Jack Middleton, pitcher for the Ontario Blue Jays U-16 Roumel Team.Jack Middleton, pitcher for the Ontario Blue Jays U-16 Roumel Team.
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Port Elgin Native Middleton Pitches Shutout For U-16 Ontario Blue Jays

The Ontario Blue Jays 16 Under Roumel team is getting solid pitching from a local prospect.

Jack Middleton of Port Elgin, and a graduate of the Saugeen Shores Minor Baseball program, pitched a one hit shutout at the North American Wood Bat Championship in Atlanta, Georgia. Middleton;s solid outing propelled the Jays to a 9-0 rout of the North Carolina Baseball Academy.

The win marked the first of the young tournament for the U-16 Jays, and the first defeat for the North Carolina team.

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