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THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Closing out the 2008 season:
The most memorable moments. The 2008 season was a great season of fun and growth as a team. Injuries put the team behind the eight ball to start the season as both Ryan T and Christian B were sidelined most of the year. Christian never was able to take to the field but we sure hope he is going to return in 2009. Braydon G and Robbie W joined the team and Adam made his return. Dane emerged as one of the most dominant pitchers in YSBA and Ontario. Dane along with Graham gave the team some pretty solid pitching that would keep the team in any game they pitched. Eddie and Nathan anchored the outfield with Cody emerging as a solid infielder. Josh moved into the shortstop position left vacant by Christian and he made several plays that were often noticed by the other teams. Cole became the cornerstone behind the plate soaking up inning after inning. Every game was battle and there were many that went down to the final at-bat. What follows are the games that really highlight the boys at their best. Click on the links and count down the heart stopping moments from the summer gone by. Here are the most memorable games and moments for 2008:
Highlight 5: Barrie 6 - Markham 5. A late May regular season game that turned out to be a nine inning barn burner and served to highlight the potential and promise for the 2008 season. This game saw the emergence of Robbie at the plate and as the early season closer.
Highlight 4: Newmarket 9 – Barrie 8. Game One of the YSBA championships turns into an extra inning battle as a defensive miscue opened the door to allow Newmarket to get back into the game.
Highlight 3: Barrie 3 - Brampton AAA 2. Dane and Graham combined to pitch a gem with some excellent defense to earn a hard fought victory in the Missisauga Tournament.
Highlight 2: Kingston 3 – Barrie 2. A thriller. Another epic battle and pitching masterpiece by Dane. The team defense was outstanding throwing out two Kingston runners at the plate.
Highlight 1: Barrie 3 - North York AA 2. An extra inning tournament championship. This was not the Red Sox best game of the year but it was most certainly a thrill and had everyone on the edge of their seat.
Highlight 5: Barrie 6 - Markham 5. A late May regular season game that turned out to be a nine inning barn burner and served to highlight the potential and promise for the 2008 season. This game saw the emergence of Robbie at the plate and as the early season closer.
Highlight 4: Newmarket 9 – Barrie 8. Game One of the YSBA championships turns into an extra inning battle as a defensive miscue opened the door to allow Newmarket to get back into the game.
Highlight 3: Barrie 3 - Brampton AAA 2. Dane and Graham combined to pitch a gem with some excellent defense to earn a hard fought victory in the Missisauga Tournament.
Highlight 2: Kingston 3 – Barrie 2. A thriller. Another epic battle and pitching masterpiece by Dane. The team defense was outstanding throwing out two Kingston runners at the plate.
Highlight 1: Barrie 3 - North York AA 2. An extra inning tournament championship. This was not the Red Sox best game of the year but it was most certainly a thrill and had everyone on the edge of their seat.
Wrapping up the OBAs. Congratulations to the champions: Hamilton takes the AAA title and Ancaster repeats at AA. Thunder Bay crushed the competition for the single "A" title. The Red Sox go 2-2 to close out the season in Guelph. It was a great weekend of baseball and an excellent tournament field.
