The Minor Red Sox defeated the Astros on Saturday to capture the 2010 Minor Division Championship.  The Red Sox suffered one loss since June 2, 2010, as they represented Ancaster in the Minor District 1 Houseleague Championships in Erindale.  The team also won the regular season pennant and then in the playoffs defeated the Blue Jays, then lost to the Astros in the Semi-Final, before beating the Blue Jays again to get a return match against the Astros.  The game went to 7 innings before the Red Sox won 12-8.  Congratulations to the Red Sox for a fantastic season.

Applications are now being accepted for Rep/All-Star/Select managers for the 2011 season. It is Ancaster Little League's intention to field Rep teams at each of the following levels.

T-Ball All-Star & Select
Rookie Ball All-Star & Select
Minor All-Star & Select
Major All-Star & Select
Minor Bantam - Intercounty
Major Bantam - Intercounty
Midget - Intercounty

Please submit Manager only applications to Mark Strongman, VP of Rep Ball, by midnight, Monday September 6, 2010.

Tryouts for the Intercounty teams will begin shortly afterwards.

Yours in Baseball,

Bernie Anstett
President, Ancaster Little League
905-975-1060

Application Form
(excel file)

There are two images that will surely stick with anyone who made it to the park for the Canadian Little League Championship (or even watched on TV).

The first is the sight of the outfield hill and the bleachers full of people on championship Saturday. Bodies wearing Ancaster red everywhere. And folks cheering for the hometown side. It was an amazing moment of community spirit and a wonderful moment of proof that this town can rally around its own.

The second is the picture above. No matter how disappointing the outcome of the final – every player and coach on the Cardinals dearly wanted to win the Canadian championship and advance to Williamsport – they were a team. They practiced hard together, played hard together, laughed hard together, and had the most incredible sporting experience of their young lives together.

They are an example of what every team in Ancaster can, and should, be in the future. Didn’t matter if they were winning 19-4 or losing the final game, they stuck together, cheered each other on and encouraged each other. That effort and that attitude made them the second-best team in Canada this summer. By any measure, that’s an amazing accomplishment.

They were a team all of Ancaster and certainly all of Ancaster Little League should be proud of.

Ben Miller, Mark Szostak, Caleb Radley, Justin Mignardi, Liam Gallagher, Simon Ranger, Anthony Marzanek, Justin Stephenson, Matthew Grabstas, Adam DelFabbro, Riley Gray, Brandon Chong, Dave Whalen, Andrew Thompson, Bill Gallagher, Nate Cordery and Mike Furdal – you did well. Really well.

Congratulations on all you achieved.

And to those who put on their red shirts and red caps and came to the park to cheer on the Cardinals, thank you. Your support made this bigger than a mere baseball tournament. You made it a special event for the entire community.

A meeting will be held for all Bantam and Midget players to be held at the CC #4 diamond at 8.00pm on Friday, August 20th.

This will provide info in regards to 2011 rep teams being developed for all Ancaster players.

The Ancaster Cardinals Bantam Rep Baseball Team would like to announce the winners of our fundraiser, two Happy Hour Hampers, valued at $350.00 each!

Ken Robinson
Mount Hope, ON

Rick Tremblay
Cambridge, ON

Front row (L-R): Dylan Hammer, Lindsay Gallello, Mya Greco, Adam Johnson, Robbie McHarg, Zachary Groen, Evan Stephenson

2nd row (L-R): Joshua Wilson, Cory Field, Dean Mallett, Adam Wilson, Chad Field, Austin Hammer, Brandon Groen

Congratulations to the YANKEES on their championship finish to our 2010 T-ball season.

Coached by Manager Brian Stephenson and assisted by Darcy Field, Jeff Johnson and Dave McHarg the Yankees had everyone on the edge of their seats at their semi-final game when they ended in a tie and had to go overtime the next night. This game resulted in a win and saw them to their championship victory. Evan Stephenson ran his bat well showing us 2 home runs and a grand slam hit.

The Yankees saw a very successful season with only one other tie and no losses during the regular season although the other teams kept up pretty well. Especially the Astros who played their finest during the semi-final tie game as well. And the Red Sox who challenged them in the Championship game. Great games by all !!

Ancaster baseball will look forward to seeing all of these youngsters back next year for another fun-filled baseball season as they develop along into our young champions of tomorrow !