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NL A "A Family Tradition for 127 Years" - 8 v Tp "RR PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 22, 1993 - 31 "ON LY AEN The Greenbank Gamblers spent the weekend at the Balti- more Men's Fastball Tourna- ment and when the last pitch was thrown, the Gamblers had successfully defended the title they had won last year. Behind the excellent pitching of Jim Chilvers and Mark Gore- ski the Gamblers once again proved they are a tough team in tournament action. Greenbank won five straight games on a rather wet weekend and came home with the top prize of $1,000. They had wins of 4-3 over the Oshawa Juniors, 3-0 over Toronto Indians, 2-1 over the host team Baltimore, 5- 0 over Cobourg and 4-1 over the double "B" Jrs. in the final. The 5-0 win over Cobourg was noteworthy as Cobourg feature ex-Gambler pitcher Wayne Wells who had tossed a no-hit shutout at Greenbank at last year's Peterborough Tourna- ment. This time around the Gamblers got to Wells for eight "hits including a two run homer by Mark Goreski, a triple by Bill \ | Gamblers defe at Baltimore Tournament Buys and Trevor Till's double. Wayne Wells did manage to strike out 10 Gambler batters as did Jim Chilvers on the Greenbank mound. Over the weekend the team played excellent defense and got their hits at the right time. Paul Goreski and Steve Baker (who filled in for Paul on Satur- day afternoon) played strongly behind the plate and threw out numerous runners attempting to steal bases. The infield of Brian Till, Pe- ter Oosterholt, Steve Durham and Trevor Till was airtight while Don Beaton, Dave Bacon, Bill Buys and Terry Till pa- trolled the outfield. Gary Baker, Don Beaton and Steve Baker all saw duty as the Gamblers designated hitter, with Jim Chilvers winning the M.V.P. trophy for the tourna- ment. To say that coaches Ken Goreski and Don Phinney and manager Rodd Foster were pleased with the teams effort would be a definite understate- ment. The same could be said nd title for Greenbank's major spon- sors, Lloyd and Marion Lee who braved the wet weather and rain delays to be there when the Gamblers finally claimed their second Baltimore Tournament Trophy. Last week in Oshawa City and District Action, the: Gam- blers stopped the fast improv- ing Port Perry Merchants in Port Perry on Tuesday night but then let a game slip to the Oshawa Weasels that Green- bank appeared to have "in the bag." With two out in the lastin- ning and a 3-1 Gambler lead, an infield errant throw allowed the "Waltzing Weasels" to tie the game and then win it in extra innings on a home run by Oshawa center fielder Ray Ku- rhan. The loss dropped the Gam- blers record to 8-2 in the league but they still hold a share of top spot. This Thursday night the Gamblers will host the Port Perry Eagles at the Greenbank diamond at 8 p.m. Midgets lose tourney bid in a sudden death mini-game The Merchant Midget fast- ball sports report is sponsored by Port Perry IGA and Edwards Construction. This week, the Merchant Midgets saw the good, the bad, the ugly and the disappoint- ment. It will be up to you, the reader, to figure out which game falls into which category. Our first league game last week was against the Green- bank Gamblers. For more than half the game, the score was 1-0 for Greenbank and this team, which has a well-deserved repu- tation for being hard hitters, was not allowed to perform as usual by the Merchant pitcher, Jeff Card. In the last three in- nings, Greenbank showed quite clearly why they are one of the best teams in the league when they started to hit hard and won the game 11-0. On Thursday, the Merchants | travelled to Oshawa to play the Junior BBs. Oshawa was lead- ing the game 3-0 in the fifth when the Merchants bats sud- denly came to life to score two runs and force the game into ex- tra innings. In the eighth, Port was able to get four runs across the plate. With good defence and pitching, they held Oshawa scoreless for a final score of Mer- chants 7 - Oshawa BBs 3. Denis Smith pitched seven strong in- nings, striking out three, walk- ing two, and allowing only three earned runs. On Saturday, the Merchants participated in the North York Midget Tournament and faced a number of their previous mid- get aged opponents. The first game was against the Scarbo- rough Reds and Denis Smith carried on where he left off on Thursday to see Port win 8-5. Smith struck out five, walked two, allowed six hits and four earned runs. In the second game, the Mer- chants