Marlin Novices take Niagara Falls by "storm"
The Palmerston Novice Marlins travelled to Niagara Falls for the annual Teddy Bear Tournament July 11 to 13.
The girls were among of five Marlins teams participating in the tournament, including the Squirt, Midget and two Bantam teams.
In round robin play the Novice Marlins took on teams from Guelph (6-3 win), Walkerton (15-0 win), Stratford (12-0 win) and Six Nations (5-4 loss).
The results gave the girls a birth in the final game against Six Nations.
The temperature reached 35 degrees on Saturday and the team battled through the heat and on to Sunday’s game, with rising temperatures again and the threat of a severe thunderstorm.
Six Nations took the lead right off the bat with three runs and the Marlins rallied throughout the remaining innings.
Great fielding by the entire team kept their opponent to three runs while the Marlins put forth an intense effort to come back, but ended up with a 3-2 loss and a silver medal.
