LONDON BADGERS BASEBALL CLUB

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2011

LUMLEY NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR - REICHSTEIN NAMED ADULT PLAYER OF YEAR



At the Baseball Ontario Awards Gala held at the Delta London Armouries on November 19, London Badgers head Coach Mike Lumley received the 2011 Baseball Ontario Coach of The Year Award while Badger Midget player Byron Reichstein of St. Thomas was named Baseball Ontario Adult Player Of The Year.

Lumley's Midget Badgers captured the Gold Medal at the 2011 Baseball Canada Midget Championships in Regina. It was the second Gold Medal in three years for the London Midget Badgers to go with a bronze medal in 2010.

Reichstein was an integral part of this year's Midget Badgers posting a .404 batting average, and he is currently attending Texarkana C.C. in Texarkana, Texas on a baseball scholarship. In 2010 Reichstein was a member of the Ontario Youth Team that won a Silver Medal in the 2010 Canada Cup.

In addition to Lumley and Reichstein receiving honours, London and District Baseball Association Umpire-In-Chief Rob Companion was named Baseball Ontario Level 5 Umpire of The Year.