{"id":21225,"date":"2018-08-01T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T20:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=21225"},"modified":"2018-08-08T18:38:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T22:38:59","slug":"jays-eliminated-from-north-dufferin-playoff-contention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/jays-eliminated-from-north-dufferin-playoff-contention\/","title":{"rendered":"Jays eliminated from North Dufferin playoff contention"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte
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\nA perennial contender in the North Dufferin Baseball League will be sitting out of this year\u2019s postseason.
\nThe Aurora Jays fell just short of a playoff position in the 2018 AA season, bowing out just a few points shy of the eighth and final spot.
\nWith the losses piling up in July, the Jays entered Thursday\u2019s contest with the Orangeville Giants at Lambert Willson Park with losses in five of their last seven, sliding down the NDBL ladder.
\nIan Milne went the distance on the mound, giving up just ten hits and five runs through all seven innings of work, though it was a sixth inning double that drove in the winning run for Orangeville in a 5 \u2013 4 loss.
\nAaron Giroux, Ted Beadle, Stephan Vallee, and Brad Crosby all crossed the plate for the Jays.
\nFacing the perennial powerhouse New Lowell Knights for the first time this season on Saturday, Crosby and the Jays surprised last year\u2019s runners-up by handing them only their fourth loss of the season, a 9 \u2013 5 score thanks to an explosive second inning.
\nVeteran Daniel Lehmkuhl returned to the lineup for the first time this season, cashing in a run on four at-bats, while Ian Rettie\u2019s monster three-run home run capped off a seven-run second.
\nRettie, who added a solo late in the game, was also returning on a one-game stint, two years removed from a league MVP title with the Jays.
\nCrosby picked up his second win of the year as the starter, giving up eight hits and two walks through all seven innings.
\nMonday\u2019s rematch with New Lowell on the road was forfeited by the Jays.
\nA rebuilding season for the Aurora club, their record of 8-15-2 falls quite short of their 21-6-2 record in 2017, a team manager Rob Wilson said is \u201cone of the best (we\u2019ve) ever fielded.\u201d
\nLosing a number of starters to higher-tier advantages, including Lehmkuhl to the Newmarket Hawks of the AAA Greater Toronto Baseball League, proved costly for this year\u2019s crop of less-experienced Jays.
\nThe Ivy Leafs finish the season as the regular season champions, allowing just one loss over their 26-game schedule, followed by the 21-4-1 New Lowell Knights.
\nLast year\u2019s Strother Cup champions, the Bolton Brewers, head to the playoffs with a 19-4-3 record good for third position.
\nPlayoff schedules will be released following a league meeting after press time on Wednesday.
\nFor stats, schedules, and more information, visit www.ndbl.ca.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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