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The Niagara Snappers would like to thank our 2009 Community Partners.  For a full profile on each sponsor, please click on the SPONSOR link on the left of this page.

2009 Community Partners

-A&T Leasing
-Andersen Home Services
-Access Granted
-Adam Dearborn, Re/Max Realty
-B&W Motors
-Bil-Mer Metals
-Biamonte Chiropractic Centre
-Casino Niagara
-Clausner Scrap Metal
-Corbett's Source For Sports
-CUPE Local 150
-DVF
-Dennis Prentice
-Diemx
-Duff's Pizzeria
-Enn's Battery and Tire
-Equitable Metals Corp
-Extreme Graphics
-Falls Auto Glass
-Garland Canada
-General Auto Electric
-GP&R Recycling
-Greenflow
-Harvey Professional Corporation Chartered Accountants
-Hooligans
-Howard Johnson Hotel by the Falls
-IT Safeplace
-Lakeview Harvesters
-Latcham Food Services
-Lincoln Graphics
-London Life
-M&S Heating Ltd.
-Major Metals
-Maple Leaf Fudge
-Margold Industries
-Mick & Angelo's Eatery & Bar
-Molson's Canada
-Muscle Mend Massage Therapy
-Niagara Fasteners
-Niagara Fruit & Vegetable Growers
-Niagara Metal
-Niagara Motors
-Nu Roads Environmental
-Oakwood Transport
-Padgett
-Parts Source
-Peen & Clean
-Promotions Plus
-Quadrus/Andy Fruci
-Queen's Coach Restaurant
-Read-Usher Insurance
-RFB Construction
-Silk's Restaurant
-Stagecoach Restaurant
-Stamford Home Hardware
-Sacco Construction
-Sheehan & Rosie
-US Auto Import
-Value Muffler and Brake
-Wizard Rug Cleaning
-World Source Financial

The Niagara snappers travelled to Niagara Falls to take on St. Catharines RHCP in GHFL action on Wednesday night.  Scott Young got his first start of the season on the mound for the Snappers and responded with 4 shut out innings as the Snappers beat RHCP 4-0 to improve their record to 7-2-2 and now sit firmly in 3rd place in the 11 team league.  Matt Lyon pitched the final 3 innings allowing 1 hit along the way to preserve the shut out victory, and picking up his 1st save of the season in the process.

At the plate 7 different Snapper players had hits as the offense was spread around.  Leading the way was Kres Andersen who picked up a single, a triple and an RBI.  Matt Lyon belted his 5th home run of the season, a solo shot in the 7th inning, and Scott Young picked up an RBI on a SAC fly in the 1st inning to get the Snappers their first run.  Matt Bedrosian also had an RBI for the Snappers.  Alex Szockjy returned to the Snappers after a 3 year lay off and showed no rust as he played a flawless game in left field and went 2-3 at the plate.  Former Snapper Dan Duemo took the loss for RHCP, pitching the complete game and striking out 7 Niagara batters along the way.

Next up for Niagara is a trip to Lackawanna, NY this weekend as the Snappers take part in the Mickey Brennan Memorial Tournament.  This is the Snappers 2nd trip to Lackawanna, their first trip was successful as they won in 2007, losing their first game and then reeling off 7 consecutive victories to take the title. 

Niagara Snappers 4
St. Catharines RHCP 0

WP:  Scott Young (1-0) 4IP, 2H, 0R, 2K, 1BB; save Matt Lyon (1st) 3IP, 1H, 0R, 2K, 1BB
LP:  Dan Duemo (0-4) 7IP, 9H, 4R, 7K, 1BB

Snappers:  Kres Andersen 2-3 RBI, Matt Lyon 1-2 HR(5th) RBI, Scott Young RBI, Matt Bedrosian RBI, Alex Szockyj 2-3
RHCP:  Hildebrand 1-3, Mike Daniels 1-3, Kevin Nigro 1-3

