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NDBL season not far off – boys of summer will return in May

March 19, 2014   ·   0 Comments

It may not look like it, but the start of the North Dufferin Baseball League season is just over a month away.

Whether or not the ground crew will have to shovel snow on the baselines remains to be seen, but we’re betting that Spring will finally take hold and dry up the diamonds for opening day.

The season is scheduled to get underway on May 3.

There are eight teams in the Junior Division this season including the local entry – the Alliston Athletics.

The Athletics will be returning to their home diamond at Riverdale Park in Alliston.

The Junior Division has expanded this season with the addition of Aurora, Collingwood, Ivy, and Midland.

Two teams from last season – Stayner and Innisfil – won’t be fielding teams for 2014.

The Athletics had a decent season last year, but finished on the negative side with an 8–11–1 record for the regular season.

With a slate of 21 games for the 2014 schedule, the Athletics have more variety in the games this year with the addition of the new teams.

There are 15 teams in the Senior division including local entry – the Mansfield Cubs.

The Cubs will be returning to their home diamond at the top of the hill in Mansfield.

They ended the regular season with a 10–15–1 record and didn’t qualify for the playoffs.

At the annual general meeting and awards ceremony held in Lisle on March 9, Mansfield’s Rob Kinsley shared the ‘best catcher’ award with Bolton Brewer’s Adam Wallace.

Kinsley also was honoured with the ‘most home runs’ award after knocking seven out of the park last year and chalking up a .459 batting average.

The Cub’s Tyler Linger was awarded the ‘most sportsmanlike player’ trophy.

All the other teams from last year will be returning this season as well as the team from Orangeville that took last season off after having some difficulty filling the roster.

The Senior division will play a 28 game schedule.

The full schedule for both divisions will be on the League’s website at www.NDBL.ca as soon at it is finalized.

By Brian Lockhart

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