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  An excellent weekend of all-star baseball closes out the 2007 season. All-star teams from York Simcoe and Toronto hooked up in a weekend home-at-home double-header exhibition series. The games were played in excellent weather and featured some great defence, great pitching and outstanding hitting. The umpiring was a little shaky but luckily it went both ways.

Game 1: YSBA jump out of the gate early posting a 4-2 lead in the first inning. Toronto started the inning with a 2 run HR over deep centre field. YSBA tied it when Dane G hit a 2-RBI single and two more runs followed when Christian B stroked another 2-RBI single. All the runs in YSBA’s 1^st inning scored with two outs. Chris L started for YSBA and he threw four strong innings giving up just three runs (two earned) over his four innings. Toronto battled back in the 6^th inning to tie the game 5-5 but YSBA posted 5 runs in the bottom of the 6^th inning to seal the win:

            YSBA 10 – Toronto 5

 

Game 2: In a back and forth slug feast the teams were tied at 7’s going into the 4^th inning. Toronto would go on to take the lead scoring 8 more over the next three innings to take a 15-12 lead. In YSBA’s final at-bat the team loaded the bases with one out and the 4 and 5 hitter coming to the plate but the team came away with nothing and fell to Toronto.

             Toronto 15 – YSBA 12

 

Game 3: The 5^th inning made the difference in this game as YSBA and Toronto were knotted at 3’s after four innings. Toronto got to Dane G who had pitched a great game in the 5^th . YSBA battled back but could not recover the lost ground:

           Toronto 9 – YSBA 4

 

Game 4: The YSBA defence fell apart in the final game of the series giving up a total of 12 runs in the first two innings. Patrick J did the work himself in the second inning striking out the side to close out a disastrous 2^nd inning. Christian D came on in relief and shut down Toronto over the next 4 innings picking up 7 strikeouts, giving the YSBA pitchers a total of 10 for the game, equalling the total number of strikeouts from the previous three games. YSBA did rally back but the team eventually succumbed to the runs that were handed out in early in the game:

             Toronto 19 – YSBA 6

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• Christian D  (Newmarket) - Pitcher
  
• Bradley P  (Markham) – Pitcher
  
• Jordan M  (Markham) – Pitcher/1B
  
• Chris L (Aurora) – Pitcher/Outfielder
  
• Ryan B  (Aurora) – Pitcher/3B/Outfield
  
• Dane G  (Barrie) – Pitcher/First Base
  
• Patrick J  (Aurora) - Pitcher/SS/3B/Outfield
  
• Jordan R  (Markham) – Catcher/Third Base/Pitcher
  
• Lucas M  (Newmarket) – Middle Infielder
  
• Lucas I  (Newmarket) – Outfielder
  
• Christian B  (Barrie) –  Middle Infielder/1B
  
• Nathan D (Barrie) – Outfielder
  
• Robert M  (Newmarket) – 3B/Middle Infielder/Pitcher
  
• Troy G  (Aurora) – Catcher
  
• Ryan A  (Aurora) – Middle Infielder
  
• Jason F (Newmarket) - Catcher

 

The final tryout will be held beginning at 6:30PM on 11 September at Whipper Watson Diamond in Newmarket.

Tryouts will be held at Whipper Watson Diamond in Newmarket, here's the schedule:

 1. Friday 7 September 7PM - 9PM

2. Saturday 8 September 4PM - 6PM

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW: Closing out the 2007 season.

Congratulations to the champions: Etobicoke Titans - AAA Champs and Ancaster - AA Champs. Barrie got off to an "awful" start loosing Game One to North York by getting mercied and giving up 14 walks over 5 innings of play. In Game Two the team came to play and knocked out Newmarket.  Game Three was a defensive masterpiece and the team made great play after great play but early opportunities at the plate came up short and the team fell in a squeaker to Welland.

Game One: North York AA 12 - Barrie 2

Game Two: Barrie 6 - Newmarket 4

Game Three: Welland 6 - Barrie 5

               
The most memorable moments of 2007. 

There were many highlights to the 2007 season. A season of change resulted with the team bringing on board four new players for the second season in a row. Eddie stepped up right out of the gate and became a mainstay in the pitching rotation and in the batting order. Nathan soon developed and was batting in the middle of the order and became the defensive anchor in Centre Field. Josh and Cody became the most relied upon outfields and in the OBA’s Josh made to stellar plays in the final game of the season. Once again it was a bit of a roller coaster season with the added Toronto inter-lock there were no longer any easy games. Every game was battle. 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 that we got to see

Highlight 5: Barrie 12 – Markham 2  The Red Sox Unload. After getting out of the gates slow to start the season the Red Sox unload with 16 hits against Markham’s normally stingy pitching. Christian and Eddie each go 3 for 3 at the plate and include a total of three extra base hits.

Highlight 4: Barrie 2 – Aurora 2 Battling Aurora. Aurora was proving to be the new powerhouse in YSBA but the boys continue to play them tight. In this pitchers duel it would be Barrie’s late inning defense and a 6-4-3 double play that preserved a draw.

