Senior baseball championships this weekend

Provincial Championships Nine North Dufferin Baseball League teams are competing in Baseball Ontario championships Aug. 30 - Sept. 2. Locally, the Orillia Majors are hosting the 'AA' tournament.

August 27, 2013

Senior teams from the North Dufferin Baseball League will attend provincial championships over the Labour Day weekend.

Nine teams will compete at either the AA, A, B, or C tournaments.

Locally, the Orillia Majors are hosting the 'AA' tournament. The Majors also play in the tournament and are joined by Aurora Jays and New Lowell Knights.

The Knights first game is Friday at 2 p.m. against Merritton Alliance. Aurora plays Courtright Cardinals at 5 p.m. and the Majors face Exeter Express at 5 p.m.

The Ivy Leafs are the lone team at the 'A' tournament in Kendal. The team sees action against Welland Chiefs at 3 p.m. on Friday.

Creemore Braves, Barrie Angels and Clearview Orioles travel to Port Lambton for the 'B' tournament. Creemore and Barrie meet on Friday at 3 p.m. for their first game of the tournament. Clearview faces Woodslee at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

The 'C' tournament is in Wyoming with Midland Indians and Bolton Dodgers attending. Midland plays Petrolia Raiders at 3 p.m. Friday, while the Dodgers meet the Thorold Fantoms at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Junior OBA Results

From Aug. 16 - 18, three NDBL junior teams took part in Baseball Ontario's junior championships.

Barrie Red Sox were in Chatham for the 'AA' tournament. The team lost their first game to Georgetown 15-2 but won their second game 7-3 over London. The third game ended with a 7-2 loss to Walker Homesites, which knocked Barrie out of the tournament. Georgetown won the title after defeating Walker Homesites in the final game.

Creemore Braves and Orillia Minors attended the 'A' tournament in Port Lambton. Both teams played extremely well with Orillia making the semi-finals and Creemore the finals.

Orillia defeated Cambridge 5-1 in their opening game and followed it with a win against London 11-2 to receive a bye to the fourth round. In fourth round action Orillia met rival Creemore and won 8-6. Orillia played Stratford in the fifth round and lost 9-2 and met Creemore again in the semis and suffered their second loss by an 7-6 score.

Creemore started the tournament with wins over Wyoming 2-0, Brampton 3-1, and Stratford 11-9 before the team's first loss to Orillia. Creemore met Wyoming again in the fifth round and won the contest 4-3. The Braves defeated Orillia in the semi-final contest and moved on to play Stratford in the championship game, where Creemore lost 10-0.