MAY

May 8th-10th – Milgrove Early Bird Tournament 2 wins-2 losses
Tuesday May 12th – Snappers @ Target – 9:00pm – Waterdown Park LOST 6-2
Monday May 25th – Snappers @ Lukes – 6:30pm – Ker Park WON 3-1
Monday May 25th – Snappers @ Fury – 8:30pm – Ker Park TIE 0-0
Thursday May 28th – RHCP @ Snappers – 8:30pm – Lancaster Park WON 5-3 

JUNE

Thursday June 4th – Dawgs @ Snappers – 7:00pm – Lancaster Park WIN 8-1
June 5th – 7th – Snapper Shootout 4 WINS - 1 LOSS, lost in semis
Thursday June 18th – Dawgs @ Snappers – 7:00pm – Lancaster Park WIN 8-1
Thursday June 18th – Fury @ Snappers – 9:00pm – Lancaster Park LOSE 10-9
Monday June 22nd – Snappers @ Fury – 6:30pm – Ker Park TIE 2-2
Monday June 29th – Snappers @ Lukes – 6:30pm – Ker Park POSTPONED

JULY

Thursday July 2nd - Lukes @ Snappers - 6:30pm - Lancaster Park WIN 3-2
Thursday July 2nd – RHCP @ Snappers – 8:30pm – Lancaster Park WIN 15-0
Wednesday July 8th - Snappers @ RCHP - 8:30pm - Ker Park WIN 4-0
July 10-12 – Lackawanna Tournament
Friday July 17th – Snappers @ Hammer – 9:00pm – Millgrove Park
Wednesday July 22nd – Snappers @ Dawgs – 6:30pm – Ker Park

Thursday July 23rd - Arrows @ Snappers - 8:30pm - Lancaster Park
Thursday July 30th – Fury @ Snappers – 7:00pm – Lancaster Park
Thursday July 30th – RHCP @ Snappers – 9:00pm – Lancaster Park

AUGUST

August 7-9 – Niagara Falls Tournament
Wednesday August 12th – Snappers @ Knights – 7:15pm – Meadowvale Park
Thursday August 20th – Lukes @ Snappers – 6:30pm – Lancaster Park
Thursday August 20th – Razorbacks @ Snappers – 8:30pm – Lancaster Park
Thursday August 27 – Dawgs @ Snappers – 7:00pm – Lancaster Park

SEPTEMBER

September 11th-13th – GHFL Playoff Tournament – Niagara Falls

The Niagara Snappers picked up a pair of wins in GHFL action Thursday night to improve their 2009 season record to 6-2-2. 

Game #1 saw the Snappers eke out a 3-2 win over the Niagara Falls Lukes.  Matt Lyon picked up with win on the mound to improve to 3-1-1 while Trevor Falk paced the offense with 2 hits and an RBI.  Lyon, Peter Dobbin and Scott Young also picked up hits in the win.  Rob Greatrix and Mark hall responded for Lukes, both with solo home runs.

The Snappers then took on the St. Catharines RHCP in game #2 and the offense kicked into high gear.  4 players hit homeruns as the Snappers routed RHCP 15-0.  Kevin Newhouse led the charge with a triple and a grand slam, Dan Bernard, Matt Lyon, and Peter Dobbin also hit home runs.  Trevor Falk picked up 3 RBI’s. Jason Paylove picked up his 3rd win of the season, throwing 5 innings striking out 6 batters along the way.

Next action for the Snappers is Wednesday July 8th at 8:30pm as they hook up for a rematch with the RHCP at Ker Park in Niagara Falls.  The next night, Thursday July 9th, the Snappers host the Mississauga Arrows at Lancaster Park at 8:30pm. 

Niagara Snappers 3
Niagara Falls Lukes 2

WP:  Matt Lyon (3-1-1) 7IP, 3H, 2R, 3K, 0BB
LP:  Tom Berube (2-2) 6IP, 5H, 3R, 7K, 1BB

Snappers: Trevor Falk 2-3 RBI, Peter Dobbin 1-3, Matt Lyon 1-3, Scott Young 1-3
Lukes:  Rob Greatrix 1-3 HR (2nd), Mark Hall 1-3 HR (2nd), Pat McCloy 1-2