Highlight 3: Barrie 5 - Scarborough 4 Stinging the Stingers. In the third close game of the season with Scarborough the Red Sox battled back from an early defensive lapse to knock off the stingers. 

Highlight 2: Barrie 6 – Newmarket 4  A gut check. The Red Sox had their backs to the wall at the OBAs and had every reason to be down. The boys however responded and pounded out 3 runs in their first at-bat and Graham did the rest as he pitched a masterful game. 
        
Highlight 1: Wellend 6 – Barrie 5  A defensive Gem. It was a loss and a loss that featured a few missed opportunities however the overall team defense was so amazing this game was simply the best the boys had played all season.
      

PLAY BALL! The new look Red Sox hold largest ever tryout camp for the 1993 team. The tryouts have been completed and we have added four new players for 2007. Congratulations as the line up will be made up of:

• Jacob H
• Christian B
• Eddie C (new)
• Graham D
• Nathan D (new)
• Dane G
• Josh L (new)
• Kyler N
• Cody P (new)
• Trevor S
• Ryan T
• Cole T  

REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE - GAME RESULTS

Game One: Aurora 10 - Barrie 6

Game Two: Etobicoke 11 - Barrie 8

Game Three: North York 5 - Barrie 1

Game Four: Markham 8 - Barrie 2

Game Five: Barrie 12 - Markham 2

Game Seventeen: Red Sox come up short in an outstanding pitching match-up as Markham wins 2-1.

Game Sixteen: Solid team effort and solid performance lead to a solid victory - Barrie over Richmond Hill 10-0.

Game Fifteen: Big innings and solid pitching lead Barrie past Bolton 9-4.

Game Fourteen: Dane goes yard again and Barrie's extraordinary pitching dominates as the team cruises to 12–1 win over Bolton.

Game Thirteen: Barrie and Aurora hook up for a back and forth battle with five lead changes that eventually finished in an 8-8 draw.

Game Twelve: Red Sox rebound and blast Richmond Hill 14-6 in a battle for top spot.

Game Eleven: Red Sox get spanked blasted 14 - 3 by Newmarket despite Scotty's 2 run home run

Game Fourteen: Dane goes yard again and Barrie's extraordinary pitching dominates as the team cruises to 12–1 win over Bolton.

Game Thirteen: Barrie and Aurora hook up for a back and forth battle with five lead changes that eventually finished in an 8-8 draw.

Game Twelve: Red Sox rebound and blast Richmond Hill 14-6 in a battle for top spot.

Game Eleven: Red Sox get spanked blasted 14 - 3 by Newmarket despite Scotty's 2 run home run
              
EXHIBITION - GAME RESULTS

• Exhibition Barrie 4 - Markham 4
  
• Exhibition Barrie 6 - Newmarket 3,
  
  Exhibition Aurora 4 - Barrie 3, 
  

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Vaughan The Barrie Red Sox travelled to Vaughan for the first tournament of the season. The team was placed in a pretty tough division and met up with some very good ball teams. Both Whitby and Mississauga Tigers advanced. In the end it was Hamiliton who knocked out the Tigers in the semi-finals and then they downed Team New Era (Buffalo All-Stars) 16-3 to capture the tournament crown. The boys compiled a 0-2-1 record:        
        

• Game One: Barrie 2 - Burlington 2

   

• Game Two: Whitby 14 - Barrie 3
  
  
• Game Three: Mississauga North Tigers 9 - Barrie 1 
   

Mississauga Southwest The Barrie Red Sox travelled to Mississauga and participated in a solid 16 team tournament. The team dropped the first game which made it tough to advance despite winning the next two games:
 

• Game One: Ajax 15 - Barrie 1
  
• Game Two: Barrie 6 - North York AA 3
  
• Game Three: Barrie 9 - Mississauga Majors 1
  
  

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1. 2001 - Rookieball Selects 2. 2002 - Rookieball 3. 2003 - Minor Mosquito 4. 2004 - Major Mosquito 5. 2005 - Minor Peewee 6. 2006 - Major Peewee 7. 2007 - Minor Bantam 8. 2008 - Major Bantam 9. 2009 - Minor Midget

BANTAM RULE CLARIFICATIONS (REVISED)

Moving to the big diamond brings with it a whole host of new rules governing game play and EQUIPMENT. Here are some significant changes:

