Thursday, August 21:
At Cairns, in game two of the finals, the Wombats scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge the Rangers 6-5. Braden Suchan delivered the game-winning RBI, while Tyler Knudsen pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn his second win of the series. The Wombats win their first league championship in their 21 year history, and are deserving champions, having been one of the top teams in the league for many years. They rolled through the playoffs undefeated, which is not an easy task, winning three one-run games along the way.........Congratulations to the new league champs, and we wish everyone a great off-season.
Wednesday, August 20:
At Cairns, in game one of the final series, Tyler Knudsen threw a 2-hitter as the Wombats blanked the Rangers 7-0. Braden Suchan had three hits to pace the offense. Game two will be played Thursday at Cairns Field at 7:30.
Monday, August 18:
At Dief, Steve Pura and Jamie Jantzen hooked up in a pitcher's duel in game three of their semi-final series. The Rangers edged the Tigers 2-1 and earned their way to the finals against the Wombats beginning Wednesday at Cairns Field at 7:30. The Wombats will be appearing in the finals for the fourth time in their 21 year history, and are looking for their first league championship. The Rangers return to the finals for the second year in a row, and are seeking their third league championship, last winning in 1997.
Thursday, August 14:
At Stonebridge North, the Rangers defeated the Tigers 14-1 to even their series. Brady Waldenburg pitched six innings to earn the win. Game three of the series will be Monday at Dief.
At Dief, the Wombats earned their first trip to the finals since 2006 with a 5-4 victory over the Brewers. Tyler Knudsen was the winning pitcher, while Aaron Baier paced the offense with 2 RBI. The Wombats will play the winner of the Tigers-Rangers series beginning Wednesday at Dief.
Wednesday, August 13:
A couple of nail biters as the semi-finals get under way................
At Dief, the Tigers overcame a 4-1 deficit, scoring four runs in the sixth inning to nip the Rangers 5-4. Jamie Jantzen picked up the complete game victory.
At Stonebridge North, the Wombats got a walk-off hit from Troy Semenchuk in the bottom of the seventh to edge the Brewers 7-6. Calvin Foltz went the distance to earn the win.
The series will switch venues for game two Thursday night..................
Monday, August 11:
At Stonebridge North, Lionel Redden turned back the clock to 1997 as he threw a complete game, helping the Brewers defeat the Rhinos 3-1 and take the series 2 games to 1. The Brewers will now meet the Wombats in the semi-finals, beginning Wednesday at Stonebridge North.
At Dief, the Rangers got a complete game from Steve Pura as they defeated the Armadillos 5-2. Justin Whiteside hit a 2-run homer to help cement the victory. The Rangers will meet the Tigers in the semi-finals, beginning Wednesday at Dief.
Please note that game times for the next round will be at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 7:
At Stonebridge South, the Tigers defeated Bruno 11-1 to sweep their first round series. Dusty Nesbitt went the distance to earn the win, while Jared Bayne reached base 4 times to lead the way offensively.
At Stonebridge North, the Brewers edged the Rhinos 6-5. Brady Forwald was the winning pitcher, while Boyd Bergstrom paced the offense, going 3 for 4 with 3 steals. Game three of the series will be Monday at Stonebridge South.
At Meadowgreen West, the Armadillos scored two runs on a Chad Nixey RBI single in the first inning, and Chad Mukanik made it stand up the rest of the way as the Armadillos hung on for the 2-0 win to even up the best of three series at a game apiece. Game three will be played Monday at Dief.
At Meadowgreen East, the Wombats defeated the Cannons 8-3 to sweep the series.
Round two will be played Wednesday, August 13, Thursday, August 14 and Monday, August 18.....
Wednesday, August 6:
At Stonebridge North, Steve Pura pitched his normal great game as the Rangers broke open a 2-1 game with four runs in the fifth inning on their way to a 7-1 victory over the Armadillos.
At Meadowgreen West, the Tigers edged Bruno 2-1 as Jamie Jantzen went the distance to earn the win.
At Meadowgreen East, Ryan Usher threw a complete game as the Rhinos downed the Brewers 6-3.
At Stonebridge South, the Wombats defeated the Cannons 8-2.
All four series switch venues tomorrow for game 2..............
Tuesday, August 5
In playoff action at Stonebridge North, the Armadillos scored three runs in the top of the first inning on their way to an 11-5 victory over the Royals. Chad Mukanik went the distance for the win, while Karsten Strelioff went 4 for 5 at the plate to pace the offense. The Armadillos and Rangers will meet in the next round, in a rematch of last year's league final.
At Stonebridge South, the Cannons edged the Pirates 3-2. The Cannons will now meet the Wombats in the next round.
PLAYOFF SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, August 5 - Elimination Games:
Armadillos vs. Royals at Stonebridge North; Pirates vs. Cannons at Stonebridge South
Wednesday, August 6 - Game 1 of Quarter-Finals:
Rhinos vs. Brewers at Meadowgreen East; Bruno vs. Tigers at Meadowgreen West; Armadillos vs. Rangers at Stonebridge North; Cannons vs. Wombats at Stonebridge South
Thursday, August 7 - Game 2:
Brewers vs. Rhinos at Stonebridge North; Tigers vs. Bruno at Stonebridge South; Rangers vs. Armadillos at Meadowgreen West; Wombats vs. Cannons at Meadowgreen East
Monday, August 11 - Game 3 (if necessary):
Diamond allocations to be determined after Thursday's games...........
Thursday, July 31 Game Results:
At Meadowgreen West, the Royals clinched seventh place by downing the Armadillos 13-9. Darren Johnson went the distance to earn the win. The two teams will meet again in the 7-10 elimination game on Tuesday at Stonebridge North.
At Stonebridge South, the Pirates claimed ninth place by defeating the Rhinos 15-8. Dave Fitzsimmons picked up the win in relief. The Pirates and Cannons will meet in the 8-9 elimination game on Tuesday at Stonebridge South.
