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Owen Sound celebrates tournament win
July 3, 2024 The Owen Sound Baysox won the New Lowell Knights Canada Day Weekend Tournament on Sunday defeating the Creemore Padres 16-4. The eight-team tournament had ten games played over Saturday and Sunday. Except for a few close contests, a majority of the games ended in high scoring affairs including a 21-5 game between Orillia and Richmond Hill. The consolation final featured the host Knights and the Orillia Majors, where the Knights slaughtered Orillia 18-4. The championship game started off as a back and forth game as Owen Sound opened with a single run in the first, only to fall behind as Creemore plated three in their half of the inning. Owen Sound chipped away with a run in the second and third to tie the game and the Padres again answered in their half of the third to take a 4-3 lead. Creemore's bats were silenced for the remainder of the game as Baysox pitcher Nate Kramer limited the Padres to one hit over the next three innings while his team added 13 runs, including a grand slam by Ryan McNeil in the sixth frame. The mercy rule came into effect after the sixth inning and the Baysox won their first New Lowell tournament championship. Tournament awards were presented after the championship game. Picking up best batter was Robert Doyle of Owen Sound, going seven for nine at the plate and scoring ten runs. Creemore's Evan Soules was named best pitcher. He picked up one win, pitched seven innings, gave up one run on two hits and struck out nine batters. Ryan Bartley of Owen Sound won the MVP title. At the plate he was seven for ten with two runs scored. Defensively he pitched seven innings, allowed five runs on ten hits and struck out two. Tournament Scores: |
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Knights host Canada Day Weekend Tournament
June 23, 2024 The New Lowell Knights are hosting a Canada Day Weekend tournament instead of their Civic Holiday tournament this year. A two-day, eight-team tournament will be held Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30 at New Lowell Recreation Park Starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, New Lowell plays Creemore, Lisle meets Mansfield at 10:30, Bolton and Orillia face off at 12:30 p.m. and Owen Sound and Richmond Hill plays at 2:30 p.m. Sunday play resumes 8:30 a.m. with the consolation game scheduled for 2:30 p.m. followed by the championship game at 4:30 p.m. |
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Death of Roger Maes
May 28, 2024 The following message is issued by the North Dufferin Baseball League Executive upon learning of the death of Roger Maes: "It is with sadness the Executive of the North Dufferin Baseball League learned of the death of Roger Maes who died yesterday. "Roger was a long-time player in the North Dufferin Baseball League starting in the 1970s and playing until the early 2000s. He played for his hometown team Mansfield before joining Everett and Lisle in later years. He was a perennial all-star player who was a tough and fierce competitor on the field but when the game ended was a friend to many. "Roger later coached teams in the league and played with the Dufferin-Simcoe Rockers Oldtimers Team. "In 1991, Roger joined the league executive as vice president. He served as president in 1992 and past president the following year. "On behalf of the league we extend condolences to his wife Angela, his family and friends." Obituary: William Roger Maes |
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Lisle ends 24-year drought
May 21, 2024 The Lisle Astros Baseball Club hosted their annual Victoria Day Weekend Tournament on Saturday and Sunday with the host team winning the tourney with a 3-2 decision over the New Lowell Knights. The Astros last won their tournament 24 years ago during the 2000 season. The Knights were looking for their third-straight championship but fell to the Astros in a very close championship game Sunday afternoon. The game opened with New Lowell plating a run in the first inning and the Astros countering with a run in the second. The game remained tied until the fourth frame when the visiting Knights scored. Not to be out-done, the Astros plated two runs in their half of the fourth and kept the Knights off the scoreboard with Lisle's pitcher, Cory Line, limiting the Knights to only one hit in the remaining three innings. In the consolation final, the Kincardine Cubs won the game defeating the Orillia Majors 8-2. Both teams scored a run in the first inning with Kincardine taking the lead scoring five runs in the second frame before adding two more in the third. Orillia scored a single run in the sixth. This was Kincardine's second-straight consolation championship win at the tournament. In all, seven teams participated in the two-day event that was played under sunny and ideal baseball conditions. Tournament Scores: |
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Seven teams for Lisle tourney
