May 28, 2017 | dhouse | 1107 views
St. Thomas Tournament FINALISTS
Tournament Recap- Silver Medalists
This past weekend the Ingersoll Ironbirds Belore Trailers Minor Mosquito REP team competed in the St. Thomas Cardinals Baseball Classic and came away with a Silver Medal.
Friday Night
Ironbirds - 9
Chatham Diamonds - 8
Taking the "bump" for the Ironbirds was Colten Cumberland who pitched 3 strong innings giving up one run and striking out 5 Chatham batters. Declan Minelly pitched 2 1/3 innings, Colton Macpherson 1 1/3 inning and Westin Matsumoto a 1/3 inning in relief. Strong offensive contributions came from Minelly (double), Matsumoto, Sam House, Charlie Ashman, Ryan Wolfe (singles). Defensive Player of the game was Ryan Wolfe who made four putouts at third base, and Declan Minielly with his diving catch "Pillar Style" in left field, then a game saving "pick"out of the dirt at first base to seal the W.
Saturday Morning
Ironbirds - 11
North Toronto A's - 1
Saturday morning turned out to be a game that featured two "hot" pitchers. Colten "CC" Cumberland was spectacular in a must win game for the Ironbirds. Cumberland threw 4 1/3 inning of shutout ball striking out an unbelievable "11" North Toronto hitters. Minelly picked up where Cumberland left off pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up one run. Timely hitting from Brandon Plaquet (Double / Single), Matsumoto (double), Macpherson (double), Minielly (double), Ashman (double), and singles by House, Tanner Belore, and Wolfe rounded out the offensive attack. Defensive player of the game was Brody Huitema who caught / game managed a great game for both Cumberland and Minielly. Even the home plate umpire gave Brody a shout out on how impressed he was that an 8 year old caught such a solid game!
Saturday Afternoon
Ironbirds - 18
Pickering Red Sox - 0
From the opening pitch the Ironirds dominated the game from every facet. Minielly pitched three scoreless innings to secure the Ironbird victory. Every Ironbird recorded a hit in this game.
Sunday Morning Semi Finals
Ironbirds - 7
Whitby Chiefs - 6
Sunday morning Semi Final it was left Westin Matsumoto who took the bump for the Ironbirds who were looking to secure their first Tournament final in the last three years. Matsumoto pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up four hits and striking out four batters. Macpherson stumbled early out of the gates, but quickly found his groove for 2 1/3 innings. With the bases loaded in the top of the 6th inning, Brandon Plaquet came in to hold the fort down with the Ironbirds trailing by one run. Plaquet stepped up and fanned the Chief batter to give the Ironbirds one last chance to win.
Ingersoll's last at bat Macpherson was hit by a pitch, followed by a House walk, Matsumto moved them over to 2nd and 3rd with one out. Charlie Ashman followed with a walk to load the bases with Ryan Wolfe at the dish. Wolfe torched a single to left field to tie the game at 6. Minielly was able to work the count in his favor fouling off multiple pitches that eventually allowed Sam House to score the winning run on a wild pitch in dramatic fashion.
Minielly (double / single), Matsumoto (single), Wolfe (single), Ashman (single) led the offensive attack for the Ironbirds. Brandon Plaquet was the defensive player of the game with his strong catches / relays in the outfield.
Sunday Afternoon Finals
St. Thomas Cardinals - 18
Ironbirds - 3
Ingersoll did manage to lead 2-1 after the first inning but struggled at the plate and the mound to keep a consistent flow going throughout to keep the game close.
Overall, a GREAT weekend for the boys who really stepped up their games to compete each inning, and showed great consistency with solid defense making outs, key contributions from the mound all weekend, and timely hits / aggressive base running. This weekend added a strong foundation to the early part of the season to push the boys into the summer months when the games become more and more competitive.