Weymouth Wins Foggies Invitational
Clark’s Harbour Foggies captured the silver medal
The Clark’s Harbour Foggies took home the silver medal during their Invitational U15 Baseball Tournament July 7 and 8.
The Foggies, who hosted the tournament, opened with a 14-4 drubbing of the Bridgewater Bulldogs. Player of the Game Ethan Brannen slammed two doubles and two singles at the plate to pace the attack, while Tanner Nickerson and Drew Goreham added a pair of singles each. Jordan Belliveau picked up the win on the mound.
Up next, the Clark’s Harbour squad made it two wins in a row with a 9-2 decision over the Weymouth Firebirds. Player of the Game Ethan Shand and Ethan Brannen both belted a double and two singles at the plate for the victors, while Ben Nickerson and Nate Wickens combined for the win on the bump. Jack Mullen had an RBI double for the Firebirds.
The Foggies made it three wins in a row with a convincing 11-1 Weymouth Firebirds: Top, left to right, Grace Mullen, Coach Jason Ford, Amber Cormier, Connor Stone, Lathan Robinson, James Sabine, Jacobie Ford, Jack Mullen, Elizabeth Gavel, Coach Nick Mullen. Bottom, left to right, Brandon Gavel, Levon Mullen, Cody Howard. Missing from photo Avery Charleton. win over Clark’s Harbour Atwood. Player of the Game Nate Wickens had three singles and three runs scored, with Austin Surette also picking up a pair of singles. Drew Goreham and Ethan Brannen shared the duties on the hill for the winners. Lex Swaine picked up a single for the Atwood Foggies.
Weymouth won the championship contest by edging the Foggies 5-3 in front of a sizeable crowd on the Sunday afternoon at the Sherose Island field. Jaco- bie Ford picked up the victory for Weymouth during the muchanticipated pitching matchup versus eventual losing pitcher Ethan Shand. Leading 1-0 heading to the top of the fourth inning, an untimely walk, an error and three consecutive hits led to four Firebird runs as the Foggies fell behind for good.
Player of the Game Austin Surette picked up a double and single for the Foggies, with Ethan Brannen adding a pair of singles. For Weymouth, James Sabine had a two-run double, with Ford and Amber Cormier adding an RBI single each. This was the first tournament banner of the season for the much deserving Firebirds.
The Foggies now have a season record of 21-4. Both Clark’s Harbour and Weymouth will compete at the same provincial qualification tournament in Dartmouth on July 20-22, along with Halifax, Dartmouth Red and Dartmouth Blue. The top three teams advance to the NS U15 Championships hosted by Hants North on Labour Day weekend.