The Canadian Champion, Friday, June 23, 2006 - A19 S P --0 ýR T sSPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mail sleblanc@haltonsearch.com Peewee Sox steamroll way to tourney titie Mlton outscores opposition 68-9 in Kincardine By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Choosing just one adjective to descrîhe how dominant the Peewee Red Sox were in tourna- ment play last weekend might be as dîfficuli a task as it was to try and stop them. In other words, downright impossible. Delivering arguably their best weekend of basebaîl ever, the local lads outscored their opposition an incredible 68-9 over fîve games to take charnpionship honours in Kincardîne. The fact that they weîe up) against mainly hîgher-classîfied teamis mnade tlieir juggernaut pecformnance ail the more noteworthy. Kitchener didn't [are rnuch betier during 3 hree of the wins were b> double dîgîts, morning, fallîng 10-3. including the final against Kitchener - Post struck out the firsi nîne baîters and which despite beîng ranked îwo lev'- allowed just one measly bit over four els ahove the Red Sox, were sim- i înnings, while productive fourth ply no match f'or themi with the and fifîh inings for Milton put tîtle on the fine Sunday alter- things away noon. Wîîh iheir bats now in tune, An Il-I verdict was high- the Red Sox would ahsolutely Nick Creamer - who had a triple, opposition - dismantlîng two doubles and a single, while scor- Waterloo 21- and humbling ing three tîmes -and îhree slîutout înnings Sîratford 18-I1. by Connor Landier. Creamer, Lander, Frîk Pîniero and Brady Frîk Posîs t-ock--soltd relief wocl< and Riml shared the pitchtng duties through multi-lii efforts [romn five differeni playecs these two massacres and allowed tîsi three facioced hcIe ito tue coimitidiiig vicio w ts and fouir walks overaîl. Piniero dîd acîti ry as \, l .IIV gel into a jam ini the Stratford game or at leasi it would have been in a more competitive encounter - hy loading up the bases in the fifth. But three strikeouts later and the short-lîved rally was squashed. Offensively, Milton enjoyed contributions [romn up and down the lineup, with Lander collectîng five bits over the two games. He and RimI each went 3-for-4 agaînst Stratford. The Red Sox only real brush with adver- sîty 1came Sunday morriing, when they sur- rendered two early runs and lost Piniero when hc was bit in the knee Aith a hall. But some solid relief pithing by Rimil and three runs in the top of the seventh allowed Milton to prevail 8-4. Zack Ritchie and Masoil Whiting trade litge outfield catches with the hases loaded anîd thecir îeam up by just a runi.