At Stonebridge North, the Rangers clinched first place with a 13-7 victory over the Skunks. Barrett Taylor picked up the complete game win, while Geoff Gerber slugged two triples and 5 ribbies.
At Dief, the Wombats clinched second place with a 18-8 victory over Bruno. Shawn Baier picked up the win, while Ryan Durell homered and drove in six runs for the Wombats.
Thursday, July 31:
OK, time to turn the page and start talking about games again. All games for tonight are ON. Once final playoff seedings have been determined after tonight, the playoff schedule will be posted on the web site.
The short version is: The 7-10 and 8-9 elimination games will be played Tuesday, August 5 at both Stonebridge diamonds. The first round of the best-of-three series will be played Wednesay, August 6, Thursday, August 7 and Monday, August 11 (if necessary). The games on August 6 and 7 will be played at both Stonebridge and both Meadowgreen diamonds. Each series will have one of their first two games at Meadowgreen and one at Stonebridge. We will not be using Dief during Exhibition Week........we've been down that road before..........
I spoke with Scott Mills last night, and he assured me that the "zero tolerance" policy regarding umpire abuse does NOT mean that players or coaches have lost the right to question or discuss calls......but it must be done in a respectful manner........I think that even in the heat of battle, grown men should be able to adhere to that standard........
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 SPECIAL NOTICE:
Late last night, I received an e-mail from one of our league umpires, and from Umpires Association President Scott Mills. Apparently at one of the games last night a player at Stonebridge was repeatedly abusive towards the umpires. We have received warnings about this in the past, but some individuals have not heeded the message. As a result of last night's game, and four other complaints from umpires in the past month Scott has pulled all umpires from our league games for tonight. He has assured me that this will not affect the relationship between the umps and our teams as we move forward, and he will not pull services during the playoffs, but he felt a message needed to be sent........here is the substance of the letter (with very slight editing so as not to embarrass individuals)........
"There is an escalating problem in the SMBL with regards to abusing umpires. This is now the fifth incident that has been brought to my attention in the past 3-4 weeks and now as of tonight I am fairly certain I have lost another umpire due to rampant verbal abuse. The umpires could just eject individuals, but when a team only has nine players, many less experienced umpires do not want to put up with the aftermath that would occur if the game is forfeited on an ejection. My umpires don't want to be the enemies here and many of them do not have the experience to deal with this ongoing problem. The umpires do not want to be the ones to take the brunt of the abuse when they have to eject players and forfeit games because these MEN cannot control their behaviour and just play the game. Therefore after having discussions with some senior umpires we have reached a decision. A message needs to be sent to the teams in the SMBL that the umpires are not there to take their abuse, or the abuse of the fans and it is not going to fall on the shoulders of any one umpire in particular. I have lost two umpires this year due to behaviour of teams in the SMBL. Thus Wednesday night, the Umpires Association is pulling all umpires from SMBL games. Umpires will return to league play on Thursday. I am also asking umpires once again to have a zero tolerance policy for behaviour, especially for playoffs. If players do not want to be suspended during playoffs, they had better think twice before opening their mouths. It disappoints me that we have to take a stand like this. We have always held your league in the highest regard fot the behaviour of its players and the calibre of baseball in the league for developing umpires. Please make teams aware of why they have no umpires Wednesday and I am hoping the players get the message that umpires are people too, and often make a lot less mistakes than the players do during a game."
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 SPECIAL NOTICE:
Unfortunately, all games scheduled for tonight have been cancelled. Due to re-occurring umpire abuse by a few individuals, the Umpires Association has pulled their services for tonight. I will be posting a letter from Scott Mills shortly. Games for Thursday and subsequent dates will be ON as scheduled........
July 29 Playoff Update:
The playoff field has now been set. The top six teams (Rangers, Wombats, Brewers, Tigers, Rhinos, Bruno) will begin their best of three series on Wednesday, August 6. Game two of each series will be played Thursday, August 7, and game three, if necessary on Monday, August 11.
The four teams involved in the 7-10 and 8-9 elimination games (Royals, Cannons, Armadillos, Pirates) will begin the playoff trail on Tuesday, August 5 at both Stonebridge diamonds.
Complete schedules for the first round will be posted on the web site once seedings have been determined (by Friday morning at the latest).............However, the above notes will let all teams know which nights they will be playing.............
Tuesday, July 29:
At Dief, the Armadillos downed the Angels 3-1 to complete the playoff field. Chad Mukanik threw a complete game to record the win, while Nolan Regier pitched a great game in defeat.
At Meadowgreen West, the Cannons defeated the Blue Jays 12-1. Tyler Matheson was the winning pitcher.
At Meadowgreen East, the Expos downed the Skunks 16-10. Jesse Murray was the winning pitcher.
At Stonebridge North, the Tigers beat the Royals 11-7. Dusty Nesbitt went the distance to earn the win, while Gavin Andrews singled, doubled and tripled to lead the offense.
At Stonebridge South, the Wombats gave advance notice that they would not be able to field a team against the Brewers, and the Brewers claimed the 7-0 default win.
Monday, July 28:
At Stonebridge South, the Rangers scored six runs in the second inning on their way to a 15-0 victory over the Armadillos. Mike Henschel went the distance to earn the win.
At Stonebridge North, the Marlins edged the Selects 6-5. Maclean Nelson struck out nine to record the win, while Trev Nerdahl went 3 for 3 with 3 RBI to pace the offense.
At Dief, the Skunks downed the Royals 5-4. Sean Hoey was the winning pitcher.
Sunday, July 27:
At Stonebridge North, Bruno defeated the Cannons 5-2. Yuniel Ramos and Cody Thiel combined to throw 6 innings, while Colin Olchowski pitched the 7th for the save. Tanner Syroteuk led the way defensively for Bruno, assisting in turning 3 double-plays.
