By Bob Elliott

Canadian Baseball Network

There aren’t any perfect seasons ... even in the Perfect Game Collegiate League.

The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs went 26-19 to win the PGCBL Central Division by one game over the Watertown Rapids, who were 26-21.

Four Canucks contributed to the DiamondDawgs season: RHP Nathan Holmes (Mississauga, Ont.), RHP Alex MacKinnon (Aurora, Ont.), Joe Tevlin (Toronto, Ont.) and RHP Sam Turcotte (Toronto, Ont.). Watertown eliminated Mohawk Valley 3-2 in the playoffs.

Turcotte was 2-1 with a 3.27 ERA in six games, making five starts. A former Ontario Terrier, he walked 14 and struck out 25 in 22 innings. He returns to Stony Brook for his junior season. Last spring Turcotte was 1-0 with a 4.03 ERA for the Seawolves. He walked seven and fanned 22 1/3 innings, 

MacKinnon was 1-1 in 13 games with a 6.48 ERA, walking 19 and fanning 16 in 16 2/3 innings. A Team Ontario grad he will return to the Niagara Purple Eagles, where he was 1-5 with a 9.28 ERA in 17 games. He walked 15 and fanned 19 in 21 1/3 innings.

Tevlin batted .180 in 26 games with three doubles, a triple, two homers and 13 RBIs. Last spring in upstate New York, Tevlin batted .240 with five doubles, a triple and 13 RBIs. He had a .591 OPS in 42 games. Tevlin was also a Terrier, whose parent loved the program so much they bought have of the business. 

Holmes pitched two scoreless innings and will return to LSU-Eunice Bengals. At LSU-Eunice, last spring he was 0-1 with a 5.56 ERA. The Ontario Blue Jays grad walked six and struck out 15 in 11 1/3 innings in 11 games, including a pair of starts.

William Perrin (Terrebone, Que.) was with the Elmira Pioneers, third-place finishers in the West Division with a 21-26 record, 11 games behind the Jamestown Jammers. Elmira lost 7-5 to the Geneva Red Wings.