Wolves boys baseball team heading for playoffs with 3-4 regular season record

By Ron Giofu

The regular season is over for the North Star Wolves boys baseball team and they now turn to the playoffs.

The Wolves finished the 2023 WECSSAA regular season with a 3-4 record in the Bertoia Division after a 14-0 rout of last place Herman last Friday afternoon at the Libro Centre’s premier diamond.

The game ended via the mercy rule as North Star had little difficulty winning the game as the struggling Green Griffins finished the regular season with an 0-6 record, being outscored 125-5.

North Star finished the regular season scoring 48 runs and allowing 48 runs.

The Wolves were on the other side of the mercy rule last Wednesday afternoon in Tecumseh, as they were defeated 15-5 by L’Essor.

The baseball team showed some progress during this season, stated manager Tina Sharman.

“I think we’ve improved on some areas of the game we were looking for,” said Sharman.

Among the aspects of the game Sharman believed the Wolves improved at were teamwork and staying positive.

Sharman described this season as “a learning curve” for the Wolves, who were in their first season at the new public high school in Amherstburg.

“We came together as a team,” said Sharman. “Overall, we’re happy with everything. We set goals. We achieved all of them.”

The final week of the regular season was a busy one, she stated, and included a 6-4 loss at home to the Brennan Cardinals, as was reported in last week’s edition of the River Town Times.

“The boys came out to every game eager to play and ready to play,” said Sharman.

In last Wednesday’s game against L’Essor, Sharman indicated despite the loss via the mercy rule, the boys on the team “kept their chins up” and still put forth an effort in tough circumstances.

The WECSSAA boys baseball playoffs are scheduled to begin the week of May 29, weather permitting.