Kincardine celebrates baseball season home runs

Nov. 19, Baseball Ontario presented the Kincardine Cardinals Under-11 baseball team with three awards: 2021 Rep Team Of The Year, 2021 Baseball Ontario Rep Pitcher of the Year Under-13 (Tyler Bauman), and 2021 Baseball Ontario Volunteer of the Year (Steve Travale, also a coach for the 2021 Under-18 Championship Team).

In a press release, the Kincardine Minor Ball Association stated that the Under-11 Cardinals had “a perfect 7-0 record through their abbreviated regular season where they out-scored their opponents, 84-29 … the Cardinals maintained a poise and focus that was beyond their years.”

The Baseball Ontario recognition tops off a winning season - three Kincardine baseball teams won All-Ontario Championships this year:

2021 Baseball Ontario Under-11 “D” Provincial Champion: Kincardine Cardinals

• Congratulations to team members Tyler Bauman, Lane Bauman, Matty McKeag, Matthew Stepaniak, Max Roppel, Rhys Thompson, Ricky Cormier-Plante, Lenny Connell, Lucas Tout, Darren Morris, and Cal McQuillin; and to coaches Greg Stepaniak, Steve Connell, Steve Travale, and Braden Novack.

2021 Ontario Baseball Association Under-18 “C” Division Provincial Champions: Kincardine Cardinals

• Congratulations to players Peyton Howald, Ethan Cutting, Jordan Beisel, Mack Beisel, Wilson Shipp, Jordan Moulton, Kaleb Meyer, Jared Houghton, Robbie Tibben, Nate Raey, Owen Krauter, Jesse Bittel, and Cameron Klein; and to coaches Steve Travale, Dwight Howald, Jake Musselman, and Warren Beisel.

2021 Baseball Ontario Senior AA Provincial Champions: Kincardine Cubs

• Congratulations to players Greg Stepaniak, Tyler Marcinko, Scott Austin, Chris Inkster, Nate Kramer, Dave Robinson, Travis Anderson, Rob McGregor, Jack Middleton, Tyler Middleton, Curtis Cobean, Paul Boyadjian, Connor Yourth, Sheldon McBride, Bill Kelly, Zane Livingston, Matt Melissis, Curtis Roote, Matt Pollock, Ben Ficht, Griffin Potter, and Will Potter; and to coaches Brandon Dunlop and Barry Austin.

The three championship teams, Tyler Bauman, and Steve Travale will be officially recognized at Kincardine’s Dec. 6 council meeting.