OTTAWA – Friday saw the round-robins at the 13U National Western event in Coquitlam-Moody, BC come to a close. Semi-finals and placement games are scheduled for Saturday with Oildome taking on Coquitlam-Moody and South Jasper Place and Burnaby facing off in the two semi-final match-ups.
The other four ongoing championships will conclude their round-robin on Saturday with teams looking to secure themselves a spot in the medal round. Click here to take a look at the standings for the different events.
For a recap of games played earlier in the day, click here. Below is a recap of all of the action since then:
13U National Western Championship
Coquitlam-Moody 11 South Jasper Place (AB1) 1 – Kai Sands (Coquitlam, BC) and Carson Chorpita (Surrey, BC) both homered in the win for the host team. Sands and Chorpita picked up 3 and 2 RBIs respectively.
St. James (MB1) 6 Regina (SK2) 1 – Ryan Hofer (Headingly, MB) went 2 for 4 driving in 3 runs and scoring once to lead St. James’ offensive production. Easton Grieve (Winnipeg, MB) earned the win allowing 1 run on 3 hits in over 3 innings on the mound.
Burnaby (BC1) 11 Sherwood Park (AB2) 3 – Burnaby topped Sherwood Park by a score of 11-3 to move to a perfect 3-0 record in the tournament. Sherwood Park now sports a 1-2 record.
Oildome (MB2) 13 Saskatoon (SK1) 8 – Saskatoon failed to match Oildome’s offensive output losing by a score of 13-8. Oildome moved to a 2-1 record with the win while Saskatoon is 0-3 in the tournament.
Coquitlam-Moody 12 Regina (SK2) 10 – Alexander Baan-Meikljohn (Victoria, BC) went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles driving in 4 runs in the impressive offensive performance. Jack Seward (Coquitlam, BC) earned the win allowing 2 runs on 2 hits over 2 innings.
South Jasper Place (AB1) 3 St. James (MB1) 0 – South Jasper Place’s win over St. James moved them to a 2-1 record in the tournament. St. James now sports a 1-2 record.
16U Girls Invitational
Manitoba 16 Québec (QC2) 3 – Katelyn Heppner (Winkler, MB) homered and doubled with 3RBIs in Manitoba’s win while starting pitcher Jamie Johnson (Arborg, MB) picked up the win allowing only 1 hit in 3.2 innings.
Québec (QC1) 6 Nova Scotia 1 – Marie-Pier Crête (Rigaud, QC) and Noémie Lapointe (Laval, QC) both had RBI doubles in Québec’s 5 run inning in the 3rd to top Nova Scotia 6-1. Lapointe earned the win for her team on the mound as well.
18U Championship
New Brunswick 9 Manitoba 7 – Jeremie Arseneau went 3 for 3 with an RBI double to lead his team’s offense in the win. Jesse Malone (Memramcook, NB) picked up the win tossing 1.1 shutout innings against Manitoba.
PEI 5 Nova Scotia 2 – Matt Barlow (Summerside, PE) went 2 for 3 driving in 2 runs in PEI’s 5 run 5th inning to take the lead. Brett Hicken (Alliston, PE) outlasted Nova Scotia’s Joey Hagen (Dartmouth, NS) as both pitchers went the distance for their clubs.
Saskatchewan 9 Newfoundland 7 – Newfoundland scored 2 in extra innings, couldn’t match the 4 runs Saskatchewan cashed in in the top of the 8th. Michael Tremblay (Saskatoon, SK) reached base safely 5 times in the game going 2 for 2 with 2 walks and a hit by pitch. Tremblay drove in 2 runs and crossed the plate 3 times himself.
Québec (QC1) 9 Alberta 2 – Olivier Mailloux (Levis, QC) tossed a complete game to earn the win for Québec allowing 2 runs on 3 hits while striking out 7. Jeremy Marchand (Longueuil, QC) and Tristan Paris (Gatineau, QC) picked up a 2-RBI double each to lead the offense.
British Columbia 12 Ailes du Québec (QC2) 5 – Taylor Wright (West Vancouver, BC) went 2 for 3 with a home run. Wright drove in 2 and scored 3 times in the win while Cole Ensing (North Vancouver, BC) picked up the win.
21U Championship
Ontario (ON1) 7 Burnaby (BC1) 3 – Keifer Quick (Leamington, ON) homered and scored twice in Ontario’s win. Chirs Boatto (Vaughan, ON) earned the win on the mound allowing 3 runs over 5 innings of work.
Manitoba 10 Saskatchewan 7 – Dustin Braun (Landmark, MB) and Peter Miedema (Winnipeg, MB) both went 2 for 4 with a double and 3 RBIs to lead Manitoba’s offense. Jason Kirkland (Portage la Prairie, MB) tossed a complete game to secure the win.
Dartmouth (NS2) 12 Regina 3 – Anthony McKinley (Dartmouth, NS) went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and a home run in the win. Nova Scotia’s come from behind win was made possible by an explosive 9 run inning in the 6th. McKinley earned the win on the mound for his team as well by shutting down Regina in the 7th.
Senior Women Invitational
Ontario (ON1) 9 British Columbia 5 – Jenna Flannigan (Cornwall, ON) went 3 for 4 with an RBI and Ashley Stevenson (Oakville, ON) went 2 for 2 driving in 2 runs and scoring 3 times in Ontario’s win. Brittany Chan (Richmond Hill, ON) earned the win allowing 1 run over 2.2 innings on the mound.
Québec 21U (QC2) 4 Québec (QC1) 3 – Québec’s 21U team edged out Québec (QC1) by a score of 4-3 to pick up their first win of the tournament. Both teams now sport a 1-2 record in the tournament.
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