Welcome to our team site:

The Brampton Battlecats Baseball Club compete in the Central Ontario Major Baseball
League (COMBL) at the Senior Elite level:

Upcoming Games:                                                                                                                                 

Friday July 25/08 Erindale at Brampton(At Chris Gibson Diamond) 7:30pm start

Sunday July 27/08 COBA MAJOR ALL STAR GAME, Bernie Arbour Stadium; Home run Derby starts at 12:00pm, Game at 1:00pm. 

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Game results: 

May 9/08 Miss N. 9 Brampton 6

May 16/08 Oakville 10 Brmpton 1           

May 17/08 Milton 9 - Brampton 1                                                                                                                                       

May 23/08 St. Catharines 8 - Brampton 0

May 26/08  Erindale 4 - Brampton 3

May 30/08 Oakville at Brampton rescheduled to June 20/08

June 7/08 Game 1 Brampton 9 - Burlington 4

June 7/08 Game 2 Burlington 5 - Brampton 3

June 11/08 Brampton 11 - Mississauga N. 6

June 16/08 Oakville 7 - Brampton 3

June 20/08 Oakville 8 - Brampton 1

June 21/08 Game 1 Dundas 5 - Brampton 1

                     Game 2 Brampton 3 - Dundas 2 

Rick Wiseman Tournament: Rained Out

July 7/08 Erindale 12 - Brampton 5

July 9/08 Burlington 6 - Brampton 1

July 11/08 Milton 2 - Brampton 1

July 13/08   Game 1  Etobicoke 1 - Brampton 0

                     Game 2 Brampton 13 - Etobicoke 1

July 16/08 Miss. N 5 - Brampton 4

July 18/08 Brampton 5 - Glanbrook 3

July 22/08 Brampton 9 - Dundas 2 

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The Battlecats wish to thank our sponsors for their generous donations;

C.W. Henderson Distribution

Geo-Foundation Contractors

TnAs Pub Grub  249 Queen St. E., Brampton, Ontario

Spot 1 Bar and Grill

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The Battlecats want to thank everyone who attended our 2nd  Hold-em poker tournament. This was are most successful yet!!! High Fives to all the players who helped prepare and participated. You guys did a great job. Special thanks goes to Anthony Lutz for his organization of the evening and to Spot 1 Restaurant in Brampton. Also to Bert Benyo, superfan, for his assistance. Blake Frost for his donation of a door prize and last but not least, Scott Stephenson.                                __________________________________________________________________________

NB:   Outdoor Practises are held at Fred Kee Park in Brampton(see locations for directions) 6:00pm until dusk EVERY Tuesday.                 __________________________________________________________________________

If you are interested in trying out for the 2008 Battlecats, please contact the coaches listed on the bottom of this page.                                                                                                          

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Congratulations to Battlecat players, Matt Held and Mike Benyo for being selected to The Coba Major League ALLSTAR team, 2007. This is Matt's 3rd year in a row and Mike will be appearing for his 2nd time.                                                                                                                           

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The Battlecats are completely self funded and rely on the generousity of our sponsors for our finances. Anyone or any Company wishing to be part of the team by helping out with our expenses are asked to please call Ron  (number listed below). The team is greatful
for all donations.
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Field Manager: Scott Stephenson                                                                                                            

Manager: Ron Lutz ronlutz@rogers .com

Tel: (905) 452-7567

Co-Founder; Blake Frost

(905) 453-2481

                                       

The Cats took on a tired and depleted Glanbrook team who were playing their 4th game in 5 days on Friday July 18/08. The spunky Grizzlies held off the Cats until the 8th inning when Ken Appleby doubled home the go ahead run and Mike Benyo later singled Ken home. Chris McCanna had another stellar outing allowing only two earned runs over eight innings. The Grizz's Taylor Buck also pitched extremely well before being lifted in the 8th. Jesse Edmunds relieved McCanna in the top of the ninth and got the save pitching a scoreless inning. Matt Held had two doubles and a two run single. Brampton next travels to Dundas to face the Chiefs on Tuesday July 22/08. 7:30pm game start.

Tiger pitchers stymied the Cats batters in their final regular season meeting at Syntex park on Wednesday July 16/08. With Mississauga leading 3 - 1 Matt Piccioni banged his first homerun of the season to tie the score.  The Tigers got 2 runs off  Jesse Edmunds after he relieved Joe McLaughlin in seventh inning. In the top of the 8th, Ken Appleby walked with the bases loaded and two out, to make the score 5 - 4. Matt Piccioni attempted to steal home on a wild pitch and was out on a controversial call. The Cats were not able to recover and the game ended with Mississauga winning 5 - 4. Brampton comes home to face the Glanbrook Grizzlies on Friday July 18/08 at FCCC Park 7:30pm start.

