St. Paul, St. Martin top annual St. Peter three-pitch tourney
Schools return to four diamonds at Bowers Park
The St. Peter Family of Schools Intermediate Three-Pitch tournament returned to sun-soaked fields at Bowers Park on Tuesday.
All four diamonds at the park were used for the one-day, boys and girls’ round-robin tournament that includes Catholic schools from around the area.
To guarantee all teams could play each other, the tournament was split into two separate divisions for the round robin portion of the day.
There isn’t a season to help predict which teams are going to come out on top.
“It’s hard to say from one year to the next, there’s always some surprises,” convener Ed Leahy said.
In Girl’s A Division, Lakefield’s St. Paul beat St. Martin 11-7 in their first game, and won their second game against Immaculate Conception 9-4. St. Martin beat St. Teresa 3-14, and lost to Immaculate Conception 1-0.
For Girl’s Division B, St. Joseph won their only game in the morning against Monseigneur Jamot 8-0. Peterborough’s St Paul won both their games with a final score of 15-5 against St. Joseph and 4-0 against St. Anne.
Over at Boy’s Division A, St. Martin won their first game with a mercy against Lakefield’s St. Paul, with a final score of 10-0. St. Martin’s second game was neck and neck, with St. Teresa winning the game 6-5.
St. Teresa also won their other game during the morning, beating Immaculate Conception 5-1. Immaculate Conception and Lakefield’s St. Paul would tie their game 2-2.
In Division B, St. Joseph won their game against Monseigneur Jamot 8-2, and beat Peterborough’s St. Paul 4-0. St. Anne also won both their games, with a final score of 4-0 against Monseigneur Jamot and 5-1 against St. Paul.
Once the round robin games are completed, the teams will be split into four separate divisions A through D. Each division will then play their final, so that every team can continue paying three-pitch until the end of the day.
Besides athletic ability, sportsmanship was also on display over the course of the morning.
“Coaching these guys is so easy because they’re such good kids,” said Greg Caron, the coach of the boy’s team from St. Martin. “They’re working hard and they’re showing good sportsmanship.”
Full results for the tournament were recorded but are not available online.