Day 5 Update:

Monday was scheduled to be an off day for the teams but with the monsoon rains on Opening Day, we had one game to complete which was the Thunder Bay versus Oakville game. The game was big for Thunder Bay and East Nepean. if Thunder Bay wins, they are gauranteed a spot in the semi's and if they lost, they would be eliminated from the tournament. Thunder Bay jumped out to a big lead eraly on in the game and never looked back as they beat Oakville 13-5 sending east nepean home for the tournament. Thunder Bay will face West Turtle Club and Oakville will face Cornwall in the nighcap.

Day 5 Update:

Day five, game one had Thunder Bay facing South Ottawa who had recorded thier first win of the tournament with a win over East Nepean on Saturday. Thunder Bay jumped out to a big lead and was leading 11-0 but South Ottawa climbed back into the game as they did all week and tied it up heading into the seventh inning. Thunder Bay put a run across in the top of the seventh and held on to beat South Ottawa 12-11 eliminating South Ottawa from the tournament.

Game two fo the day had East Nepean facing West turtle club. Both clubs were looking for the win to secure a spot in the semi-finals. The game was a well played contest but at the end of the game, Wets Turtle Club prevailed and beat East Nepean 7-4. The final game of the day had the host, Oakville Whitecap facing off against Cornwall who was 3&1 heading into game 5. Oakville got a quick run int he first inning but Cornwall came right back and scored and went ahead early in the game. Cornwall won the game 8-3 and ended up in 1st for the tournament.

Day 4 Update:

Day four was a key day as the round robin started to wind down. The day started out with South Ottawa taking on East Nepean. South Ottawa was looking for thier first win of the tournament after battling very hard in the first three games. The Blues played a well disciplined game and came away with a 6-4 win to put them at a record of 1 win and 3 losses. The middle game of the day had Cornwall facing Thunder Bay South. Thunder Bay jumped out to an early lead but couldn't hold the lead and eventually lost the game 8-5. The final game of the evening had the host team, Oakville Whitecaps facing the West Turtle Club. Oakville was undefeated coming into thier game three after defeating East Nepean and South Ottawa earlier in the round robin format. Oakville jumped out to a lead early in the game and was leading mid way throught the game but West Turtle Club was not going to roll-over. West Turtle Club scored a few to get back into the game and the momentum started to swing over to thier side. Turtle Club tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. Oakville could not get the go ahead run across in the top of the seventh and West Turtle Club hitter # 23, Terrell Blair hit a home run to end the game. Oakville falls to 2 wins and 1 loss and West Turtle Club improves thier record to 2 wins and 2 losses. Sunday will be an exciting day of baseball as today will potentially set the stage for the semi-finalist of the tournament. Come on out and watch some exciting Senior Provincial baseball at River Oaks Park. The triple header today has games slated at noon, 3PM and 6:30PM. The Whitecaps face the Cornwall Black Sox in the night cap.

Day 3 Update:

Day three of the tournament gave us another great day of baseball with some exciting plays in the field and hits at the plate. The weekend is shaping up to be a great one with some critical games on the slate today. The first match up will be between two Ottawa teams, East Nepean Eagles who bounced back for a win yesterday and the South Ottawa Blues who have been battling each and every game looking for thier first win of the tournament. The middle game of the day will be between Cornwall and Thunder Bay South. The last game of the day features the host, Oakville Whitecaps taking on West Turtle Club. Come out and cheer your teams on as the weather is looking to be outstanding again today.

Day 2 Update:

Day two saw all six teams taking the field for the three games starting at 9:00am. Cornwall matched up against South Ottawa, Oakville matched up against East Nepean and the final game of the day saw Thuder Bay facing West Turtle Club. Thunder Bay had a long wait before playing thier first inning of the tournament due to thier game from Day 1 being rescheduled and they were scheduled for the last game of Day 2. The games were long in nature due to the number of runs being scored and the many pitching changes throughout the day.

The evening wrapped up with the player banquet which was hosted by Oakville Little League at LeDome Banquet Hall. The event was fully attended by all teams, parents and committee members. The players enjoyed a wonderful meal and the evening was capped off with player participation medal presentations and player draws for prizes. The evening wrapped up with the players retiring to thier hotels for the evening to rest up for Day 3.

Day 1 Update:

The tournament got underway promptly at 12:00pm with East Nepean Eagles taking on the Cornwall Black Sox. After a few innings, we experienced our first of three rain delays of the day. The torrential rains, high winds and thunder. The first delay was two hours and once the weathr cleared, the Town of Oakville grounds crew did an amazing job at preparing the diamonds which were totally under water for the game to be resumed. After about 2 additional innings, we experienced an electrical storm with more rain which delayed the game yet again. After a lengthy delay, the game finally resumed. The game was one out away from the game being completed when we experienced yet another lightening strike which caused our third delay. When all was said and done, the first game resumed and was completed at approximatley 7:45PM. We believe this may have been one of the longest if not the longeest games in the history of the Senior Provincials. The 3:00PM game started at 8:30Pm and after three innings, the District Administrator, Bob MacDonald determined that there would not be enough time left to play game three so the game has been rescheduled to Monday, August 2nd. The volunteer crew of the tournament cleaned up and called it a day at 11:30Pm. The rest of the week looks promising from a weather perspective so we are looking forward to some great ball being played. Come out and cheer on the teams as they continue play for the senior Provincial Championship. If you are not able to join us at the park, please visito our Little league web site for live online scoring at www.ollb.org

Oakville Little League kicks off the 2010 Ontario Senior Provincials with three games per day until Sunday. The Semi-Finals will be held on Tuesday, August 3rd with the Provincial Championship slated to be played at 2:00PM on Wednesday, August 4th. For live online scoring, please go to www.ollb.org

For a complete schedule of the tournament, please visit us at www.ollb.org

The league hosted a Player BBQ at River Oaks Park diamond site of the tournament. All six teams came out and had an opportunity to meet the Oakville Executive Committee, get thier player gift bags and have a bite to eat. "The most important aspect of the evening for these players" said John Sweeney, President of Oakville Little League was checking out the diamond that these athletes would be playing on all week.All six teams looked like they already had thier game faces on and will bring thier best game to the park this week for a six team five day round robin format. Come out and cheer on all of these athletes as they compete for the Provincial Championships.