{"id":20656,"date":"2013-03-30T23:32:45","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T06:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=20656"},"modified":"2013-03-30T23:32:45","modified_gmt":"2013-03-31T06:32:45","slug":"sebringville-sting-juniors-remembers-players-93-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=20656","title":{"rendered":"Sebringville Sting Juniors remembers players, \u201993 nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Click logo for original news story.<\/figcaption><\/figure>By Rita Marshall, The Mitchell Advocate<\/em><\/p>\n

As most coaches can tell you, having the best players doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ll have the best team.<\/p>\n

It takes the right mix of skill and chemistry for a group of players to become more than the sum of their parts.<\/p>\n

The 1993 Sebringville Sting Juniors had that mix, said former manager and head coach Doug Eidt.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had 13 guys that all played together for the good,\u201d said Eidt who was coach and manager. \u201cWe did everything together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doing everything together included winning the 1993 Ontario Amateur Softball Association (OASA) Junior Eliminations and earning a spot at the 1993 Canadian Jr. Men\u2019s fastball championships in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.<\/p>\n

It was the first and only time, so far, that the Juniors made it to nationals.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been 20 year since that nationals\u2019 appearance, and the accomplishments of the \u201993 Sting Juniors will be celebrated on Don Scott appreciation night this Saturday, March 30.<\/p>\n

Scott played on that Juniors team, along with Jody Eidt, Dale Levy, Greg Vader, Darryl Eidt, Jeff Smith, Jeff Roth, Bentley Murray, Chuck Chessell, Mike Gettler, Brett Long, Bryan Fink, Trent Hilpert and Darrell Simmons. Murray Junker was coach with Doug Eidt, who had begun coaching in 1988.<\/p>\n

In 1993 the Juniors won all five games to win the OASA Eliminations. They became one of two Ontario teams to make it to the nationals.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, injuries and a number of tiebreaker games (they played 10 more games than the eventual champions) took their toll on the Sting at the nationals that August.<\/p>\n

They came home fifth in the 16-team tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody played good and we had a great tournament,\u201d a disappointed but proud Doug Eidt told the Advocate in 1993. \u201cWe\u2019ll be back next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought we had lots of chances,\u201d remembered Eidt last week, adding that the Sting Juniors kept many of the same players.<\/p>\n

Although the Sting Juniors made it to the Ontario Eliminations after \u201893, finishing in the top four until 1996, they never made it back to the nationals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was never the same cohesive group,\u201d Eidt said, adding that many Sebringville players were picked up by other teams after the Sting\u2019s impressive 1993 performance.<\/p>\n

By 1997 a lot of players had moved on to the men\u2019s leagues. Levy and Jody Eidt, as well as Sebringville player Ron White, went on to play in the International Softball Federation (ISF) for Canada\u2019s national team.<\/p>\n

Eidt, Levy and White\u2019s accomplishments will also be celebrated at the March 30 event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had good coaches and a good minor system,\u201d said Doug Eidt when asked why Sebringville was an important fastball centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow ball is coming back in Sebringville,\u201d he said. \u201cIt died and now it\u2019s back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Randy Fink now runs the Sebringville fastball program. Call 519-393-5247 for more information.<\/p>\n

The Don Scott appreciation night takes place at the Sebringville Community Centre March 30, from 7 p.m. until midnight. Cash bar and donations at the door.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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