The IBL and Royals welcome a new ownership group
The IBL approved the sale of the Royals to a group to be led by former IBL commissioner Jim Rooney. Rooney served as commissioner from 2001 to 2009 and prior to that he served as team president for the Guelph Storm of the OHL.Rooney will assume the role of the team president and managing partner, while Kevin Hinton will return as manager of the Royals. Bruce Bent sold his controlling interest but will remain on the board as a partner.
Game Seven unlucky for the Royals
The Royals season came to an end Sunday night in Brantford following a 5-3 loss to the Brantford Red Sox in the seventh and deciding game of their IBL semi-final series.
The Red Sox scored four times in the 7th inning to erase the 2-1 lead the Royals took into that frame. Ryan Hart took the loss allowing 4 of the 5 runs the Red Sox scored.
Mark Allen had a homer and drove in two runs while Sean Reilly had two hits.
The Royals would like to thank our fans and sponsors for their support this season.
Pogue Named League MVP
 Catcher Jamie Pogue accepting the MVP Trophy from IBL Commissioner Jim Rooney - Photo courtesy of The IBL |
Royals Catcher Jamie Pogue was named the winner of the John Bell Memorial Trophy which is presented annually to the IBL's most valuable player. Pogue hit .400 with an on-base percentage of .534, with 10 home runs and 41 RBI. He also led the league with 31 walks. Pogue was just two votes shy of being a unanimous selection. He amassed 38 of a possible 40 votes, including seven of the eight possible first place votes, in voting conducted among the league's teams. Teams could not vote for their own players, and the scoring was five points for first and three for second. Ryan Spataro of the Barrie Baycats was second in the voting with 12 points, while Mat Taube of the Kitchener Panthers was third with 11 votes |
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Four Royals Named To IBL All Star Team
The IBL named its 2009 All Star Teams Tuesday. Outfielders Sean Reilly and Jeremy Ware plus second baseman Matt Mann and Catcher Jamie Pogue all made the 1st team.
FIRST TEAM
1B – Mat Taube, Kitchener
2B – Matt Mann, Guelph
SS - Kyle Degrace, Toronto
3B – Jordan Castaldo, Oshawa
OF – Ryan Spataro, Barrie
OF – Sean Reilly, Guelph
OF – Jeremy Ware, Guelph
C – Jamie Pogue, Guelph
RHP – Stefan Strecker, Brantfod
LHP – Paul Spoljaric, Barrie
DH – Hyung Cho, Brantford
MGR – Tim Harkness, Toronto
SECOND TEAM
1B – Dan Gibbons, Toronto
2B – Jon Saprosantos, Hamilton
3B – Rob Gillis, Toronto.; Kyle Piwowarczyk, London (tie)
SS – Dave Latour, Barrie
OF – Josh McCurdy, Brantford
OF – Kern Watts, Toronto
OF – Raul Borjas, Toronto
C – Jordan Lundberg, Barrie
RHP – Marek Deska, Toronto
LHP – Craig Bate, London
DH – Jeremy Walker, Toronto
MGR – Angus Roy, Barrie
