Oak River wins midget ‘AA’ baseball provincials

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Published on Thursday, July 21, 2016

Submitted photo. The Oak River Bearcats picked up the ‘AA’ provincial championship banner on Sunday, July 17, with a dominant 15-1 win over the La Broquerie A’s.

By Eoin Devereux

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The Oak River Bearcats are the Manitoba ‘AA’ baseball champions. The team, who co-hosted the U-18 midget provincials last weekend, were able to go undefeated in the round robin and playoffs on their way to securing the title. The Bearcats closed out the perfect weekend with a 15-1 win in the final against La Broquerie.

The tournament also featured a midget club represented by players from Neepawa and Minnedosa. That team’s weekend ended up in disappointment, as they finished the round robin portion of the event with a 0-3 record. Neepawa’s first game on Friday, July 15 saw them fall to Boni Vital by the score of 4-2. In their afternoon showdown, they were bested by Groose Isle 7-0. The final game of the preliminary round was on Saturday, and was a 12-9 loss to Dauphin.

The 2016 U-18 ‘AA’ Provincial Championship featured 12 teams from across Manitoba and was hosted by the communities of Oak River and Hamiota.