Brampton Fall Tournament - Game Recaps
October 3, 2017
By: TJ Campbell and PBR Staff
PBR Ontario Scout
Brampton Fall Tournament - Game Recaps
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Brampton Royals 18u vs. Ajax Spartans 18u – Dave Dash Field – 8:30am
Game Recap:
The action started early with a RBI double from Tristan Mansfield, which would give the Royals an early 1-0 lead headed into the bottom of the 1st. In the bottom half, the Spartans would respond with one of their own coming off a RBI double from Kevin Weisgerber. After the first inning, both pitchers would settle into their grooves and throw up a combined 8 consecutive zeros. After both teams bats were silenced, in the top of the 6th Brampton would finally get a run across the board on another double by Mansfield. The Royal’s starter, 6-foot-4 Harry Ghotra, would then shut the Spartans down and keep them in check for 6 ⅔. Brampton would tack on three in the 7th for insurance.
Box Score:
Brampton - 100 001 3 - 5 12 0
Ajax - 100 000 0 - 1 5 0
Pitching Lines:
Winning Pitcher: Harry Ghotra – 6.2IP, 5H, 1ER, 8K
Losing Pitcher: Dan Majozos – 3.1IP, 6H, 4ER, 1K
Muskoka Hornets 18u vs. Hamilton Cardinals 18u – Dave Dash Field – 11:00am
Game Recap:
In this 18u matchup the bats started off hot with both teams scoring in the first inning. The Cardinals would plate one in the top half and Muskoka answered right back with two of their own. In the second, the Cardinals got both of those runs back and taking the lead 3-2 heading into the bottom of the 2nd. From there on both teams combined for 11 straight 0’s on the board, as the pitchers settled in and had quick innings. The Cardinals pitcher, Seth Cabezas went the distance and got the win after settling down after the first inning. Kyle Kennedy came into the game in the 7th to earn the save for Muskoka, and looked solid striking out two hitters.
Box Score
Hamilton - 120 000 0 - 3 3 0
Muskoka - 200 000 0 - 2 3 0
Pitching Lines
Winning Pitcher: Seth Cabezas – 7 IP, 3H, 1ER, 7K
Losing Pitcher: Andrew Haynes – 1.2 IP, 3ER, 1K
Muskoka Hornets 18u vs. Whitby Chiefs 18u – Chris Gibson Park – 4:00pm
Game Recap:
The bats were alive for the Hornets in this game scoring runs in the first 4 innings. The Hornets starting the scoring the first putting up 2 runs with 1 one coming off an RBI triple by big physical left-handed hitting catcher Ethan Murdy. The Hornets would then score in the next two innings putting them up 10-0 going into the 5th inning. In the bottom of the 5th the Chiefs would make an effort to come back by putting up a 3 spot but Muskoka was able to escape without any further damage being done. Both teams’ bats would be shut down for the final two frames and the Hornets would take the win with a 10-3 final.
Box Score:
Muskoka - 221 500 0 - 10 8 0
Whitby - 000 030 0 - 3 4 0
Pitching Lines:
Winning Pitcher: Lucas Earl – 3IP, 1H, 0ER, 3K
Losing Pitcher: Dylan Topham – 3IP, 4H, 7ER, 3K
Humber College JV vs. Oshawa Legionnaires 17u – Teramoto – 9:00am
Game Recap:
A pitchers duel from both sides as each team couldn’t muster anything in the first two innings. Humber were first to score after an error helped give them a 1- 0 lead in the 3rd, but Oshawa came right back in the 4th thanks to an RBI single from catcher Jake Lockyer. Oshawa started Jacob Rienstra was in cruise control the entire game, racking up the punchouts with his fastball/curveball combo. In the 6th inning Humber would score one but again Oshawa would come back to take the lead in the bottom half, scoring 2 runs thanks to a knock by Rienstra who was getting it done both on the mound and in the box. Oshawa then shut Humber down in the 7th and took the victory by a score of 3-2. Bid day for the 2019 grad Rienstra as he kept the much older Humber JV in check and delivered the game winning hit.
Box Score:
Humber - 001 010 0 - 2 7 0
Oshawa - 000 102 X - 3 7 0
Pitching Lines:
Winning Pitcher: Jacob Rienstra – 6.2 ip, 7H, 2ER, 9K
Etobicoke Rangers 18u vs. Brampton Royals 18u – Teramoto – 12:00pm
Game Recap:
This game was all Brampton from the start. Their bats were hot for this one and their pitcher, Sam Lebel, was outstanding. The Royals would score in each of the first 3 innings and that was all the runs they needed. Lebel was incredible, as he threw didn’t give up a run during his six innings of work. The Rangers just couldn’t keep the Royals bats down in the first three innings as there were hits coming from top to bottom of the lineup. Brampton would win by a final score of 9-0 and head to the Championship game.
Box Score:
Etobicoke - 000 000 0 - 0 5 0
Brampton - 225 000 x - 9 8 0
Pitching Lines:
Winning Pitcher: Sam Lebel – 6 ip, 4H, 0ER, 8K
Losing Pitcher: Hayden Stam – 2.2 ip, 4H, 8ER, 2K
Ajax Spartans 18u vs. Brampton Royals 18u – Teramoto – 3:00pm
Game Recap:
The championship game was a matchup between the Ajax Spartans and Brampton Royals. Ajax was able to strike first and get an early lead and never looked back as it took the championship with a final score of 5-0. The Spartans got on the board first with a 2 RBI single coming off the bat of right-handed hitting Matt Tipton. Nobody was able to muster any offence on both sides until Ajax got on the board again in the 5th with a sac-fly coming off the bat of Kevin Lynn to give them a 3-0 lead. The Spartans would then tack on 2 more in the 7th for insurance as Royals bats were kept at bay with only two hits on the day. Jordy Harris set the tone early on with three scoreless innings while keeping Brampton’s hitters off-balanced and filing the strike zone, working predominantly down. Ajax was able to play clean baseball while a total team performance was able to give them their deserved championship.
Box Score:
Spartans - 200 010 2 - 5 7 0
Brampton - 000 000 0 - 0 2 0
Pitching Lines:
Winning Pitcher: Jordy Harris – 3 ip, 0H, 0ER, 1K
Losing Pitcher: Josh Rousseau – 6.1 ip, 4ER, 0K