Niagara Snappers 15
RHCP 0
*5 inning mercy

WP:  Jason Paylove (3-1-1) 5IP, 0R, 2H, 6K, 1BB
LP:  Dan Duemo (0-3) 2.66IP, 9H, 10R, 2K, 2BB; in relief rich Vassos 1.33IP, 2H, 5R, 4K, 3BB

Snappers: Kevin Newhouse 2-3 HR(1st) 4RBI, Matt Lyon 1-1 HR(4th) 2RBI 2BB, Dan Bernard 1-2 HR(1st) 2RBI, Peter Dobbin 3-4 HR(1st) 1RBI, Trevor Falk 2-3 3RBI
RHCP:   Dan Duemo 1-1, Parker 1-2

The Niagara Snappers travelled down the QEW to Niagara Falls to take on the Niagara Falls Fury who currently sit in 1st place in the GHFL.  The two previous times the teams met, the games were nail biters, with the teams tying 0-0 in the first game, and the Fury coming out on top with a 10-9 win in the 2nd game.  Game #3 followed the same pattern as both teams scored early but then settled down into a rhythm that saw the game end in a 2-2 tie.

Jason Paylove took to the mound for the Snappers, and after getting into trouble in the bottom of the 2st inning, where the Fury scored their 2 runs, settled down for the rest of the game and went 5 innings total, striking out 7 along the way.  Matt Lyon came in to pitch the last 3 innings of relief.  For the Fury, Scott Wagar threw all 8 innings for the Fury, striking out 12 Niagara batters.  Wagar gave up a solo homerun to Matt Lyon in the top of the 1st inning, Lyon's 3rd GHFL home run of the year, as well as a run in the 5th inning on a leadoff double to Kevin Newhouse who then scored on a single by Peter Dobbin.

The tie puts the Snappers record at 4-2-2 for the season, good enough for 4th in the 10th team league.  Next action for Niagara is Monday June 29th when the team will again travel to Niagara Falls to take on Lukes at 6:30pm at Ker Park.  Niagara then returns home that week for a double header on Thursday July 2nd at Lancaster Park.  Games will be at 6:30 and 8:30.

Niagara Snappers 2
Niagara Falls Fury 2
*8 innings

Snappers:  Jason Paylove (2-1-1) 5IP, 7H, 2R, 2ER, 7K, 0BB; in relief Matt Lyon 3IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 2K, 1BB
Fury:  Scott Wagar (4-0-2) 8IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 12K, 1BB

Snappers:  Matt Lyon HR (3rd) 1RBI, Peter Dobbin 1-4 1RBI
Fury:  Adam Dearborn and Ray Car 2-4 with 1RBI each, Mark Korten 2-3

The Niagara Snappers came out even by splitting their doubleheader, winning game #1 with a score of 8-1, and then losing the nightcap in heartbreaking fashion 10-9.  Niagara's GHFL record now sits at 4-2-1.

Game #1 saw the Snappers take on the Niagara Falls Dawgs.  The Dawgs struck early against Snapper pitcher Matt Lyon, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a pair of hits.  After that inning, Lyon settled down and didn't allow the Dawgs another hit for the rest of the game, finishing the game with 10 strike outs.  Jason Paylove came in to record the final 3 outs in relief.  At the plate, Lyon led the way going 2-3 with his first GHFL home run and driving in 3 runs.  Mike Bateman continued to carry the hottest stick on the team going 2-3 as well and contributing 2 RBI's.  Kres Andersen matched Bateman with a 2-3 game and 2 RBI's.

Game #2 pitted the Snappers against the Niagara Falls Fury.  The game was full of offense, errors and drama as the Fury came out with a 10-9 win after a grand slam in the top of the 7th put them ahead by a run.  Matt Lyon again took the mound for Niagara and pitched well despite some defensive miscues, allowing only 2 earned runs through 6 innings.  The Snappers defense committed 3 errors leading to 4 unearned runs in the game.  In the bottom of the 6th inning, with the game tied at 6-6, the Snappers struck for 3 runs off of home runs by Lyon and Bateman.  Going into the top of the 7th and up by 3 runs, relief pitcher Jason Paylove gave up a leadoff double and a pair of walks to load the bases for Fury pitcher Tom Berube, who promptly deposited Paylove's pitch over the right-center fence for a grand slam and a 10-9 Fury lead.  Berube then shut down the Snappers in the bottom of the 7th to preserve the win.  Offensively, Niagara was led by Lyon, Bateman and Trevor Falk who all had 2 hits including home runs, Falk chipped in with 3 RBI's and Bateman had 2 RBI’s.