At Dief, the Selects downed the Skunks 5-1. Jared Hretsina went the distance to earn the win.
At Stonebridge South, the Tigers defeated the Brewers 6-3. John Deibert was the winning pitcher, with Jamie Jantzen coming on to record the save. Sean Lockwood went 2 for 3 to lead the way offensively.
Sunday, July 27: 4:30 update:
All games are ON tonight, however please be advised that Dief is quite wet.........we had to kick some guys off who were playing slo-pitch when we went to line it, and they left a lot of footprints.......we raked out the batter's box, but it is not in great shape........playable, but barely..........
July 25:
All games for tonight have been cancelled due to the rain.
July 24:
Due to a 6:00 p.m. thunderstorm, tonight's games have been cancelled. The Marlins-Pirates game has been rescheduled to Wednesday, July 30 at Meadowgreen West. The Armadillos-Blue Jays game will be put on hold and will be rescheduled to Tuesday, August 5 at Stonebridge South IF the game still has playoff implications for the Armadillos. Otherwise, it will go into the books as a 0-0 tie............
July 23:
At Stonebridge North, the Rangers beat the Brewers 6-5. Steve Pura pitched a complete game for the victory. Geoff Gerber drove in the winning run with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th.
At Dief, it was the Ryan Usher show as the Rhinos edged the Armadillos 6-5. He came on to pitch with the Rhinos training 5-1, then shut the door over the final four innings. As if that wasn't enough, he went 4 for 4 and hit a bases loaded double in the bottom of the sixth to drive in the winning runs...........personally, I never liked the guy........
At Stonebridge South, the Wombats downed the Angels 8-1. Tyler Knudsen pitched six scoreless innings to earn the win.
TO ALL TEAMS IN PLAYOFF CONTENTION:
For planning purposes, here are some notes to keep in mind as we head towards playoffs. The regular season is scheduled to end next Thursday, July 31. Any games between now and then that get rained out AND DO NOT have direct playoff implications will be recorded as a 0-0 tie. However, as in past years, no team will be eliminated from the playoffs because they get a game rained out. Currently, it looks like there are three teams (Angels, Pirates, Armadillos) battling for the final two spots, so we will have to see how that scenario plays out.
If we get no significant rainouts, and all playoff spots have been decided by July 31, then the 7-10 and 8-9 elimination games will be played Tuesday, August 5 at Stonebridge. If any remaining games with direct playoff implications get rained out, they will be played Tuesday, August 5 and the elimination games will get pushed back a day (or two, or three if we get a rainy week)......
Unless things get backed up due to rain, the best of three rounds will be played as follows:
Round 1: Wednesday, August 6, Thursday, August 7 and Monday, August 11
Round 2: Wednesday, August 13, Thursday, August 14 and Monday, August 18
Finals: Wednesday, August 20, Thursday, August 21 and Monday, August 25
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE SCHEDULE IS TENTATIVE AND MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED DUE TO RAINOUTS, OR SWEEPS IN THE EARLY PLAYOFF ROUNDS.
We will continue to keep you updated.
July 22:
At Dief, in a very entertaining game, the Wombats scored three runs in the top of the seventh to defeat the Tigers 8-6. Braden Suchan was the winning pitcher, with Tyler Knudsen earning the save. Lyle Evanosky homered for the Wombats.
At Stonebridge South, the Rhinos scored 4 runs with 2 out in the 5th inning to break a 3-3 tie in beating the Rangers 7-3. Ryan Mazzei got the complete game victory for the Rhinos.
At Stonebridge North, the Pirates blanked the Skunks 11-0 in five innings. Dave Fitzsimmons was the winning pitcher.
July 21:
At Dief, Bruno defeated the Selects 9-3. Yuniel Ramos went 6 innings for the win and Regan Chickowski came on for the final inning in relief. Kyle Sibley went 3 for 3 along the way.
At Stonebridge South, the Armadillos defeated the Expos 13-3 in five innings. Chad Mukanik went the distance to earn the win.
At Meadowgreen West, the Cannons went a long ways towards punching their ticket to the playoffs by downing the Pirates 5-1.
At Stonebridge North, the Marlins gave advance notice they could not field a team, and defaulted to the Brewers.
July 20:
At Stonebridge South, the Wombats downed the Expos 6-4, as Tyler Knudsen went the distance to earn the win. Jason Sulz contributed 2 key ribbies to account for the margin of victory.
At Stonebridge North, the Royals defeated the Marlins 13-4. Jerry Prevost picked up his sixth win of the season.
At Dief, the Tigers beat the Rangers 4-2 as Jamie Jantzen picked up the win. Regan Sproule got 2 hits to pace the offense.
At Meadowgreen West, the Skunks defeated the Blue Jays 11-0 in five innings. Sean Hooey was the winning pitcher.
At Meadowgreen East, Bruno gave advance notice they would not be able to field a team, so the game was awarded as a 7-0 forfeit to the Rhinos.
July 18:
At Stonebridge North, the Angels defeated the Cannons 3-1. Kyle Bregenser was the winning pitcher, while Barry Haynes went 3/3 with 2 ribbies to lead the offense.
At Stonebridge South, the Rhinos downed the Selects 14-4. Jason Garchinski was the winning pitcher.
At Dief, the Wombats beat the Skunks 8-2. Shawn Baier picked up the win.
July 17:
At Dief, the Brewers downed the Royals 3-1 in a game halted after six innings due to lightning, darkness, smoke, rain..............Marlow Knight drove in two runs in the top of the sixth for the margin of victory. Boyd Bergstrom was the winning pitcher.
At Stonebridge South, the Marlins and Pirates tied at 7-all in a game which was called after five innings........
