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With the Central Ontario Baseball Association title on the line Sunday in Georgetown, the As had watched a four-run lead in the bottom of the seventh and final inning shrink to two runs. Now their rivals, the Mississauga Tigers, had the tying runs on base at first and third with two out. Everyone knew what was coming as the next batter stepped to the plate. The runner on first would break for second. Most times, teams will concede the stolen base. The As would not. As the runner took off for second, Jordan Gamble, a second baseman subbing for the teams two injured catchers, stepped out from behind the plate, caught the pitch and fired across the infield. You can look really bad making a call like that, Elson said. The ball can end up in centre field and the runner ends up on third or scores. We knew we had a run to give, so instead of giving (the stolen base) to them, we pitched out. We have a solid team and we had the utmost confidence in our infield. Shortstop Ethan Hammond caught the ball well ahead of the runner, who was forced to retreat. As Hammond and first baseman Carter Pauley ran down the would-be basestealer, the other Mississauga runner sprinted home. Finally, Hammond applied the tag for the final out, giving Oakville a 9-8 win and the COBA title. The pitch out wasnt the first time the As had shocked the Tigers. Mississauga had finished first in the league, losing just once in regular-season play. Oakville had finished second with an 18-4 mark but had lost both prior meetings with the Tigers. Mississauga continued that dominance by blanking the As 10-0 on Saturday in the COBA tournament. That left Oakville needing two wins against the Tigers to win the double-knockout tournament. Oakville would force a one-game show- down by bouncing back from their earlier loss with a convincing 14-4 victory. That set up the one-game showdown for the COBA title. That wasnt in the plans to go that way, Elson said. We had to take the back door and that was not an easy feat. They had our number all season. But the As seem to have Mississaugas number when it matters most. Oakville knocked Mississauga out of last years Ontario Baseball Association tournament. They may have to do it again this year as the Tigers also advance. The Mississauga Majors are hosting this years OBA tour- nament Labour Day weekend. Elson believes he has a well-rounded team that should compete at the tourna- ment. Weve got 12 equally-talented kids who can hit the ball, he said. Defensively, theyre very focused, which isnt always the case at this age. For the two hours theyre on the diamond, base- ball is their focus. TIGER TAMERS: The Oakville minor mosquito As edged the Mississauga Tigers 9-8 to win the Central Ontario Baseball Association title.Team members are: (front, from left) Matthew Stone, Paul Costin, Evan McIntyre, Jordan Gamble, Luke Seidel, Ethan Hammond, (middle from left) Tanner Elson, Tyler Sagl, Carter Pauley, Luke Raczywolski, Andrew MacGrandle, and Eric Cerantola, (back , from left) coaches Drew Hammond, John Raczywolski, Allen Elson, Richard Gamble and Ryan Seidel. Defence delivers as minor mosquito As win COBA title Lewis, Canadian volleyball team to face Cuba Oakvilles Dan Lewis and Canadas national volleyball team will face Cuba Tuesday, Aug. 24 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. The game is the first in a series of three matches between the two countries leading up to the world championships in September. Cuba is ranked eighth in the world while Canada sits at 20th. The teams will also meet Aug. 26 in Ottawa and Aug. 28 in Quebec City. Lewis, a libero on the national team, was named the best receiver at the Champions League Final Four, the tournament to deter- mine the European pro volleyball champi- onship. The 34-year-old plays for ACH Volley from Bled, Slovenia, a team that is coached by Canadian national team coach Glenn Hoag. ACH Volleys fourth-place finish was the teams best ever in Champions League play. Sean McMonagle of Oakville has signed with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL. The 22-year-old defenceman played four seasons with the Brown University Bears where he had 16 goals and 25 assists in 113 games. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound defenceman, who played junior with the Hamilton Red Wings and Oakville Blades, joined Las Vegas on a three-game tryout at the end of last sea- son. McMonagle signs with Las Vegas of ECHL REDUCE REUSE recycle