Next up for the Snappers is a rematch with the Fury on Monday June 22nd at 6:30pm at Ker Park.

Niagara Snappers 8
Niagara Falls Dawgs 1
**6 inning mercy

WP:  Matt Lyon (2-1) 5IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 10K, 1BB; in relief Jason Paylove 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 2K, 1BB
LP:  Joe Parker (0-3) 6IP, 11H, 8R, 8ER, 4K, 3BB

Snappers:  Matt Lyon 2-3 HR(1st) 3RBI’s, Mike Bateman 2-3 2RBI’s, Kres Andersen 2-3 2RBI’s
Dawgs:  Jason Young 2-3 1RBI, Dom Demasi 1-3

Niagara Falls Fury 10
Niagara Snappers 9

WP:  Tom Berube (1-0) 7IP, 13H, 9R, 7ER, 8K, 2BB
LP:  in relief Jason Paylove (2-1) 1IP, 2H, 4R, 4ER, 2K, 2BB; starter Matt Lyon 6IP, 6H, 6R, 2ER, 5K, 2BB

Fury:  Tom Berube 2-5 HR(1st) 4RBI’s, Adam Dearborn 2-2 HR(3rd) 2RBI’s 3 walks
Snappers:  Matt Lyon 2-5 HR(2nd) 1RBI, Trevor Falk 2-5 HR(1st) 3RBI’s, Mike Bateman 2-4 HR(2nd) 2RBI’s

The Niagara Snappers and St. Catharines RHCP were scheduled to meeter Thursday June 11th at Ker Park.  The game was postponed due to rain.  Stay tuned for the date of the make up game.

Next action for the Snappers is Wednesday June 17th at Ker Park against the Niagara Falls Dawgs at 6:30pm.  The Snappers are back at Lancaster Park on Thursday June 18th for a double header.  Game times are 7pm and 9pm against Niagara Falls Lukes and Niagara Falls Fury.

The Niagara Snappers hosted, and took part in the 6th annual Snapper Shootout coming out of the weekend tied for 3rd place with a 4-1 record. 

The Snappers ran through round robin play without allowing an earned run in 3 games, winning by scores of 4-0 against Ohsweken, 2-0 against Shakespeare, and 6-0 against the Newmarket Juniors. 

With a 3-0 record after round robin play, the Snappers claimed top spot in their division and a quarterfinal match up against Team Quebec.  The game saw Niagara jump out to a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning.  Quebec quickly tied it up in their half of the first and the game remained tied until Quebec plated a run in the bottom of the 5th.  The Snappers jumped on starter Francois LeClaire in the top of the 6th to score 4 runs and come away with a 5-2 victory. 

Niagara then met the Stockpack out of Ashland, OH in the semi-finals but couldn't find a way to plate a run, losing 2-0 and ending their run. 

Adam Dearborn lead the way at the plate for the weekend batting .470 with the teams only home run and chipping in 3 RBIs.  Rob O'Brien hit .461, Perry Bartley .400 and Trevor Falk .300 for the Snappers. 

On the mound, O'Brien had 21 strikeouts in 15 innings, coming away with a 1.40 ERA for the weekend.  Wayne Wells pitched a no hitter and struck out 17 batters in 11 innings to sport a sparkling 0.64 ERA.  Jason Paylove also threw 5 innings and didn't allowing a run against Newmarket.

The New York Gremlins defeated Ashland Stockpack 4-1 in the Shootout finals.  That makes it 2 years in a row that a team from the US has won the Shootout, with the California Lumberkings taking the 2008 crown.  New York pitchers threw no hitters in 3 of their 6 games.  Jeremy Tracey was named MVP of the tournament.

Next action for Niagara is Thursday June 11th at 8:30pm at Ker Park as they take on the St. Catharines Red Hot Chili Pepper in GHFL action.

