Dawgs 18U Black Win the Langley Blaze Invitational

By Jeff Duda

The Okotoks Dawgs 18U Black played some of their best ball of the year and knocked off the Victoria Eagles by a score of 6-2 to win the Langley Blaze Invitational.

The championship marks the first time in Dawgs Academy history of winning the tournament, one the program has been attending for past five years. The Langley tourney features 20 of the top teams in Western Canada, Washington and Ontario, with the 18U Black Pool featuring four of the top teams in the tournament: Langley Blaze, Chaffey Baseball Club (Wash.), North Shore Twins and the Dawgs.

The Dawgs are coached by Val Helldobler, Tyler Hollick and Jeff Duda.

A recap of each game during the tournament

Game 1 vs North Shore (3-2 Win)

SP: Branden Woods 3.2 IP, 2 Hits, 1 earned run, 3 BB, 4 Ks, WP: Quinn Tocheniuk 5.1 IP, 2 Hits, 0 runs, 5 Ks

Richard Sanchez 2-for-4 with an RBI triple with two stolen bases, Ayden Makarus 2- for-4 with a stolen base, Cesar Valero was 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.

Game 2 vs Chaffey Baseball Club (6-4 Win)

SP: Jordan Lussier 5 IP, 1 Hit, 0 runs and 5 Ks, Save: Dryden Howse 1 IP, 2 hits, 1 run and 1 K

Ricardo Sanchez was 2-for-2 with two doubles and four RBIs, Ayden Makarus 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, Micah McDowell 1-for-4 with a double and a stolen base

Game 3 vs PBF (4-2 Win)

SP: Jackson Fraser 7 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 6 Ks, Save: Ryan McFarland 1 IP 0 hits and 0 runs

Cesar Valero 1-for-2 with an RBI, Ayden Makarus 1-for-4 with a double and a stolen base, Ricardo Sanchez 1-for-4 with two stolen bases

Game 4 vs Langley Blaze (3-2 Win)

SP: Matt Wilkinson 6.2 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs and 11 Ks, Save: Ricardo Sanchez 0.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs and 1 K

Ricardo Sanchez 2-for-3 with a double and a stolen base, Cesar Valero 1-for-2 with an RBI double, Micah McDowell 2-for-4 with a stolen base

Semi-final vs Coquitlam Reds (8-1 Win)

SP: Quinn Tocheniuk 5 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 K, RP: Branden Woods 2 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 Ks

Micah McDowell 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs, and two stolen bases. Jordan Lussier 1-for-2 with an RBI double, Richard Sanchez 3-for-3 with an RBI double, Cesar Valero 1-for-4 with a three-run home run

Championship Game vs Victoria Eagles (6-2 Win)

SP: Melvin Lorenzo 4 IP, 3 hits, 1 run and 3 Ks, Save: Jordan Lussier 2.2 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 K

Micah McDowell 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base, Ricardo’s Sanchez 1-for-3 with two RBIs, a double and Cesar Valero 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs.