets to romp to aone-sided victory. Sixteen teams, ten of them from the Port Perry area, start- ed the tournament Friday night, with the consolation and championship game ending Sunday afternoon. For the first time in this popular tournament which is hosted by the Gators slo pitch squad, the top three teams qual- ified for the Coors Slo Pitch championship event to be held in Niagara Falls this Septem- ber. The Sting Rays took away $500 in travelling money, the Mumblees collected $250. The Bull Dogs pocketed $300 as consolation champs and the Hornets earned themselves $150 as runners-up. Members of the four teams that reached the finals also re- ceived gifts, courtesy of Molson Breweries. ' ia pr Peter Naumienko (he's the Pete of the Pete's Mumblees team) takes a hefty swing at a pitch during the championship game In Gators slo pitch tournament Sunday afternoon. Af-_ i leading 4-1 for much of the game, Pete's lost 5-4 In the final Inning to Port Perry Sting ays. - i ----; i i " a ---- Bl