The Cats have been getting great pitching as of late and that continued into Sunday's double header with the division leaders, Etobicoke Rangers. In game 1, Mike Burke kept the Rangers hitless for 6 - 2/3 innings before giving up a single. The Cats were unable to score in the top of the 8th and in the bottom of the inning the Rangers were able to score the winning run on a single that brought in a runner from second. Kudos have to be given to both Mike Burke and to Ranger's pitcher Shawn Silk.  Game 1, Etobicoke 1 - Brampton 0.

 In the second game, Joey Nonis took the mound and held Etobicoke to only one run to get his 2nd win of the season. A big difference in this game was the Battlecat Bats, which really came to life. It was a real team effort as everyone, up and down the lineup, got at least a hit. The defense was excellent and an acknowledgement to Allan Hughes who caught both ends of the double header. We sometimes forget how important game calling by the catchers is. The Cats have had their problems, at times this year, but it is good to see it coming together for the boys as they all deserve  high fives for sticking to it and giving a great effort. Game 2, Brampton 13 - Etobicoke 1. Brampton next travels to Mississauga to face the Tigers on Wednesday July 16 and then home on Friday July 18/08 at FCCC Park to play the Glanbrook Grizzlies for the first time this year. 

The Battlecat's nemesis, Geoff Cullen, did it again by smashing 2 Homeruns and a 2 run single in a 12 - 5 drubbing on Monday July 7/08 at Cardinal Park. Culley seems to feast on Brampton pitching as he accounted for 7 of Erindale's 12 runs. The Cats got off to a good start, leading 3 - 1 when Cullen Blasted a grand slam to make the score 5 - 3 . Brampton battled back to tie the game on a run scoring single by rookie Jordan Beatty but that was all the Cats would get. It doesn't get any easier as the Cats travel to Burlington to face the Johnson division leaders on Wednesday July 9/08. They come home on Friday the 11th to take on the Milton Red Sox at Chris Gibson Diamond, 7:30pm start. 

On Friday June 20/08 the Cats struggled against the Oakville A's committing 5 errors in an inning and a third before settling down. Chris McCanna had his best outing in a few years only to be let down by his defense. In some rare highlights, Ryan Knight continued his base stealing escapades and Mike Benyo extended his hitting streak to nine games. The story was much different on Sat. June 21/08 when the, new look, Dundas Chiefs came to town. Although the bats are still a little cold, Brampton split a double header losing the first game 5 - 1 and winning the secomd match 3 - 2. Veteran Battlecat, Joe Nonis picked up his first win of the season going 6 and 2/3 innings. Rookie Jordan Beatty came in from his 3rd base position to secure the save. The Cats take a break from league play as they travel to Windsor, Ontario for the annual Rick Wiseman, Can-Am Tournament, on the weekend of June 27, 28 & 29/08

The A's jumped out to a 7 - 1 lead in the first 3 innings of their game with Brampton on Monday June 16/08 after pitchers Mike Burke and Joe McLaughlin struggled with their control. Joe settled down shut down the A's for his next 2 innings and Joey Nonis came in to also hold the A's scoreless for innings 7 & 8. The Cats bats were cold as they only were able to get 5 hits off Oakville pitching. Ryan Knight used his speed to steal four bases as he rattled the A's pitchers whenever he was on base.. Mike Benyo rapped a 2 run double. Oakville comes to Brampton on Friday June 20/08 as a completetion of a rained out game, for a 7:30pm start at FCCC Park.

Just as the weather is starting to warm up, so are the Battlecats. The Cats have won two out of the three games they played this month. In just 3 games in June, Brampton more than doubled their run output for the entire month May. The Cats faced the new look Burlington Brants and split their doubleheader winning the first game 9 - 4 and just losing the second 5 - 3. The Brants are first in the Johnson division. Their next opponents were the feisty Tigers from Mississauga N. After trailing the Tigers for most of the game, the Cats went ahead by a score of 7 -6 which held up until the top of the ninth when Brampton scored four times to take a 11 - 6 lead. Closer Brad McLaughlin shut down Mississauga and also got the win. Brampton's next home game is Friday June 20/08 when the Oakville A's come to town to play the rained out game from May 30. There is no rest for the Cats as Dundas comes in for a double header on Saturday June 21/08 starting at 12"00pm. The Cats will travel to Oakville on Monday June 16/08 for a tilt with Oakville, 7:30pm start.

The Cats bats were as cold as the weather was again when they faced the always powerful St. Catharines Metros on Friday May 23/08. Brampton made it a game for five innings on the strong pitching of Mike Burke. Big Bird went the five innings and only allowed 2 hits. The Metros jumped on the Cats when they took advantage of the 3 walks and a hit batsman to score 7 runs in the 7th. The killer blow was a bases clearing double by Brad Namtzu. After a shaky start, Chris McCanna regained his composure and shut the Metros down for the final 2 innings. Brampton travels to Erindale to face the division leading Cardinals on Monday May 26/08.