Sunday, June 19, 2011
The Selects knew they'd have to bring their A game to compete with a field of the province's elite in their second tournament of 2011, the 12-team ISC world qualifier held in Springfield, ON. Unfortunately, that didn't happen.
The Selects dropped their Friday night opener to the Sweaburg Crush, 7-0, thanks to defensive errors, a couple of Crush home runs, and a cadre of dormant sticks. Bryan Belisle, Mike Brown and Casey Toews notched the only Selects hits, all singles, in a forgettable loss.
Sadly, Saturday's fortunes were not much better, as the boys in green lost an elimination game to the Toronto Gators, 10-2. The two Selects runs came in the bottom of the fifth when back-to-back singles from Brown and Toews cashed Kevin Ryrie and Brad Cleasby.
Thanks to Belisle, Toews, and Rod Fevreau for rounding out the Selects' roster for the weekend. And congrats to the KW Cubs, Shakespeare Falcons, and Alvinston Indians, who all qualified for this year's world tournament in Quad Cities.