​Kincardine presents plaques to championship baseball teams

Members of the Under-13 Kincardine Cardinals and the senior men’s AA Kincardine Cubs were honoured at the Kincardine council meeting Wednesday night (Dec. 13), for winning provincial championships this season.

The Cardinals finished their season with a 28-8-1 record which included winning their final game against a talented ball club from Lucan-Ilderton, to win the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) 13U “D” division provincial championship.

The team also had many other significant victories during the season, including wins over teams in divisions higher than the one the Cardinals were in.

Despite all the impressive victories, the team should be proudest of its commitment to sportsmanship and the local baseball community. The Cardinals always gave three cheers for the opposition, win or lose. They are a great team that had an incredibly memorable season!

Their main pitchers were Tyler Bauman, Ben Warwick and Lucas Tout.

The players include:
 

• Lane Bauman
• Tyler Bauman
• Colton Bernard
• Lenny Connell
• Cade Dudgeon
• Brett Helin
• Matty McKeag
• Darren Morris
• Ricky Cormier-Plante
• Rhys Thompson
• Lucas Tout
• Ben Warwick – WOBA player of the year

Coaches:
 

• Ryan Dudgeon
• Andrew Warwick
• Steve Connell
• Steve Travale
• Ryan Plante
• Braden Novack – coach of the year

Meanwhile, the Kincardine Cubs travelled to Vaughan on Labour Day weekend to compete in the provincial championship against Fort Erie, New Lowell, Tecumseh and Whitby.

A combination of strong pitching and timely hits led the Cubs to their third straight senior AA OBA provincial title and sixth provincial trophy in 11 years, making them one of the most successful senior teams in the province over that time.

The Cubs had another fantastic season and look forward to repeating in 2024!

Team members include:
 

• Peyton Howald
• Chris Inkster
• Jarrett Blue
• Zane Livingston
• Curtis Vandenburg
• Griff Potter
• Jordan Beisel
• John Campbell
• Matt Pollock
• Robert McGregor
• Greg Stepaniak
• Tyler Marcinko
• Patrick McIsaac
• Scott Austin
• Dawson Feenstra
• Wilson Shipp
• Paul Boyadjian
• Matt Melissis
• Connor Yourth
• Jack Middleton
• Brandon Dunlop

Mayor Kenneth Craig presented a plaque to each member of the championship baseball teams and congratulated both teams for proudly representing the Municipality of Kincardine.