{"id":3683,"date":"2009-09-11T10:18:45","date_gmt":"2009-09-11T17:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=3683"},"modified":"2009-09-12T08:42:07","modified_gmt":"2009-09-12T15:42:07","slug":"diamond-dirt-no-9-final-issue-for-2009-sr-canadians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=3683","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Dirt No. 9 – Final Issue for 2009 Sr. Canadians"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\n(click logo to visit official site)<\/em>
\nFrom Diamond Dirt Editor, John Thompson:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to view Issue Number 9 for the Sr. Canadians (PDF) <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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

Full text version after the jump. <\/p>\n

2009 CANADIAN CHAMPIONS<\/p>\n

KITCHENER HALLMAN RIVERSHARK TWINS<\/p>\n

St. Thomas, ON – After 40+ years of seeking a national title, the Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins got the job done. Twins erased a 2-0 deficit in the championship match to rally and tie the game after 7 regulation innings. In extra play, the Twins used depth in their roster to score a run in the B9 to win 3-2 and snatch the gold medal from a very resilient, hardworking, but tired Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers squad.<\/p>\n

It was the 2nd successive \u00e2\u20ac\u0153silver lining\u00e2\u20ac\u009d medal for the Gamblers, who almost won the required \u00e2\u20ac\u0153three-in-a-row\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on Championship Sunday in St. Thomas, casting aside St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s NL Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pub 1-0 and host St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials 5-1. Twins P Todd Martin threw his only 2.7 innings of the week, in relief of hard-working Don Scott to record the win, while Gamblers P Andrew Phibbs, in relief of Paul Koert was tagged with the loss. St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials were awarded the bonze medal for the second year in a row <\/p>\n

RESULTS \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sun. Sept. 6 Harrah\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mildmay Picks<\/p>\n

(Total Record for week 25-13)<\/p>\n

L 10:00 am \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Jarvis Gamblers 1<\/p>\n

vs ST. JOHN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S KELLY\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S PUB 0<\/p>\n

Jarvis Gamblers 1R 4H 0E<\/p>\n

St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pub 0R 3H 0E<\/p>\n

WP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Andrew Phibbs 10K;<\/p>\n

LP Darrell Tilley 3K<\/p>\n

DH Rob O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Brien, 5th inning HR for all the scoring. <\/p>\n

L 12:30 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c ST. THOMAS EVERGREEN CENTENNIALS 1<\/p>\n

vs Jarvis Gamblers 5<\/p>\n

Jarvis Gamblers 5R 7H 0E<\/p>\n

St. Thomas Centennials 1R 5H 2E<\/p>\n

WP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Paul Koert 8K;<\/p>\n

LP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sean Whitten 7K<\/p>\n

DH Rob O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Brien HR-2 rbis; C Greg Courneyea 2×3,rbi;<\/p>\n

C Pat Humphries 1×3, rbi <\/p>\n

BASEBALL QUOTE<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on a golf course.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hammerin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Hank Aaron<\/p>\n

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME<\/p>\n

W 3:00 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c KITCHENER HALLMAN RIVERSHARK TWINS 3<\/p>\n

vs Jarvis Gamblers 2<\/p>\n

Kitchener Twins 3R 10H 0E<\/p>\n

Jarvis Gamblers 2R 6H 3E<\/p>\n

WP \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Todd Martin 2.7 IP and 2K in relief of Don Scott 6.3 IP, 6K<\/p>\n

LP Andrew Phibbs 5.7 IP, 3K in relief<\/p>\n

of Paul Koert 3.0 IP, 3K <\/p>\n

Kitchener OF Steven Mullaley,<\/p>\n

leading batter in the Championship round, receives his gold medal.<\/p>\n

R.R. FINAL STANDINGS<\/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
\nPlayoff 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

MARK YOUR CALENDARS<\/p>\n

2010 Softball Canada<\/p>\n

Sr. Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Nationals Charlottetown, PEI<\/p>\n

August 29 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c September 5 <\/p>\n

FINAL STANDINGS<\/p>\n

(Original DD rankings & odds to win the 2009 Championship)<\/p>\n

1. (1) Kitchener, ON 3:2<\/p>\n

2. (3) Jarvis, ON 4:1<\/p>\n

3. (2) St. Thomas, ON 3:1<\/p>\n

4. (6) St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, NL 10:1<\/p>\n

5. (7) Brookfield, NS Elks 12:1<\/p>\n

6. (5) Vancouver, BC Grey Sox 7:1<\/p>\n

7. (4) Charlottetown, PEI Fawcetts 6:1<\/p>\n

8. (8) Glace Bay NS Mets 15:1 <\/p>\n

Musician Bruce Smith rallied the crowd with lively renditions at Sunday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Championship Action, much to the delight of St. Thomas Centennials Tex Lessard\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mom.<\/p>\n

PLAYOFF PITCHING<\/p>\n

By Workload (Innings Pitched)<\/p>\n

Name\/Team IP W L H K W ERA<\/p>\n

Koert, Jarvis 23.7 2 1 15 28 8 1.18<\/p>\n

Whitten, St. T. 15.3 1 2 19 22 8 6.39<\/p>\n

Scott, Kitchener 15.3 1 0 10 15 5 0.91<\/p>\n

Phibbs, Jarvis 12.7 1 0 10 13 3 0.55<\/p>\n

Tilley, St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 12.3 1 1 9 14 3 1.14<\/p>\n