At Stonebridge North, Bruno defeated the Armadillos 7-2 in a game which was also called after five innings. Adam Olchowski went the distance to earn the win. Colin Olchowski homered for the Bisons.
July 17 - Note to All Teams:
Please note that all diamonds and leagues in the City are experiencing a temporary shortage of Field Marking flour/chalk. We have borrowed from Cairns Field and the Peewee diamonds in the past couple of weeks, but everyone's supply is dwindling. We are expecting a shipment shortly, but if you find that your diamond has no base lines in the next few days, you will understand why..........
July 16 - Note to All Teams:
During the past two weeks, we have received two complaints from umpires regarding post-game verbal abuse and threats that have taken place on the field or in the parking lot. It should go without saying that this type of behaviour from teams in a Men's League is not acceptable. One umpire has resigned because of an incident that occurred last week. Our league has always enjoyed an excellent relationship with the Umpires Association, and we do not want to jeopardize this by childish behaviour, or run the risk of having umpires pulled from our games. I trust that this word to the wise will be sufficient going forward. If you need to discuss a play or a ruling during the game with the umps, do so respectfully, and when the game is over, shake hands and move on............Thank you.
Wednesday, July 16
At Stonebridge South, the Tigers downed the Cannons 14-1. Gavin Andews was the winning pitcher, while Mike Broadfoot hit two doubles to pace the offense.
At Stonebridge North, the Expos defeated the Blue Jays 17-2. Colton Jensen went the distance to earn the win in five innings.
At Dief, the Angels beat the Rangers 5-2. Nolan Regier was the winning pitcher.
Tuesday, July 15
At Dief, the Brewers defeated the Blue Jays 12-0. Marlow Knight went the distance for the win, while Taylor Andreas chipped in 4 RBI.
At Stonebridge North, the Rhinos downed the Marlins 11-2. Ryan Usher was the winning pitcher, striking out 10 along the way.
At Stonebridge South, the Tigers exploded for 10 runs in the second inning on their way to a 13-3 win over the Expos. Regan Sproule recorded the complete game victory, while Jared Bayne went 3 for 3 with 3 ribbies.
Monday, July 14
At Stonebridge North, Bruno topped the Angels 5-2. Yuniel Ramos picked up another win, while Cameron Weiman had 2 triples and Jason Bender went 3-3 to pace the offense.
At Stonebridge South, the Wombats overcame an 8-2 deficit to defeat the Selects 11-8. Shawn Baier picked up the win in relief.
At Dief, the Cannons downed the Armadillos 11-0 as Tyler Matheson threw a one-hitter over five innings. Josh Kerpan had a 2-run triple and Mike Hertz added a 2-run double.
Sunday, July 13
At Meadowgreen East, Bruno defeated the Selects 17-5. The middle of the lineup had the bats working for Bruno, with Jeremy Sibley and Adam Olchowski both going 4-4, and Jason McCrae going 2-2 with 2 walks. Colin Olchowski picked up the win while Ward Olchowski preserved the effort in relief.
At Stonebridge North, the Brewers handed the Rangers their first defeat by the score of 4-2. Brady Fornwald went the distance for the win, while Lee Coates knocked in the winning run for the second Sunday in a row in the bottom of the sixth.......
At Stonebridge South, the Pirates edged the Royals 7-6, as Nathan Yelland picked up the complete game win. Ryan Woodley had a triple and 3 RBI to pace the offense.
At Meadowgreen West, the Marlins defeated the Expos 10-8. Eric Fahie went the distance to earn the win while Joel Goy had 4 hits to lead the way offensively.
At Dief, the Skunks downed the Rhinos 8-6. Sean Hoey was the winning pitcher.
Friday, July 11
At Meadowgreen West, the Cannons nipped the Wombats 8-7, as Josh Kerpan threw a complete game for the win........but there were some tense moments in the bottom of the seventh, as the Wombats loaded the bases but couldn't push the tying run across. Brock Thiessen had 3 RBI for the Cannons.
At Dief, the Pirates downed the Royals 8-1. Vince Shivak went the distance to earn the win.
At Stonebridge South, the Selects won their fourth in a row by the score of 15-1 over the Blue Jays. Jared Hretsina was the winning pitcher, while Cole Thorpe had 4 RBI to pace the offense.
At Stonebridge North, the Rhinos beat the Marlins 13-5. Jason Garchinski was the winning pitcher, and Steve Riou had 3 hits and 5 RBI to lead the way offensively.
The Expos gave notice they could not field a team, so the Angels claimed the 7-0 forfeit.
Thursday, July 10
At Dief, the Tigers nipped Bruno 2-1, as Jamie Jantzen picked up his first win of the year in his return to the starting rotation, striking out 12 along the way.
At Stonebridge North, the Brewers downed the Skunks 10-6. Dan Holmes picked up the win.
At Stonebridge South, the Wombats' Tyler Knudsen kept the Armadillo hitters off balance all night with an excellent curve ball in a great complete game performance, leading the Wombats to a 14-2 victory.......
Wednesday, July 9
At Stonebridge South, the Angels defeated the Expos 13-3 in five innings. Kyle Bregenser was the winning pitcher, while Dan Fortosky led the offense with 3 hits and 4 RBI.
At Stonebridge North, Steve Pura got the complete game win as the Rangers beat the Royals 10-4. Kenny Howe had an inside the park HR, his second HR in 2 games. Justin Whiteside had 2 triples for the Rangers.
At Dief, the Selects edged the Blue Jays 8-7, as Scott Gerbrandt came through with a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Tuesday, July 8
At Dief, the Armadillos downed the Marlins 11-2, as Chad Nixey went the distance to earn the win. Tyler Schwann reached base all four times up to pace the offense........Kevin Andal homered for the Armadillos.
At Stonebridge North, the Tigers defeated the Pirates 18-8. John Deibert was the winning pitcher.
