Simcoe Giants win third tournament of the year

Published Jul 23, 2019 • Last updated Jul 24, 2019 • 1 minute read

The Simcoe Lions midget baseball team have won their third straight tournament of the season. Team members include, standing from left: Zach VanNetten, Josh Kitchen, Eric Turrill, coach Bob Defreyne, Caleb Defreyne, Owen Oates, Alex Auld, Cam Wall, Shawn Knelsen, Brenden Shortt, Garyn Baker, Riley Cleaver, and coach Brian Auld. Kneeling: Meagen Crandall and Austin Oates. Absent: Riley Hunter and coaches Jeremy Shortt and Steve Wall. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

The Simcoe Giants midget team has won its third straight tournament of the season.

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The Giants were trailing 6-3 with two out in the seventh inning, then rallied to score four runs and shocked the host Ancaster Diamondback 7-6 to win the Matthew Krol Memorial Tournament in Ancaster, July 19-21.

Owen Oates’s clutch two-out, two-run single tied the game and Riley Cleaver scored the winning run on an infield error.

Cam Wall was named tournament MVP. He was the winning pitcher in two previous games and picked up the save in the championship game.

Simcoe went undefeated in the round robin, defeating Mississauga 7-2, Ancaster 3-2, Waterdown 3-2, and Kitchener 6-4.

The next tournament for the Giants is the midget A provincials in Brantford, Aug. 16 to 18.

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