Tyler Middleton after winning the 2015 Ontario Baseball Association Junior "AA" Championship with the Stratford Indians. Photo courtesy of D. Middleton.Tyler Middleton after winning the 2015 Ontario Baseball Association Junior "AA" Championship with the Stratford Indians. Photo courtesy of D. Middleton.
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Stratford Wins OBA Jr "AA" Championship

By Kate Stockmann
August 24, 2015 - 8:26am

The Stratford Indians won the 2015 Ontario Baseball Association Junior "AA" Championship yesterday with a narrow 8-7 win over Guelph.

The team was undefeated through round-robin play lead by Port Elgin native Tyler Middleton who pitched a complete game in Saturday's 4-2 win over the defending champions from Windsor.

Guelph needed to beat the Indians twice to win the championship. Guelph took the first game 16-6 in 6 innings.

Guelph had a 7-3 lead going into the bottom of the 7th inning in the second game but Stratford managed to rally for an 8-7 win.

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