U8 Cards win inaugural Amherstburg Summer Classic

The Amherstburg Cardinals U8 select baseball team won the first annual Amherstburg Summer Classic baseball tournament held last Sunday at Bill Wigle Park. The opposition in the three-team tournament were the Woodslee Orioles and the Essex Yellowjackets. Amherstburg won the championship with an 11-6 victory over Woodslee in the tournament’s final game Sunday evening.

The first annual Amherstburg Summer Baseball Classic capped the U8 select team’s season and the local team won it all.

The Amherstburg Cardinals U8 select team won the day-long tournament at Bill Wigle Park, finishing the day with an 11-6 victory in the championship game over the Woodslee Orioles. Beau Schiefer was named tournament most valuable player (MVP) for Amherstburg.

Cardinals coach Nick Martin said it was a three-team tournament, with the Essex Yellowjackets being the other team. He said finding teams to play in the area can be a challenge, Martin said, so they decided to end the year with the tournament to crown a champion.

“We were able to have a really close high scoring game against Woodslee and we made it into the championship game,” explained Martin.

That win meant another game against the Orioles in the championship game. The Cardinals also had a 9 a.m. Sunday game.

Martin said Woodslee got out to an early lead but strong plays on the infield from Schiefer, Lucas Anderson, Theo Sekela and Kameron Kane helped get them back into it. Evan Wood also played strongly in the field with five throws to first base without an error.

Amherstburg’s Cassio Martin (right) slides safely into home plate during Sunday evening’s championship game of the Amherstburg Summer Classic U8 select baseball tournament. The Cardinals won 11-6.

The outfielders also were strong, he noted. 

Anderson was an offensive MVP as he went four-for-four in the championship game and drove in three runs. Cassio Martin played well defensively and was a defensive MVP.

“He stepped in for an injured catcher and had a crucial late-game hit,” said Martin.

Martin said he was happy with all the players for their work throughout the summer.

“I’m proud of all of our players for putting in an incredible effort and ending the season with a championship,” said Martin. 

The rest of the team is comprised of Anderson Davies, Ethan Magnati, Damien Deleersnyder, Carson Renaud, Easton Tremblay and Holden Wolter. In addition to Martin, coaches included Bryan Anderson and Luc Tremblay. 

U8 Cards win inaugural Amherstburg Summer Classic

By Ron Giofu