Several fastball teams from Bruce and Grey counties put in strong finishes at provinicial tournaments.
SELECTS WIN
The Owen Sound Selects defeated the Tavistock Merchants 11-1 in Sunday’s final to capture the under-23 Ontario Amateur Softball Association provincial championship at Cambridge.
Riley Manion of the Selects was named the top pitcher of the tournament.
U16 FINALISTS
The Chatsworth Longhorns settled for a second-place finish in the OASA U16 provincial ‘A’ championship on Sunday.
Chatsworth defeated Wilmot 2-0 to advance to the final and had two opportunities to secure the title.
The Wilmot Thunder managed to respond with two straight wins over Chatsworth to win: 5-2 and then 3-2 in the decider.
Meanwhile, the Tara Twins u16 squad managed a second-place finish in the under-16 OASA provincial ‘B’ championship.
Tara lost to Westport Storm in the final.
U14 RESULT
Tara Twins under-14 team also played at the Eastern Canadian Championships in New Brunswick over the weekend.
The Twins ended up finishing in fourth-place at the event, losing to eventual champion Wilmot 3-1 in the playoffs.
