Ottawa, ON - Both semifinals and two placement games were held in Saskatoon, SK on Saturday at the DQ ® 13U National Western. The gold medal game is now set as Sask Five and British Columbia both came out on top in their contests. Here is a look at some of the action:
North Winnipeg (MB2) 7 Parkland (AB1) 3
North Winnipeg clinched 5th place in the tournament thanks to a strong performance on the mound from starting pitcher Brett Zeller (St. Andrews, MB). Zeller went the distance striking out 5 in not giving up a single earned run in the game. Dylan Duguay (Lockport, MB) went yard for the third time in the tournament going 4 for 4 and coming across to score 3 times. Bennet Freiter (St. Andrews, MB) also went 4 for 4 at the plate and drove in 2 runs.
St. Albert (AB2) 11 Swift Current (SK2) 6
St. Albert will finish the weekend sitting in the 7th spot after the win. Curtis Anderson (Sherwood Park, AB) and Maxamillian Hartman (St. Albert, AB) both homered for St. Albert. Hartman drove in 3 runs to lead the offense. Swift Current’s Ethan Murdoch (Swift Current, SK) went 2 for 2 with two doubles and came across to score 3 times in the loss. Starting pitcher Logan Kowaluk (St. Albert, AB) earned the win holding the opposition to 2 runs over 2 innings.
Saskatoon 1 Sask Five (SK1) 7
Sask Five earned a spot in the final thanks to a collective effort at the plate and sound defensive play on the diamond. Reliever Brodie Guenther (Warman, SK) picked up the win after striking out 5 over 2.2 innings of no-hit baseball. Guenther also drove in 2 runs to help his cause. Nolan Lindberg (Dalmeny, SK) provided the bulk of the offensive production going 1 for 3 while driving in 3 runs and scoring once. Saskatoon will play for bronze on Sunday.
British Columbia South Central (MB1)
Starting pitcher Noah Thomas (Ladner, BC) was perfect over 2.1 innings on the mound while striking out 2 to earn the win for British Columbia and send his team to the gold medal game. Treyson Smith (Abbotsford, BC) was unstoppable in the batter’s box going 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and a home run. Smith drove in 6 runs and came across to score twice in the clutch performance. South Central will face Saskatoon for bronze tomorrow.
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