At Stonebridge South, the Rhinos rallied with four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge the Skunks 11-10. Jason Garchinski picked up the win in relief, while Ryan Mazzei ended the game with a walk-off RBI triple..........
Monday, July 7
At Dief, the Cannons needed an extra inning to defeated the Marlins 10-7. Tyler Matheson picked up the win in relief.
At Stonebridge North, the Brewers blanked the Blue Jays 13-0 as Mark Dodds threw five strong innings to earn the win.
At Stonebridge South, the Rangers held on to beat Bruno 10-9. Brady Waldenberg got the win and Mike Henschel recorded the last out for the save. Kenny Howe hit a 3 run home run for the Rangers and Tim Waugh added 4 RBI's.
Sunday, July 6
At Meadowgreen East, the Rangers remained undefeated by downing the Blue Jays 12-2 in five innings as Justin Whiteside and Barrett Taylor combined for the win.
At Meadowgreen West, Taylor Holubetz and Garrett Guenther locked up in a great pitching duel that remained 2-2 until the seventh inning. The Armadillos loaded the bases in the top of the seventh, but did not score.........then the Brewers loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning and pushed across the winning run on a great squeeze bunt by speedy Lee Coates...............Brewers win 3-2..........lots of action off the field in this one as well...........the 'hood was rockin'..........one game ball disappeared when a female neighbourhood spectator stuffed it under her shirt and invited both teams to come and get it............she looked to be more the Brewers' type though.........
At Stonebridge South, the Royals edged the Angels 8-7. Jerry Prevost picked up the win, while Darren Johnson recorded the save. Kirby Poirier paced the offense, going 3 for 3 with 2 ribbies........
At Stonebridge North, the Skunks lost 10-6 to the Selects. Dylan Babowski was the winning pitcher, while Cole Thorpe led the way offensively with five RBI.
At Dief, the Tigers downed the Pirates 7-2. Gavin Andrews went five innings to pick up the win, while Jamie Jantzen pitched two scoreless innings in his return to the mound.
Friday, July 4
At Stonebridge South, the Pirates shut out the Cannons 7-0, as Nathan Yelland picked up the complete game victory.
At Stonebridge North, the Wombats downed the Angels 12-1 on the strength of a nine-run third inning. Shawn Bier went the distance to earn the win, while Braden Suchan had an inside-the-park home run to lead the offense.
At Dief, the Royals defeated the Blue Jays 18-0 as Darren Johnson pitched a one-hitter over five innings.
At Meadowgreen West, the Selects edged the Tigers 2-1 in eight innings, as Brett Spenrath threw a complete game to claim the win.
The Expos gave notice that they did not have enough players to field a team, so they defaulted to Bruno 7-0.
Thursday, July 3
At Dief, the Armadillos broke open a 4-3 game, scoring seven runs in the fifth inning on their way to an 11-4 victory over the Expos. Chad Mukanik went the distance to earn the win.
At Stonebridge South, the Cannons edged the Brewers 3-2, as Matt Fiedelleik drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Josh Kerpan picked up the win in relief of Tyler Matheson.
At Stonebridge North, the Marlins beat the Skunks 13-10. Mark Lewis picked up the win for the Marlins, while Dan Holtsman let the way offensively with two triples.
Wednesday, July 2
At Stonebridge South, Steve Pura pitched into the 7th inning to get the win as the Rangers beat the Wombats 6-3. Brady Waldenberg got the save for the Rangers.
At Stonebridge North, the Armadillos scored four runs in the first inning en route to a 10-1 victory over Bruno. Karsten Strelioff pitched five strong innings to earn the win. The SMBL officially became the Saskatoon Mixed Baseball League as Canadian Women's National Team member Melissa Armstrong made her Armadillos debut, reaching base three times (2 singles and a walk) to pace the offense.
At Dief, the Rhinos downed the Angels 11-1. Jason Garchinski went the distance to earn the win.
Thursday, June 26
At Stonebridge South, the Brewers defeated the Pirates 12-2, as Garret Guenther went the distance to earn the win.
At Dief, the Angels nipped the Marlins 3-1. Wade Babula picked up the complete game victory, and helped his own cause offensively by rapping out three hits.
At Stonebridge North, the Skunks downed the Armadillos 9-4. Colby Schemenauer was the winning pitcher.
Wednesday, June 25
At Dief, Bruno downed the Royals 4-2 in 8 innings. Jerry Prevost pitched a solid 8 innings while taking the loss, racking up 8 K's along the way. The Royals tied the game at 2 in the bottom of the 6th, at which time Jason McCrae took the mound with 2 outs to thwart the Royals surge and eventually record the win.
At Stonebridge South, the Rangers took both games of a doubleheader over the Selects. Brady Waldenberg got the win in game 1 as the Rangers won 9-1. In the second game, Mike Henschel was the winning pitcher as the Rangers won 6-3.
At Stonebridge North, the Rhinos downed the Expos 8-3. Donnie Petrinchuk got the win, while Jason Garchinski came on to record the save.
Tuesday, June 24
Finally, some game scores to report..........At Stonebridge North, the Tigers downed the Blue Jays 12-0. Jared Bayne threw a complete game three hitter with 12 strikeouts, while Gavin Andrews homered and tripled to pace the offense.
At Stonebridge South, the Wombats defeated the Pirates 15-2. Tyler Knudsen went the distance to earn the win.
At Dief, the Cannons beat the Expos 7-4. Brock Thiessen was the winning pitcher.
Monday, June 23
All games tonight are postponed and will be rescheduled. With no more rain, Dief and Stonebridge South will be playable for Tuesday but Stonebridge North will be questionable due to the amount of standing water still on it.
Sunday, June 22
All games today are postponed and will be rescheduled.
Friday, June 20
All games scheduled for tonight are postponed and will be rescheduled if the rain ever goes away.