June 5, 2009

Friday results from the 6th annual Snapper Shootout, which kicked off this evening with 16 teams competing for over $4000 in prize money with the winning team taking home $2500.

Anyone reading this that is within driving distance should come down for the day to enjoy some of the best fastball action that you will see outside of the ISC World Tournament and Tournament of Champions. 

With the temperatures expected to be about 70-75 degrees all weekend, what better way to spend it then by finding a nice patch of grrass, a cold beer and a burger and watch some fastball.  We have cold beer (and lots of it), great food at the concession stand, plenty of seating for the fans, and a live band in the beer tent on Saturday night.

June ISC II Ratings in brackets.  N/R denotes Not Ranked.

HOJO Division
Bridgeport Braves (#5)
Hamilton Hawks (N/R)
Niagara Falls Dawgs (N/R)
Quebec Team Combat (#30)

B&W MOTORS Division
Ohsweken Redmen (#3)
Niagara Snappers (N/R)
Newmarket Juniors (N/R)
Shakespeare Falcons (#29)

MOLSONS Division
Elmira Expos (#7)
Napanee North Key Express (N/R)
NY Gremlins (#13 ISC)
Niagara Falls Fury (N/R)

DUFFS Division
Ashland Stockpack (#1)
Linwood Chiefs (N/R)
Port Elgin Blue Devils (#12)
Wyevale Tribe (#28)

Six games were played Friday night, with another 18 games scheduled for Saturday.  Results are provided below

Friday Results

Game #1
(N/R) Hamilton Hawks 5
(N/R) Niagara Falls Dawgs 2

WP: George Topp
LP: Dan Duemo

Game #2
(#5) Bridgeport Braves 1
(#29) Quebec Team Combat 0

WP: Tood Winkworth in relief of Greg DeBelleval
LP:  Frank LeClaire

Game #3
(#7) Elmira Expos 6
(N/R) Niagara Falls Fury 2

WP:  Dan Martin
LP:  Tom Berube

Game #4
(N/R) Niagara Snappers 4
(#3) Ohsweken Redmen 0

WP: Rob O’Brien (1 hitter)
LP:  Darren Zack

Game #5
 (#12) Port Elgin Blue Devils 3
(#1) Ashland Stockpack 2

WP:  Scott Smith (save Rob Fawcett)
LP:  Ty McKinney

Game #6
(#28) Wyevale Tribe 4
(N/R) Linwood Chiefs 0

WP:  Jason Giffen (1 hitter)
LP:  Kyle Coles

Saturday Results

Game #7
(#13 ISC) NY Gremlins 3
(N/R) Napanee Express 0

WP:  Jeremy Tracey (NO HITTER 14K)
LP: Kyle Linton (relief from Jordan MacDonald)

Game #8
 (#29) Shakespeare Falcons 6
(N/R) Newmarket Juniors 0
**5 inning mercy

WP: Fred Follings (NO HITTER)
LP: Chris Boyd

Game #9
(#30) Quebec Team Combat 4
(N/R) Niagara Falls Dawgs 2

WP: Drew Hathaway
LP: Marvin Smith

Game #10
(#28) Wyevale Tribe 10
(#12) Port Elgin Blue Devils 4
**6 inning mercy
 
WP: Mark Lambie
LP:  Rob Fawcett (in relief Matt Hamilton)

