The second-year South Delta Little League Baseball (SDLL) has wasted little time in making an impression at the district level.
The SDLL’s Canadians were recently crowned summer ball District 3 Selects champions following an exciting playoff run at the 11-and-12-year-old age level. South Delta is one of four baseball leagues in District 3, joining Whalley, Langley and Coquitlam.
The roster featured: Mason Budda, Carter DeWolff, Jayden Sangera, Daniel Culbert, Ace Draganuik, Yostin Moncion, Ryezen Bertsch, Kane Boyce, Jake Culbert-Steele, Soeren Moser, Jeremy Hutton, Oliver Toigo and Kaiden Bassi.
The team was managed by Peter Toigo with Hunter Culbert-Steele heading the coaching staff and joined by Dave Budda and Greg Hutton.
The Canadians play out of Cliff Drive Elementary and went through a 40-plus game schedule in spring and summer ball with a steady diet of District 3 opponents. There were also games against teams from the North Shore and Vancouver.
This tournament was a summer ball district 3 tournament featuring each leagues top mixed age 11 and 12 year olds. District 3 has 4 leagues, South Delta, Whalley, Langley and Coquitlam.