Thursday, June 19
All games scheduled for today will be postponed due to muddy field conditions...........Drew said the fields are not even remotely close to being playable today.......
Wednesday, June 18
Due to the rain, all games scheduled for today will be postponed and rescheduled for a later date.
Tuesday, June 17
At Stonebridge South, the Cannons overcame a 6-1 deficit, roaring back with a nine-run fifth inning on their way to a 10-7 victory over the Expos. Josh Kerpan pitched four innings of no-hit ball to earn the win in relief.
At Stonebridge North, Yuniel Ramos and Tanner Syroteuk combined as Bruno blanked the Pirates 6-0.
At Dief, the Brewers spotted the Selects a four run lead, then came back to win 5-4. Mark Dodds pitched six innings for the win, while Brady Fornwald came on to record the save. Derek Walters saved the day with two defensive gems in the sixth inning. Parker Robb homered for the Brewers.
Monday, June 16
I regret to inform you that all games scheduled for tonight have been postponed and will be rescheduled.......grounds are too wet, and there is no drying sun out there........
Sunday, June 15
No point in delaying the inevitable announcement............all games scheduled for tonight have been postponed and will be rescheduled.
Friday, June 13
On a damp night at Stonebridge South, the Angels defeated the Tigers 9-3 as Wade Babula went the distance to record the win. Dan Fortosky went 3 for 4 with 4 RBI to lead the way offensively.
There was no game at Stonebridge North, as the Marlins gave notice they were unable to field a team, and Bruno was awarded a 7-0 default win.
There was no game at Dief due to the Relay for Life festivities, and no game at Meadowgreen due to the Sr. League Father's Day Tournament.
Thursday, June 12
At Stonebridge South, the Wombats edged the Armadillos 5-4, scoring the winning run on a Mike Zinkowski double in the bottom of the seventh inning. Braden Suchan pitched seven strong innings to earn the win.
At Stonebridge North, the Royals nipped the Rhinos 14-13 in a wild affair, scoring the winning run in the top of the seventh. Rich Pauls picked up the win, while Tyson Williamson went 4 for 4 with 4 ribbies to pace the offense.
At Dief, the Brewers downed the Cannons 11-1, as Boyd Bergstrom pitched six innings for the win.
Wednesday, June 11:
At Stonebridge North, the Selects defeated the Expos 11-6 as Brett Spenrath went the distance for the win.
At Stonebridge South, The Tigers beat the Skunks 14-2. Regan Sproule pitched a complete game to earn the win, while Brett Springinotic stroked two triples to pace the offense.
At Dief, the Rangers downed the Marlins 13-2. Tim Waugh was 2 for 3 with 3 RBI for the Rangers, while Dave Cooke homered for the Marlins.
Tuesday, June 10 Notes:
All rainouts to date (12 games total) have now been rescheduled and tacked on to the end of the season. Please check the schedule for games beginning Monday, July 21.
Tuesday, June 10:
At Stonebridge South, the Pirates spotted the Angels a 6-0 lead before Dave Fitzsimmons righted the ship, allowing only two more runs the rest of the way as the Pirates came from behind to claim the 13-8 victory.
At Stonebridge North, the Wombats rallied from a 4-0 deficit and came back to defeat the Rhinos 6-4. Aaron Baier delivered the key blow with the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning.
At Dief, the Royals downed the Expos 10-0 in five innings. Blake Weatherald was the winning pitcher, while Rich Pauls was the key contributor offensively, going 3 for 3 with 3 RBI.
Sunday, June 8
At Stonebridge North, the Expos defeated the Wombats 8-2. Jesse Murray pitched six innings to earn the win, while Cody McConnell paced the offense, going 4 for 4 with 2 ribbies.
At Dief, the Pirates downed the Rhinos 6-4, as Nathan Yelland picked up the win in relief. Adam Morken delivered the biggest hit of the game with a bases loaded single in the fifth inning. (Brendan Young took the Golden Sombrero for the Pirates..........)
At Stonebridge South, the Royals scored 9 in the bottom of the first and never looked back on their way to a 11-5 victory over the Tigers. Darren Johnson picked up his second win of the season and Rich Pauls went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.
Friday, June 6
At Dief, the Angels overcame a 5-1 deficit on their way to a 20-5 defeat of the Blue Jays. Nolan Regier picked up the win in relief, while Trent Maclean led the way offensively, going 4 for 4 with 3 RBI.
There were no games at Stonebridge or Meadowgreen tonight due to the Midget AA Tournament.
Thursday, June 5
For those teams who were fortunate enough to have the night off..........consider yourselves lucky..........tonight was the coldest baseball night I have experienced in years.........
At Dief, the Expos came back from a 5-1 sixth inning deficit to regain the lead on the Pirates, but the Pirates rebounded with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 8th inning by Ben Flath to nip the Expos 8-7. Vince Shivak picked up the win in relief.
At Stonebridge South, the Armadillos downed the Brewers 10-4, as Karsten Strelioff picked up the win in his first start of the season. Andrew Leslie led the way offensively, going 4 for 4 at the plate.
At Stonebridge North, the Cannons defeated the Skunks 10-6.
Wednesday, June 4
At Stonebridge South, the Rangers beat the Rhinos 6-5. The Rangers took a 4-0 lead in the first inning but the Rhinos battled back to tie the game at 5 in the top of the 7th. Darwin Redlick drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh. Brady Waldenberg got the win in relief of Steve Pura.
At Stonebridge North, in another exciting game, the Marlins overcame a 6-0 first inning deficit, and came all the way back to edge the Cannons 7-6, scoring the final three runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Mark Lewis picked up the win in relief, with a rare seven inning relief appearance (he came into the game with no outs in the first inning........)
At Dief, Jerry Prevost picked up his fourth win, as the Royals downed the Selects 12-2 in five innings.