Game #11
(#1) Ashland Stockpack 7
(N/R) Linwood Chiefs 1
**5 inning mercy

WP: Jeff VanHooser
LP:  Mark Kelley

Game #12
(#5) Bridgeport Braves 5
(N/R) Hamilton Hawks 2

WP: Jeremy DeBelleval
LP: Greg Garrity

Game #13
(#13 ISC) NY Gremlins 8
(#7) Elmira Expos 2

WP: Bryan Newton (12K)
LP: Casey Halstead

Game #14
(N/R) Niagara Falls Fury 6
(N/R) Napanee Express 6

Niagara Falls: Tom Berube
Napanee: Jordan MacDonald

Game #15
(N/R) Niagara Snappers 2
(#29) Shakespeare Falcons 0

WP: Wayne Wells (no hitter 15K)
LP: Mark VanVliet

Game #16
(#3) Ohsweken Redmen 4
(N/R) Newmarket Juniors 3

WP:  in relief Darren Zack
LP:  Kevin Boyd

Game #17
(#5) Bridgeport Braves 6
(N/R) Niagara Falls Dawgs 1

WP:  Ryan Cummings (10K)
LP: Rich Vassos

Game #18
(#30) Quebec Team Combat 6
(N/R) Hamilton Hawks 0

WP: Frank Leclaire (9K)
LP: George Topp

Game #19
(#1) Ashland Stockpack 4
(#28) Wyevale Tribe 3

WP: Jeff Van Hooser
LP: Jason Giffen

Game #20
(#12) Port Elgin Blue Devils 9
(N/R) Linwood Chiefs 1

WP:  in relief Rob Fawcett (Scott Smith started for 1 inning)
LP: Beggs

Game #21
(N/R) Niagara Snappers 6
(N/R) Newmarket Juniors 0
**5 inning mercy

WP: Jason Paylove
LP:  Chris Boyd

Game #22
(#13 ISC) NY Gremlins 6
(N/R) Niagara Falls Fury 0

WP:  Bill Hillhouse (No Hitter 12K)
LP:  Tom Berube (in relief Mike Joseph)

Game #23
(#7) Elmira Expos 3
(N/R) Napanee Express 2

WP: Dan Martin
LP: Kyle Linton

Game #24
(#29) Shakespeare Falcons 4
(#3) Ohsweken Redmen 1

WP:  Fred Follings (10K)
LP:  Darren Zack (10K)

FINAL STANDINGS

HOJO Division
Bridgeport Braves (#5) 3-0
Quebec Team Combat (#30) 2-1
Hamilton Hawks (N/R) 1-2
Niagara Falls Dawgs (N/R) 0-3

B&W MOTORS Division
Niagara Snappers (N/R) 3-0
Shakespeare Falcons (#29) 2-1
Ohsweken Redmen (#3) 1-2
Newmarket Juniors (N/R) 0-3

MOLSONS Division
NY Gremlins (#13 ISC) 3-0
Elmira Expos (#7) 2-1
Napanee North Key Express (N/R) 0-2-1
Niagara Falls Fury (N/R) 0-2-1

DUFFS Division
Ashland Stockpack (#1) 2-1
Wyevale Tribe (#28) 2-1
Port Elgin Blue Devils (#12) 2-1
Linwood Chiefs (N/R) 0-3
**Port Elgin gets eliminated on the 3rd tie breaker “fewest runs allowed between tied teams”

PLAY-OFF SCHEDULE

10:00am - Quarter Final #1 (game #25)
MOLSONS #1 vs. DUFFS #2
NY Gremlins vs. Wyevale Tribe

NY Gremlins 8
Wyevale Tribe 0
**5 inning mercy

WP:  Jeremy Tracey (No Hitter, 10k, 1BB)
LP:  Jason Giffen  (1 IP, 4 BB, 5R) in relief Mark Lambie (3 IP, 3BB, 3R)

-Jeremy Tracey pitches his 2nd no hitter in as many games.  NY Gremlins have 3 no hitters in 4 games
-NY Gremlins offense was evenly spread out, with every batter reaching base

10:00am - Quarter Final #2 (game #26) 
HOJO #1 vs. B&W MOTORS #2
Bridgeport Braves vs. Shakespeare Falcons

Bridgeport Braves 5
Shakespeare Falcons 0

WP:  Todd Winkworth (7IP, 3H, 6K, 1BB)
LP:  Mark VanVliet (5IP, 7H, 5R, 3ER, 4K, 1BB) in relief Fred Follings (1 IP, 1K)

-Terry Eaton and Jay Schnarr both knocked in 2 runs for Birdgeport
-Todd Winkworth scatter 3 hits over 7 strong innings of work, making his defense work for him as he recorded 8 ground ball outs to go along with 6 strikeouts

12:00pm - Quarter Final #3 (game #27) 
MOLSON #2 vs. DUFFS #1
Elmira Expos vs. Ashland Stockpack

