Caveman goes to Micksburg

Good work by the folks in Micksburg keeping things alive up there for minor fastball. This past weekend there was a fastball "fun day" for Peewees and Mites. Fitzroy Junior's Mites team went and played teams from Orleans and Micksburg, while there were Peewee teams from Micksburg, McNab and Osgoode-Rideau playing some good ball as well.

We ran into some "player personnel" issues with a couple of late calls, so with a short roster, the Caveman got the call to make his debut at the Mites age group. Keep in mind, he is only a year out of T-ball and was a six year old playing with kids as old as ten. He did well for a little fella and was fairly proud when he made a nice stop in centrefield and the parents gave him a nice round of applause (and he gave his coach - me - little nod as if to say "see, I can do it".)

The Micksburg kids have a very strong team and excellent pitching. Jamey Mick's group are entered into the Mites provincials in Port Perry on August 13-14. Best of luck to them that weekend.

Other Micksburg teams in Provincial tournaments include Jerry McIntrye's bantams in Stratford on August 6-7 in Stratford and Barry McIntyre's peewees at the Peewee tournament in North Gower on August 13-14. Other local teams in that event include Osgoode-Rideau, Smiths Falls and Orleans.

And of course Micksburg's Joran Graham will be playing for the defending champs Napanee North Key Express at the Junior Nationals in Napanee from August 8-14.