Provincials next up for North Dufferin League

August 29, 2011

Ten North Dufferin Baseball League teams will compete at provincial championships around the province this weekend.

Attending the 'AA' tournament hosted in Niagara Falls are the Bolton Brewers, Creemore Braves and New Lowell Knights. The tournament will feature 12 teams in a double knockout format. Play starts Friday afternoon with the Brewers facing Rose City at 3 p.m. for their first game, Creemore will play Amherstburg at 6 p.m. and the Knights will meet Windsor at 8:30 p.m.

The Ivy Leafs and Orillia Majors travel to Kendal for the 'A' championship. The tournament involves five teams and is scheduled for round robin play, rather than a double knockout affair. Because of the format Ivy and Orillia will play four games each. The Leafs and Majors are paired at 8 p.m. Friday night. The team with the best record in the tournament will advance to the finals. The second and third place teams will playoff with the winner going onto the championship.

Listowel is hosting the 'B' play downs which consists of ten teams. The Aurora Jays, Orangeville Bengals and Bolton Braves will represent the league. Aurora meets Riverside at 2 p.m. Friday, Orangeville plays Wyoming at 4 p.m. and Bolton contends against Mitchell at 7 p.m. The tournament is a double knockout format.

The 'C' championship sees 12 teams vying for the title at Port Lambton. The Lisle Astros and Midland Indians will complete in the double knockout tournament. Both teams will start play Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Midland is matched with Harrow, while Lisle plays the London Barons.

A complete schedule for each of the classifications can be found on the league website at ndbl.ca.