After an 11-7 win back on August 5 against the Elkhorn Expos, the Oak River Dodgers senior baseball team were 9-0 with two games remaining in the South West Baseball League. The two games were set to be against teams that were right near the top of the standings.
So the opportunity for Oak River was there to go a perfect 11-0 in the regular season if they beat Virden and Rivers. The Dodgers which feature former Dauphin King, Riley Shamray, and Strathclair's, Conor Geekie did just that.
The Dodgers scored five runs in the final three innings to secure a 5-2 win against Virden and then they rolled over Rivers. The 16-2 win was emphasized with a 10-run 6th inning. During their perfect regular season, the Dodgers scored 112 runs and they only gave up 34.
Geekie was a big part of Oak River's success as he batted over .300.
"That's not something that happens very often like not many teams find a way to be perfect in the regular season," said Geekie. "We obviously had the perfect group of guys that came together to get it done, it was pretty special."
By virtue of their perfect record, Oak River was the top-ranked team heading into a modified double-knockout playoff. In their first two games, the Dodgers beat Reston, 4-0, and they hammered Boissevain, 22-3. Geekie went 3-for-3 in that 22-3 win as the Dodgers put up a 14 spot in the fourth inning.
Oak River would play Boissevain again this past Sunday and a win would not only give them a championship, but it would also give them a perfect season. However, it wasn't meant to be as the Centennials nipped Oak River, 2-1. So the two teams would meet once again and the winner would be crowned champions of the South West league in 2020.
In the game, Geekie belted a solo home run as the Dodgers rolled to a 13-0 win -- 11 of the runs came in the last four innings. The win gives Oak River three titles in the past four seasons.
"I think all of my brothers have gone through it and I've always watched them win titles with this team," ended Geekie. "To be front and centre this time, that's extremely special to me. Our team put a ton of hard work into this and the celebration after was certainly one I'll never forget."
