Peterborough 8U Tigers Comeback Bid Successful to Earn Provincial Championship

The Peterborough 8U Tigers kept the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) AAA championship at home as they came back to defeat the Scarborough Stingers, 11-8, in the championship game at the George (Red) Sullivan East City Bowl on Sunday afternoon.

(From left to right) Top row: Bill Mercer, Matt Pyke, Keegan Pyke, Andrew Mercer, Mike Nelson, Joseph Curry, Scott Perrin Middle row: Weston Perrin, Lucas Nelson, Easton Condon, Louis Curry, Reed Tivy, Chase Massie, Camden Raftis, Declan Manol Front row: Asher Young, Reign Mercer, Henry Helleman, Jackson Pyke. Photo courtesy of Peterborough 8U Tigers.

Peterborough’s four-day tournament began, defeating East York 14-10 at Bowers Park on Thursday afternoon. They finished day one with a 17-9 win over the Riverside Royals (Windsor) at Bowers to move to a 2-0 record.

Day two saw Peterborough beat the Guelph Royals in a close game, 6-4 at Bowers Park. Day three was a nail-biter but the Tigers pulled through with a 4-3 win against the Hamilton Cardinals at East City Bowl on Saturday. The win gave Peterborough a bye into the playoffs and had a rematch against the Cardinals on Sunday. The hometown Tigers punched their ticket to the finals with a 12-6 win at East City Bowl to take on Scarborough.

If the Tigers could beat Scarborough, it would cap off an undefeated tournament for Peterborough and an OBA title. However, they suffered their first defeat to the Stingers after a late seventh-inning rally in a 9-8 loss. This set up a rematch as both teams had suffered one loss each in the double-elimination tournament, resulting in a winner-take-all game just one hour later.

This time, the Tigers were trailing late in the game until the Tigers rallied for four runs in the top of the sixth inning to take the lead. Peterborough clamped down defensively and finished the game without allowing another score for the OBA Championship.

“I'm really proud of this team. They overcame some adversity in the final day to win the championship,” said Scott Perrin, U8 Tigers head coach. “Playing three games in one day isn't easy for seven and eight-year-olds. The friendships they developed over the whole baseball season is what got them through in the final game. Watching them support each other and the love they developed for each other was amazing. That's what this team is all about.”

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Peterborough Tigers to Host Ontario Baseball Association Championship This August

Peterborough Baseball Association (PBA) and the Peterborough Tigers are hosting the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) Championship, as the best 8U AAA teams from across the province are coming to town to compete for the title. 

Back: Bill Mercer, Scott Perrin, Andrew Mercer, Joe Curry, Matt Pyke Middle: Louis Curry, Declan Manol, Reed Tivy, Chase Massie, Weston Perrin, Camden Raftis Front: Lucas Nelson, Jackson Pyke, Henry Helleman, Reign Mercer, Easton Condon, Asher Young. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Baseball Association.

The OBA tournament is held from Aug. 21 to 24 with games at Bowers Park, Kinsmen and East City Bowl.

There are 16 8U AAA teams competing across 31 games, vying for the championship.

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U9 AAA Tigers Triumph as Champions, Striking Out Cancer at the First Inaugural Pink In The Park Tournament

The U9 AAA Peterborough Tigers took home the gold at the first inaugural Pink In The Park tournament for breast cancer research at Bowers Park; organizers raising over $5,000 this past Saturday and Sunday.

the Tournament Champions, the aaa u9 tigers. photo by cole designs.

15 teams were apart of the tournament from the U8, U9 and U11 baseball divisions, and Peterborough played against athletes from across Ontario to raise funds and awareness for Metastatic Breast Cancer Research.

“Our U9 AAA defeated Markham Mariners 15-8 in game one, then defeated North Toronto in game two. We went on to play The East York AAA Bulldogs in the semi-finals and beat them handedly,” said U9 coach Mike MacNamara. “The championship game was between us and North Toronto. We were down one run with two outs, (and) Jack Leddy scored the tying run off a hit from Emerson Birkhof. Owen Philips hit a double to score Birkhoff for a walk off win the final inning to win the whole tournament.”

the u8 team. photo by cole designs.

the u11 team. photo by cole designs.

Pink In The Park was inspired from Chris Hinze and his fundraising efforts for his late wife Melissa Hinze through Hockey Battles Cancer.

“Seeing first hand the success and how Pink In The Rink was received in the hockey community, I felt that it would be a great opportunity to carry that into the baseball world,” said lead organizer Dan Perilli, who has kids on both the U8 and U11 teams. “Having Cole Designs create a logo, I began branding and organizing how we wanted this event to look, feel and bring awareness to such an important cause. Many of us are touched or know someone who has been touched by this disease, so we are committed to continuing this event to knock cancer out of the park.”

The event included a barbecue, silent auction, ‘Strike Out Cancer’ hats and t-shirts for sale and a weekend of baseball fun for the young athletes who participated.

All photos by Cole Designs.

“It was a beautiful weekend full of amazing energy and we look forward to carrying ahead with this for years to come. Come out next year to help support your hometown Peterborough Tigers and support Metastatic Breast Cancer Research,” concluded Perilli.

Those who wish to donate to the Peterborough Tiger’s Pink In The Park campaign can click the link.

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Peterborough Tigers U13 To Receive Several Honours At Awards Ceremony In Trenton

The Peterborough Baseball Association’s U13 Tigers are being recognized for several awards at the Eastern Ontario Baseball Association (EOBA) Annual General Meeting at the Ramada Inn in Trenton on Saturday.

Photo courtesy of Peterborough Tigers.

The U13 Tigers became the first PBA team to earn a berth in the Baseball Canada National Championships in August.

The Tigers are being recognized as 2022 Team of the Year.

Two individual awards are being handed out to the team as Brett Crowley will be named EOBA pitcher of the year and Blake Bowers as the EOBA representative player of the year.

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