Road warriors Équipe Québec win Atlantic Division regular season title

Jonathan Lacroix completed his first season in indy ball with 80 hits to his name … including 20 doubles, three triples and four home runs. He knocked in 45 runs.

Équipe Québec wins Atlantic Division regular season title

By Jacques Lanciault

Quebec’s Mr. Baseball

What an incredible conquest.

The team representing Quebec in the Frontier League -- which played almost three months on the road due to the closure of the Canada-US border -- won the regular season championship in the Atlantic division, clinching a Frontier League playoff spot.

In the final game of the season, under manager Patrick Scalabrini (Waterford, Que.), Équipe Québec posted an 11-7 victory over the Sussex County Miners, ending the regular season with an impressive 52-44 record.

In the last game, Jonathan Lacroix (Montreal, Que.) had two hits, knocked in three runs and scored twice.

Raphaël Gladu (Trois Rivieres, Que.) continued his hot stretch, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored. The former New York Mets minor leaguer had no less than 66 hits in 41 games, maintaining an impressive batting average of .375.

At the plate for Équipe Québec: Gladu, Trois Rivieres, Que. (.375, 3, 38); OF Louis-Phiippe Pelletier, Montreal, Que. (.328, 7, 37); 2B Glaude, Quebec City, Que. (.308, 13, 75); 1B Connor Panas, Toronto, Ont. (.310, 7, 47); Lacroix, Montreal, Que. (.258, 9, 45); 3B-DH Elliott Curtis, Kitchener, Ont. (.244, 2, 13); 3B Jesse Hodges, Victoria, BC (.238, 7, 50) and 3B-OF Dane Tofteland, Grand Prairie, Alta. (.154, 0, 1).

On the mound Canucks for Équipe Québec ... RP Evan Rutckyj, Windsor, Ont. (3-1, six saves, 0.86); RP Andrew Case, St. John, NB (2-0, 10 saves, 2.61); RHP Miguel Cienfuegos, Lachine, Que. (9-6, 3.78); RHP Jared Mortensen, Abbotsford, BC (2-1, 5.73); LHP David Gauthier, Mont St. Hillaire, Que. (3-5, 6.45); RHP Adam McKillican, Comox, BC (0-1, 6.42); LHP Vincent Ruel, Cap Rouge, Que. (0-1, 6.75); RHP Kyle Thomas, Mississauga, Ont. (1-2, 7.20); RHP James Bradwell, North Vancouver, BC (0-0, 8.10); RHP Karl Gelinas, Iberville, Que. (0-0, 11.42) and RHP Eric Hegadoren, Victoria, BC (0-0, 14.80).