The Lighthouse Pub Mariners are the kings of fastpitch for 2005.
The Mariners bested the Inlet Raiders in two games in the best-of-three final this week to reclaim the season championship.
Last Saturday saw the start of the playoffs with the elimination round.
This featured some of the best ball played, with S&K Automotive taking defending champs Inlet Raiders into international rules in the last inning before losing a thriller 4-3.
The second game featured Custom Carpet and Turenne Young Guns. Custom jumped out to a quick 7-1 lead after three innings, only to have Turenne claw back and win in the seventh with a walk off home run.
The third game saw Steve Partridge of Blackfish Pub spin his magic and eliminate Gilligan's Brew Crew for the third consecutive year. The next round featured a real gem with Jim "Weepy" Peers tossing a perfect 21 strikeout no-hitter over Blackfish Pub to advance to the final. The last game saw the Inlet Raiders send Turenne to the sidelines with a convincing win.
The final featured the last two champions, Mariners and Raiders. The first game on Monday saw the Mariners behind the pitching and hitting of Peers win 5-0. The second game saw number two pitcher Chris Bell hold the Inlet bats in check while his team pounded out 13 runs in a 13-3 pasting to reclaim the season championship.
The league would like to thank umpire-in-chief Kerry Eldred and his staff of Chuck Bertrand, Ernie Barnum and Ron Baba for a great year behind the plate and John Gillespie and his grounds crew for keeping the diamonds in top shape.
Anyone interested in joining men's fastball next year can call Al Holt at 604-885-4516 and leave your name and number. See you next year.
