Announcement
Cards take OBA bantam B title
Posted By Times-Journal Staff
St. Thomas Bantam Cardinals won three games back-to-back Sunday to capture the Ontario Baseball Association bantam B championship in Mississauga.
Head Coach Bill Wilkinson said the Cardinals used a combination of pitching, hitting and fan support to win the championship. "The players had to dig down within themselves and to win three games in a row on a hot day showed their determination and deserved to be champions," Wilkinson said. After splitting two games on Saturday, the Cardinals defeated Chatham 12-4 Sunday. Josh Morrison turned in a strong relief pitching effort to lead St. Thomas to a 7-4 victory over Bolton which put the Cards into the final against Chatham. Because of OBA relations which limited the number of pitches St. Thomas could use for the final out in the last game, the Cards were down to two throws. Pitcher Ryan Ousterhout came into the game in relief and picked off a runner for the final out. "All players contributed to the win and encouraged each other," said Coach Scott Ousterhout. Performing consistently at the plate for the cards were Shawn Lampman, Taylor Degraw, Jacob Gold, Dustin Welch, Quinn Little, Jordan Wolfe. Coaches also had praise for catcher Isaac Zywczok, outfielder Dylan Pratt and Ryan Christner and Zak Charron. "After a long season of learning skills, practices and games, it is rewarding to see players come together and achieve their goal," said Coach Rob Gold.
