{"id":3650,"date":"2009-09-04T08:41:41","date_gmt":"2009-09-04T15:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=3650"},"modified":"2009-09-04T08:45:39","modified_gmt":"2009-09-04T15:45:39","slug":"diamond-dirt-no-6-sr-canadians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=3650","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Dirt No. 6 – Sr. Canadians"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n(click logo to visit official site)<\/em><\/p>\n

From Diamond Dirt Editor, John Thompson:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to view Issue Number 6 for the Sr. Canadians (PDF) <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Other “Diamond Dirt” news at Fastpitchwest.<\/a><\/p>\n

Text version of this issue after the jump. <\/strong> <\/p>\n

BROOKFIELD EARNS DOUBLE LIFE<\/p>\n

Brookfield Elks started the week as under-dogs, but have proven that they can play with the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153big dawgs\u00e2\u20ac\u009d after dispatching Jarvis Gamblers 8-7 and Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins 4-3 in the final day of round-robin action. Unheralded, and projected as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153long-shots\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, the Elks impressively scrambled their way to a 5-2 W-L record and well-deserved respectability.<\/p>\n

A trio of pitchers \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cory Avery (2-0) Brian Urquhart (2-2) and Randy Frame (1-0) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c have kept the games close enough enabling team-mates to generate sufficient offence. Avery helped his own cause with a pair of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dctaters and 5 rbis in the high-scoring affair with Jarvis.<\/p>\n

Will the streak continue as the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153real tournament\u00e2\u20ac\u009d starts today with elimination play? Whatever the result, Brookfield has served notice that with a roster of home-grown Nova Scotians, the Maritimers can play decent ball. The Elks are reminiscent of the Brookfield Elks teams of 30 years ago when the Elks garnered the Canadians Gold Medal in 1980. <\/p>\n

Today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Key Games:
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Double-Life Double-Header\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

6:00 pm<\/p>\n

#1 Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins (5-2)<\/p>\n

vs #4 Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers (4-3) <\/p>\n

8:00 pm<\/p>\n

#2 ST. THOMAS Evergreen Centennials (5-2)<\/p>\n

vs #3 Brookfield, NS Elks (5-2) <\/p>\n

RESULTS \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Thurs. Sept. 3 Harrah\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mildmay Picks<\/p>\n

(Record to date (19-9)<\/p>\n

L 10:00 am – JARVIS GAMBLERS 7<\/p>\n

vs Brookfield Elks 8<\/p>\n

Jarvis Gamblers 7R 12H 0E<\/p>\n

Brookfield Elks 8R 13H 0E<\/p>\n

WP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Brian Urquhart (In relief 2-1); CF Mike Grant 3×4; P Cory Avery 2×4, 2 HR, 5 rbi; DH Bobby Sill 2×4<\/p>\n

LP – Rob O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Brien (in relief 1-2) 1K;<\/p>\n

CF Jeff Ellsworth 2×4; HR, 2 rbis; 3B Ryan Thompson 2×3; SS Ian Fehrman 2×4, 1B\/P Rob O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Brien 2×4 <\/p>\n

L 12:00 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c CHARLOTTETOWN FAWCETTS 2 vs St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pub Canadians 6<\/p>\n

Charlottetown Fawcetts 2R 5H 2E<\/p>\n

St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pub 6R 10H 1E<\/p>\n

WP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Darrell Tilley (1-2) 11K; SS Justin Gill 3×4, 3 rbis<\/p>\n

LP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Frank Cox (1-3) 9K; C Kelly Wenstrom 2×2, 2 rbis<\/p>\n

L 2:00 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c KITCHENER TWINS 3 vs Brookfield Elks 4<\/p>\n

Brookfield Elks 4H 5H 1E<\/p>\n

Kitchener Riversharks 3R 7H 0E<\/p>\n

WP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Randy Frame (1-0) 2K; C Jason Sanford 2×3, lead-off HR; CF Mike Grant 1×3 HR; 3B Joel Isenor 1×3 HR; SS Chris Hopewell 1×3 HR in T7 as winning run<\/p>\n

LP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dean Holoien (0-1) 11K; LF Rino Dambrosio (2×3, HR, 2 rbis; SS Darrell Joy (2×3, rbi<\/p>\n

L 4:00 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Vancouver Grey Sox 5 vs CHARLOTTETOWN FAWCETTS -3<\/p>\n