Tuesday, June 3:
At Dief, the Brewers' Brady Fornwald and the Wombats' Tyler Knudsen were locked in a pitching duel through four innings when Parker Robb knocked in two runs and the Brewers held on for the 6-3 victory. Fornwald went the distance to earn the win.
At Stonebridge South, Mike Cavallero pitched a complete game, as the Angels defeated the Skunks 8-3. Mark "Roadrunner" Knaus legged out a triple to help the Angels cause offensively.
At Stonebridge North, the Bisons downed the Blue Jays 13-3. Adam Olchowski recorded the win while Colin Olchowski finished the game in relief.
Monday, June 2:
At Dief, the Rangers remained unbeaten by blanking the Cannons 9-0. Mike Henschel pitched six innings for the win, while Barrett Taylor went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI to pace the offense.
At Stonebridge North, the Tigers defeated the Marlins 14-4, as Regan Sproule went the distance to record the win. Brett Springinotic reached base all four times and scored two runs to lead the offense.
At Stonebridge South, the Selects broke open a 1-1 tie, scoring seven runs in the sixth inning on their way to an 8-3 victory over the Armadillos. Brett Spenwrath threw six solid innings to earn the win.
Sunday, June 1
At Stonebridge North, the Wombats reeled of their sixth win in a row by beating the Pirates 14-3. Shawn Baier went the distance for the win, while Braden Suchan went 4 for 4 to lead the way offensively.
At Stonebridge South, the Tigers downed the Skunks 10-4, as Rheal Assie was credited with the win in his Tigers debut. Rich "Hoover" Seaward made several great scoops at first base to help Assie's ERA.
At Meadowgreen West, the Brewers beat the Angels 8-3. Boyd Bergstrom struck out 10 in five innings to earn the win, while Marlow Knight came on to record the save.
At Meadowgreen East, Darren Johnson threw a one-hitter over five innings as the Royals blanked the Blue Jays 10-0.
At Dief, Yuniel Ramos had a complete game victory, as Bruno downed the Rhinos 11-5.
Friday, May 30
At Dief, the Expos defeated the Blue Jays 8-1. Jesse Murray struck out nine to record the win.
At Stonebridge South, the Rhinos beat the Cannons 17-2 in five innings. Ryan Usher was the winning pitcher.
At Stonebridge North, the Royals nipped the Angels 4-2. Jerry Prevost picked up his third win, strking out 10, and also helped his own cause by going 2 for 3 at the plate with 2RBI.
At Meadowgreen East, the Wombats remained undefeated with a 6-1 victory over the Skunks. Ryan Durell was the winning pitcher, while Tyler Knudsen pitched the final three innings for the save.
At Meadowgreen West, the Marlins downed the Selects 8-5. Taylor Harding went six innings for the win, and Tim Hollman came on to record the save. Eric Fahie had a single, double, and triple and six ribbies to lead the way offensively.
Thursday, May 29:
At Dief, the Armadillos edged the Pirates 4-3 on a pitcher's night with a STRONG wind blowing straight in........Chad Mukanik picked up the win in relief of Chad Nixey. Stefan Finlayson singled home the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning.
The two games at Stonebridge were postponed due to wet grounds and will be rescheduled once we know the availability of Leakos Field. I stopped by Stonebridge around 9:00 p.m. and the South Diamond will definitely be playable for tomorrow............the North Diamond still has quite a bit of standing water in the shortstop hole and some at home plate, but we are hopeful it will be ready.....it is definitely the slowest drying diamond........
Wednesday, May 28
At Dief, Brady Waldenberg got the win as the Rangers beat the Royals 9-2. Barrett Taylor was 3 for 3 with 2 RBI's for the Rangers.
At Stonebridge North, the Expos broke into the win column, downing the Marlins 10-7. Colton Jensen pitched six innings for the win, while Clae Hack came on to record the save. Cody McConnell was 3 for 4 with 3 RBI.
At Stonebridge South, the Cannons overcame a 5-0 deficit to defeat the Angels 10-8. Brock Thiessen recorded the win in relief, while Skylar Feltis had a two-run single in the top of the seventh to provide the margin of victory.
Tuesday, May 27
At Dief, the Pirates edged the Selects 4-3. Dave Fitzsimmons pitched six innings for the win, while Vince Shivak came on to record the save. The Selects had the potential tying run cut down at the plate TWICE in the final inning............
At Stonebridge South, the Wombats beat the Blue Jays 22-1. Sheldon Ball was the winning pitcher.
The game at Stonebridge North was cancelled due to standing water in the infield.
Sunday, May 25
At Meadowgreen East, the Rangers scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to nip the Pirates 7-6. Justin Whiteside picked up the win in relief. Kenny Howe had a 2-out bases loaded triple to tie the game, then Jared Pike singled Howe with the winning run. Jeff Lanferman went 4 for 4 for the Pirates.
At Meadowgreen West, the Angels' Wade Babula and The Rhinos' Bert Friesen hooked up in a pitcher's duel that remained scoreless until the sixth inning. The Rhinos finally prevailed 4-0 as Ryan Usher picked up the win in relief.
At Stonebridge North, the Wombats downed the Selects 8-3. Rob Orosz was the winning pitcher, while Shawn Baier came on to record the save.
At Stonebridge South, the Royals edged the Cannons 6-4, as Jerry Prevost picked up his second win of the season. Darren Johnson recorded the save, and Chris Kinar paced the offense, going 2 for 3 with 3 RBI.
At Dief, the Tigers overcame an 8-0 deficit and rallied to defeat the Bruno Bisons 13-11. Gavin Andrews was the winning pitcher in relief. Brian Hubbard led the Tigers offense, going 3 for 4 with 2 RBI. The game featured an inside-the-park grand slam by Bruno's Curtis Sibley....