BATS - CLARIFICATION (as per P 2-5 para g., of the OBA Constitution) NOTE: There are no restrictions this season for Minor Bantam:
• In addition to wooden bats, metal bats shall be allowed in OBA play. Subject to the following. All bats used in Major Bantam will not exceed 2 3/4 inches in diameter, and will not have a weight to length differential of greater than five ounces. In Minor Bantam, Peewee, Mosquito and Rookie Ball, metal bats are permitted with no restrictions. NOTE: For all Minor Midget, Midget, Junior and Senior OBA play, only wood bats (including composite wood bats) shall be permitted. Metal/Wood bats are not to be considered wood bats.
CLEATS
• In Rookie Ball, T-Ball, Minor Mosquito, Mosquito, PeeWee Girls, Minor PeeWee, PeeWee and Bantam Girls shoes with metal cleats are prohibited.
HELMETS
• The on deck batter, batter, base runners and batboy/batgirl must wear a prescribed protective helmet with flaps,covering both ears. This may not be changed except after the inning has been completed, or the player has been retired or has crossed home plate. In Rookie Ball, T-Ball, Minor Mosquito, Mosquito, PeeWee Girls, Minor PeeWee and PeeWee, helmet chinstraps are mandatory and will be worn as designed by the manufacturer.
PITCHING RULES
• In Minor Bantam, Bantam Girls and Bantam no player shall pitch more than 9 innings on any calendar day and no more than 14 innings in any tournament or series that is of 4 days or less duration. If a player pitches 5 or more innings in any day he/she cannot pitch the next day - the player must have 2 nights rest. Any player who assumes the pitching position in an inning will be charged with an inning pitched. Note: A pitcher may pitch his/her 9 innings on a calendar day in any combination of innings in games played on that day. Example: The pitcher may pitch 6 innings in one game and 3 innings in another game on that same calendar day.
• From Minor Bantam to Senior, a second trip by a manager/coach to the same pitcher in the same inning shall result in the pitcher’s automatic removal from the pitching position. The pitcher, once removed after the 2nd trip in an inning, may continue in the game at another position but shall not be permitted to return to pitch in that game.
EXTRA PLAYER
• In Minor Peewee, Peewee, Minor Bantam and Bantam, teams may opt to utilize 10 batters in the starting line-up. The additional batter shall be deemed as the extra player (EP). The following rules for the EP shall apply:
  i) The option to use the EP must be declared when handing in the line-up card prior to the start of the game. ii) The EP may bat in any place in the batting order. iii) The EP will be considered a defensive position and eligible for re-entry. iv) If a team using the EP has any players ejected or injured and it results in the team having less than 10 players in the line-up the game shall continue with 9 players. The batting order will be shifted up to fill the void but otherwise remains the same.
  Note: If the player starting in the EP is moved into a defensive position his place in the batting order does not change. The new EP will bat in the place of the player they replaced.

Schedule YSBA AllStar schedule and results is follows. The boys played great and it was a super way to finish playing on the small diamond. What a pleasure:

• Game 1 - Saturday 8AM against Team Toronto on Armstrong 2: Toronto 3 - YSBA 2. A great battle won on a home run by Toronto in the 5th inning. In the 6th YSBA loaded the bases and had the tying run thrown out at the plate on a come backer to the pitcher.
• Game 2 - Saturday 1:30PM against London District on Armstrong 1: YSBA 8 - London 4. YSBA jumped put to an early lead batting around and scoring five in the first inning. Dane G (Barrie) stuck out 8 of the first 10 batters he faced.
• Game 3 - Sunday 9:00AM against Intercounty on Armstrong 1 ICBA 6 - YSBA 0 . YSBA put runners on base in each of the first four innings but could not get on the board.

Coaching Staff The members of the YSBA AllStar Team coaching staff are as follows:

• Field Manager - Mark Russell (Barrie)
• Coach - Robert Nasello (Markham)
• Coach - Glenn Torrence (Newmarket)
• Coach - Al Gordon (Barrie)

The YSBA All Star Tryouts are over After a final gruelling tryout the YSBA All-Star team was selected. The team will now compete in the Ontario Affiliate All-Star team tournament this coming weekend (Sep 16-17) hosted by YSBA. The tournament will be held in Newmarket. Games begin at 8AM at the Armstrong Diamonds. Congratulations goes out to:

• Roberto S (Newmarket) - Middle Infielder
• Trevor S (Newmarket) – Right Field
• Carson T (Newmarket) – Pitcher
• Johnny S (Markham) – Middle Infielder/Outfielder
• Jordan R (Markham) – Third Base/Outfielder
• Jordan M (Markham) – Pitcher
• Dane G (Barrie) – First Base/Pitcher
• Christian B (Barrie) – Infielder/Outfielder
• Lucas M (Richmond Hill) – Middle Infielder
• Lucas I (Richmond Hill) – Centre Field/Second Base
• Gregory G (Richmond Hill) – Pitcher
• Ryan D (Richmond Hill) – Catcher
• Robert M (Richmond Hill) – Middle Infielder/Outfielder
• Troy G (Aurora) – Catcher
• Robert L (Vaughan) – Pitcher
• Zach S (Vaughan) - Pitcher

Next action: The YSBA Affiliate all-star team will practice Tuesday and Thursday night at Armstrong Diamonds in Newmarket beginning at 6:30PM. The diamonds are at 12 Shoniker Dr, in the new development southwest of the Yonge and Mullock intersection. 2006 All Star tournament The OBA affiliate all-star tournament is going to be held in Newmarket on 15-17 Sept. York Simcoe will enter 1 team into this tournament. There will be NINE teams in this tournament representing the main affiliates in the OBA. Some of the other all star teams that will be represented are:

Toronto Baseball (North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke), Eastern Ontario All Stars (Whitby, Ajax, Kingston, Pickering) Central Ontario (Oakville, Brampton, Mississauga) Inter-County All Stars (Cambridge, Kitchener, Brantford) Sun Parlour (Windsor area teams) Niagara District London District