The Windsor Stars opened the Senior Canadian Championships (Dartmouth, NS) with a  9-5 come from behind victory over Manitoba. The winning pitcher was Brian Essery in relief of Adam Myers. The Stars were trailing 3-2 until they exploded for 7 runs in the 4th on 6 hits.  Kris Klassen led the way with 2 hits including a solo homerun in the 3rd and a rbi single in the 4th.  He was named the Stars MVP for the opening game.  The Stars will play the host team Dartmouth on Friday at 12 p.m.

Minor Division

Sunday,  August  9

 Tuesday, August 11

Game 5 – Windsor Stars 8 Waker Homesites  3

Game 6 – Windsor Stars  1 Woodslee  4  

Major Division Sunday, August 9 

 Tuesday, August 11

Game 5 – Windsor Selects 8  Mic-Mac  3

Game 6 – Windsor Selects 3 Tecumseh  13

The Windsor Junior Selects move to 2-0 at the Canadian Junior Championship.  The Selects scored the games only run in the first inning on Josh Federico's R.B.I. with a 1-0 win over New Brunswick.  Jack Thompson got the save.  The Selects will play Newfoundalnd & Labrador at 11:30 a.m. and Quebec at 5:30 p.m today.  Mississauga, Ontario's other rep is 2-1 after three games.

The Windsor Stars have reached the championship game at the Ontario Senior Elimination tournament with a 1-0 win over Leaside, who were undefeated.  Adam Myers threw a four hitter,  striking out nine.  The ninth strikeout was the 3rd out in the bottom of the 7th with runners at second & third for Leaside.  Windsor scored its lone run on back to back doubles by Kris Klassen & Tom Grubb.  Zack Breault will go the mound for the Stars to start the championship game which is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

The Windsor Stars recorded three wins on Sunday to advance to the semi-final of the Ontario Senior Elimination tournament.  The Stars posted their third win of the day in a game that lasted 64 minutes as they eliminated Erindale 2-0 on the strength of an outstanding pitching performance from Steve Carter.  Windsor has drawn a bye in the next round and will need two wins on Monday to capture the championship.  Their opponent in unknown at this time.  Leaside remains undefeated.

Earlier today, the Stars defeated Brampton 3-1 and then downed Oshawa 9-3 this afternoon.  John Picco was the winning pitcher.    The Stars have extended their record to 5-1.

  The Windsor Stars went undefeated  at 3-0.  The Stars defeated Tecumseh 13-3 to capture the Can-Am Championship. Dane Little tossed a 4 hitter.  Alex Carducci went 4 for 4 with 2 RBI's.  Jake Myers chipped in with 3 hits while Tom Grubb was 2 for 3 with a 2 run homer.  Both the Stars and Tecumseh along with Windsor A.A. will travel to London this weekend for the Ontario Senior Championship.

In round 1 of the Can-Am League Playoffs, Tecumseh overcame a 3-0 deficit to edge Jet Box 4-3.  The Windsor Stars defeated Windsor A.A. 6-1.  Anthony Dufour was 2-4 while Jake Myers contributed 2 hits. 

In round 2, it was Jet Box all over Windsor A.A. by a score of 13-1.  The Windsor Stars moved to 2-0 with an 8-2 win over Tecumseh.  Dustin Wiley was 4-4, with a pair of doubles and two RBI’s while Tom Grubb was 3-4 with a home run & three RBI’s.  David Mastrodicassa chipped in with three hits.  John Picco went the distance for the Stars giving up 7 hits while striking out 9. 

The Windsor Junior Selects came back from a 2-0 deficit and a lengthy rain delay to defeat Tecumseh 4-2 at the Ontario Junior Elimination Tournament in Vaughn, Ontario.  The Selects had advanced to the semi-final earlier in the day with a 2-1 win over Mississauga.  The Selects will face undefeated Mississauga tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m.

Windsor has lost the hosting of the 2009 Ontario Men’s Baseball Championships.  Twenty-two teams, of which nineteen were from out of town had entered, vying for the right to represent Ontario at the Canadian Championship in Dartmouth, NS. 

It is virtually impossible to carry on without the two main fields in the Mic-Mac park complex, leaving only Lacasse Park in Tecumseh and Woodslee available for a slate of forty-three games.  The Mic-Mac facility was to be the event headquarters and site of the championship final.

Tecumseh Thunder captured the 15th Annual Rick Wiseman Memorial Tournament in a slug fest, by a score of 14-12.  The Windsor Stars jumped out to an early lead and led 11-3 after 3 innings.  Tecumseh bounced back, scoring 9 runs on 8 hits in their 4th to take a 12-11 lead.  Tecumseh added two more runs in the 6th, while the Stars replied with 1 run in the 7th.  Tecumseh had advanced to the finals on a 13-0 romp over Amherstburg in the semi-final, while the Stars edged the Windsor Selects 7-4.

The Can-Am League opened its season Sunday on two fronts.  The defending champion Windsor Stars dropped a 2-1 decision to the Tecumseh Juniors on a walk-off base on balls in the 8th inning.  Meanwhile in Woodslee, Windsor A.A. scored 7 runs in their 6th to defeat the Windsor Selects 8-0.  Barry Keith gave up 2 hits while striking out 12 for the win.

The Windsor Stars captured the bronze medal at the Canadian Senior Baseball Championships in Brandon, Manitoba.  The Stars failed to qualify for the gold medal game after an 11-1 loss to British Columbia.  However, the Stars rebounded in their third game of the day with a 10-4 win over Nova Scotia to secure the bronze medal.

In action at the Canadian Pee Wee Championships in Vaughan, Ontario, the Windsor Stars Pee Wee team suffered their first loss of the tournament to British Columbia by a score of 7-1.  The Stars came back with an 11-5 victory over the host team, Vaughan to win the bronze medal.

Congratulations to both teams.