Game 1: Niagara Falls 5 - Barrie 2
Game 2: Barrie 11 - York 7
Game 3: Barrie 16 - Oakridge (London) 3
Game 4: Thunder Bay 10 - Barrie 0
The OBA Field is set. 13 teams will compete for the 2008 OBA title:
Niagra Falls
Walker Homesites (Windsor)
Brockville
Sudbury
Oakridge (London)
Sault Ste Marie
York (Toronto)
Ajax
Thunder Bay
Paris
Guelph
Brampton
Brockville
Sudbury
Oakridge (London)
Sault Ste Marie
York (Toronto)
Ajax
Thunder Bay
Paris
Guelph
Brampton
2008 Tournament Results:
1. Kingston Tournament: A great weekend of ball! The boys go 2-2 with the two losses coming in the final at-bats of each game. The team played really solid posting two shut out victories and out scoring the oppostion 47-9 giving up a total of 18 hits over the four games. Here's the results
Game 1: Barrie 9 - Missisauga Minors 0
Game 2: Markham 6 - Barrie 3
Game 3: Kingston 3 - Barrie 2
Game 1: Barrie 9 - Missisauga Minors 0
Game 2: Markham 6 - Barrie 3
Game 3: Kingston 3 - Barrie 2
- 2. Mississauga Majors Tournament. The making of an excellent tournament get dashed by rain but the boys put out one of their best efforts of the season and get back on the winning road:
Game 1: North York 16 - Barrie 2
Game 2: Barrie 3 - Brampton Royals 2
Game 3: Rained Out
3. Orillia Tournament. The boys come home champions winning five straight and playing some excellent ball and it all culminated in a thrilling 10 inning victory to capture the title:
Game 1: Barrie 15 - Clarington 7
Game 2: Barrie 5 - North York AA 2
Game 3: Barrie 9 - Brampton AA 8
Game 4: Barrie 6 - Bolton 0
Game 5: Barrie 3 - North York AA 2 (in 10 innings)
4. YSBA Championships. The boys battle hard but come up short:
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Game 1: Newmarket 8 - Barrie 7
Game 2: Markham 8 - Barrie 1
5. OBA Championships: 29 August- 1 September
Game 1: Niagara Falls 5 - Barrie 2
Game 2: Barrie 11 - York 7
Game 3: Barrie 16 - Oakridge (London) 3
Game 4: Thunder Bay 10 - Barrie 0
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Game 1: North York 16 - Barrie 2
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Game 2: Barrie 3 - Brampton Royals 2
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Game 3: Rained Out
Game 1: Barrie 15 - Clarington 7
Game 2: Barrie 5 - North York AA 2
Game 3: Barrie 9 - Brampton AA 8
Game 4: Barrie 6 - Bolton 0
Game 5: Barrie 3 - North York AA 2 (in 10 innings)
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Game 1: Newmarket 8 - Barrie 7
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Game 2: Markham 8 - Barrie 1
2008 Regular Season Game-by-Game Results
Game One: Aurora 11 - Barrie 1. A depleted line-up takes to the field against a very strong Aurora line-up to open the 2008 season.
Game Two: Barrie 8 - Aurora 3. The Red Sox bounce back to take their home opener
Game Three: Newmarket 9 - Barrie 5. The Red Sox battle back but come up short
Game Four: Barrie 6 - Markham 5. The Red Sox win a nail biter.
Game Five: Newmarket 13 - Barrie 12. The Red Sox come up short in a slugfest.
Game Six: Barrie 5 - Aurora 5. The boys make the most of their opportunities.
Game Seven: Aurora 16 - Barrie 8. Walks do in Barrie.
Game Eight: North York 13 - Barrie 6. 0ut slugged in North York.
Game Nine: Newmarket 11 - Barrie 9. The boys drop a close one.
Game Ten: Rained Out, Markham at Barrie
Game Eleven: East York 10 - Barrie 0. Barrie gets outplayed in every aspect of the game.
Game Twelve: Markham 4 - Barrie 2. Bats go missing
Game Thirteen: Barrie 11 - Markham 1. The boys find their bats in Game 2 of the Canada Day Doubleheader
Game Fourteen: No umpires
Game Fifteen: Scarborough 13 - Barrie 2. The boys hang close until the final inning.
Game Sixteen: Newmarket 13 - Barrie 0. The boys remain in a funk.
Game Seventeen: Etobicoke cancelled (at Barrie)
Game Eighteen: Rained Out, Barrie at West Toronto,
Game Nineteen: West Toronto 12 - Barrie 7
Game Twenty RAINED OUT - 5 August: East York at Barrie
Game Twenty-One: Scarborough 6 - Barrie 5
PLAY BALL! The tryouts have been completed and we have added two new players. Congratulations as the 2008 line up will be made up of:
- Christian B
- Eddie C
- Graham D
- Nathan D
- Dane G
- Josh L
- Braydon G (new)
- Cody P
- Adam R
- Ryan T
- Cole T
- Robbie W (new)
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