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Current WeatherNational Capital Baseball Elite TournamentGord Hamilton/Fred Wigney Memorial Tournament (Nepean) - July 18-20, 2008Ottawa Knights 16U walk away with 3rd Tournament win of the season !!
Combine 'Lights out' pitching with 'Solid Defence' and 'Power Hitting' and you come away with continued triumphs. That's been the recipe for success for the Ottawa Knights 16U Baseball team over the past couple of months. The Ottawa Knights U16 elite baseball team walked away with their third tournament championship of the summer by winning the prestigious Gord Hamilton/Fred Wigney Memorial Tournament this past weekend at Hamilton Yards. In the zone all weekend they outscored their opponents by a total of 31 runs to 6, defeating the visiting Champlain Edge team from Vermont by a score of 13-4 in the championship game. The Knights previous two tournament victories came in State College, Pennsylvania and in Kanata at their own host tournament. The Knights next tournament is in one week where they will need all cylinders firing as they will be battling to win the the National Invitational Tournament in Chicago, USA. Outstanding pitching, solid hitting and strong defence has the Knights currently on a 12 game winning streak. Knights U16 Lose Semi-Final Heartbreaker 1-0Moscow Devilcats Woodbat Classic, July 4-6, 2008 Winning any tournament requires great hitting, pitching, defence and some help from the baseball gods. Unfortunately, the baseball gods were not with the Knights this past weekend when it counted most. In the opening game of the tournament the Knights went ahead of Scranton in the top of the 8th inning 8-7 only to lose 9-8 in the bottom of the inning. In the next two games the Knights mercied their opponents 10-0 (Moscow Devilcats) and 12-2 (Canandaiga) to qualify for the semi-final. Similar to Friday's game, the baseball gods were not with the Knights as they were held scoreless leaving a total of 10 players on base over seven innings, losing a heartbreaker 1-0 to the Oneanta Bulldogs. The undisputed MVP for the Knights during the tournament was "K"asey Floyd. "K"asey pitched a one hit shutout for the victory in his first outing and gave up only 1 run over 7 innings in the Knights semi-final 1-0 loss. Honourable mention goes to Knights Ryan Morissette who was outstanding defensively in left field and batted .500 (5/10) over the tournament. Despite the heartbreaking loss in the semi-final fun was had by all and the the Knights are hoping that the baseball gods will rejoin them in games and tournaments to come. Ottawa Knights U16 Champions!MID-ATLANTIC CLASSIC TOURNAMENT, BELLAFONTE/STATE COLLEGE PENSYLVANIA June 27-29, 2008 Everyone knew from the start of the season that the 2008 Ottawa Knights U16 baseball club was good. The Knights have battled hard and challenged teams in regular season and at tournaments since opening day. Their hard work and perseverance finally paid off with the Knights winning the prestigious Mid- Atlantic, Bellafonte/State College, Pennsylvania tournament on June 29th. The Knights offence, defence and pitching was on track from the first game of this tournament until the final championship game. With a record of 3 wins and 1 defeat the Knights met the highly favoured Albermarle Post 74, the 2007 Virginia State champions and undefeated in 30 games. It was a hard fought game but the Knights prevailed with an 8-6 win to be crowned tournament champions. The entire Knights team, coaches, players, and fans, contributed to the victory. Continuing his hot bat and solid defence Mike Byrne was outstanding throughout and deservedly was named tournament MVP. |
