Special Report - Richmond Hill Tournament

Our team played well in this tournament, earning a spot in the quarter-finals.

This tournament took place July 30 to August 1, with 16 teams competing:

• Division I: Agincourt A’s, Brampton Braves, North York Blues, Pickering Pirates
• Division II: East Toronto Dodgers, Mississauga Majors, Richmond Hill Phoenix, Toronto Playgrounds
• Division III: Cambridge Cubs, Mississauga North Bengals, Peterborough Tigers, Pickering Red Sox
• Division IV: Burlington Bulls, Kitchener A’s, Oakville A’s, Windsor Riverside

Our game results were:

• Majors vs East Toronto Dodgers: won 13-2. We overwhelmed the Dodgers right from the start. We could have scored many more runs, but the coaches told our team to hold back in the last 3 innings.
• Majors vs Toronto Playgrounds: won 7-3. Our batting was weak, and many of our runs were unearned. This victory clinched us a position in the quarter-finals.
• Majors vs Richmond Hill Phoenix: lost 2-12. We could have done much better, but since we were advancing to the quarter-finals regardless of this game’s results, the coaches opted to use this game to give some players practice in playing unaccustomed positions.
• Majors vs North York Blues: lost 2-4. We would have won this game except for a small number of critical errors. The loss prevented us from advancing to the semi-finals.

The games were played at:

• Bishop’s Cross: north side of John St. between Highway 404 and Leslie St. / Don Mills Rd.
• Richmond Green: north-west corner of Elgin Mills and Leslie St.