Ashland Stockpack 6
Elmira Expos 1

WP:  Ty McKinney (5 IP, 5H, 1R, 13K, 1BB) in relief Jeff VanHooser (1 IP, 1H, 0R, 2K, 1BB)
LP:  Casey Halstead (4 IP, 6H, 6R, 4K, 2BB) in relief Dan Martin (2 IP, 0H, 0R, 6K, 0BB)

-Ty McKinney had 2 RBI’s for Ashland, Junior Rodriguez had 2 hits and 1 RBI for Ashland
-Josh Brohman had 1 hit and 1 RBI for Elmira

12:00pm - Quarter Final #4 (game #28)
B&W MOTORS #1 vs. HOJO #2
Niagara Snappers vs. Team Quebec Combat

Niagara Snappers 5
Team Quebec 2

WP:  in relief Rob O’Brien (3 IP, 3H, 1R, 3K, 0BB); starter Wayne Wells (4 IP, 4H, 1R, 3K, 1BB)
LP:  Francois LeClaire (7 IP, 8H, 5R, 12K, 3BB)

-Adam Dearborn had 2 hits and 1 RBI for Niagara.
-Scott Young, Mike Bateman and Kevin Newhouse all had RBI’s for Niagara
-J. Doucet had 2 hits and 1 run scored for Quebec
-S. Laframboise had 2 hits for Quebec
-Joran Graham had 1 RBI for Quebec

2:00pm - Semi-Final #1 (game #29)
Winner Game #25 vs. Winner Game #26
NY Gremlins vs. Bridgeport Braves

NY Gremlins 6
Bridgeport Braves 1

WP:  Bill Hillhouse (7 IP, 3 H, 1R, 10K, 0BB)
LP:  Jeremy DeBelleval (2 IP, 7H, 5R, 2K, 0BB); in relief Todd Winkworth (4 IP,  3H, 1R, 2K, 0BB)

-Jeremy Tracey 2-3 with a homerun and 1 RBI for the Gremlins
-John Rozich 1-3 with a homerun and 2 RBI’s for the Gremlins
-Ed Jackson 2-3 for the Gremlins
-Jay Schnarr 2-3 with a homerun and 1 RBI for Bridgeport

2:00pm - Semi-Final #2 (game #30)
Winner Game #27 vs. Winner Game #28
Ashland Stockpack vs. Niagara Snappers

Ashland Stockpack 2
Niagara Snappers 0

WP:  Jeff VanHooser (7 IP, 4H, 0R, 6K, 2BB)
LP:  Rob O’Brien (6 IP, 3H, 2R, 11K, 3BB)

-Chad Honaker 1-1 with a 2 run homerun, a walk, and a SAC for the Stockpack
-Ty McKinney 2-3 for the Stockpack
-Adam Dearborn 2-4 for Niagara
-Perry Bartley and Matt Bedrosian 1 hit apiece

4:00pm – Final (game #31)
Winner Game #29 vs. Winner Game #30
NY Gremlins vs. Ashland Stockpack

NY Gremlins 4
Ashland Stockpack 1

WP: Brian Newton (7 IP, 6H, 1R, 15K, 1BB)
LP: Ty McKinney (6 IP, 8H, 4R, 8K, 1BB)

**Jeremy Tracey was named tournament MVP with 2 no hitters, and a Sunday which included 2 home runs.

-Chad Busch 2-3 for the Gremlins
-Jeremy Tracey 1 homerun and 2 RBI’s for the Gremlins
-Steve Price 2-3 for the Gremlins
-Shane Flinner 2-3 with 1 RBI for Ashland
-Blair Setford 1-3 for Ashland

A big thanks to all our volunteers that helped us out this weekend, if it weren’t for them, this tournament would not run so smoothly.  So much work, time and planning goes into running a tournament and it really wouldn’t be possible without them.  Also thanks to all our community sponsors and partners.  With tough economic times hitting everyone, our sponsors have really stepped up to the plate to help the team out.  Thanks to all the teams that made the Shootout another success.  Every year we seem to get a strong field of teams that are world class both on and off the field and this year was no different.