{"id":35382,"date":"2017-07-28T15:22:22","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T19:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=35382"},"modified":"2017-07-29T09:10:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T13:10:58","slug":"muskoka-hornets-host-successful-muskoka-cup-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/muskoka-hornets-host-successful-muskoka-cup-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Muskoka Hornets host most successful Muskoka Cup yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Muskoka Hornets hosted the ninth<\/sup> annual Muskoka Cup on two weekends in Huntsville and Bracebridge – June 30-July 2 for PeeWee Select and July 21-23 for Rookie, Mosquito and Bantam Select teams. This year the tournament had 37 teams compete within three divisions on the second weekend of the Muskoka Cup, the largest in the history of the program, said Peter Haynes, the convener of the Muskoka Cup and the Muskoka Hornets president. This tournament has become a staple on calendars to combine a weekend away in cottage country with some competitive baseball.<\/p>\n

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The Rookie Hornets and the Bantam Hornets played in Huntsville while the Mosquito Hornets played in Bracebridge. The tournament started on Friday, July 21 with the Shaw Direct Satellite TV Rookie Hornets stepping on to the field against Waterloo. The sun was beaming down on the players but that didn\u2019t stop the Rookies from bringing four players home. It wasn\u2019t enough to beat Waterloo but it was great to see and hear all of the cheering from the bench and the spectators in the bleachers.<\/p>\n

The Santa\u2019s Village Mosquito Hornets tied their first game in Bracebridge against Warkworth, bringing 11 players across home plate.<\/p>\n

The Little Caesars Pizza Bantam Hornets played against the Vaughan Major Bantams. The game got off to a rocky start with the other team jumping ahead with a nine-run first inning, said Head Coach Gunnar Muller, but then the boys showed great resolve and battled back to win 11 \u2013 9. In their second game on Friday, the Bantams played against Ajax with a huge lead, winning 11-1.<\/p>\n

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Santa even made a pre-game visit to the Muskoka Cup! (supplied photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

On Saturday, July 22, the Rookie Hornets were up early and out to play ball against Halton Hills. Their opponents were a hard-hitting team and had the Hornets running outfield during most of the game, but the Rookies had their smiles on and were learning more and more about the game as they played. The Rookies lost but brought five players home this game.<\/p>\n\n\t\t