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Padres clinch top spot in North Dufferin Baseball League’s Junior division

July 25, 2025   ·   0 Comments

By BRIAN LOCKHART

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

The regular season for the North Dufferin Baseball League’s (NBDL) Junior Division wrapped up on Sunday, July 13, with the Creemore Padres securing a first-place finish in the division.

Creemore capped off a dominant season with a record of 15-2-1, which is good for 31 points. They finished a full 10 points ahead of the second and third-place teams.

The division had seven teams this season competing in an 18-game schedule.

There was a change in teams that made it to the playoffs.

The top six teams secured a berth in the playoff line-up. However, the Bradford Tigers, who were in sixth place and qualified for the playoffs, forfeited two games in the final week. This resulted in the team’s suspension and subsequent removal from league play.

As a result, all remaining teams will head into the playoffs including the Richmond Hill Phoenix, who were in seventh place.

Beyond Creemore’s outstanding performance in the season, the standings were tightly contested.

Both Innisfil Cardinal teams finished with 21 points. The Orillia Royals and Barrie Red Sox ended the season tied at 18 points.

The Creemore and Cardinal teams have earned first-round byes in the playoffs.

The Junior playoffs got underway on July 16 with a best-of-three or first-to-six-points format. 

In Series A, the Innisfil Cardinals 2 team are up against the Richmond Hill Phoenix.

After two games, the series was tied. Richmond Hill won the first game 2-0.

In Game Two, the Cardinals responded with a big effort and won the game 16-5.

In the B Series, the Orillia Royals are up against the Barrie Baycats.

Barrie won the first game 10-5 on Thursday, July 17.

In the Senior Division of the NDBL, teams are playing the final week of the regular season schedule with games wrapping up on July 25.

The Owen Sound Baysox are in first place in the Senior Division with a 15-2 record and 30 points.

They are followed by the New Lowell Knights, Ivy Rangers, Lisle Astros, and the Midland Mariners.

The Caledon Cardinals and the Mansfield Cubs won’t make the playoffs this year.

The Orillia Majors, in ninth place, and the Clarksburg Blues in 10th place, are still in contention to make the lowest seed in the playoffs if they can win a few games.

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