Hoegler, Illing, Wintjes, Yang lead North Shore Jr Twins to title
The North Shore Jr. Twins capped an incredible season winning their third consecutive Provincial Junior Premier League championship Sunday. The Jr. Twins, coached by Josh Hundal, were repeat regular season champions with an impressive 45-3 record and finished the season 50-3.
Next on the Jr Twins list is a Western Canada championship which they will host starting Thursday. Representing BC will be the Coquitlam Redlegs.
Baseball BC also held the Bantam Provincial tournament this weekend. It was a 10 team tournament with both BCPBL and BC Minor teams involved (eight BCPBL and two BC Minor). Again the North Shore Twins defeated the Langley Blaze for gold.
John Haar, a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, has developed a strong organization with the NS Twins and over the last few years. In 2017, the Twins won the senior, junior, and bantam titles.
Final
Coquitlam Redlegs 4, North Shore Jr Twins 7
The Jr Twins showed they were the league’s best team this year, coming back from an early 3-1 deficit. The Redlegs showed great early defense, with a first-inning double play, CF Jack Yaremko making a great throw home in the second and 1B Giordanno Mezzomo making two highlight plays to end potential rallies.
The Jr Twins scored four runs in the fourth inning as Sawyer Henstridge and Kenny Sugi each knocked in runs for a 5–3.
Redlegs lead off hitter Giordano Mezzomo opened the sixth with a triple scoring on a past ball. In the bottom of the inning Jr Twins Lucas Yang plated a run with a fly ball and Gareth Wintjes doubled in a run padding the lead to 7-4.
Jr Twins Relief Pitcher Andrew Illing retired the final six Redlegs hitters to seal the championship.
Semi-final
Coquitlam Redlegs 9, Okanagan Jr Athletics 8
The Redlegs built up an early 4-0 lead on a Williams Camacho Soto run-scoring single and a run-scoring double by Justin Adamoski, who earned Game MVP honours.
In the fifth, Jr Athletics Conor Dojohn hit a two-run single and then they added six runs in the sixth. Dylan Eugster drew a bases Loaded walk, Dawson Head delivered a two-run single and Conor Dojohn had an RBI single for an 8 – 4 lead.
The Redlegs scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth as Jack Yaremko hit a scoring fly ball, Justin Adamoski had an RBI single, Williams Camacho Soto had a two-run single and Cassidy Watt drove in the go-ahead run with a double.
The A’s got the tying run on in the seventh, when Aidan Malish hit a lead off single. But he was caught attempting to steal second. Dylan Eugster followed with a BB, but Redlegs pitcher Justin Adamoski got the second out on a fly ball and ended it with a strike out.
BCJPBL CHAMPIONSHIP
McLeod Athletic Park, Langley
Game 1 Langley Jr Blaze 6, Victoria Jr Mariners 1
PBL Game MVP Russel Young Langley
Prostock Play of Game Trevor Carter Victoria
Game 2 Okanagan Jr Athletics 4, Coquitlam Redlegs 5
PBL Game MVP Williams Camacho Soto Coquitlam
Prostock Play of Game Dawson Head Okanagan
Game 3 Langley Jr Blaze 0, North Shore Jr Twins 7
PBL Game MVP Evan Hoegler North Shore
Prostock Play of Game Lucas Yang North Shore
Game 4 Victoria Jr Mariners 8, Okanagan Jr Athletics 9 (8 innings)
PBL Game MVP Rhys Hill Victoria
Prostock Play of Game Ryan Gamage Okanagan
Game 5 Coquitlam Redlegs 2, North Shore Jr Twins 3 (8 innings)
PBL Game MVP Cassidy Watt Coquitlam
Prostock Play of Game Gareth Wintjes North Shore
Game 6 Langley Jr Blaze 8, Okanagan Jr Athletics 12
PBL Game MVP Ronnel Castro Okanagan
Prostock Play of Game Dawson Head Okanagan
Game 7 Coquitlam Redlegs 9, Okanagan Jr Athletics 8
PBL Game MVP Justin Adamoski Coquitlam
Prostock Play of Game Cassidy Watt Coquitlam
Game 8 Coquitlam Redlegs 4, North Shore Jr Twins 7
PBL Game MVP Gareth Wintjes North Shore
Prostock Play of Game Giordano Mezzomo Coquitlam
Gold Medal North Shore Jr Twins
Silver Medal Coquitlam Redlegs
3rd Okanagan Jr Athletics
4th Langley Jr Blaze
5th Victoria Jr Mariners