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Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Statt if Tuesday night‘s game between W be viewed as more than the hardâ€"fou was, it should also be seen as an i difficult it can be to come in cold to the inidâ€"game. EL ul « anvkubiabad That was the task facing Elgins‘ Nino Montinaro in the bottom of the seventh, moments after Roly Foster, the starting catcher, was ejected for throwing his bat when he struck out to end the top of the seventh. Tigers quickly loaded the bases with their next three batters and all of them scored â€" the first two coming home un passed balls that proved to be the margin of victory a~ Tigers defeated Elgins 8â€"6 in the game played at Bechtel Park. The win gives Tigers a 3â€"0 lead in games in their interâ€"County Major Baseball League quarterfinal series after winning 7â€"3 in St. Thomas on Sunday and 7â€"2 at home Friday. Eo 1 L P L ons n d rpd S us M eenera t "That was awful tough (for Montinaro)," said Tigers catcher Dune MacDonald. who had three hits and drove in iwo runs to give him a total of nine hits in the series. "Catcher‘s a tough position and Foster‘s been in there all year. That was the turning point .‘ Tigers scored twice in the first on MacDonald‘s twoâ€"run ingle and also had one run in each of the fifth. sixth and eighth innings. Eold 5 00 1O e P Cb 2000 Aemnete in its Eigins trailed 7 1 at one point, but came back with four runs in the eighth when they chased starting pitcher Aa?" at top of his game Paul Puncher s game between Waterioo Tigers can than the hardâ€"fought contest that it o be seen as an illustration of how come in cold to the catcher position in MacDonald Tiger chieftains rewarded for hard work and diligence For their respective roles in keeping the Waterloo Tigers alive and leading them to the Hame! division pennant, Paul Puncher and Wray Upper were honoured Saturday night at the Interâ€"County Major Baseball League allâ€"star banquet. Puncher, Tigers‘ general manager and president, was named executive of the year while field manager Upper was named manager of the year. Tiger centre fielder Kurt Deluca was named to the first ol ctar feam while nitcher Kevin Rood and right fielder _ Tiger centre fielder Kurt Deluca allâ€"star team while pitcher Kevin . Tim Barone made the second team. B. Kevin Rood from the mound with five consecutive hits. Rocky DiPonzio came on in relief and finished the game. 1 I ET LC m ea en e alalls PeC RICe s Besides MacDonald, Tim Barone excelled at the plate with three of Tigers 12 hits. o0 m PEV CEMER NTE N ie pym sn Om mens Sunday, Tigers belted out 14 hits to take win number two right in St. Thomas. uo h 1 o.0. i og on oo P d EOmE UEA en Coin ons Reieadsninues MacDonald gave Waterioo a 1â€"0 lead with an rbi double in the second inning before Eigins John Clem hit a twoâ€"run homer in the fourth. Tigers rebounded with four runs in the top of the fifth as Dennis Schooley‘s rbi single was followed by a twoâ€"run triple by Kurt Deluca. St. Thomas outfielder Andy Laliberty attempted a shoestring catch on Deluca‘s drive, but the ball eluded him. T MacDonald led Tigers in hittir two singles while driving in three runâ€"scoring single. _ Winning | pitcherâ€" DiPonzio we scattered five hits. Losing pitch Players winners at banquet too There‘s a ‘catch‘ to Tiger success rs in hitting with two doubles and ne in three runs. Noonan also had a vent the distance and her Neal Ambrose was Collison were also selegted from the Panthers . )10 1 1104 51 10 1 4 iA d lt nt s dfiiols i t hoh n t s in en ty‘ Also named to the firstâ€"team infield were rightâ€"handed pitcher Dennis Reynolds of the Hamilton Cardinals, Stratford Hillers first baseman Mark Ebel, London Majors shortstop Dave Byers and Brant{ord Red Sox third baseman Cy Elvin. . 1 1 i oR C eaen an qs PA c Ouuw WA SE RRROrRC 2 CCC CCC Joining Deluca in the outfield were Bill YÂ¥elton of London and Ron Musselman of Stratford. Also on the second team are righthanded pitcher Jon Owen of London, Hillers‘ catcher Rob Thomson, St. Thomas Eligins first baseman Bill Turner, Guelph Royals second baseman Jim Hrach, Hillers‘ shortstop Rob LamBert, Panthers‘ third baseman Rob Froese and Royals designatâ€" ed hitter Bob Tonkovitch. Joining Barone in the outfield are Jon Davis of St. Thomas and Pat Morris of Guelph. ihviic n db ind 4. Aiindnatatiniica ies nc esrirens Nes In the series opener on Friday, Scott Bailey went the distance on the mound for Waterloo and gave up nine hits. Of the nine, the one that mattered most was a twoâ€"run homer by Tom Johnston in the third inning that accounted for all the St. Thomas scoring. Tigers came back with two runs in the third, with Tim Barone scoring from second when Elgin right fielder Tom Arnold dropped Schooley‘s fly ball. Schooley later scored on Deluca‘s sacrifice fly. relieved by Jack Roy in the sg-venth inning In the fourth, Barone singled to score Boege! from second, then Schooley tripled to score Barone and Dan Arbic. The inning ended with Schooley caught at third in a pickoff throw from Foster Piet : a o4 s n msld | uh it itidsvaliirhidfiedhbiiinet ids ieinaie dtnnes Tigers added two more in the eighth when MacDonald homered after Deluca had doubled. Losing pitcher Mark Martin gave 12 hits in going the distance, but showed his ability to pick off runners at first base. The southpaw caught Deluca and Boegel in rundowns in the fifth and sixth innings after both runners had started for second in steal attempts. Martin‘s move is very deceptive and some players think it might constitute a balk. "It‘s very close," said Deluca. "If the umpires let him get away with it, they must think it‘s legitimate." "The only way to prove (it‘s a balk ) is to take a film of it and take it from there." Playoffs continue Thursday in St. Thomas with a return to Bechtel Park, if necessary, scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. A sixth game would be back in St, Thomas Sunday with a possible seventh game at Bechte‘! Tuesday at 8.