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reds1 · 04-26-2026, 08:00 PM

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April 6 – Game 5

It’s sunny and mild once again at Radcliffe Field as Wellington and Cobourg square off in a critical match.

Wellington hung on to win their third game of the Series and will be looking to RHP Mhelter Pilapil (1-0, 1.12 ERA, 8.0 IP, 106 PI), who pitched brilliantly in Game 1, to close things out. Cobourg turns to their Game 1 starter as well, RHP Albert Johnson (0-1, 8.10 ERA, 6.2 IP, 104 PI). After a rough Game 1, Johnson will be looking for some redemption.

Top of the 2nd:
Brayden Docking drives a 1-1 fastball past Johnson and into centerfield for a one-out base hit. Carlos Camasura also hits a sharp grounder into centerfield for a base hit as Docking moves up to second. Declan Bugbie then slices the first pitch into shallow rightfield for another base hit that loads the bases. PH Wayne Emmert then lofts a high fly ball to leftfield. LF Nihopalaoa Neho backpedals and reels it in. Docking tags up and scores easily as Wellington gets on the board.
Wellington 1 – Cobourg 0

Bottom of the 2nd:
The Redlegs get to Pilapil in the second. Douglas Jones leads off and smashes a sharp line drive into shallow centerfield for a base hit. Yoshiake Ikeda then smacks one to the opposite field in right that just stays within the chalk. RF Jim Mars makes the long run but the ball bangs off the wall. Ikeda speeds past second and slides in under the tag for a triple as Jones crosses the plate with the tying run.
Noah Palmer then hits a booming fly ball to deep centerfield. CF Wan-hua Gu is in hot pursuit but it’s beyond his reach. Ikeda scores as Palmer pulls up into second for an RBI double.
Chia-liang Fang then slices a hot grounder down the first base line and into rightfield. Fang holds up at first as Palmer passes third and sprints for home. RF Jim Mars throws toward home, but the relay is off the mark as Palmer scores. Fang takes second on the RBI single. Nathan Ashman then grounds out to 2B Vaiga Bultarro as Fang moves up to third.
With two out and Nihopalaoa Neho at the plate, the home plate umpire calls a balk against Pilapil, for taking an illegal step before entering his stretch. Fang comes in to score Cobourg’s fourth run.
Neho then drives a 2-2 curveball to deep rightfield. RF Jim Mars goes back to the wall and leaps, but it sails 369 ft. into the stands for a solo home run.
Wellington 1 – Cobourg 5

Top of the 3rd:
Vaiga Bultarro jumps on Johnson’s first pitch and sends it soaring into the gap in deep right center. CF Raymond Williams gives chase, but it gets beyond him and bangs up against the wall. Bultarro pulls up into second for a lead-off double. Bultarro then moves up to third as Jim Mars grounds out to 1B Harry Doxey.
Matthew Floyd then crushes a 1-2 slider to deep centerfield. Raymond Williams backs up all the way to warning track and hauls it in. Baltarro tags up and scores without a throw.
Wellington 2 – Cobourg 5

Top of the 4th:
Carlos Camasura works the count full before lining a shot into leftfield. It drops in for a one-out single. Declan Bugbie then jumps all over a 2-0 fastball, sending it soaring 374 ft. into the leftfield stands for a two-run home run to get Wellington to within one. That ends Albert Johnson’s afternoon as RHP Lewis Sheard takes over.
Wellington 4 – Cobourg 5

Top of the 9th:
RHP Lester Bell, who took over with two outs in the 8th, looks to make Cobourg’s lead hold up. PH Noel Johnston jumps on Bell’s first pitch and sends it out to centerfield. CF Raymond Williams drifts back and hauls it in for the first out. Jordan Backhouse then pops one straight up on the infield. 1B Alexander Tolmie gloves it for out number two. Finally, Doug Bowman sends a scorching grounder past the pitcher. SS Douglas Jones lunges, knocks it down and throws Bowman out at first to end the game. The Redlegs hang on to win a big game to stay alive and send the Series back to Wellington.
FINAL: Wellington 4 – Cobourg 5

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April 8 – Game 6

The Series returns to Wellington after Cobourg hung on to win Game 5. It’s mild with partly cloudy skies at a packed Santop Stadium.

