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10U River Rats B-Division win Gold Medal

day on Saturday - they ended with a
By Christine Ouellet
16-6 loss against the Dundas Tigers.
Despite the loss against Dundas, they
he Minor (10U) team attended were placed in the B division Finals.
Tthe Dundas Cactus Cup in
On Sunday August 20th they
Hamilton, Ontario, at Martino
Park - August 18-20th, 2023. Their played against High Park Little
League, it was an exciting game. The
first game was against the Oakville
Selects on Friday August 18th, they River Rats gained a 7-run lead in the
played under the lights at 8:00p.m., third inning and held on for a 10-8
victory. Connor led the game with 3
and the final score of this game was
17-7 for our River Rats. In that game hits in 3 at bats. Logan Grant had a
great performance with 3 runs batted
Connor Lacroix drove in 6 runs and 2
hits to lead the team; he hit an inside in from the number nine spot in the
the park home run in the third scoring lineup.
3 points for the team. The River Rats After this 10-8 win over High Park,
rallied for the victory despite trailing they were awarded the B-Division Left to right - Logan Grant, Connor Lacroix, Cam Bingley, Colten
Bacque, Warren Ellis, Sterling Deer, Elliot Lefebvre
5-0 in the first inning. Gold Medal.
Front Row Left to Right- Brady Hamel, Gunther Barnhart, Jack Harrison,
Their next game was against the The Hamilton tournament was the and Denver Marsolais. Photo Submitted
Stoney Creek Jays which resulted in final of the year for our team. We season. James is a 2009 Senior was assistant coach to our Provincial
a 16-6 win. Warren Ellis drove in 4 look forward to welcoming Brian Canadian Little League Champion Champion 14U Cornwall River Rats
runs on one hit to take an early lead in Dufresne and James Amelotte to and former NCAA baseball player team.
the game. In the second game of the our 10U coaching staff for the 2024 and former semi-pro player who Photo on page 40