Vancouver Grey Sox 5R 4H 1E<\/p>\n

Charlottetown Fawcetts 3R 2H 3E<\/p>\n

WP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gerald Muizelaar (1-0) 4K; DH Doug Allin 2×3, rbi;<\/p>\n

LP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ward Gosse (1-1) 3K; 3B Chris Craig 1×2, 2 rbis<\/p>\n

W 6:00 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Glace Bay Mets 1 vs ST. JOHN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S KELLY\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S PUB CANADIANS 6<\/p>\n

St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pub 6R 10H 1E<\/p>\n

Glace Bay Mets 1R 5H 1E<\/p>\n

WP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sean Cleary (1-2) 9K; 1B Bryan Clarke 2×2; SS Justin Gill, 2×4; LF Jonny Kelly 2×4, 2 rbis; 1B Kyle Ezekiel 1×2; LP \u00e2\u20ac\u201cTrevor McCabe (0-3) 2K; 3B Derek MacDonald 2×3<\/p>\n

W 8:00 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c KITCHENER HALLMAN RIVERSHARK TWINS 4 vs St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials 0<\/p>\n

Kitchener Riversharks 4R 7H 0E<\/p>\n

St. Thomas Centennials 0R 2H 0E<\/p>\n

WP- Grant Patterson (2-0) 7K; CF Ryan Wolfe 3×3, HR, 2 triples, 3 runs scored. LP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Scott Wagar (1-2)<\/p>\n

STANDINGS<\/p>\n

Friday morning September 4<\/p>\n

TEAM W L<\/p>\n

Playoff Double Life<\/p>\n

Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins 5 2<\/p>\n

St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials 5 2<\/p>\n

Brookfield NS Elks 5 2<\/p>\n

Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers 4 3<\/p>\n

Playoff Single Life<\/p>\n

Vancouver BC Grey Sox 4 3<\/p>\n

St. Johns NL Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pub Canadians 3 4<\/p>\n

Charlottetown PEI Fawcetts 2 5<\/p>\n

Glace Bay NS Mets 0 7 <\/p>\n

HARRAH\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S MILDMAY<\/p>\n

PICKS FOR Friday Sept. 4<\/p>\n

(Record to date (19-9)<\/p>\n

6:00 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c (1) Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins (5-2) vs<\/p>\n

(4) Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers (4-3)<\/p>\n

8:00 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c (2) St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials (5-2)<\/p>\n

vs (3) Brookfield NS Elks (5-2) <\/p>\n

Saturday September 5<\/p>\n

11:00 am \u00e2\u20ac\u201c (5) Vancouver BC Grey Sox (4-3) vs (8) Glace Bay NS Mets (0-7) <\/p>\n

1:00 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c (6) St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s NL Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pub (3-4) vs (7) Charlottetown Fawcetts (2-5) <\/p>\n

DOUBLE LIFE<\/p>\n

TEAM COMPARISONS<\/p>\n

(Original rankings and odds to win)<\/p>\n

Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins<\/p>\n

(#1 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 3:2) vs Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers (#3 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 4:1)<\/p>\n

Head to Head – Kitchener beat Jarvis<\/p>\n

6-1 with P Dean Holoien striking out 6, and going 2 for 3 at the plate with a HR and 3 rbis. CF Ryan Wolfe also homered. P Rob O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Brien was losing pitcher, while striking out 4. 3B Ryan Thompson was 2 for 3.<\/p>\n

WHO\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S HOT <\/p>\n

Kitchener \u00e2\u20ac\u201c CF Ryan Wolfe was a one-man wrecking crew last night, with a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153moon-shot\u00e2\u20ac\u009d lead-off HR, 2 triples and a walk, scoring 3 of Kitchener\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 4 runs. Wolfe is batting a torrid .500 with 3 HR and a tournament high 10 runs scored. OF Dale Levy (.375) 2 HR and SS Darrell Joy (.353) 1 HR provide offensive punch.<\/p>\n

Jarvis \u00e2\u20ac\u201c OF Jeff Ellsworth is repeating his 2008 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Top Batter\u00e2\u20ac\u009d performance with a lusty .391 BA, 3 HRs and 9 rbis. 3B Ryan Thompson (.375); RF Jason Hill (.368) HR are tough outs at the plate. <\/p>\n

Pitching \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Rivershark Twins have more depth with Grant Patterson (2-0), Don Scott (2-1), Dean Holoien (0-1), Blair Ezekiel (1-0) and Todd Martin who has not yet pitched. Jarvis workhorse Paul Koert (2-2) has struggled, with Andrew Phibbs (1-0) and Rob O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Brien (1-1).<\/p>\n

