AFTER WINNING TWO OF THREE ROUND ROBIN GAMES AT ADAMS PARK, TORONTO PLAYGROUNDS HEADS TO A SUNDAY MORNING SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWN VERSUS THE MARTINGROVE WHITE
Tournament Game Post composed with file and photos courtesy of Reagan Maude
Beneath a warm ceiling of blue summer skies, the Toronto Playgrounds Rookie Ball Selects defeated Leaside Leafs 17-2 at Adams Park this afternoon to advance to the Semi-Final Round of the West Hill Baseball League Rookie Select Tournament.
After a dominating victory over the Leafs, TP finished the round robin portion of the tourney with a 2-1 record and earned a berth in the West Hill Tournament playoff elimination round on Sunday. TP will battle the Martingrove White in a semi-final game tomorrow morning at Adams Park Diamond 2 at 9:30 p.m. The winner of that proceeding will advance to the Championship Game at 1:00 p.m.
TP began its journey at the tourney on Friday night with a convincing 17-2 win over the Newmarket Hawks to earn their first round robin victory. Malito (20) was named TP’s MVP of the game.
In a round robin game played early this morning, the North York Blues defeated TP 12-1 at Adams Park Diamond 2 to hand them their first loss at the tournament. Nico (38) was named TP’s MVP of the game.
Toronto Playgrounds rebounded with authority this afternoon in a do or die affair as they thrashed Leaside 17-2 to win their second round robin game and secure a semi-final playoff berth. For hitting the TP Rookie Ball Selects first home run blast of the 2019 season, Jack (1) was named TP’s Game MVP.
Additional updates to follow as they become available.
GO! TP! GO!