Rutherflo 1997
Rock N' Roll Fastball Classic - Colborne, Ontario
Overall Record 37-7
Won NAFA "AA" World Series (Fargo, N.D.)
Won Scarborough Royals Tournament
Won Curve Lake Tournament
Won Hastings Tournament
2nd Eastern Canadians Inter. "B" Championships
4th ISC Qualifier in Mississauga
Individual Accomplishments
Bryon Baranieski
- MVP at NAFA "AA" World Series,
- Named To "All World" Team at NAFA "AA" World Series
- MVP at Eastern Canadian "A" Championships (Played with Uxbridge)
Dave Waldie
- Named to "All World" Team at NAFA "AA" World Series
- Top Hitter At Eastern Can. "B" Championship
Randy Fife
- Named to "All World" Team at NAFA "AA" World Series
- Top Pitcher at NAFA "AA" World Series
Chris Burkholder
- MVP at OASA Eliminations (Played for Uxbridge)
Greg Newell
- Named to "All World" Team at NAFA "AA" World Series
Evan Loucks
- Named to "All World" Team at NAFA "AA" World Series
Craig Minifie
- Named to "All World" Team at NAFA "AA" World Series
Jeff Murphy
- No Hitter at OASA Eliminations
Rutherflo's 1997 Tournament Results
The Rutherflo won their first tournament of the season. Rob Doncaster led Rutherflo in the tournament with a .364 batting average. Wayne Wells had two wins and one save. In the final game the pitcher Randy Fife got the game winning RBI in the bottom of the seventh, on a bunt which brought in Steve Connelly from 3rd base.. They beat Richmond Hill 1-0. (5 Wins - 0 Losses)
Baltimore Classic Tournament (June14-15): Rutherflo lost in the quarter-finals to a team from Ottawa. Greg Newell led Rutherflo with a .571 batting average and had 8 RBI's in 3 games. Dave Waldie led the team with 6 hits and had a .500 batting average. (2 Wins - 1 Loss)
Curve Lake Tournament (June 20-22): Rutherflo won the tournament with back to back wins against the Scarborough Royals in the finals. Greg Newell had a team high .421 batting average and also had 2 homeruns.
(6 Wins - 1 Loss)
1997 ISC Qualifier - Mississauga's Dunton Park (June 27-29): Colborne came in fourth place in the tourney and lost to the Napanee Juniors in their last game. Evan Loucks led Rutherflo with a .400 batting average, 2 triples, 2 homruns and knocked in 10 RBI's. (3 Wins - 2 Losses)
Hastings Tournament (July 4-6): Rutherflo won the tournament. They beat the Cold Spring Cats (Masters) in the semi-finals to advance to the show. They beat a team from Ashland, Ohio in the finals. Ron Herriot had a amazing .833 high batting average. Dave Waldie led the team with 7 hits and had a homerun. (4 Wins - 0 Losses)
Eliminations - Owen Sound (August 1-4): Came in 4th. Lost to Maryhill in extra innings in Rutherflo's final game. Pat Rutherford had the best batting average on the team with a .438. Had a team leading 7 hits with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's in 6 games. Craig Minifie also chipped in with two homeruns in the tournament. (4 Wins - 2 Losses)
NAFA - Fargo, North Dakota (August 20-24): Walked away as tournament champs. Beat Big John's of Lachawana, New York in the final by a score of 4-1. Randy Fife got the win while striking out 10 and had 0 walks to his credit. Dave Waldie ( Click here to read a newspaper article on Waldie from this tourney. ) and Evan Loucks both had a homerun in the final game. But the tournament winning RBI came when Tom Jopling hit a triple and Evan Loucks drove him in with a single in the second inning. Dave Waldie led Rutherflo in the tournament with a .667 batting average. Greg Newell led the team with 10 RBI's and Byron Baranieski had a team high 3 homeruns in only 9 at bats in the tourney. Click here to see the All World AA Nafa Teams (7 Wins - 0 Losses)
Eastern Canadians - Fredricton, New Brunswick (Sept 12-14): Rutherflo went all the way to the final before bowing out in a very close game against a team from Quebec. Dave Waldie got the tournament MVP. He had a .579 batting average with 11 hits, 3 triples and 9 runs in 19 at bats. Evan Loucks also chipped in with 11 hits and two homeruns. Steve Connelly led the team with 3 homeruns. (6 Wins - 1 Loss)
1998 Rutherflo Tournament Results
Baltimore Mens Fastball Classic - Baltimore, Ontario
Curve Lake Tournament - Curve Lake, Ontario
Hastings Annual Tournament - Hastings, Ontario
ISC Area Qualifier - Fingal, Ontario
Eliminations Tournament - Cobourg, Ontario
NAFA AA World Series - Hutchinson, Kansas
Eastern Canadians Intermediate B - Port Perry, Ontario
1998 Batting Stats
Batting Average Leaders:
.338 - Rob Doncaster
.333 - Chris Burkholder
.302 - Craig Minifie
.301 - Ron Herriot
.293 - Randy Fife
Rutherflo Hit Leaders
38 - Craig Minifie
37 - Dave Waldie
29 - Chris Burkholder
28 - Ron Herriot
26 - Rob Doncaster
Rutherflo Homerun Leaders
14 - Craig Minifie
6 - Dave Waldie
5 - Chris Burkholder
5 - Greg Newell
4 - Evan Loucks and Ron Herriot
Rutherflo At-Bat Leaders
127 - Dave Waldie
126 - Craig Minifie
93 - Ron Herriot
87 - Chris Burkholder
75 - Tom Jopling
Rutherflo RBI Leaders
32 - Craig Minifie
15 - Dave Waldie and Ron Herriot
13 - Evan Loucks and Tom Jopling
11 - Randy Fife
10 - Greg Newell and Chris Burkholder
Rutherflo Game Winning RBI Leaders
6 - Craig Minifie
5 - Evan Loucks
3 - Dave Waldie, Pat Rutherford and Tom Jopling
Rutherflo Run Leaders
25 - Dave Waldie
21 - Craig Minifie
16 - Ron Herriot
14 - Rob Doncaster, Chris Burkholder, Tom Jopling and Bill Shannon
12 - Pat Rutherford
Rutherflo Walk Leaders
10 - Rob Doncaster
9 - Tom Jopling
8 - Steve Connelly
7 - Dave Waldie
6 - Chris Burkholder and Craig Minifie
June 5.................... Rutherflo Fastball Clinic 10am - 12 Noon- Norwood, Ontario
June 5.................... Exhibition Game vs Team TBA : 1pm - Norwood, Ontario
June 19-20............... Baltimore Annual Fastball Tourney - Baltimore, Ontario
June 25-27...............
ISC Area Qualifier - Cobourg, Ontario
July 30-Aug 2........... Eliminations Tournament - Trenton, Ontario
Aug 25-29............... NAFA World Series - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sept 10-12............... Eastern Canadians "A" - Trenton, Ontario
