The Baseball Oshawa Junior Legionaires are in the semi-finals of the Ontario Eliminations championship tournament today (August 6).
First pitch at Kinsmen Stadium is at 10 a.m
The top 21U teams invade the greater Toronto area Friday August 3
rd to Monday August 6
th representing 22 cities around the province and a multitude of colleges and universities around North America.
Having won three consecutive Ontario championships, the Windsor Selects will certainly come into the tournament as the odds-on favourite with 21 other teams eager to knock them from this lofty perch.
A province-wide consensus of junior coaches and players has been ongoing and once compiled is published as the Top ten rankings, fostering lively discussion, controversy and enhanced interest. Here is the most recent list.
| RANKING |
JUNIOR TEAM |
| 1 |
WINDSOR SELECTS |
| 2 |
ST. THOMAS TOMCATS |
| 3 |
BURLINGTON BULLS |
| 4 |
MISSISSAUGA N TIGERS 1 |
| 5 |
ETOBICOKE RANGERS |
| 6 |
OSHAWA LEGIONAIRES |
| 7 |
NEWMARKET HAWKS |
| 8 |
KITCHENER PANTHERS |
| 9 |
HIGH PARK BRAVES |
| 10 |
TECUMSEH THUNDER |
| HM |
GUELPH SILVERCREEKS |
| HM |
ROYAL YORK CARDINALS |
The tournament schedule can be found at the following URL and will be updated on a regular basis with scores, delays, weather and outstanding feats that may occur as the tournament proceeds.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTOuAwaAB503NhsH1lbKabeNO_7cEvQT9NgBBI60vI-vhcB_aR6v6VFFDIqWu81ktsHhtS_PWgVe1GV/pubhtml
Interested parties can also follow the proceedings by subscribing to the
Oshawa JR Legionaires Facebook page, following us on Twitter
@Shwa_JR_BBall or using the hashtag #2018JRElims
Back Row (L to R) Frank D’Amico asst. coach, Gary Brown asst. coach, Josh Krstulovich Durham College, Palmer Cruickshank Ellsworth CC, Iowa, Brendon Dadson Durham College grad, Ryley Davenport Laurier Univ., Sam Cawker Durham College, Brian Wowk Durham College, Jake Storry Durham College, Scott Cawker Head Coach.
Front Row (L to R) Eric Parker U of T, Chase Porter Brock Univ., Hayden Malenfant Southeastern CC, Iowa, Alec Brown Durham College, Reilly Walters Lourdes Univ, Ohio, Connor May Durham College, Jordan D’Amico Durham College grad, Jesse Elliott Univ. Charleston W.V.
Missing: Asst coach Mitchell Wilbur, Jayson Wilbur Lakawanna CC, Penn., Ben Popovich Trent Univ., Drew Dickerson Youngstown State Univ. Ohio, Zack McQuaid Sacramento State Univ. Cal.
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