The Ladner Red Sox are taking their season all the way to Saskatchewan after a golden finish to last weekend’s B.C. Minor Baseball’s Midget AA Provincial Championships in Mission.
The Red Sox capped an outstanding run in the Fraser Valley city with a dominating 8-1 triumph over Aldergrove in Sunday’s gold medal game. The locals will now represent B.C. at the Western Canadian Championships, slated for Aug. 14-18 in Swift Current.
Ladner’s month long journey to the top of the provincial podium included an impressive 10-2 record in provincial qualifying play — good enough for the second best record overall. The round-robin run was buoyed by strong pitching, excellent hitting and some solid hitting, providing plenty of momentum for the provincials.
Ladner opened the tournament against longtime rival Cloverdale Spurs. The Red Sox came out on top with an impressive 8-3 victory. The second game of the day was more a testament to survival in the heat, as Ladner dropped its only game of the tournament to Campbell River 12-8.
The Red Sox bounced back with an incredible effort against defending champion Prince George. Ladner walked away with an 8-3 victory behind strong pitching and hitting. The final round robin game against Tsawwassen ended with a 14-5 victory and a trip to the semi-finals.
The final four match-up with Duncan featured plenty of offence as the Red Sox lashed out 18 hits in a 14-6 victory. The result set up a showdown with first place Aldergrove in the championship game and the Red Sox were more than ready for the challenge.
Ladner took charge early and dominated thanks to incredible pitching and timely hitting.
The Red Sox are made up of Sean Baker, Chris Beisick, Gord Cooper, David Copeland, Bhavan Dhaliwal, Justin MacKenzie, Daelan Magcalas, Kyle McLennan, Colton Moubert, Josh Robinson, Ethan Silvey and Jacob Tersigni.
The team is coached by Ray Beisick, Brian Yamasaki, Geoff Moubert, Brian Burns and Trevor Falk.
