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St. Thomas just beat Guelph in the junior finals, and will be one of the teams the Silvercreeks will face again at the nationals. The Tigers thought they had a shot at the nationals as one of only two teams to beat the Silvercreeks in league play this year, but they lost in the first round to Guelph. Regardless of this loss, Mike said the eliminaâ€" tion tournament at the beginning of August was a "I don‘t think 1 should have won (the allâ€"star short stop award)." admitted Andrulis. "I thought the shortstop from Guelph should have won. He had a hell of a season." Mike has played on the ligers for the last three vears. The league also has teams in Guelph, Kitchener, Cam bridge, Stratford, St. Thomas and Branttord. vreeks betore the start of the season. Guelph came knock ing when they heard that the ligers might not field a team But the real surprise came at the end ot the regular sea son when his peers from the rest of the Junior Inter Counâ€" ty named him the league‘s MVP_Andrulis was also named to the league‘s first allâ€"star team at shortstop, which is not even his natural position. 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But he might be tempted to play senior ball with forâ€" mer teammates like Mike Roeder and Adam Auer who are suiting up for the Kitchâ€" ener Panthers. Meanwhile, his junior career is ending on a high note. He was one of only In addition to his parents‘ support, his uncle once played on the Canadian Olympic baseball team and gave him pointers along the way. "It has made me what 1 am today," Mike said of the advice he received. Mike has played baseball tor as long as he can remem ber and said he has stuck with the sport because it is so challenging. proud his son followed suit "And he‘s one of the top guys in the league at hitting too, "He‘s not the biggest guy in the world. He‘s kind of an averageâ€"sized guy. But all of a sudden he‘s one of the best pitchers and one of the top hitters in the league." 000 See our menu at: www.stjacobs.com Benjamin‘s Restaurant & Inn 1430 King Street North, ST. 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