Opening Pitch - 2023 Tom Henderson

About Tom Henderson: Tom Henderson was an avid baseball and hockey player in our community whose young life was tragically ended after being hit by a drunk driver. We thank his parents, sisters and brother for allowing us to honour his memory.

Playoff Format
  • Teams will play 2 pools of 4 in round robin play.
  • On Sunday, June 22 the format will be as follows: 
    • 4th place v 4th place
    • 3rd place v 3rd place
    • 2nd place v 2nd place
    • 1st place v 1st place
*Home team for the June 22 games will be based on a coin toss
Playoff rules
  • All stages:
    • No protests will be accepted.
    • Home team will collect MVP shirts from concession stand.
    • Home team will stand as the official scorekeeper and pitch count for each game.
    • Pitch count sheets and score sheets must be posted in the team manager group within one hour of the completion of each game.
  • Round robin:
    • no new inning will start after 1 hr 45 minutes. The umpires will determine the game time.
    • teams will be awarded two points for a win, one point for a tie and no points for a loss.
    • if games are tied following the completion of six innings or if time limit is reached, the game will remain a tie.
    • Maximum run differential is +7/-7
    • Mercy rule is in effect: If a team is leading its opponent by at least ten (10) runs after five or more equal innings have been played, or after four and one-half innings if the team second at bat should have a ten-run lead at the end of its fourth inning, or before the completion of its fifth inning, the game shall be terminated and the team in front declared the winner. Should a team hit a “walk off” out of the park home run to end a game under the mercy rule all runners including the batter shall be permitted to score.

       

Tiebreaker for Standings after Round Robin

  • Head to Head
  • Runs against (in games involving tied teams)
  • Run Differential
  • Coin Toss

Gold Medal game

  • Game will be played to full six innings. No time limit will be applied.
  • If game is tied after six innings, extra innings will be played. International tie break rule will NOT be applied.
  • Home team will be based on a coin toss.

Tiebreaker Explanation - Pool A Round Robin

Bolts, Expos and Knights all tied with 4 points. 

Tiebreaker Rule #1 - Head to Head

  • Bolts won over Knights
  • Expos won over Bolts
  • Knights won over Expos

Tiebreaker Rule #1 does not break the tie.

 

Tiebreaker Rule #2 - Runs against (in games involving tied teams)

  • Bolts had 21 runs against
  • Expos had 10 runs against
  • Knights had 15 runs against

Tiebreaker Rule #2 sets all three team placements:

1 = Expos
2 = Knights
3 = Bolts

Schedule and Results

Saturday, June 14
10:00 am: Expos @ Bolts - Expos win 17-4
12:30 pm: Royals @ Phillies - Royals win 10-4
3:00 pm: Tigers @ Snappers - Tigers win 9-5
5:30 pm: Mets @ Knights - Knights win 13-6

Sunday, June 15
10:00 am: Snappers @ Royals - Snappers win 8-5
12:30 pm: Knights @ Bolts - Bolts win 10-4
3:00 pm: Mets @ Expos - Expos win 10-6
5:30 pm: Tigers @ Phillies - Tigers win 8-6

Saturday, June 21
10:00 am: Knights @ Expos - Knights win 6-5
12:30 pm: Tigers @ Royals - Tigers win 6-2
3:00 pm: Snappers @ Phillies - Snappers win 3-2
5:30 pm: Mets @ Bolts - Bolts win 13-3

Sunday, June 22
10:00 am: Mets vs Phillies (7th place game) - Mets win
12:30 pm: Bolts vs Royals (5th place game) - Royals win
3:00 pm: Knights vs Snappers (3rd place game) - Snappers win
5:30 pm: Expos vs Tigers (Gold medal game) - Expos win Gold!!

 

Congratulations to all the players, coaches, managers and parents for an incredible Tom Henderson tournament!

Pool A Standings
Pool B Standings