Bantam team takes Ontario title at Stratford tourney

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The Scarborough Royals Rep softball team won the Ontario Amateur Softball Association (OASA) Bantam A provincial championship held in Stratford recently.

The boys went undefeated during the tournament games.

Top plays included:

- An inside the park homerun by captain Chris Accardi that gave the Royals a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory in the final game against the Keady Jets.

- A winning RBI from Bradley Bonnell followed by a clutch walk from outfielder James Moorcroft, with shortstop Jonathan Selvakumar adding a run.

- Top pitcher and co-captain Cody Skelton came on in relief to seal the victory.

At the tournament the Royals beat the Wiarton Red Devils 4-1, Frontenac Cyclones 7-4 and the Keady Jets 6-1, 4-3.

"They stuck together and proved to everyone that they're the best team in Ontario," said head coach Tom Cantwell.

"It was a complete team effort. Everyone did their part. This is a great group of kids and they worked extremely hard. They deserved it."

Players are: Chris Accardi, Bradley Bonnell, Tommy Cantwell, Kyle Fallow, Ben Kinsella, Chris Lloyd, James Moorcroft, Malcolm Morrell, Jonnathan Selvakumar, Cody Skelton, Terence Sun and Nick Yeh.

Assistant coaches are Ed Yeh and Wade Bonnell and the team is managed by Rick Lloyd.