{"id":2898,"date":"2021-10-05T01:07:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T05:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/?p=2898"},"modified":"2021-10-05T01:15:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T05:15:35","slug":"cornwall-river-rats-win-tier-2-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/05\/cornwall-river-rats-win-tier-2-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornwall River Rats Win Tier 2 Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KANATA<\/strong>&#8211; Earlier tonight, the Cornwall River Rats completed their 3-game sweep of the Metcalfe Giants in the Tier 2 Finals at Kinsmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NCBL Secretary Cory Bond, who also happens to be the SweatSox Authority, was on-site to live Tweet the game.  Here&#8217;s how he saw it <em>(with a little help from me, Shaun Keay)<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cornwall won Game 1 of the Tier 2 FINALS last Thursday, when they beat the Giants 6-1 at the Sportsplex.<br><br>On Sunday, the Giants declined their invite to visit the great city of Cornwall for Game 2, opting instead for the default loss.<br><br>That brings us here to game 3.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RATSvsMUDD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RATSvsMUDD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SweatSox (@SweatSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox\/status\/1445180211369291776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cornwall LF J. Van Putten can\u2019t catch the would-be 3rd out; Giant Nick Struss scores on the E7.<br><br>Giants 1 &#8211; Cornwall 0. Mid 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RATSvsMUDD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RATSvsMUDD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SweatSox (@SweatSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox\/status\/1445184233371324421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The River Rats are looking for their 2nd Tier 2 Championship (2017), while the Giants\/Mudd franchise is looking for their 3rd (2002, 2016).<br><br>Cornwall 3 &#8211; Giants 1. End 2.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RATSvsMUDD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RATSvsMUDD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SweatSox (@SweatSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox\/status\/1445185655542370306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Both of these teams dropped down from Tier 1 last season, so whoever wins it all will definitely have a big *\ufe0f\u20e3 next to their title.<br><br>It\u2019s nothing personal, so will the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beausmisfits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@beausmisfits<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/orleansmavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@orleansmavs<\/a> too for also dropping down a tier.<br><br>Cornwall 3 &#8211; Giants 1. End 4.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RATSvsMUDD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RATSvsMUDD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SweatSox (@SweatSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox\/status\/1445193625839804419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Giants load the bases with nobody out. Can\u2019t do anything with it. Oof.<br><br>Cornwall 4 &#8211; Giants 1. Mid 6.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RATSvsMUDD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RATSvsMUDD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SweatSox (@SweatSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox\/status\/1445200526627442688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deputy Umpire-in-Chief Nick Ianiero got the assignment behind the plate tonight, and is doing a bang up job.<br><br>Only 2 umpires here though, I thought there was supposed to be 3? Make sure we don\u2019t get charged for that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CCornell17?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CCornell17<\/a>.<br><br>Cornwall 4 &#8211; Giants 1. End 6.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RATSvsMUDD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RATSvsMUDD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SweatSox (@SweatSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox\/status\/1445201523047374849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your 2021 Tier 2 Champions:<br><br>Cornwall River Rats<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RATSvsMUDD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RATSvsMUDD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cM2LCKLm4O\">pic.twitter.com\/cM2LCKLm4O<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SweatSox (@SweatSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox\/status\/1445204786350071810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FINAL: Cornwall 4. Giants 2.<br><br>WP- Nate Van Putten (116p)<br>LP- Nolan Struss (107p)<br><br>*\ufe0f\u20e3 Cornwall River Rats win the 2021 Tier 2 Championship *\ufe0f\u20e3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncbl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ncbl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e379Zqy497\">pic.twitter.com\/e379Zqy497<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SweatSox (@SweatSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox\/status\/1445207641987457024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So there you have it, the Cornwall River Rats are now the 2x Tier 2 Champions.  They&#8217;re on a 6 game winning streak in the Tier 2 Finals, sweeping the Gatineau Marc Sports in 2017 <em>(or is it Marc Sports Gatineau, either way it&#8217;s one of the worst team names in NCBL history)<\/em>, and then the Metcalfe Giants just now in 2021.  Before that, in 2013, Cornwall lost 3 straight, to the SweatSox, after they won the first 2, and then we walked them off on a Marc Lett grand slam in Game 5.  Never forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once again, Congratulations to the River Rats.  It&#8217;ll be more impressive if you can do it against the Battalion in your own Tier next year though \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-xoxo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANATA&#8211; Earlier tonight, the Cornwall River Rats completed their 3-game sweep of the Metcalfe Giants in the Tier 2 Finals at Kinsmen. NCBL Secretary Cory Bond, who also happens to be the SweatSox Authority, was on-site to live Tweet the game. 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