THUNDER BAY – Sports – The South Side Selects defeated the North Side All-Stars 5-3 in the District 3 Senior Little League baseball finals on Tuesday. Bryson Aube pitched 7 innings for the Selects, allowing only 6 hits. Highlights include a solo home run by D.J. DePiero and 4 catches by the Selects left fielder Tallon Morris.
The Selects lost the first game in the best of 5 series before rebounding to win the next 3 and earn the title of District 3 champions
Southside Selects on to National Baseball Championships
According to Manager Mike McAllister, the turning point of the series occurred when “Max Rydholm [hit a] Home Run in Game 3.” He said, “From that moment on, we had the edge in the series.”
The win means the Selects will be the host team at the Senior Little League Canadian championships in Thunder Bay in two weeks.
“I am extremely excited to be coaching in the national championships,” enthused McAllister. “I have been there before as a player and I am looking forward to it as a coach.”
For many of the players this is not their first experience at a national championship. Last year, six players from the Selects competed in the Junior Canadian Little League Championship in Lethbridge, AB, finishing second.
National Championships Hosted in Thunder Bay
This year, Thunder Bay is hosting the national Senior Little League baseball championships, running July 31st through August 8th with all games at Baseball Central.
The tournament features 7 teams of 15-16-year-olds, representing 6 regions from across Canada. The teams will be competing to represent Canada at the Little League Senior World Series in Bangor, Maine.
In other District 3 news, the Fort William Americans/Nationals beat out the Port Arthur Nationals to become the Major division champions and the Port Arthur Nationals beat the Port Arthur/Current River Continentals to win the Junior division.
