Whitby Free Press, 1 Sep 1976, p. 10

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Basebail playoff action Dunedins By NEIL MURKAR The Wlîilby l)unedins advanced to Ilîcir secondi round iu Onîtario Btiseball Association playoff's with a pair of weckend victories over fice Prescott Bravcs in their f'irst series. The Whitby Legionaires, who defeated Bowinanville for the rigit t represent Eastern Ontario in the battie for Ontario Pcewee D honours are ho trav el to Belle River this week- end for the Ali-Ontario Tournamient held to declare, a Peewee champion. The Dunedins opened hheirquest forO.B.A. honours by travelling to Prescott for flie firsh gamne of the best-of- three set with the Prescott Braves, represeutatives of the Golden Triangle Association and ih looked for awile that the long trek miglit be in vain as shcwvcrs accomî)anied the Witby cIlub for- m1ost Of its trip to the St. Lwrence seaway hown, but the skies cleared before gaine ime, Wlben die first three iunings, were tlîree up, tlîree down affairs for both clubs. it looked as tlîoughi il iib be a qu ick atternoon bu t righit f rouithie firsil thiere were those teli-tale siguis t liit Itle l)uuedius %were goiuig ho take tlus onie. as tlîev lutt Uic ball sliarply several times, bu t i iglît at a Braves player. lu tlle top Oflle fOurtlî Wh i îb Wvciît oiin f ronit itli three iii us andcl were neyer thbreateu- Ccl. lu tlle bot tom Oftlle foîîrth, the l)uedius tzavc t bei i oppone ut s t bei r ouly 1111 Of' tle ~IIeC. The Du ne 'l us p icked i) a pair of r-is in Ille tOp. of tlle ,0tl1 to go00in firount 5-1I and acidedcl a single ruu in tllie sevet I to wii 6-1I. Tlie Braves startecl lu the field as if tlîey were o i ug t o ive a denionstria tloti utflawless baisebaîll witfi Soie sieadly lefeusîve play , butt as tlle gaine progressed they lost tllieil.toucb a111cl camene up witli several costly miscues 011 wvlîicli tllie )uîîecins c;1pitailited w tscore runS. 1-0 a1cld t() tîteirwoeS.tllîe Braves \Vcre lie iu1g fruLSt r-ted by Cauîi \'luikar oniithe muiuuc for the i )uîled lus. 'llic W\Iliitlby southb- paw \Vas sap liolcI itg thîe Brîa ves inii \i,() liit s. xVliile sti min îgOtît 14 au d giving tmp az loule lbase on bails, so tduit lrscoh t hl xi ouly tIi ree 1lii iCrs On ba se a Il afrer- iîuuuî. île lost bis bld fl'or a score two weekend winS shutout wlîeu Itie lone Braves' runl was scored ou an overthrow. Witbh wo doubles andi a single, Murkar also led tlîe Whihby club at the plate. John Hieffer had a pair of singles, wh.ile Mike Sorichetti and. Docîg Slîearer each had a double. Singles were added by Paul ClugstoiA, John Parrott, Peter Foran and Mark Tutton. Although he went officially bitless for the Dunedins, Mark MacDonald hit the baîl hard at every plate appearance but his hune drives were right at a Braves' flielder. Mark Campbell ,took the loss for Prescott. boug Shearer played an exception- ally flune garne hehiud the plate for the Dunedins, block- ing pitches effectively and cuhhting down one of the Braves at second with a perfect thmow. Mike Sorichet- ti miade a great catch iin centre lu the fourtlî to share defensive hionours with Slîeame r. On Suîîday, the scenle shifhed ho Whihby audthe lcuedins sweph the series witli a 4-0 triuimph behind the three liit pitcling effort of lefty John I leaslil). The Dutuedius got on the board wvitli a single run in the bottotî of' the second but svere inable tc) stretch the leacl util teUitlthwhen tlîey %veint out lu front 4-1. In th liCifth , Prescoti got tw() mnu aboard ith cnîe out buit faîled tc capîhalize, their Iîiost potetit tlimeah of the uamIIIe. Johon llaslip on1 the uîc>îîîd fo r the -I)unedins lîeld the 1Braves to three singles, stîmcîck onut 1O and yielded îhree free passes to cliicb thie win with a fine performîance. The Dunedins uîauaged nine liits off starter Tcnn Windsor and Mark Caimpbell wlio camîe on in the sixhh. Mike Soriclietti, with a piair of singles and a douible, led the club while Douig Sliearem added a pair of' singles, and Mark MacDonald, Jody Turner, John HIeffer, J oh n l'a rriot t each had Ione safety. 1)oug Sheamer lhad another fie effort behiud tlic plate and lody Turner macle twogumea t pickuips from bis sliortstîp fposition. The Dunedins niade ouly two errors but i eitlier \Vas to prove costly. The Dunedins will pmcbably bc playiug this weekemîid buît do not yet know wbo will pmcîvicle the opc)si- ti on. Twelve associations across the« province have rnidget entries in the AIl- Ontario Playdowns for C honours, thie Eastern Ontario repres euted by Whitby Greater Niagara, London, H-amilton, Western Counties, Sault St. Marie, Sudbury, Western Ontario, York- Simcoe, Souhherni Counties, Sun Parlour which is the Windsor area, and the Golden Triangle fromOttawa, Ottawa Valley and eastern Ontario beyond Kingston, whiclî was represented by Prescott. The Legionaires Peewee club, who were entered in the C.N.E. Peewee tournament, got a lot of ink in the Toronto Star for their upset 6-5 %vin over Hamilton Mountain City in an extra- iuuing contest which the Legionaires hiad wrapped up util an error got them into trouble. Russ Jubenville and coach Lorne'Campbell were quoted at sorne length about the conte9t. Later lu t1he week, hhe club waseliminated by Stoney Creed 6-1. This weekend the Legionaires are 10 niake the long h loI to Belle-River îîear Windsoi for the O.B.A.. Peewee D tourney. This innovation of decidiug provinîcial champions by de toiuarnent 'method xvas adopted by the O.B.A. for certain classifications three years ago. Like most changes it lias its supporters and also its detractors. For som-e clubs like Whitby wlio are short of pitchers the going is tough; in a spread out series a club eau go wjth one or two aces and gyel hhrough, but Mhen it's aIl doue' up in' one or two days of touruament play, pitching depth becomnes aIl imîportant; but the Legionaires are going ho give it their best shot. Touch f ootball1 begins in Septem ber Aîîyone interested iin Pl,% ing in the W[hitby Meîi's Athletic Association's Touch Football League ean register by contacting Adani Cliapuiaii, 710O Clarence Drive, ut 668-9721. Play begins iii mid- Septeîîîber. Âskus about you Corne and tell us what you're looking for in a job. 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