The Game 2 starters square off once again. LHP Axel MacKay (0-1, 1.42 ERA, 6.1 IP, 79 PI) took the tough loss in Game 2 but looks to keep Cobourg momentum going. Meanwhile, Wellington hopes RHP Mike Murray’s (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 8.1 IP, 98 PI) Game 2 performance carries over with the goal of wrapping up the Pennant this afternoon.

Top of the 1st:
Nihopalaoa Neho leads off with a walk. Next, Harry Doxey lines a 2-0 slider into short right centerfield for a base hit. Neho wheels into second then breaks for third. RF Jim Mars whips it over but Neho slides in safely. Raymond Williams works the count full then sends a towering fly ball to the opposite field. LF Matthew Floyd races back and leaps but it’s over his head, 373 ft. into the leftfield stands for 3-run home run.
Cobourg 3 – Wellington 0

Bottom of the 2nd:
With one out, Carlos Camasura socks a 1-0 changeup to deep straightaway center. CF Raymond Williams chases after it but can’t make the play as it hops to the wall. Camasura pulls up into second with a double. Declan Bugbie follows and knocks the first pitch toward the gap in deep right center. The ball bangs off the wall with Williams in pursuit. Camasura scores as Bugbie slides safely into second for an RBI double.
Cobourg 3 – Wellington 1

Bottom of the 3rd:
Matthew Floyd hits a hard grounder out toward second. SS Douglas Jones lunges for it but it gets through into centerfield for a lead-off base hit. On the first pitch to Wan-hua Gu, Floyd steals second. Gu then fouls off five balls before flying out to CF Raymond Williams in shallow centerfield for the first out. On the second pitch to Brayden Docking, Floyd breaks for third and slides in safely for his second steal. Docking then hits a hard liner into shallow leftfield that falls in front of Nihopalaoa Neho for a base hit. Floyd comes into score. Docking then moves up to second as Camasura grounds out to the pitcher.
Declan Bugbie lines the first pitch out to left centerfield for a base hit. Docking takes third on the play then heads for home. LF Nihopalaoa Neho hurls it in but Docking dives in headfirst to tie up the game.
Yorikane Takeuchi lines the first pitch into shallow left centerfield for a base hit. Bugbie takes second then heads for third. CF Raymond Williams whips it over to 3B Noah Palmer. Palmer tags out a sliding Bugbie to end the inning.
Cobourg 3 – Wellington 3

Top of the 5th:
Raymond Williams leads off and rips one out toward shallow centerfield for a base hit. After Douglas Jones strikes out swinging, Yoshiake Ikeda works the count full. As Ikeda strikes out on a foul tip, Williams breaks for second and beats out the throw for the steal. Noah Palmer then sends a hard shot into rightfield for a base hit. Williams advances to third then breaks for home. RF Jim Mars sends it home, but Williams slides in and beats the tag as Cobourg retakes the lead.
Cobourg 4 – Wellington 3

Bottom of the 9th:
Once again, RHP Lester Bell enters the 9th after taking over with two outs in the 8th. After Jim Mars grounds out to the pitcher, Matthew Floyd steps up and jumps on a 1-2 cutter, sending it down the line into deep rightfield. RF Randy Spivey leaps at the wall but it’s just beyond his reach, sailing 350 ft. into the jubilant stands for a solo home run as Wellington ties up the game once again. Lester Bell recovers to get the next two batters out, forcing the game into extras.
Cobourg 4 – Wellington 4

Top of the 10th:
With two out, PH Alexander Tolmie smashes a hot grounder past the pitcher and into centerfield for a base hit. Chia-liang Fang then digs in and jumps all over a 1-0 slider, crushing it to deep centerfield. CF Dan Lawless races back and leaps as high as he can, but it’s way beyond his reach, landing 407 ft. into the bleachers for a go-ahead 2-run homer.
Cobourg 6 – Wellington 4

Bottom of the 10th:
RHP Carl Lampley takes over from Lester Bell to start the 10th. Carlos Camasura leads off and hits a liner to shallow rightfield for a base hit. Declan Bugbie then slices a 0-2 fastball to the opposite field into right for a base hit. Camasura moves up to second on the play. With the runners going, Yorikane Takeuchi successfully lays down a sac bunt back to the pitcher. Keon-chae Cho slaps one out the left side that just gets past a diving 3B Mark Johnson for a base hit. Camasura scores on the play to get the Athletics to within one. Bugbie takes third, then bolts for home. LF Nihopalaoa Neho scoops up the ball and sends a long throw home. Bugbie slides but C Yoshiake Ikeda tags him out to preserve the lead.
PH Doug Bowman then taps a 2-2 fastball back toward the mound. Lampley fields it and sends a quick throw to 1B Harry Doxey for the final out. Cobourg hangs on to win a close one to tie up the Series, forcing a winner-take-all Game 7.
FINAL: Cobourg 6 – Wellington 5

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April 9 – Game 7

After a thrilling Game 6, it all comes down to a deciding Game 7 to determine who will win this year’s Eastern League Pennant. Sunny, clear skies set the stage for a packed house at Santop Stadium.

