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Subject: NL, SASK, ONT 1 & 2 clinch double life at Junior Men's -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEI - QUEBEC STILL GOING 5TH INNING 5-0 QUEBEC... DETAILS FROM THE HOTEL OK PAT N.L., Sask., Ont. 1 & 2 clinch double life at Junior Mens championship BY PAT HEALEY MEDIA OFFICER SUMMERSIDE - Four teams have clinched double life at the 2007 Causeway Bay Softball Canada Junior Mens Championship here at Very Important Volunteer Field in Summerside. Newfoundland and Labrador Kellys Pub Canadians, Scarborough Wolverines, Saskatchewan Junior Diamondbacks and the Elmira Advance Millwrights. NL will face Elmira (Ont 2) at 6 p.m. while Scarborough (Ont 1) and Saskatchewan will renew their recent rivalry in the late playoff game, at 8 p.m. The first team to secure double life was the Newfoundland and Labrador Kellys Pub Canadians as they put an exclamation mark on their perfect performance at this week-long event. The Canadians beat Simcoe Wildcats (Ont 3) 1-0 and then beat the Scarborough Wolverines 7-3. Late Thursday night (early Friday morning) in their suspended game with the Saskatchewan Junior Diamondbacks, Mark Lewis with a three run home run and Brad Ezekiel with a solo blast, both in the fifth inning, rallied the Canadians from a 2-1 deficit to a 6-3 win to finish round robin at a perfect 8-0. Jason Hill was the winning pitcher while Kyle Hyrcuik suffered the loss. Earlier Thursday night, Newfoundland and Labrador downed the only other team that could take first place from them, the Ontario champion Scarborough Wolverines, 7-3 thanks to a three run top of the seventh. Ezekiel, who has hit safely in six of 23 at bats driving in four runs, said it was a relief to get the win and game out of the way. "That game was big for us, everyone played well," Ezekiel said. "When we needed a hit we had someone come through for us." Canadians coach Ross Crocker said the team held a meeting after their game Thursday morning, a 1-0 win, after they thought they hadnt played well at all. "We didnt play well at all this morning and talked about cpoming out with a better performance tonight," Crocker said. "The players were all up and everyone did their job to get us the win, led by Jason Hills strong pitching." Thursday night against Scarborough, Ryan Boland hit a two-run triple with Sean Cleary and Gary Bruce on second and third. He hit an 0-1 pitch to centerfield that brought the two runners home and later he scored himself on a wild pitch. Cleary (1-1, two runs scored), Brad Ezekiel (2-4, two RBI), Justin Gill (2-5, run scored, RBI), Steven Pittman (1-1, run scored) and Stephen Strapp (1-3, RBI) also were tops at the plate. Brandon Horn (2-3, run scored), Ryan Jaynes (2-3, RBI double), Nick Dambrosio (2-4) and Andrew Putnam (1-4, run scored, three strikeouts) had the offensive hits for Scarborough (5-2). Hill pitched the complete game fanning nine, walking one, giving up three runs on eight hits. Matt Leahy suffered the loss, surrendering seven runs on nine hits, walking four, striking out eight in seven innings of work. Earlier Thursday, Cleary tossed a complete game, no hitter striking out 11 in the process as NL edged Simcoe Wildcats (Ont. 3) 1-0. The only blemish on Clearys game was a batter who reached base in the fourth inning to break up the perfect game. Ezekiel (1-2) drove home Mark Lewis (1-3) in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single for the games only run. Boland, Jon Kane and Gary Bruce each also had a hit a piece. Luke Raymer suffered the loss striking out nine while surrendering just five hits. Simcoe fell to 2-4 with the loss. DBACKS GO 2-1 Meanwhile, the Saskatchewan Junior Diamondbacks were on the move, trying their hardest to come out of day 5 with two wins and a loss. They got a good start Thursday afternoon against New Brunswicks Miramichi