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PICKERING AJAX CUBS CAPTURE BANTAM AAA PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP
2014-09-08
Pickering Ajax Cubs Bantam
The Pickering Ajax Cubs Bantam team went undefeated this past weekend on their way to capturing their second consecutive AAA Provincial Championship. The Cubs opened up the double knock out tournament with a 20-4 victory over the London Badgers. Offensive contributions from the entire lineup proved too much for the Badgers. ...
The Pickering Ajax Cubs Bantam team went undefeated this past weekend on their way to capturing their second consecutive AAA Provincial Championship.
The Cubs opened up the double knock out tournament with a 20-4 victory over the London Badgers. Offensive contributions from the entire lineup proved too much for the Badgers. Round two saw the Cubs take on the upstart Mississauga Southwest Twins. 6 runs in the 3rd inning and 8 runs in the 4th inning catapulted the Cubs to a 19-1 victory. The Cubs then earned a round 3 bye and moved on to face the undefeated Simcoe Giants in round 4. After falling behind 6-2, the Cubs bats came alive in the 4th
And 5th innings as they went on to defeat Simcoe by a score of 14-6. In round 5, the Cubs drew the North York Blues. In a hard fought game, the Cubs prevailed with a 5-3 win. This set up the final match against the Mississauga North Tigers. The Cubs gave up 2 runs in the first inning, but responded with 2 of their own runs in the second inning to tie the game up. In the 3rd inning, the Cubs bunched together 4 hits and two walks to score 4 runs as they took a 6-2 lead after 3 innings. Pitching and defense tightened up on both sides over the next two innings. The Tigers managed only 3 hits and 1 run the rest of the way, while the Cubs scored 3 more runs in the 6th inning as they went on to a 9-3 victory.
The Pickering Ajax Cubs are the first team in the 1999 age group to win consecutive Provincial Titles, having defeated the Etobicoke Rangers last year.
This Championship team was coached by Scott Robinson (League Choice Award for Coach of the Year), Chris Papalia, Steve Toms and Rob DaSilva. Team members are James De Sousa, Landon Leach, Dylan Latty, RJ Dutkiewicz, Liam Miller-North, Kurt Dawkins, Jared Evans, Harrison Toms, Neelesh Kaul, Jonathan Henry, Michael Ong (Provincial Tournament MVP), Malik Williams, Daniel Carinci, Carter Seabrook, Jacob Cheung and Kumani Dawkins (Batboy).