Cobourg looks to LHP Bill Budd (1-0, 1.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 116 PI), who was brilliant in Game 3, to keep up his inspired play. Wellington calls upon RHP Kazunori Fujimoto (0-1, 3.86 ERA, 7.0 IP, 106 PI) to carry the day for the Athletics and the home crowd.

Top of the 7th:
Through six innings, Kazunori Fujimoto has allowed four hits and 5 walks while Bill Budd has given up 6 hits and no walks. Neither have surrendered a run. But that changes in the 7th.
After Nihopalaoa Neho flies out to leftfield to start the inning, Harry Doxey steps in. Doxey gets all of a 2-1 fastball and sends it soaring to rightfield. RF Jim Mars retreats to the warning track, but it sails 380 ft. into the stands for a solo home run, as Cobourg breaks the stalemate. Fujimoto is then pulled in favour of RHP Christian Wiley.
Cobourg 1 – Wellington 0

Bottom of the 9th:
Bill Budd remains on the mound to see if he can close out the game. Brayden Docking lofts the first pitch out to rightfield. RF Randy Spivey hustles over and makes the catch. PH Trevor Beddoes hits a weak grounder toward second. 2B Chia-liang Fang scoops it up and throws him out at first. Declan Bugbie then grounds one to the left side. SS Douglas Jones fields it cleanly and fires to first for the final out. The Cobourg Redlegs win the final three games of the Series and shut down the Athletics in Game 7 to win the Eastern League Pennant! They now move on to face the Sherburn Tigers for the United Cup!
FINAL: Cobourg 1 – Wellington 0

