Innisfil Falls in Championship Game

August 10, 2026

The Innisfil Cardinals 1 put together an impressive run at the Ontario Baseball Association 'B' provincial championship, advancing to the gold-medal game before settling for silver after an eventful weekend.

Innisfil opened the tournament with a convincing 14-4 victory over Kincardine before edging Listowel 2-1 in its second game. The Cardinals received a bye in the third round but suffered their first setback of the tournament with an 8-4 loss to host Port Lambton.

The Cardinals rebounded in semifinal action, defeating London 9-0 to earn a rematch with the undefeated Port Lambton team in the championship game.

The teams exchanged runs through the early innings before Port Lambton took control, scoring four times in the fourth inning and adding six more runs in the fifth on its way to securing the provincial title.

Meanwhile, Innisfil Cardinals 2 battled back after a difficult start to the tournament. After opening with a 10-5 loss to Chatham, Innisfil responded with consecutive 3-0 victories over Dorchester and Listowel to remain in contention. In a fourth-round matchup against Clinton, Innisfil rallied for seven runs in the fourth inning to erase a deficit and tie the game at 8-8. Clinton answered, however, and handed Innisfil a 13-10 loss to end its tournament run.

At the 'AA' provincial championship in Markham, Caledon Nationals dropped its opening two games, falling 3-2 to Mississauga North and 9-2 to Windsor.

League rivals Orillia Royals and Barrie Baycats met in a closely contested first-round matchup, with Barrie earning a narrow 6-5 victory. Orillia later lost 7-3 to Seaway and was eliminated from the tournament.

Barrie was unable to build on its opening win, dropping a 3-1 decision to Erindale before being edged 7-5 by Whitby.

Erindale captured the 'AA' championship with a dominant 10-0 victory over Whitby in the final.

At the 'A' provincial championship in London, the Aurora-King Jays were eliminated after suffering a pair of losses. The Jays fell 14-1 to Martingrove in their opening game before dropping a 16-6 decision to Ancaster.

The tournament championship game is rescheduled for Aug. 15 after rain and poor field conditions forced the cancellation of Friday's action.