Annette Select 13U A's Capture OBA Championship!

It's been an exciting season of Annette Select baseball! It all culminated on Labour Day weekend when our 13U Select team went undefeated to win the OBA Provincial Championship in Cobourg!

The double knockout tournament started on Friday, August 30 with Annette battling Oshawa in a close game that ended with your A's coming out on top 5-4. Their next opponent on Friday was Forest Glade from Windsor. The A's pitching and defence was firing on all cylinders and it produced another A's win with a final score of 6-2. The win secured Annette a bye into the second game on Saturday.

The next game required more runs for your A's to score a victory over their Toronto rivals East York Red 9-4. This put Annette into the final four match games on Sunday along with Brantford, Listowel and East York Red. 

In the semi-final game, Annette drew Brantford and the bats came alive to score a resounding 17-6 victory over the Red Sox. This put your A's into the championship against East York Red. 

With the earlier win against East York Red, Annette had to win one game against East York to secure a championship. With excellent pitching, hitting and fielding all on display, the 13Us couldn't be stopped. The final score tallied Annette 6 - East York Red 1!

When asked about the success of his team and the season they had, Head Coach Nhat Le offered these strong words on what made this team special: 

"This resilient group of players had seen their fair share of adversities throughout the season. From losing 31-2 in a tournament earlier in the season to illness and injuries, these boys never gave up.  For every error made in a game is a lesson learned, and they continued to improve themselves and pushed each other to be better. The comradery between the players is the biggest asset for this team. They support and pick each other up when someone is down. They hold each other accountable to create an impenetrable fortress on defence. Their encouragement and cheering for each other brought out some of the biggest hits at the tournaments, including an out of the park homerun.

These players have made all of us proud through their sportsmanship on and off the field, their humility in victories, and most of all their perseverance through difficult times. These are strong ambassadors of the Annette Baseball."

Congratulations to the players, coaches, team manager, scorekeeper, pitch counter and all the families for a well deserved Provincial Championship.