Ajax Spartans Capture EOBA Rookie Championship!

The Ajax Spartans (#2 seed) defeated the Clarington Orioles (#3 seed) 10-7 to capture the 2011 EOBA Rookie Ball Championship title on the weekend. Hosted by Oshawa who put on a great tournament from all accounts, including quality fields, skills competition, BBQ, great player of the game awards and of course 24 exciting rookie ball games leading to a champion when all the dust settled on Sunday night. The Spartans defeated #1 seed Cobourg Cardinals 6-4 to advance to the final while Clarington edged out Whitby Chiefs T2 and Cobourg to advance to the final. Congratulations to all teams on the 2011 Rookie Ball season. A year which saw thirteen teams participate. Cobourg received EOBA special t-shirts for capturing the regular season pennant, in recognition of first palce overall in the regular season. Congrats to the Ajax Spartans on winning the Gold medal and the Clarington Orioles for taking home the Silver medal.

Scores:

Ajax T2 5 Pickering 14
Oshawa 23 Whitby Minor T2 3
Oshawa Minor 4 Peterborough 17
Whitby T2 22 Ajax Minor 12
Port Hope 10 Whitby Minor T1 16
Clarington 6 Pickering 10
Oshawa 9 Ajax T1 17
Peterborough 15 Whitby T2 4
Whitby Minor T1 3 Cobourg 26
Oshawa Minor 9 Ajax Minor 17
Port Hope 4 Oshawa 14
Ajax T1 1 Whitby T2 14
Whitby Minor T2 13 Whitby Minor T1 14
Clarington 16 Ajax Minor 8
Pickering 5 Ajax T1 15
Peterborough 2 Cobourg 13
Clarington 22 Oshawa 7
Whitby T2 16 Whitby Minor T1 6
Peterborough 4 Clarington 6
Pickering 5 Whitby T2 10
Ajax T1 6 Cobourg 4
Clarington 4 Whitby T2 3
Cobourg 9 Clarington
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CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Ajax Spartans T1 10 Clarington Orioles 7