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Cornwall River Rats off to Nationals after

Winning Provincial Title

By Casey Leger started winter training in March
with seven players.”
t is a dream come true for Team manager Cox attributes
Ithe U14 River Rats and their the win to the team’s scrappy,
manager Travis Cox. The boys
never-give-up attitude. “Every
are off to Lethbridge, Alberta, player on the team played a part
to vie for a national baseball in winning this tournament,” he
championship after winning the says. Cox has special praise for
Ontario Little League Junior Evan Rutley and Ian Bureau,
Division title in Oakville. The
two young players from the
Rats played five games over five U13 organization who played
days, with their only setback up in the championship, and
FPO
coming in round-robin play contributed in clutch situations.
when they lost 10-6 to the host He also notes that Zachary
team, the Oakville Whitecats.
Wilson may have had the play
Cornwall met the Whitecats in of the tournament when he FPO
the tournament final and pulled prevented a drive from reaching
out a 5-4 win after starting the outfield and helped the Rats
pitcher Memphis Cox threw for maintain an important lead.
one hit in five innings. He gave The River Rats launched a ‘Go
up three runs in the sixth, and Fund Me’ campaign to offset
the River Rats held on for the the cost of travelling to Alberta.
victory. Other teams playing in
Cox, along with assistant
the championship included the coaches Allison Giroux and Front L-R; Cameron McLean, Memphis Cox, Maxime Lavinge
Orleans Red Sox (13-2 win for Pierre Jodoin, are overwhelmed Middle; Coach Pierre Jodoin, Zachary Wilson, Evan Rutley, Connor
the Rats), and the East Nepean by, and incredibly grateful for, Giroux, Ian Bureau, Coach Allison Giroux
Top; Manager Travis Cox, Cole Williams, Brock Huskinson, Kaleb
Eagles (9-7 win for the Rats), the generosity of local fans, Jodoin and Dallas Lemoyre Photo Submitted
with Cornwall again beating the
and the team’s $5,000 goal was “We’d also like to thank our President of Little League
Eagles, this time in the semis, met within days. Jeff Markell official team sponsors, Joyal Cornwall, has been incredibly
by a 17-7 tally.
of the Canadian Tire Gas Bar Landscaping, and Waterflow supportive.
Memphis Cox, who plays made a significant contribution Eavestroughs, for their
a variety of positions for the to the team, as did Cardinal and support,” Cox says. “St. Joseph Sports Energy readers can
check out next month’s edition
River Rats, was ecstatic with Son Wholesale Meat. Local Continuing Care Centre gave
to see how the Cornwall River
his team’s win. “It was insane,” sports personality Mitch Gagne us an amazing first aid kit,”
Rats did in Alberta.
he says, “especially when we contributed generously as well. he adds, “and Kyle Bergeron,