May 13, 2024 The Lisle Astros will host their annual baseball tournament on the Victoria Day Holiday Weekend, May 18 and 19, with seven teams participating. New Lowell Knights, Kincardine Cubs, Ivy Rangers, Orillia Majors, and two Bolton Brewers teams will join host Lisle in the schedule. Ivy and Orillia play the first contest at 9 a.m. on Saturday followed by New Lowell and Kincardine at 11 a.m. The two Bolton teams - the Whites and Blues - will face each other at 1 p.m. The loser of the 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. games meet at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Lisle receives a bye until a Sunday morning game where they will face the winner of the Ivy/Orillia game Sunday play resumes at 9 a.m. followed by an 11 a.m. game. The consolation game is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the championship game is set for 3:30 p.m. |
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Season begins
May 6, 2024 The crack of the bat could be heard around the area over the weekend as the North Dufferin Baseball League 2024 season officially got underway. On Saturday, a lone game was held in Midland with the Owen Sound Baysox visiting the Mariners. Owen Sound captured their first win of the season with a 4-3 victory. Owen Sound was to play the Bolton Brewers in a double-header on Sunday, but those games were postponed due to field conditions in Bolton. The weather did not stop two other senior division games as the Clarksburg Blues visited the Ivy Rangers and Barrie Angels travelled to the Lisle Astros. Ivy won 4-0 over Clarksburg while the Barrie and Lisle contest was a back and forth game with the Astros scoring a run in the seventh inning to capture their first win with a 7-6 score. Meanwhile, the Mansfield Cubs in the junior division took a 10-0 decision over the new entry Richmond Hill Phoenix. That game played in Mansfield brought the weekend to a close. |
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NDBL recognizes 2023 winners
March 12, 2024 Players, coaches, and fans attended the North Dufferin Baseball League 2023 regular season awards event on March 10 in Lisle. In the senior division, Kirk Gibson of the Owen Sound Baysox won the batting and best on base percentage awards. With 57 at bats and 31 hits, Gibson managed a .544 batting average along with a .643 on base percentage. His teammate Bryan Post tied with Bolton Brewers’ Brett Chater for the most home runs with 6 a piece. Chris Fafalois of the Bolton Brewers scored the most runs crossing the plate 26 times. The best pitcher was Nick Hodgson of the New Lowell Knights and his coach Peter Kinghan picked up the coach of the year award. Creemore Padres' Anson Dupuis was named the most valuable player, Nathan Lennox of the Clarksburg Blues was selected as the most sportsmanlike player and Daniel Morningstar of the Clearview Orioles was voted the best catcher. In the junior division, Whyatt Winkel of the Orillia Royals took top place in the batting and on base category. His 34 at bats with 18 hits resulted in a .529 batting average and an on base percentage of .673. His teammate Ben Barzo scored 28 runs to top that category. A third Royals' player won the best pitching title as Wyatt Thompson took home his second-straight title after a stellar 2023 season. Fraser Trivett of the Georgina Bulldogs won the most home runs award, hitting out 4 in the season, and was also named the most valuable player. The most sportsmanlike player award went to Jayden Akins of the Barrie Baycats. Following the awards, league membership met for the annual general meeting. The Clearview Orioles requested a leave of absence for the year bringing the senior division down to 11 teams. The juniors have added Richmond Hill, but lost Georgina, keeping the division to seven teams. |
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North Dufferin League prepares for 2024 season February 29, 2024 Preparations for the 2024 North Dufferin Baseball League season are underway as the League will hold their annual general meeting on March 10. The meeting will determine the number of teams participating in the season, setting a regular season and playoff format, and electing an executive to oversee the baseball operations of the long-running organization. Prior to the meeting, the league will hold their annual awards and lunch to celebrate baseball in the community and to recognize individual player excellence from the 2023 regular season. Many of the awards recognize individual players and their accomplishments including the best batter, best pitcher, most sportsmanlike player and most valuable players for both the senior and junior divisions. The awards banquet and meeting are held at the Lisle Royal Canadian Legion. Players and fans are invited to attend the awards ceremony. The awards and lunch will start at 12 noon, followed by the annual general meeting at 1 p.m. The North Dufferin League offers a junior and senior division with teams from Dufferin and Simcoe Counties and York and Peel Regions. Senior or Junior teams wishing to participate in the upcoming season must be present for the meeting. Further information is available at www.ndbl.ca or by contacting secretary Scott Anderson at 705-424-5068 or secretary@ndbl.ca. |
