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The highlight in this game was the pitchers’ duel that continued inning after inning. Team White’s pitchers recorded 16 strike outs, while Team Grey’s pitcher sent 12 hitters back to the dugout with Ks. There were some solid hits, nice defensive plays, lots of team spirit from both dugouts and a great show of sportsmanship all around Joel Graham, coach of Team White, said following the game, “We had a great season with all kinds of fun in the wins and losses. The kids developed skills at incredible rates, and we were lucky enough to win in the end, but all games were close, competitive, and entertaining A special thanks to everyone involved to make this happen ”

Following the medal ceremony postgame, Team Grey coaches handed out special awards to all players, showcasing their individual skills they brought to the diamond all season:

Tobin – Speed Demon Award

Alexander – Eye on the Ball Award

Jonathan – Eager Beaver Award

Marcus – Man of Steel Award

Charley – Most Improved Player Award (during her first year of baseball)

Kynlee – True Grit Award

Carter – Heavy Hitter Award

Brayden – Mr. Put-it-in-Play Award

Ben – Pitching Ace Award

Jerome – Rocket Arm Award

Nikola – Sports Centre Award

A special thank-you also goes out to all the coaches who took the time to mentor the players and develop their skills: Brandon Hall, Joel Graham, Sean Morrow, Charlie Dalal, Joe Tothe and Laura Barrett (and all their respective assistant coaches and parent helpers!).

The U9/U11 House League runner ups – Team Grey. This resilient group of players rallied to win four straight (and back-to-back) games on July 27th to advance to the finals on July 28th

Photo by Casandra Turnbull