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Black Sox drop a pair in Escanaba

The Cambrian Nissan Midget Black Sox dropped a pair of games in Escanaba on Tuesday night.

In the opening game, the Cubs spoiled an outstanding pitching performance from Black Sox pitcher Tyler Wilson. Wilson threw just 57 pitches in six innings only to drop a 2-1 decision. Andrew Toni knocked in the only Black Sox run with a single in the second inning.

The Cubs came back in the sixth inning when Tony Peacock singled in a run before the ball was bobbled in centre field, allowing the second run to score. The Black Sox loaded the bases in the top of the seventh with two outs but couldn’t cash in the tying run.

In game two, the Black Sox again jumped out to an early lead when Jake Yukich singled in Nick Moon in the opening inning. The Cubs went on to scored three runs in the fourth inning and two more in the sixth to win game two 5-1 and complete the sweep.

Next action for the Black Sox will be this weekend when they are in Midland to take part in the Gabby Mills fourth of July tournament.

Their opening game is on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. against Mt. Pleasant. The Black Sox will face Bullock Creek later in the day on Friday. The Black Sox play another pair of games on Saturday. In the 20-team tournament, the top two teams in each division move on to play on Suinday.

The Black Sox head into the tournament with an overall record of 20-16.

By Brad Coccimiglio

Jul 3 by webmaster

Soo Select Mosquito Goderich Tournament results

The Soo Select Mosquito Team played in a tournament in Goderich, Ontario this past weekend. In the first game the Selects lost 14-7 to Listowel. Gage Czop pitched a great opening game and Anthony Biocchi had 2 triples to lead the way offensively. In the second game, the Selects beat Hanover 15-6. Josh Clark was the winning pitcher while Owen Headrick was on base all 3 times up to bat. In the third game the Selects lost 9-6 to the London Nationals Major "A" Mosquito Team. The Nationals won the Mosquito Provincial "A" Championship last year. Anthony Biocchi and Owen Headrick pitched masterfully in the loss. Brandon Boyer led the Selects offensively getting on base all 3 times up to bat.

Overall, the Mosquitos learned a lot and are getting better every game.

Jun 30 by Soo Selects

Sox split a pair with Traverse City

Untimely errors led to the Cambrian Nissan Black Sox splitting a double header with the Traverse City Rockets on Sunday.

The Black Sox committed four errors in the opening game, leading to a 4-3 Rockets victory and spoiling a solid pitching performance from Jake Yukich. In game two, the Black Sox rode a strong performance on the mound from Andrew Toni to an 11-1 victory.

“I was happy with the way our guys rebounded,” said Black Sox coach Ryan Johns. “We jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first game. Unfortunately we weren’t able to keep the lead. We came back in the second game and ended up mercying them so I was very pleased with that.”

The Black Sox scored three third inning runs in the opening game but also left seven runners on base over the course of the game. Nick Moon stroked a pair of singles in the win. Kyle Diotte, with a pair of walks, and Kory Lafreniere, on errors by the Rockets defense, also reached base twice in the loss. Nick Cooper hit a homerun for the Rockets in the victory.

In the second game, Yukich reach base four times with a pair of singles and a pair of walks to help pace the Black Sox offense. Diotte also reached four times with a triple, walk, an error as well as being hit by a pitch. Wyatt Curry hit a single and a double in the win. Toni scattered four hits and two walks over the course of the victory.

“Andrew Toni pitched a very good game,” said Johns. “He was able to get ahead of hitters, allowing us to get into the dugout and get our swings offensively and score a lot of runs.”

Johns was pleased with the performances of both Yukich and Toni on the mound over the course of the day.

“I’m very pleased with both Jake and Andrew,” Johns said. “They threw strikes. Unfortunately Jake didn’t get a win out of his effort. He’s come a long way this year. Both pitchers, they’re our one and two guys, they’ve worked very hard and they deserve everything they get.”

Next action for the Black Sox will be on Tuesday night when they head to Escanaba for a double header against the Cubs.

“Escanaba’s a well-coached team. They’re an experienced team,” said Johns. “Our guys are going to have to be ready to play and I expect two strong ball games.”

After the Escanaba trip the Black Sox will be in Midland on the weekend for a tournament before returning home to face the E.U.P. Travelers on July 8.

By Brad Coccimiglio

Jun 30 by webmaster

Bantam Sox capture home tournament

The Elks 341 Black Sox completed a perfect weekend and tournament championship with a pair of victories on Sunday.

A 14-4 semi-final victory over Sudbury and a championship game 16-1 victory over Marquette sealed a 5-0 weekend for the Black Sox. Marquette got to the final thanks to a 15-7 victory over Benzie earlier in the day.

In their semi-final victory, Digger Kane and Travis Burmaster stroked a pair of singles each to pace the Black Sox offensively. Pitcher Collin McAuley had a strong outing striking out three and scattering four hits in the complete game victory.

In the championship game, Kris Kerr and Jeb Pallot combined on the mound for the victory. Offensively, Ben Elliott had a single and a double while Kerr, Pallot, Brandon Hansen and Richard Lang each had a pair of singles in the victory.

All three award winners for the tournament came from the tournament champions. Elliott was named Best Hitter, Best Pitcher was Kerr and the tournament Most Valuable Player was McAuley.

By Brad Coccimiglio

Jun 23 by webmaster

-- Black Sox drop a pair in Escanaba, posted Jul 3
MOSQUITO -- Soo Select Mosquito Goderich Tournament results, posted Jun 30
-- Sox split a pair with Traverse City, posted Jun 30
-- Bantam Sox capture home tournament, posted Jun 23
-- GREGG JOHNSON MEMORIAL 2008 TOURNAMENT RESULTS, posted Jun 23
MOSQUITO -- Mosquito schedule for Goderich, posted Jun 18
-- Black Sox win invitational tournament, posted Jun 15
BANTAM -- SOO BANTAM BLACK SOX LOSE IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, posted Jun 9
MOSQUITO -- Newest Soo Selects Mosquito player, posted Jun 9
BANTAM -- BANTAM BLACK SOX SWEEP VIPERS, posted Jun 1