 In the News... Oct 2009
Ontario Baseball Association Champions
It Don’t Mean A Thing Unless You Got The Ring!
The Burlington Bulls Tier 1 Rookie Ball team took home the OBA AA Championship on September 6th. The Bulls swept all 3 games on the final day, with a tremendous hitting performance, especially in the final – winning 26-4 after only 3 innings.
Showing their Championship Rings (and #1 signs) are:
Front Row: Kevin Smith, Tyler Lawrence, Nick Vukanovich, Matt McEachern, Ben Nazar, Joey Laurin, Ryan Sernoskie, Jordan Hayes, Tyler Mitchell, Griffin Kemp and Luke Stefnitz.
Back Row: Coaches Dean Laurin, John Vukanovich, Scott Hayes and Darren Kemp
Ontario Senior Baseball Champions
The Burlington Bulls finished off their 5th season competing in OSBA (Ontario Senior Baseball Association) capturing their league record 3rd championship going back to back with their 2008 victory. The Bulls finished the regular season with a 22-3-1 record and then swept their quarter final series over the Mississauga Stars and semi-finals versus the Forest Glen Giants in a best of 3 series. In the finals, they met a familiar opponent for the Bulls in the Brooklin Dodgers, the same team that beat them in 3 straight in the 2006 finals.
In Game 1, Jamie Kozak took to the mound for the Bulls and pitched a 1 hit shutout as the Bulls offense did just enough to win with a 1-0 victory.
In Game 2, veteran Jon Leyland took the ball and fell behind 2-0 in the first on some shaky defense, before buckling down and pitching 6 scoreless to give the Bulls an 8-2 win and commanding series lead.
The Bulls travelled to Brooklin for game 3 and gave the ball to their franchises winningest pitcher in Cam McKnight who went 5 strong innings in a back and forth game highlighted by a clutch triple from Kip Keith and a 2 RBI double from Jason Hogan to give the Bulls a 7-4 lead. Chris Hayes pitched the last 2 innings for the save and the Bulls finished the post season a perfect 7-0 and captured their 3rd OSBA Cup.
The club won their first championship in 2005 and have managed to increase their winning percentage every year since that season as they’ve established themselves as one of the best teams in OSBA’s 9 year history. The current roster has seen some turnover, but still has 7 members of the 2005 team.
Pictured from left to right : back row : coach Mike Masters, coach Steve Atkinson, Cam Kirby, Jon Leyland, Jason Hogan, Cam McKnight, Mike Howden, Kyle Pitman, Chris Hayes, coach James Crawford
Front row: Nathan Tennant, Mike Mousseau, Kip Keith, Brad Guy, Chris Lord, Jamie Kozak, Dave Willitts, Jeff King
For more info on the Bulls: www.leaguelineup.com/btownbulls
BOMBA President
The 2010 season Board of Directors have had their 1st meeting and have elected Bill Themeles as President.
Bill has been the association's Webmaster and Director at Large for a number of years as well as a rep coach for the Bulls.
Congratulations Bill!
BOMBA Office Hours 
The BOMBA office will be closed Saturday October 10, 2009 for the Thanksgiving Weekend.
The "Off Season" hours will be Saturdays from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and begin immediately after Thanksgiving.
Created by: Gary Anderson -- Last updated:Dec 19, 2009 |
