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Men's A
Haines Roofing won easily over a pair of B opponents last week in Tillsonburg's Men's A slo-pitch.
G.C. Lounsbury also won twice looking impressive in a nine-run decision over last year's runner-up I.C. Waters.
Robert Q Travel came from behind to defeat Maple View Variety, Maple View won by three over Corey's Restaurant.
GC Lounsbury Inc 26,
Hounds 7
GC - Justin Miller 4-4 HR, Greg Onaitis 3-3, Kent Collings 2 HR, Trevor Stumt HR
Hounds - Ryan Blackman 4-4, Chris Brittain 2-3
G.C. Lounsbury took advantage of an eight-man Hounds squad. Kent Collings hit homers in consecutive at-bats.
GC Lounsbury Inc. 17,
I.C. Waters 8
GC - Cheyne Sarafinchin 4-4 Hr Gr Slam. Thom Puhr 3-4, Travis Nikin Hr, Sean Miller Hr
I.C. Waters-Rob Down 2-2, Darren Cadotte 2-2, Aaron Laporte Hr
G.C. Lounsbury broke this one open courtesy of a six-run fifth. Cheyne Sarafinchin hit a grand slam in the rally.
Robert Q Travel 22,
Maple View Variety 21
Robert Q - Bryan DeBlaire 5-5, Mike Supinski 4-4, Clayt Stubbs HR
Maple View - Randy Miller 3-4, Johnny Epp 3-3 HR, Abe Epp HR, Tim Townsend 2 HR, Ryan Miller HR
Maple View led right up to Robert Q's final at-bat, Robert Q scored six runs winning on Bryan DeBlaire's walk off hit.
Haines Roofing 27,
Hounds 7
Haines - Phil Durham 5-5, Chris Durham 5-5
Hounds - Greg Hutchison 2-2, Ryan Blackman 2-2
Haines plated seven in the third and fifth innings. Dave Phillips and Phil Durham each scored five runs.
Haines Roofing 20,
Pelicans 1
Haines - Andrew Burns 4-4, Dan Clark 5-5, Dave Phillips 2 HR, Phil Durham 2 HR, Brett Ferguson 2 HR
Pelicans - Ryan Verbuyst 2-2, Andrew Dawson 1-1
Haines' third, fourth and fifth batters each homered twice.
Maple View Variety 20,
Corey's Restaurant 17
Maple View - Ryan Miller 4-5 HR, Tim Townsend 3-3 HR, Peter Epp HR
Corey's - James Greenville 4-5, Bob Long 4-5
Tim Townsend led Maple View with four runs batted in.
Men's B
Ward's Automotive continued to roll as they beat Team Awesome by eight and tied Sunrise Equipment Roosters to remain unbeaten.
R n D Carpentry got into the win column with an easy win over Team Awesome.
Ward's Automotive 12,
Sunrise Equipment Roosters 12
Ward's - Trevor Hawley 3-4, Connor Smith 4-5, Evan Curtis HR, Brett Parsons HR
Sunrise - Mark Hamulecki (5-5) 3 HR, Perry Robinson 3-5, Nate Malcolm HR
Roosters tied it on Nate Malcolm's three-run seventh inning homer. The eighth inning was scoreless for both sides.
R n D Carpentry Kekambas 28,
Team Awesome 13
Kekambas - Kyle Smith 6-6, Evan Prouse 5-6
Team Awesome - P. Jepsen 4-4, Dan MaCrae 3-4
R n D Carpentry playing with just nine went through their order six times.
Ward's Automotive 13,
Team Awesome 5
Ward's - Mike Mudford 5-5, Connor Smith 4-5 HR, Braydon Rodgers HR, Brendon Valda HR, Pat Tanner HR
Team Awesome - Dan MaCrae 4-4, Darryl Whittington 3-3
Ward's hit a homer in each of the first four innings.
