EBBA Minor

Congratulations to Ilderton Juniors for winning the Silver Medal at the Junior 'C' OBAs.

Congratulations to the St. Thomas Cardinals Midget team for winning the Gold Medal at the Midget 'B' OBAs.  

Congratulations to the Oakridge Minor PeeWees for winning the Silver Medal at the Minor PeeWee 'A' OBAs. 

Congratulations to the London Badgers Bantams for winning the Gold Medal at the Bantam 'AAA' OBAs.

Congratulations to the London Badgers Minor Midgets for winning the Gold Medal at the Minor Midget 'AAA' OBAs. 

Congratulations to the North London Minor Mosquitos for winning the Gold Medal at the Minor Mosquito 'A' OBAs.

Congratulations to the Ingersoll Juniors for winning the Gold Medal at the Junior 'D' OBAs.

Congratulations to the Delaware Rookies for winning the Silver Medal at the Rookie 'D' OBAs.

Attached is an article regarding LDBA's very own umpire, Eldon Dunseith. Please take a look -- an inspiring article!!

Dan Pulham, President of LDBA from 1997 to 2006, was inducted into the L.D.B.A. Hall of Fame at the Annual General Meeting. In his speech, Mr. Pulham stated that he knew the Board was in very capable hands-- "Not to worry - there are lots of good people to get the L.D.B.A. started on the next 50 years". Thanks Dan!

The Lakeside Lizards, a veteran group in the Southwestern senior men's league, lost just six games all season on their way to winning the Baseball Ontario senior B championship on the weekend with a 5-2 win over New Lowell in the final. Their only loss in the tournament in Corunna/Courtright was to league rival London Bulls, who finished 2-2 in the 12-team competition. "Our defence was outstanding and we got clutch hitting," said Lizards manager and sometimes first baseman Al Gates. "And then there was the pitching." Gates said Ryan Finnson pitched "a gem" in a 6-1 semifinal victory over Oakville after a 4-3 round-robin loss to the Bulls, "to put us in a good position against New Lowell, which had a bye." Right-hander Scott Corby had 11 strikeouts in the seven-inning finale, while right-fielder Brian Reid knocked in Lakeside's first run and Matt Biderman made it 3-1 with a homer also bringing in Kevin Martin who had doubled. In the fifth inning, Casey Virtue doubled and outfielder Richard Thompson drove him in for a 4-1 margin. In the sixth, Matt Hill's sacrifice fly brought in the fifth run. Lakeside last won an Ontario title in 1997 and four players got to do it again. Rob Gates, Biderman, Virtue and Al Gates were also members of the '97 team. Falling victim to the Lizards in the tournament were Thorold, 12-4, the Bulls in a second game, 9-1, Thornhill, 3-0, and Corunna, 12-3. Pitcher Alex MacLeod won his 10th game of the year in the 9-1 win over the Bulls to go 10-0 on the season. Lakeside lost in last year's final. The Lizards finished first in the seven-team Southwest league for a second straight year, going 14-4, and beat Strathroy 3-1 in the semifinals, the last game a 4-2 victory over former London Werewolves pitcher Brett Gray. Lakeside swept Tillsonburg in three games in the final.

Over the weekend of August 18th-20th the Lambeth Midget team participated in the OBA Midget C Championships in Leamington and came away with the Gold medal. On Friday the boys started the tournament with Geoff Mann shutting down Dundas 7-0 giving up only 3 hits. Saturday morning Nathan Naylor continued the pitching dominance shutting down a powerful Georgetown team to the tune of a 5-1 victory. Game 3 proved to be a turning point as Josh Jones threw a complete game 4 hitter, but was given no run support and took a tough 1-0 loss against Petrolia. This seemed to wake up the boys, as they realized they could not coast through the weekend. With their backs against the wall, Lambeth persevered and Geoff Mann again took to the hill Saturday afternoon and beat Essex with a complete game 3 hitter in which the offence squeezed home another 3 runs for a 3-0 victory. This win was enough to put Lambeth into the OBA Championship games Sunday against Petrolia. Lambeth would have to beat Petrolia 2 times for the gold. On Sunday the rains fell and the boys had to sit around for 6 hours waiting for the fields to dry. Lambeth took the field a determined bunch. Kyle Robinson set the tone for the game hitting the first pitch he saw off they very tip of the fence against the Petrolia ace. This seemed to stun Petrolia and Lambeth was off to the races. Steve Truax and Trevor Scott provided key hits and Nathan Naylor again was given the task of shutting down a potent offence and he succeeded. Naylor gave up only 6 hits and pitching a complete game with Lambeth winning 6-2, forcing a sudden death championship game. In the sudden death championship, we finally saw the powerful offence Lambeth had shown all season. Scoring run after run after run, Darren Boyce and Trevor Scott led the offensive parade with Boyce going 4-4 with 5 rbi’s, and Scott getting on base just about every time he could this entire weekend. A sore and tired Geoff Mann sucked it up and took the hill again, and pitching with an empty tank, he let the defense do the work and got numerous ground outs. Also, an injured Kevin Musty gave another gutsy performance behind the plate, catching his 4th game in a row. With Petrolia worn out, the boys from Lambeth beat Petrolia 10-0 in a 5 inning mercy, giving them Lambeth’s first OBA Championship. What a great way to end a truly perfect season. Lambeth: 2006 LDBA Pennant winners, 2006 LDBA Champions, Brantford Tournament Champions, Dundas Tournament Champions, Orangeville Tournament Finalists and OBA Champions… With a final Record of 43-11-4 Congratulations go to first year coach Andrew Mann, manager Bob Boyce who has been with the team since rookie ball. Without Bob’s hard work and dedication, Lambeth baseball would not still exist. THANK YOU BOB BOYCE. #44 Jesus Suarez, #13 Kyle Robinson, #66 Kevin Musty, #2 Ian Dick, #12 Colin Noble, #5 Craig Vannus, #11 Brant Cormier, #3 Nathan Naylor, #81 Darren Boyce, #4 Geoff Mann, #17 Josh Jones, #24 Brett Varey, #9 Trevor Scott, and # 6 Steve Truax.