Braves claim Ontario championship with walkoff win (VIDEO)

By Colin Gowdy

August 5, 2019 - 7:10pm

The Sarnia Braves are provincial champions for a third time in franchise history.

The Braves beat the Thornhill Reds 1-0 Monday in Windsor to claim the 2019 Ontario AAA Men's Championship.

Sarnia scored the only run of the game on a passed ball in the seventh and final inning.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHT: McKenzie Maxwell scores with two out to walk off the Thornhill Reds 1-0 in capturing the 2019 Ontario AAA Baseball Championship! Here's the celebration! Mike Damchuk with the complete game shutout. ??⚾ pic.twitter.com/sOZOl2HCeR
— Sarnia Braves Baseball Club (@SarniaBraves) August 5, 2019

The Braves finished the tournament 6-1 and will now head to the Senior Men’s Nationals in Miramichi, New Brunswick August 22 to 25.

Sarnia previously won the Ontario AAA Championships in 1959 and 1994.

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