Men's C
The C teams provided the most results from this past week. Trophy Realty Corp. Expos finally got to play their first game outslugging Orchard Crest Farms in a game that produced 56 runs. Orchard Crest evened their week with a 10-run victory over Catlack Excavating.
Swamp Donkeys, Hit n Run and Jokers collected the other victories.
Trophy Realty Corp. Expos 33,
Orchard Crest Farms 23
Trophy Realty - Trevor Fleet 5-5, Keith Agnew 5-6, Christian Devlin HR, Craig Robb HR
Orchard Crest - Chris Fisher 5-5, Kalvin Smith 4-5 2 HR, Craig Boucher HR
Craig Robb was a double shy of hitting for the cycle and Christian Devlin was a triple shy to help lead Trophy Realty in this slugfest.
Hit N Run 24,
Swamp Donkeys 8
Hit N Run - Diedrich Klassen 4-5, John Dyck 4-5, Abe Klassen 3 HR, Abraham Klassen HR, Jake Enns HR
Swamp Donkeys - Damion Bancroft 3-3, Chris Bevan 3-3, Justin Lockstein HR, Tim Pressey HR, Keith McMerty HR
Abe Klassen led off the game with a homer and then homered consecutively in his final two at-bats.
Swamp Donkeys 11,
Bad News Bears 6
Swamp Donkeys - Jess Legg 3-3, Dylan Graydon 2-2
Bears - Cam Curtis 3-4, Shane Hoshal 3-3
Swamp Donkeys rallied for five sixth-inning runs to take this one.
Jokers 19,
Shady Akers Brew Jays 12
Jokers - Bernie MacDonald 4-4, Matt Freelan 4-4, Chris White HR, Russell Morgan HR, Rob Stortz HR
Brew Jays - Brandon Vermeersch 3-3, Mike Heavens 2-2, Tom Csoff HR
Rob Stortz was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle while Chris White drove in four for the Jokers.
Orchard Crest Farms 27,
Catlack Excavating 13
Orchard Crest - Shaun Elliott 5-5 HR, Rick Pihokker 5-5, Kalvin Smith 2 HR, Craig Boucher 3 HR Grand Slam, Kevin Listar HR
Catlack - Jason Scott 3-3, Devon MacDonald 3-3 2 HR, Mike Vanwynsberghe HR, Justin French HR
Kevin Listar hit for the cycle for the winners while Craig Boucher drove in eight runs.
Men's D
Sluggers won in exciting fashion over C's Jokers.
Sluggers 23,
Jokers 21
Sluggers - Jakie Friesen 4-5, Ike Hiebert 4-6, Pete Dyck HR, James Dyck HR
Jokers - David Lockstep 4-5, Matt Freelan 4-4, Rick Wiebe HR, Chris White HR
Sluggers stole this one away courtesy of a seven-run seventh. Pete Dyck's two-run triple was key.
Ladies A
The two leaders were given all they could handle from their opponents as Indi-Girls scored late to put Service Master away, while Corey's Restaurant scored runs late to come from behind to defeat Jays.
Indi-Girls 16,
Service Master 11
Indi-Girls - Kate Hahn 4-4, Jessica Anseeuw 4-4
Service Master - Jodi Hodges 4-4, Crystal Laforge 3-4
Service Master fought back to pull within one in the sixth but Indi-Girls replied with six in their half of the frame.
Corey's Restaurant 9,
Jays 4
Corey's - Deb Simmonds 3-3, Lauren Duffy 3-4
Jays - Amy Beattie 2-3, Melissa Hughes 2-3
Natasha Noel led Corey's with a pair of triples and three runs scored, Shannon O'Neil added a bases clearing double in the seventh.
Ladies B
SOS Towing mercied George's Auto in the only B action reported from last week.
SOS Towing 16,
George's Auto 2
SOS - Crystal Haegens 4-4, Nicole Cuerrier 4-4
George's - Britt Sandham 2-3, Kerilyn Bruckler 3-3
Nicole Cuerrier tripled, doubled and drove in four for SOS.