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Junior Tigers bounced in three straight by Guelph Silvercreeks he Waterloo Junior I Tigers proved toothâ€" less in their opening round series against the Guelph Silvercreeks, dropâ€" ping three straight games to their Royal City rivals to make an early exit from the playoffs. The Tabbies had higher expectations for the postâ€" season after finishing secâ€" ond _ in _ the _ Junior Intercounty loop to penâ€" nant winning London. Unfortunately, that secâ€" ondâ€"place finish set up a playoff matchup against the _ Silvercreeks, _ who seemed to have the Tigers‘ number this year, beating Waterloo in seven of their previous eight meetings. The rough ride from the Royal City side continued in the playoffs with the Tigers dropping the first game 12â€"2, the second game 13â€"5 and the series clincher 9â€"2. A power outage in the Tigers‘ potent lineup didn‘t help, as the bats went silent during crucial moments of the series. "Our bats shut down," said field boss Brian Bishop. "We just didn‘t hit. "Give credit to Guelph, Midget OBAs set for this weekend in Waterloo The Waterloo Minor Baseball Association is hostâ€" ing the Midget Ontario Baseball Association elimiâ€" nation â€" tournament | this weekend with game action starting 4 p.m. Friday at Bechtel Park. More than 22 teams from around the province will contest the title for players in the 16 to 18 age range, with the championship By Bos VRBANAC Chronicle Staff 747â€"1199 they pitched well, and they played a lot better defence than we did." The Tigers‘ normally solid defense also sprung a few holes, giving Guelph opportunities to score that the Tigers‘ anemic offence game set for noon the holiâ€" day Monday at Bechtel Park. Also on hand will be variâ€" ous scouts checking out the upâ€"andâ€"coming talent in time for next year‘s major league draft. There will also be college scouts in attendance lookâ€" ing for prospects. â€" Tournament sites include _ Bechtel _ Park, Eastbridge Park and Lions "All of a sudden in the playoffs we didn‘t hit the ball at all, and defensively we weren‘t very good. We were downâ€" right horrible." Mon., Tues., Wed. 10â€"5:30, Thurs., Fri. 10â€"8; Sat. 10â€"5 Brian Bishop Manager of the Waterloo Junior Tigers couldn‘t overcome. "Before the playoffs we were doing everything realâ€" ly well," said Bishop. "We pitched real well, we hit real well, and we played good solid defence. "All of a sudden in the playoffs we didn‘t hit the ball at all, and defensively we weren‘t very good. We were downright horrible." wWith the Tigers defanged, and giving up extra runs through shoddy fielding, it was too much for the Tabbies to crawl back into the series. Bishop admitted that was a disappointment considering the â€" high expectations he had for the team going into the playâ€" offs. The Tabbies finished with a 24â€"8 record, two games behind leagueâ€"leadâ€" ing London, and was conâ€" sidered a playoff favourite. But he feels his squad has one last shot at redemption at the Ontario Baseball Association Junior finals being held this weekâ€" end in Oshawa. "Hopefully we‘ve got all of our hiccups behind us, and we can play well in the Ontarios," said Bishop. "We just want to play well down there, win or lose, so we can end the season The tournament will feaâ€" ture local entry the Waterloo Midget Tigers Triple "A" baseball team managed by Jason Marciniak. Park in Waterloo. The Midget Tigers have won backâ€"toâ€"back Ontario titles and are a favourite to win again. The Midget Tigers begin their tournament run 4 p.m. Friday at Bechtel Park. 747â€"2552 "We did have a good season until those three games in the playoffs." on a high note. It will be a different Junior Tigers squad taking the field next year with only nine returnees from the 20â€"member squad. But most of the nucleus of the squad should remain intact and feature players like Ryan Roeder, Chris Dietrich, Phil Shantz and Brennan Stephanâ€"Hagey, who all had an impact with the club in their first year. "The guys returning all played a lot this year," said Bishop. "Hopefully we‘ve got all our our hiccups behind us, and we can play well in the Ontarios. We just want to play well down there, win or lose, so we can end our season on a high note." The above lease is based on a 48 month term, for a new 2001 Vollawagen GOLF CLX with manual iransmission and oir condiâ€" mmwwdl2fl’â€"d‘h_‘M-Mâ€"dlom:».hllm\l\-nn,l?:-/hbo Awmthmd-hdlmzuhwll.mld-asf-apfim;.uzuu.hhd.hh-bm W,mm,awmwduuwb_,mw.wu-u--dmm mwww’l?m t‘.flhmb"o,lnflflnw_ MT&HB’-" ance and may some he ‘ idfl&:-t-nd rate is based on on annval interest rate of 7 56%. O.AC. by VW Finance. This is on exclusive Volkswagen Emited time offer, it opplies to inâ€"stock vehicles only. 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