Baseball’s title defence begins Thursday

The Storyline

With a five-game win streak, Humber baseball (11-3, 2nd West) enters the 2021 OCAA postseason with the longest streak in the conference. The two-time defending champions begin the tournament Oct. 21 against George Brown (3-11, 3rd East) in the play-in round. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

Scouting George Brown

• George Brown will be making its first postseason appearance 2013.
• Humber is 16-0 all-time against the Huskies in the regular season.
• The Huskies combined to hit .249 with a team earned run average of 8.29.
• Aiden Colangelo led the Huskies with a .439 average and team-high 15 RBIs.

Major Hardware

Dennis Dei Baning was named the 2021 OCAA Player of the Year and league all-star. Stephen Nahrabeki, the conference batting champion, was named an all-star along with teammates Aidan Murphy and rookie Dalton Brownlee.

Daddy Hacks

Humber's 17 home runs this season were the most in the conference – setting a new single-season total for the OCAA and Humber baseball. The previous OCAA record was 12, while the previous Humber high was seven.

Home Away from Home

The Hawks have captured consecutive OCAA provincial titles at Kinsmen Stadium in Oshawa.

Top Heavy

Nahrabeki, Dei Baning, Murphy, and Cameron Wilcox have solidified the order for Humber, combining to hit .437 with 12 home runs and 78 RBIs.

Winning

Humber has won seven of their last eight postseason games.

At the Helm

Head coach Troy Black will be making his OCAA postseason debut.

What's Next?

With a win, Humber baseball will advance to the quarter-final round to play the Seneca Sting (9-3, 1st East) on Oct. 22 at 11 a.m.