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04-26-2026, 08:00 PM	#877
reds1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 3,985	-------- April 6 – Game 5 It’s sunny and mild once again at Radcliffe Field as Wellington and Cobourg square off in a critical match. Wellington hung on to win their third game of the Series and will be looking to RHP Mhelter Pilapil (1-0, 1.12 ERA, 8.0 IP, 106 PI), who pitched brilliantly in Game 1, to close things out. Cobourg turns to their Game 1 starter as well, RHP Albert Johnson (0-1, 8.10 ERA, 6.2 IP, 104 PI). After a rough Game 1, Johnson will be looking for some redemption. Top of the 2nd: Brayden Docking drives a 1-1 fastball past Johnson and into centerfield for a one-out base hit. Carlos Camasura also hits a sharp grounder into centerfield for a base hit as Docking moves up to second. Declan Bugbie then slices the first pitch into shallow rightfield for another base hit that loads the bases. PH Wayne Emmert then lofts a high fly ball to leftfield. LF Nihopalaoa Neho backpedals and reels it in. Docking tags up and scores easily as Wellington gets on the board. Wellington 1 – Cobourg 0 Bottom of the 2nd: The Redlegs get to Pilapil in the second. Douglas Jones leads off and smashes a sharp line drive into shallow centerfield for a base hit. Yoshiake Ikeda then smacks one to the opposite field in right that just stays within the chalk. RF Jim Mars makes the long run but the ball bangs off the wall. Ikeda speeds past second and slides in under the tag for a triple as Jones crosses the plate with the tying run. Noah Palmer then hits a booming fly ball to deep centerfield. CF Wan-hua Gu is in hot pursuit but it’s beyond his reach. Ikeda scores as Palmer pulls up into second for an RBI double. Chia-liang Fang then slices a hot grounder down the first base line and into rightfield. Fang holds up at first as Palmer passes third and sprints for home. RF Jim Mars throws toward home, but the relay is off the mark as Palmer scores. Fang takes second on the RBI single. Nathan Ashman then grounds out to 2B Vaiga Bultarro as Fang moves up to third. With two out and Nihopalaoa Neho at the plate, the home plate umpire calls a balk against Pilapil, for taking an illegal step before entering his stretch. Fang comes in to score Cobourg’s fourth run. Neho then drives a 2-2 curveball to deep rightfield. RF Jim Mars goes back to the wall and leaps, but it sails 369 ft. into the stands for a solo home run. Wellington 1 – Cobourg 5 Top of the 3rd: Vaiga Bultarro jumps on Johnson’s first pitch and sends it soaring into the gap in deep right center. CF Raymond Williams gives chase, but it gets beyond him and bangs up against the wall. Bultarro pulls up into second for a lead-off double. Bultarro then moves up to third as Jim Mars grounds out to 1B Harry Doxey. Matthew Floyd then crushes a 1-2 slider to deep centerfield. Raymond Williams backs up all the way to warning track and hauls it in. Baltarro tags up and scores without a throw. Wellington 2 – Cobourg 5 Top of the 4th: Carlos Camasura works the count full before lining a shot into leftfield. It drops in for a one-out single. Declan Bugbie then jumps all over a 2-0 fastball, sending it soaring 374 ft. into the leftfield stands for a two-run home run to get Wellington to within one. That ends Albert Johnson’s afternoon as RHP Lewis Sheard takes over. Wellington 4 – Cobourg 5 Top of the 9th: RHP Lester Bell, who took over with two outs in the 8th, looks to make Cobourg’s lead hold up. PH Noel Johnston jumps on Bell’s first pitch and sends it out to centerfield. CF Raymond Williams drifts back and hauls it in for the first out. Jordan Backhouse then pops one straight up on the infield. 1B Alexander Tolmie gloves it for out number two. Finally, Doug Bowman sends a scorching grounder past the pitcher. SS Douglas Jones lunges, knocks it down and throws Bowman out at first to end the game. The Redlegs hang on to win a big game to stay alive and send the Series back to Wellington. FINAL: Wellington 4 – Cobourg 5 -------- April 8 – Game 6 The Series returns to Wellington after Cobourg hung on to win Game 5. It’s mild with partly cloudy skies at a packed Santop Stadium. The Game 2 starters square off once again. LHP Axel MacKay (0-1, 1.42 ERA, 6.1 IP, 79 PI) took the tough loss in Game 2 but looks to keep Cobourg momentum going. Meanwhile, Wellington hopes RHP Mike Murray’s (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 8.1 IP, 98 PI) Game 2 performance carries over with the goal of wrapping up the Pennant this afternoon. Top of the 1st: Nihopalaoa Neho leads off with a walk. Next, Harry Doxey lines a 2-0 slider into short right centerfield for a base hit. Neho wheels into second then breaks for third. RF Jim Mars whips it over but Neho slides in safely. Raymond Williams works the count full then sends a towering fly ball to the opposite field. LF Matthew Floyd races back and leaps but it’s over his head, 373 ft. into the leftfield stands for 3-run home run. Cobourg 3 – Wellington 0 Bottom of the 2nd: With one out, Carlos Camasura socks a 1-0 changeup to deep straightaway center. CF Raymond Williams chases after it but can’t make the play as it hops to the wall. Camasura pulls up into second with a double. Declan Bugbie follows and knocks the first pitch toward the gap in deep right center. The ball bangs off the wall with Williams in pursuit. Camasura scores as Bugbie slides safely