Minor Bantam AAA Hawks are OBA Champions!!!!!
2016-09-05 - Bantam Elite
The 2016 Minor Bantam Hawks followed up their 2015 "dream season" - Baseball Ontario Major Peewee Eliminations Champions, 5th place finish at the Baseball Canada 13U National Championships, and 59th Lions CNE Tournament Champions - with an OBA AAA championship.
Despite being the only team in the final three not to receive a bye in the OBA Minor Bantam AAA Championships and having to play three games on Saturday and another three on Sunday, the Newmarket Hawks outlasted the field to win the coveted OBA champion rings.
Friday game result: Newmarket 6-Kitchener 4
Saturday game results: Newmarket 8-Scarborough 0; Newmarket 12-Whitby 2; Newmarket 12-Etobicoke 2
Sunday game results: Windsor 2-Newmarket 1; Newmarket 4-Windsor 1; Newmarket 11-Whitby 2
In the championship final vs. Whitby, the Hawks took a slim 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 5th inning when Whitby loaded the bases with none out. After getting the next batter to fly out, the Hawks turned a 1-2-3 double-play to end the threat, and then their bats got hot with 5 runs in the top of the 6th and 3 more in the top of the 7th.
The team is very proud to represent the Newmarket Baseball Association. Congratulations to players Russ Agar, Grant Beetlestone, Mitchell Bratt, Bradley Edwards, Jaden Hums, Matthew Kobryn, Reid Lunney, Brycen Pascal, RJ Tuck, Nicolas Velocci, Brady Wagenhoffer, Lucas Wessinger, and Luke Witty, and to head coach Doug Lunney and assistants Brian Bratt, Rob Hums, and Conrad Wagenhoffer.
Despite being the only team in the final three not to receive a bye in the OBA Minor Bantam AAA Championships and having to play three games on Saturday and another three on Sunday, the Newmarket Hawks outlasted the field to win the coveted OBA champion rings.
Friday game result: Newmarket 6-Kitchener 4
Saturday game results: Newmarket 8-Scarborough 0; Newmarket 12-Whitby 2; Newmarket 12-Etobicoke 2
Sunday game results: Windsor 2-Newmarket 1; Newmarket 4-Windsor 1; Newmarket 11-Whitby 2
In the championship final vs. Whitby, the Hawks took a slim 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 5th inning when Whitby loaded the bases with none out. After getting the next batter to fly out, the Hawks turned a 1-2-3 double-play to end the threat, and then their bats got hot with 5 runs in the top of the 6th and 3 more in the top of the 7th.
The team is very proud to represent the Newmarket Baseball Association. Congratulations to players Russ Agar, Grant Beetlestone, Mitchell Bratt, Bradley Edwards, Jaden Hums, Matthew Kobryn, Reid Lunney, Brycen Pascal, RJ Tuck, Nicolas Velocci, Brady Wagenhoffer, Lucas Wessinger, and Luke Witty, and to head coach Doug Lunney and assistants Brian Bratt, Rob Hums, and Conrad Wagenhoffer.