Avery, Brkfield 10.3 0 1 9 10 1 2.71<\/p>\n

Muizelaar, Van 9.3 1 1 6 15 3 0.75<\/p>\n

Cleary, St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 7.7 1 0 1 16 2 0.00<\/p>\n

Garrity, Gl Bay 6.0 0 1 8 4 3 5.83 <\/p>\n

ROUND-ROBIN PITCHING<\/p>\n

Minimum 15 innings Pitched<\/p>\n

Name\/Team IP W L H K W ERA<\/p>\n

Whitten, St.T 17.3 2 0 8 27 1 0.40<\/p>\n

Gosse, Charl. 15.0 1 0 10 20 5 1.87<\/p>\n

Mayson, Van. 22.7 2 2 13 22 5 2.16<\/p>\n

Cleary, St.John 16.7 1 2 15 27 9 2.52<\/p>\n

Tilley,St.John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 18.3 1 2 12 33 10 3.05<\/p>\n

Cox, Charlott. 19.7 1 3 21 37 5 3.20<\/p>\n

Avery, Brkfield 19.3 2 0 28 19 5 3.98<\/p>\n

Urquhart,Bfield 18.0 2 2 15 11 10 4.28<\/p>\n

Archibald,GBay 19.0 0 3 26 17 19 5.89<\/p>\n

Koert, Jarvis 19.3 2 1 30 31 6 6.16
\nBASEBALL QUOTES<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009dMLB Mgr Leo Durocher<\/p>\n

PLAYOFF BATTING<\/p>\n

Minimum 8 plate appearances<\/p>\n

Name\/Team AB H W K HR AVG. <\/p>\n

Mullaley, Kit 11 6 0 0 0 .545<\/p>\n

Wolfe, Kit 8 4 4 1 0 .500<\/p>\n

Gardner, Van 8 4 1 2 0 .500<\/p>\n

Barkman, Van 7 3 0 1 0 .429<\/p>\n

Horn, Jarvis 8 3 0 2 0 .375<\/p>\n

Ezekiel, St.John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 8 3 1 3 0 .375<\/p>\n

Lewis, St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 8 3 0 2 0 .375<\/p>\n

O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Brien, Jarvis 11 4 3 0 2 .364<\/p>\n

Crawford, Kit 9 3 0 2 0 .333<\/p>\n

Ellsworth, Jarvis 18 6 1 1 2 .333<\/p>\n

Robinson,St.Tho. 9 3 0 3 1 .333<\/p>\n

Pullen, St. Thom 6 2 2 1 0 .333<\/p>\n

ROUND ROBIN BATTING<\/p>\n

Minimum 13 plate appearances<\/p>\n

Name\/Team AB H W K HR AVG. <\/p>\n

Grant, Brookfield 22 11 1 6 1 .500<\/p>\n

Coleman, St.Tho 16 8 1 2 0 .500<\/p>\n

Wolfe, Kitchener 18 9 3 2 3 .500<\/p>\n

Ezekiel, St.John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 19 9 5 4 2 .474<\/p>\n

Wenstrom, Charl. 15 6 3 3 0 .400<\/p>\n

Ellsworth, Jarvis 23 9 3 5 3 .391<\/p>\n

Gardner, Van. 21 8 2 4 0 .381<\/p>\n

Thompson, Jarvis 16 6 2 2 0 .375<\/p>\n

Newitt, Van 16 4 4 3 0 .375<\/p>\n

Arsenault, Charl. 16 6 0 3 1 .375<\/p>\n

Levy, Kitchener 16 6 1 4 2 .375<\/p>\n

Clarke, St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 16 6 2 2 0 .375<\/p>\n

Hill, Jarvis 19 7 3 3 1 .368<\/p>\n

Lessard, St. Thom 22 8 4 5 1 .364<\/p>\n

Gill, St. John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 25 9 1 9 0 .360<\/p>\n

WELL DONE ST. THOMAS<\/p>\n

The St. Thomas Centennial Sports Club and the 2009 Canadian Senior Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Fastball Championship Host Committee proved the experience counts. The week long championship was well organized, with excellent facilities, perfect weather for all but the opening day (bit of rain) and solid support from the local business community and fans. With the host team copping the Bronze Medal (back to back after claiming the same last year in Saskatoon, and following up on its two gold medals from 2005 and 2006) local interest was piqued.<\/p>\n

The 270+ volunteers, many of them repeaters from hostings in 1999 and 2005, fulfilled their responsibilities with an abundance of smiles each and every day. The refreshment tent and food court were generous in size, meticulously clean and the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153healthy menu options\u00e2\u20ac\u009d were appreciated by those who were at the park for eight days straight.<\/p>\n

Note to Softball Canada \u00e2\u20ac\u201c awarding the event once again to St. Thomas should be a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153slam-dunk\u00e2\u20ac\u009d decision. The local citizens and Jumbo the elephant are \u00e2\u20ac\u0153all ears\u00e2\u20ac\u009d waiting for the news in a few years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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