into second for an RBI double. Cobourg 3 – Wellington 1 Bottom of the 3rd: Matthew Floyd hits a hard grounder out toward second. SS Douglas Jones lunges for it but it gets through into centerfield for a lead-off base hit. On the first pitch to Wan-hua Gu, Floyd steals second. Gu then fouls off five balls before flying out to CF Raymond Williams in shallow centerfield for the first out. On the second pitch to Brayden Docking, Floyd breaks for third and slides in safely for his second steal. Docking then hits a hard liner into shallow leftfield that falls in front of Nihopalaoa Neho for a base hit. Floyd comes into score. Docking then moves up to second as Camasura grounds out to the pitcher. Declan Bugbie lines the first pitch out to left centerfield for a base hit. Docking takes third on the play then heads for home. LF Nihopalaoa Neho hurls it in but Docking dives in headfirst to tie up the game. Yorikane Takeuchi lines the first pitch into shallow left centerfield for a base hit. Bugbie takes second then heads for third. CF Raymond Williams whips it over to 3B Noah Palmer. Palmer tags out a sliding Bugbie to end the inning. Cobourg 3 – Wellington 3 Top of the 5th: Raymond Williams leads off and rips one out toward shallow centerfield for a base hit. After Douglas Jones strikes out swinging, Yoshiake Ikeda works the count full. As Ikeda strikes out on a foul tip, Williams breaks for second and beats out the throw for the steal. Noah Palmer then sends a hard shot into rightfield for a base hit. Williams advances to third then breaks for home. RF Jim Mars sends it home, but Williams slides in and beats the tag as Cobourg retakes the lead. Cobourg 4 – Wellington 3 Bottom of the 9th: Once again, RHP Lester Bell enters the 9th after taking over with two outs in the 8th. After Jim Mars grounds out to the pitcher, Matthew Floyd steps up and jumps on a 1-2 cutter, sending it down the line into deep rightfield. RF Randy Spivey leaps at the wall but it’s just beyond his reach, sailing 350 ft. into the jubilant stands for a solo home run as Wellington ties up the game once again. Lester Bell recovers to get the next two batters out, forcing the game into extras. Cobourg 4 – Wellington 4 Top of the 10th: With two out, PH Alexander Tolmie smashes a hot grounder past the pitcher and into centerfield for a base hit. Chia-liang Fang then digs in and jumps all over a 1-0 slider, crushing it to deep centerfield. CF Dan Lawless races back and leaps as high as he can, but it’s way beyond his reach, landing 407 ft. into the bleachers for a go-ahead 2-run homer. Cobourg 6 – Wellington 4 Bottom of the 10th: RHP Carl Lampley takes over from Lester Bell to start the 10th. Carlos Camasura leads off and hits a liner to shallow rightfield for a base hit. Declan Bugbie then slices a 0-2 fastball to the opposite field into right for a base hit. Camasura moves up to second on the play. With the runners going, Yorikane Takeuchi successfully lays down a sac bunt back to the pitcher. Keon-chae Cho slaps one out the left side that just gets past a diving 3B Mark Johnson for a base hit. Camasura scores on the play to get the Athletics to within one. Bugbie takes third, then bolts for home. LF Nihopalaoa Neho scoops up the ball and sends a long throw home. Bugbie slides but C Yoshiake Ikeda tags him out to preserve the lead. PH Doug Bowman then taps a 2-2 fastball back toward the mound. Lampley fields it and sends a quick throw to 1B Harry Doxey for the final out. Cobourg hangs on to win a close one to tie up the Series, forcing a winner-take-all Game 7. FINAL: Cobourg 6 – Wellington 5 -------- April 9 – Game 7 After a thrilling Game 6, it all comes down to a deciding Game 7 to determine who will win this year’s Eastern League Pennant. Sunny, clear skies set the stage for a packed house at Santop Stadium. Cobourg looks to LHP Bill Budd (1-0, 1.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 116 PI), who was brilliant in Game 3, to keep up his inspired play. Wellington calls upon RHP Kazunori Fujimoto (0-1, 3.86 ERA, 7.0 IP, 106 PI) to carry the day for the Athletics and the home crowd. Top of the 7th: Through six innings, Kazunori Fujimoto has allowed four hits and 5 walks while Bill Budd has given up 6 hits and no walks. Neither have surrendered a run. But that changes in the 7th. After Nihopalaoa Neho flies out to leftfield to start the inning, Harry Doxey steps in. Doxey gets all of a 2-1 fastball and sends it soaring to rightfield. RF Jim Mars retreats to the warning track, but it sails 380 ft. into the stands for a solo home run, as Cobourg breaks the stalemate. Fujimoto is then pulled in favour of RHP Christian Wiley. Cobourg 1 – Wellington 0 Bottom of the 9th: Bill Budd remains on the mound to see if he can close out the game. Brayden Docking lofts the first pitch out to rightfield. RF Randy Spivey hustles over and makes the catch. PH Trevor Beddoes hits a weak grounder toward second. 2B Chia-liang Fang scoops it up and throws him out at first. Declan Bugbie then grounds one to the left side. SS Douglas Jones fields it cleanly and fires to first for the final out. The Cobourg Redlegs win the final three games of the Series and shut down the Athletics in Game 7 to win the Eastern League Pennant! They now move on to face the Sherburn Tigers for the United Cup! FINAL: Cobourg 1 – Wellington 0 -------- __________________ United Leagues of Braeland Last edited by reds1; 04-26-2026 at 08:18 PM.