Vics. Colby Bierle pitched a two hitter, Kyle Rivett hit an inside the park home run and Kinley Sevick blasted a three-run bomb in the 11-1 mercy rule victory. Sevicks hit a first pitch offering in the second inning, scoring Kurtis Mugford and Codie Gross. An inning later, Gross (1-2) hit a three-run double. Jeremy Kenny (1-2, run scored, tow run double), Matt King (2-3, RBI) and Tyler Dueck (1-2, RBI, three runs scored). Jeremy Regan (1-3) and Matt Houcy (1-2) had the N.B. hits. Shane Benjamin suffered the loss allowing 10 runs on seven hits, walking three and sitting down one. Brandon Gorman went two and two third innings in relief. Saskatchewan improved to 4-2 while the Vics fell to 0-6. Against Quebec, Colby Bierle blasted two home runs driving in three and Kyle Hyrcuik hit a two run dinger of his own in the 9-2 five inning win. Bierle (2-4), Hyrcuik (3-4, two runs scored), Kyle Rivett (2-3, run scored, two RBI) also were tops. Jean Daniel Doucet (2-3, RBI, triple) and Steve Savard (1-2, RBI) had Quebecs offense. Brady Woods went five innings surrendering six hits, two runs, fanning six and walking two. Pascal Gonthier takes the loss going three and one third inning, allowing 10 hits and eight runs. Matt Greer faced one batter allowing one hit before he was injured with a line shot by Barry Sparvier. Mathieu Benoit came on to mop up. ELMIRA MERCIES P.E.I. Three triples, a double and a two run home run in a five-run first inning powered the Elmira Advance Millwrights past P.E.I. Source for Sports Twins 10-3 Tim Freeman (2-3, three RBI, triple), Dan Martin (2-2, triple, two RBI), Ron Dean (2-3, three RBI, two run home run, two runs scored), Geoff Martin (2-3, two runs scored, double) and Josh Brohman (2-2, double, two runs scored) led the Elmira battery. P.E.I. was led by Alex MacDonald (2-2, RBI), Matt Dawson (2-3, run scored, double) and Ryan Gallant (1-3, run scored). Dan Martin went two innings for the win, walking one and striking out one. John Veinot went five and two third innings surrendering 10 runs on 11 hits, walking two and fanning three. Elmira improved to 4-3 while P.E.I. fell to 3-3. WILDCATS MERCY N.B. The Simcoe Wildcats added four runs to their total from a susdpended game with the Vics to earn a 15-2 five-inning mercy rule victory Thursday afternoon. HENCHMEN FINISH AT .500 The East Hants Henchmen reached the .500 mark thanks to a two hit performance by Steve Thomas and a three run home run by Cory Avery paced the Nova Scotia reps to an 8-1 mercy rule win Thursday night. Pat Stewart (2-3, two RBI) and Jay Duffy (2-2, double, run scored, two RBI).. John Gunn, Laurie Isenor and Aaron Harvey each had singles. Devon Praught (1-2, RBI) drove home Colin Dillon (1-2) with the lone P.E.I. run in the top of the fifth inning. Thomas walked one and struck out one in earning the win. Donnelly Archibald suffered the loss, going three and two third innings giving up eight runs on eight hits, walking six and sitting down six. Pierre Richard went one third inning walking one. East Hants finishes the round robin at 4-4 while P.E.I. sits at 3-4 with a late game against Quebec (1-6) at midnight. WOLVERINES TOP WILDCATS 5-2 The Wolverines used a stellar outing from Andrew Putnam en route to a 5-2 win over the Simcoe Wildcats in late action Thursday night. SHANNON FANS 11 IN ELMIRA WIN After a shaky first inning, Ryan Shannon settled down to strike out 11 and surrender four hits in leading his Elmira Advance Millwright to as 10-3 mercy rule win over the N.B. Vics, who finish winless at the tournament. Jamie Rader hit a three run home run, Kris Wright drove in two runners and Jack McLaren (1-2, two runs scored and RBI ) contributed in improving Elmira to a final 5-3 round robin record. Shane Benjamin hit a triple and was followed by a two-run home run from Jeremy Regan. 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