OTTAWA- Kevin Atkinson (Surrey, BC) led the offensive charge as BC doubled up on Red Deer (Alberta-2) 8-4 at the Senior Men’s championship in Dartmouth, NS. Atkinson belted a three-run homer in the 5th inning to put his team up 5-0, which turned out to be all of the runs they would need. Earlier in the game Cody Valgardson (Kelowna, BC) gave his team a 1-0 lead as he hit a solo homerun to open the scoring. The offensive onslaught continued in the 5th when Cory Stang (Surrey, BC) hit a three run shot of his own and the rout was on. Red Deer fought back in the bottom of the 5th when Jason Chatwood (Red Deer, AB) would contribute a two-run homerun which was followed by two more Red Deer runs. In the end the deficit was too much for Red Deer to overcome as BC hung on for the win. Tim Fehr (North Delta, BC) earned the victory on the mound as he went the distance and struck out three.
JF Neveau (Chatham, NB) tossed a complete game a struck out nine as New Brunswick defeated Ilderton (Ontario-1) by a score of 6-1. David Barr (Fredericton, NB) hit a three run homer in the 5th to account for three of his four RBI’s in the game.
Justin Pennell (Toronto, ON) hit a grand-slam to highlight an eight-run 4th inning as Windsor (Ontario-2) hammered Newfoundland 10-0. Jason Lauzon (Lasalle, ON) scattered four hits and struck out three to earn the shutout win.
The host club, Dartmouth, continued their winning ways as they blanked Fort Saskatchewan (Alberta-2) 3-0. Merek Deska (Toronto, ON) was the story of the game as he pitched a complete game three-hitter and struck out twelve batters.
Bantam Boys
In an all-out offensive affair, Saskatchewan outlasted Alberta 15-12 in an early morning game at the Bantam Boys championship in Vaughan, ON. Alberta jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the 1st only to see Saskatchewan answer back with seven runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning. The offence continued in the 2nd inning when Alberta’s Matthew Lloyd (Calgary, AB) cashed in Carson Wlad (Calgary, AB), Lloyd would later score to bring Alberta within one. Again, Saskatchewan had an answer for Alberta as they cashed in five more runs in the bottom of the 2nd. Emery Anderson (Regina, SK) had a double that knocked in two runs and Bryce Crosbie (Moose Jaw, SK) contributed with an RBI single to give Saskatchewan a 12-6 lead. The lead held until the 6th inning when Alberta scored five times to mount a comeback. The charge was led by Doug Clapperton (Calgary, AB) who doubled in two runs to pace the offence. As was the case earlier in the game, Saskatchewan answered back with three more runs in the bottom of the inning which carried them to the victory. Cole Warren (Regina, SK) was credited with the victory and Jeremy Sylvester (Grand Coulee, SK) earned the save.
Vaughan hung on to beat Québec 9-8 in a wild one, which saw the lead change three times. Hee Do Kim (Toronto, ON) was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI’s for Vaughan while Charles Malette (St-Jérôme, QC) was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Québec.
Ontario hammered out fourteen hits en-route to an 11-6 win over Manitoba. The game was tied until the bottom of the 5th when doubles by Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, ON) and Brodie Harkness (Bowmanville, ON) brought in one run each. Ontario added another three runs in the 6th to cushion their lead. Calvin Dueck (Morris, MB) was 2-for-4 with two RBI for Manitoba.
BC never trailed Nova Scotia and managed to hold off several comeback attempts to win 11-7. Mitchell Robinson (Surrey, BC0 had quite a day at the plate going 3-for-4 including a triple, with three runs scored and three RBI.
Bantam Girls
Émilie Laliberté (Granby, QC) hit a solo homerun in the 1st inning and later added two more RBI’s as Québec sailed to an 11-2 victory over Alberta at the Bantam Girl’s championship in Richmond, BC. Québec scored runs in all but one inning and took advantage of eight Alberta errors to add to their lead. Elisabeth Auger (Québec City, QC) had a solid performance on the mound as she lasted 5 2/3 innings, scattering six hits while striking out five batters. Alberta was led offensively by Taylor Luchanski (Lethbridge, AB) who was 2-for-3 and also scored a run.
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