faced Oshawa and lost 13-1. It was apparent that the bats, hearts, and defence had been left behind. The third game was a "must win" game against Tara (Owen Sound), if the Merchants were to advance into the finals. This match was a pitcher's duel be- tween Card and Hubert. With the score 0-0 until bottom of the sixth, Vander Slagt on with a walk and MacLennan with a single were scored on a double off the bat of Todd Smart. The final score was 2-0 for the Port Merchants. Card was in a pitch- ing groove, striking out 13, walking zero, allowing only two hits and no earned runs. Port ended up tied in their di- vision with Scarborough Reds and had to play a sudden death mini-game, using the Interna- tional Tie Breaker Rule. Unfor- tunately, at the end of the fourth, Scarborough was able to get the runner across the plate to win the game 4-3 and ad- vance into the finals against Owen Sound. In the finals, Owen Sound beat Scarborough 4-1 and their pitcher had a strong game, striking out 11 Scarborough players using his well-known rise ball. John Sharpe Jr., from Oshawa, won the pitcher's Most Valuable Player Award for the tournament. Merchant hitters for the week are Jeff Card with three walks, three singles, one double and four RBIs, Jason Cochrane with two singles, one triple and one RBI, Duane Empringham with one walk, two singles, three RBIs, Steve Laird with three walks and one double, Scott MacLennan with three singles, one double, one RBI, Ja- son McBride with three walks, three singles, one double and two RBIs, Brad Moase with two walks, two singles, one triple, three RBIs, Todd Smart with one walk, two singles, one dou- ble and two RBIs, Denis Smith with two singles, Darrell Vand- er Slagt with three walks, two singles, one double, one triple and 2 RBIs, and Chad Venning with one single. Schedule for the week: home and home against Stouffville Juniors on Wednesday and Thursday with Port's home game on Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. Next Tuesday, June 29, XL vs Merchants at 8:30 p.m. From July 1-4, the Merchants will be participating in the Canadian Elimination Games in Water- ford with 41 other Midget teams from across Ontario. The first game is Thursday at 6 p.m. vs Bramalea. If Port wins this game, the team plays at 11 a.m. vs Smith Falls. If Port loses, the second game is at 3 p.m. against an undetermined opponent. The Merchants are looking for- ward to this tournament for a chance to demonstrate why they are one of the top rated teams in Ontario. 3 Track and field winners Three athletes from Epsom Public School competed in a re- cent track and field competition. Ross Gower placed 3rd in the 8-year-old long jump and advances to the Ontario finals. Jessi- ca Vanuden competed In the 9-year-old 1,500 metre, and Teena fans competed in the 10-year-old shot put where she placed ower Michelle Wyville and Matthew Collins represented Prince Al- bert Public School in the Durham Finals Track and Field meet. Michelle placed 6th in both the 100 metres and 1,500 metres, and Matthew competed in the 200 metres. Children reminded of Little League Angler 'event this Sunday Little anglers are reminded of the second annual Port Perry Li He League Anglers live eleatedvent this Sunday. e fishing event is open to youngstérs, who will cast their line into Lake Scugog looking for the catch of a lifetime. Children learn about fishing as well as proper conservation techniques, while enjoying a day with their family. When the child lands a fish, it is weighed at the Shimano Live Release scales and returned to the lake. | Children under age 13 are invited to take part in the'event, which is free of charge. Fishing will take place from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Following alunch break the children have a chance to share the spotlight during the Little League Anglers stage show at 1:30 p.m. Because the day is designed as a day of fun, not of competi- tion, each child will be called on stage to receive a gift for tak- ing part. mmediately following the event the pros on the GM Pro Bass gircuit will weigh in their catches of the day from the Port Perry Open. Children can register for the Little League event at Philp Pontiac Buick Ltd., Mercury Marine dealers, JD Fishing and Archery, Port Jeary IGA, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Scugog Tourist Booth, The Port Steak House and Trader Sams. eT WIy-" HE i i Al i a alos at oa Bh oan we al, oo Gf FA a. RR A -- _- Kal ML ama 3 anil i ie a I a RA HR ee et a