Friday, May 23
At Stonebridge North, the Wombats beat the Royals 6-2. Lyle Evanisky went 3 for 3, making him 8 for 8 to start the young season, while Calvin Folz went the distance to earn the win.
At Stonebridge South, the Pirates blanked the Jays 16-0. Vince Shivak struck out 9 to record the win, while Adam Morken paced the offense with six RBI.
At Meadowgreen East, the Cannons got past the Tigers 7-3. Tyler Matheson pitched well in the complete game win, while Jodi Ferrero contributed a key 2-run double offensively.
At Meadowgreen West, the Brewers defeated the Skunks 10-0, as Dan Holmes picked up the win.
At Dief, the Angels picked up their first win, downing the Selects 9-6. Mike Cavallaro was the winning pitcher, and contributed three hits to lead the way offensively. Kyle Bregenser picked up the save.
Thursday, May 22
At Stonebridge South, the Rhinos defeated the Expos 14-4. Veteran Don Petrinchuk celebrated his 175th career win, while Ryan Usher had two doubles, a triple and 5 RBI to lead the offensive charge. Ryan Mazzei chipped in with three hits and 2 RBI.
At Dief, the Marlins blanked the Armadillos 4-0, as Tim Hollman pitched 4 innings to record the win.
At Stonebridge North, Yuniel Ramos and Regan Chickowski combined as Bruno blanked the Brewers 10 - 0. On a side note, Jules Hrapchuk was impressive calling balls and strikes....as the only umpire from behind the mound.
Wednesday, May 21
At Stonebridge South, Steve Pura threw a no-hitter as the Rangers beat the Blue Jays 13-0. Pura retired the first 14 batters before giving up a walk with 2 out in the 5th.
The Royals broke into the win column at Stonebridge North, defeating the Marlins 7-5 behind a strong complete game victory from Jerry Prevost. Blake Weatherald led the way offensively, going 2 for 4 with 3 ribbies.
At Dief, Tyrel Kerpan got the win as the Cannons downed the Selects 12-7.
Tuesday, May 20
Due to wet field conditions, all games scheduled for today will need to be cancelled and rescheduled.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS:
Thursday when Drew was prepping the Stonebridge diamonds, he found a glove and a pair of cleats that were apparently left behind after Wednesday's games. The glove is really nice, and we want to get this stuff back to its rightful owner. If you can identify the equipment, we'd like to make arrangements to get it back to you. Please pass this message along to your teammates............it likely belongs to someone from the Expos, Angels, Rangers or Bruno since those teams played at Stonebridge on Wednesday..........You can call or text me at 280-8647 or e-mail me at doug.atkins@sasktel.net........ Monday update: I am happy to report that the owner of the glove and cleats has been located..........
A pair of sunglasses was also found by one of our players on Wednesday - text 306-491-0670
or email sibley.jeremy@gmail.com if they are yours.
Thursday, May 15
At Stonebridge North, Ryan Usher and Garrett Guenther hooked up in a great pitcher's duel, which remained scoreless until the seventh inning. The Brewers pushed one across in the top half, and the Rhinos responded with one in the bottom of the seventh. The potential winning run for the Rhinos was thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the seventh by early MVP candidate Dan Holmes...... In the top of the eighth, the Brewers scored four and hung on for the 5-1 victory. Boyd Bergstrom was the winning pitcher.
At Stonebridge South, the Armadillos scored five runs in the first inning on their way to a 10-4 victory over the Cannons. Chad Nixey struck out 11 in 4 innings for the win, while Taylor Holubetz pitched the final three innings to earn the save.
At Dief, the Skunks defeated the Blue Jays 13-4. Cole Kirkham went five innings to record the win.
Wednesday, May 14
At Dief, the Wombats downed the Marlins 15-6. Tyler Knudsen was the winning pitcher, and Lyle Evanisky led the attack offensively, going 5 for 5.
At Stonebridge South, the Bisons doubled up the Angels 8-4. Adam Olchowski pitched the complete game for the win, while Cameron Weiman broke the game open in the 5th inning with a 2 RBI triple.
At Stonebridge North, Barrett Taylor & Brady Waldenberg combined for the win as the Rangers beat the Expos 13-5.
Tuesday, May 13
At Stonebridge South, the Tigers beat the Selects 9-6 in a game that was called after five innings due to darkness. Jared Bayne was the winning pitcher, while Gavin Andrews came on to record the save. Bayne also helped out at the plate, going 2 for 3 with 3 RBI.
At Stonebridge North, the Rhinos defeated the Blue Jays 20-2, as Don Petrinchuk was the winning pitcher.
At Dief, the Brewers broke open an 8-8 tie, scoring 11 runs in the top of the seventh inning to down the Pirates 19-9. Dan Holmes picked up the win in relief, went 6 for 6 with 7 RBI and homered twice for the Brewers........other than that, he didn't help out much. Matt Lofstrom homered for the Pirates.
Monday, May 12
On a chilly opening night at Dief, the Armadillos edged the Skunks 3-1, as Chad Mukanik went the distance to earn the win, allowing only two infield singles. Not much to report in the way of offense............Chad Nixey had 2 RBI's and Drew Atkins scored two runs to pace the Armadillos.......
With the wind blowing in on Stonebridge North, Bruno topped the Royals 6-4. Yuniel Ramos pitched six innings for the win, while Adam Olchowski recorded the save. Darren Johnson pitched well in the loss. Curtis Sibley paced Bruno's offence with 3 hits, 2 runs, and a RBI while Jason Bender started a game ending double play to thwart the Royals last inning surge.
At Stonebridge South, Steve Pura, Mike Henschel and Brady Waldenberg combined for 7 shutout innings as the Rangers beat the Angels 4-0. Wade Babula gave up just 2 earned runs in 7 innings for the Angels. Jared Pike tripled and Justin Whiteside doubled in a run for the Rangers.
