Hannington’s to duel Canton Junction in men’s softball finals

Weather permitting, undefeated Hannington’s will face Canton Junction in the best-of-seven series finals of the Canton Men’s Softball League this week.

The series was due to begin earlier this week with games on Monday and Tuesday and will resume tonight at Devoll Field at 6:15 p.m. Game four is scheduled for Monday, August 30, at Messinger Field. Games five through seven (if necessary) are scheduled for August 31 at Devoll, September 2 at Messinger, and September 3 at Devoll.

Hannington’s, which went 20-0 in the regular season, continued its undefeated streak with a three-game sweep in the semifinals against Golden China (5-3, 12-6 and 11-6).

Canton Junction finished the regular season at 14-6 and entered the playoffs as the third seed. The team defeated second-seeded Cincinnati Suds to reach the finals.

In the semifinals, the Suds came back to even the series on two occasions, winning games two and four, but Junction won the other three contests, including the fifth and deciding game 12-6 last Friday.

The finals will feature two outstanding hitting teams. Hannington’s lineup includes five players who hit better than .600 in the regular season – Bryan Holtzman, Mike Stuart, Andrew MacKerren, Mike Devoll, and Mike White – while Canton Junction counters with .600 hitters Mike O’Brien, Jake Bennett, and Pat Tomasello.

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Posted by Mike Berger on Aug 26 2010. Filed under Beyond CHS, Sports. Both comments and pings are currently closed.