Jul 25, 2024 | Kim Kramer | 761 views
Tillsonburg Tournament Champions
On July 19
through July 21, 2024 the Exeter Express OBA U15 boys travelled to the annual
Tillsonburg U15 “A” Rep. Baseball tournament and won gold medal after going 5
and 0 over the weekend!
Game 1 -
8-7 Express win vs the Burlington Bulls was a back and forth game that
highlighted solid pitching and very timely team defense as the Express were
able to strand alot of Bulls base runners on base. The offense stepped up
in first extra inning to walk it off with a 8-7 win.
Game 2 - 6-2 Express win vs the host Tillsonburg Otters was a tight game that featured more solid pitching and timely defence to hold the host team to 2 runs. The offence was able to score 6 runs from the tight Otter defense and piching.
Game 3 - 13-12 Express win vs the Woodstock Wranglers was another back and forth game with multiple lead changes throughout the game. In the 7th inning the Express were able to plate a couple of runs and hold the lead for a very exciting comeback win.
Game 4 - 19-4 Express win vs Burlington Bulls, The Express bats were alive and well in this semi-final rematch vs the Bulls scoring a season high 19 runs. A strong complete game thrown by the Express starting pitcher and solid team defence also highlighted in this elimination game.
Game 5 – 6-0 Express win vs New Market Hawks, again great Express pitching was on display of 3 hit baseball over the 7 innings in this championship game, along with outstanding team defence and timely hitting was the key to sealing the tournament championship gold medal from the weekend of play.
Coaches are extremely pleased the entire group effort and performances of every player showing the ability of facing adversity and maintaining composure in the high leverage situations, great character from these young men all weekend long.
The Exeter Express U15 OBA boys will continue to practice hard and complete the reminder of their league play as they prepare for the OBA Final on Labour Day weekend August 30th – September 1st.