St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials<\/p>\n

————————————————————-<\/p>\n

(#2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 3:1) vs Brookfield NS Elks <\/p>\n

(#7 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 12-1)<\/p>\n

Head to Head – Centennials out-scored Elks 9-1 as P Rob Schweyer set down 14 Elks via strikeouts in the 5-inning mercy outing. OF Mark Coleman was 2×3, 3 rbis; C Pat Humphries 2×2 and 3B Nick Dambrosio 1×2 and 2 rbis.<\/p>\n

WHO\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S HOT <\/p>\n

St. Thomas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c OF Mark Coleman tied for tournament batting at .500 and 2B Tex Lessard (,368). C Pat Humphries (.333) and SS Peter Babcock (.308) leading the Centennials charge.<\/p>\n

Brookfield \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Mike Grant is tied for tournament batting lead (.500) with SS Chris Hopewell (.300). Team offence is generated sporadically in splurges from all parts of the order .
\nTOP HITTERS<\/p>\n

PLAYER\/TEAM PA AB H AVG.<\/p>\n

Mike Grant, Brookfield 23 22 11 .500<\/p>\n

Mark Coleman, St.Thom 18 16 8 .500<\/p>\n

Ryan Wolfe, Kitchener 21 18 9 .500<\/p>\n

Brad Ezekiel, St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 25 19 9 .474<\/p>\n

Kelly Wenstrom, Charl. 19 15 5 .400<\/p>\n

Jeff Ellsworth, Jarvis 26 23 9 .391<\/p>\n

Calem Gardner, Vancouv 25 21 8 .381<\/p>\n

Ryan Thompson, Jarvis 21 16 6 .375<\/p>\n

Scott Newitt, Vancouv 20 16 6 .375<\/p>\n

Mark Arsenault, Charl 16 16 6 .375<\/p>\n

Dale Levy, Kitchener 17 16 6 .375<\/p>\n

Bryan Clarke, St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 19 16 6 .375<\/p>\n

Jason Hill, Jarvis 22 19 7 .368<\/p>\n

Tyler Lessard, St.Thom 26 22 8 .364<\/p>\n

Justin Gill, St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 26 25 9 .360<\/p>\n

Darrell Joy, Kitchener 19 17 6 .353<\/p>\n

Derek Mayson, Vancou 23 20 7 .350<\/p>\n

John McCarthy, G. Bay 20 18 6 .333<\/p>\n

Pat Humphries, St.Thom 13 12 4 .333<\/p>\n

Peter Babcock, St. Thom 15 13 4 .308<\/p>\n

Chris Hopewell, Brook 23 20 6 .300<\/p>\n

50\/50 – Thursday Sept. 3<\/p>\n

Draw #9\u00e2\u20ac\u201c#03269-$384\u00e2\u20ac\u201cLynn Ambridge<\/p>\n

Draw #10 – #05432-$1,635 – JimWalsh<\/p>\n

CFL Tickets – #05120 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Judy Upsdell<\/p>\n

CFL Tickets – #05412 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Terry Johnston<\/p>\n

Unclaimed<\/p>\n

Sunday Draw #2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c #00822 – $559<\/p>\n

Monday Draw #4 – #01564 – $337 <\/p>\n

CANADIANS T*R*I*V*I*A<\/p>\n

Answers for Thursday Trivia<\/p>\n

Since 1965, Ontario has won the most (16) Sr. Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Canadian Championships.
\nSt. Thomas Times-Journal is the local daily newspaper.
\nEarl Beer and Bob Todd are two host committee members responsible for the admission gate.
\nMolsons is the official beer supplier of this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s event?
\nLast year Sean Whitten pitched three wins for the Horse Lake Thunder, AB team with a 0.51 ERA.
\nBASEBALL QUOTES<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Good memories are the greatest thing in the world. And I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got a lot of those. And one of the sweetest is of the kid standing out on the green grass in centre field, with the winning runs on base, saying \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hit it to me. Hit it to me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Pete Reiser<\/p>\n

YOGIsm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Little league baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The towels were so thick there that I could hardly close my suitcase.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Yogi at his best<\/p>\n

JUMBO (final, final thought)<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What do you do with an elephant, like Jumbo, who has three balls?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Walk him and pitch to the giraffe.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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