08/08/2023
Little season update as I know the page has been dormant this season.
We started the season 0-4 as per usual, then 1-5, and then eventually like most seasons we play our way into shape, remember how our retinas work, start seeing the ball at the plate and the bats get hot in July. We ended up finishing 4th in regular season standings in the A division of the SMBL.
Our first playoff round was last Wednesday and we won 2 straight to take the series, mercy’ing the 2nd game.
The semi finals go tonight 6:30 and 8:30 at mocon field out at Martinsville. This is against the 1st place/defending champs, Thunder. Their Gerwing’s are better, they have a couple collage players, but we have some top tier senior hockey players so should be a tight match up. We will likely have to sand bag some pitching with provincials happening this coming weekend in Gull Lake, where we look to defend our title. Will try to keep this page active for a week.
A few player recaps for the season.
Adam Osczevski and Travis Mayan hit way more in baseball then they do in hockey. Both guys are now confirmed as multi sport athletes.
Devin Gerwing led the team with 2 home runs, and in innings pitched, followed closely by team innings eater Jordan Wouters.
Kalen Senecal and Shayne Hayward led the team in games missed due to being out of province/country/continent.
Tyrell Pompu led the team in ground balls rifled to 1st even when not needed from the left side of the infield, and also set the franchise record for shortest bat ever used, as the guy pulled out a 31 inch bat for a couple games.
Tyrell Nicklen led in a variety of hitting categories. Also leads the team in leaving his jersey at home, or hat, or anything else he needs to play ball. Might also lead the team in physical ability, so it evens out.
Maury Ruether still the biggest glue guy the SMBL has ever seen. Nicholas Bouey refound use of his legs on the base paths, and confirms his quads are “no longer cooked”.
Nicholas Enns and Logan Fast driving in from 3 hours away didn’t make many games, but when they did they can still absolutely bring it. Let’s hope they’ve been doing some bullpen sessions leading up to provincials.
Tyler Jones and newcomer Alex Osczevski stud it up defensively, and other newcomer Justin Wassill led the team in off field hits, and exclamations from the bench while running to first of “holy he’s fast”, ”wait when did he get so fast”, and other iterations of the Red Sox being floored we finally have someone that gets faster the closer they get to first base, instead of already getting slower.
Let’s hope for a strong, fun finish to another great ball season for the Sox!