The members of the Battlefords Bandits under-12 fastball team are celebrating a tournament victory from last weekend.
They were in Saskatoon playing in the Saskatoon Hustlers Summer Classic tournament and went undefeated with a record of 5 and 0 to win the title.
The team got off to a great start by winning their first game 15-0 over the Hustler Storm and then won 13-7 over the Raiders Black and 9-2 against Humboldt Thunder.
They then took their semifinal against the Hustler Hotshots 13-11 before going up against the Unity Panthers in the final game.
The team trailed until the sixth inning. Some great hitting and base running was credited for tying the game up, and then the team exploded with five runs in the top of the seventh inning.
The Bandits then kept Unity off the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh inning to seal a 13-8 win.
“When entering the tournament I expected great things from this team, to place at least in the top four,” said coach Regan Lavallee.
“We are so proud of how everyone played, offensively and defensively. Our pitchers kept us in games and our batters came through big. We faced Unity in the final, which we knew was going to be a tough game. We are so proud of this team, every single player came through for the team in one way or another. We are looking forward to hosting provincials July 8-10 here in North Battleford.”
