Reds go 2-1 over hosting weekend tournament

Times Reporter  

 

Strathmore’s AA Midget baseball team can feel confident going into their next tiering tournament, having won two of three games at Kinsmen Park this past weekend. Their only loss came from the Okotoks Outlaws on June 15, who had a fiery pitcher.

“It was a bit of a heartbreaker,” said Head Coach Ross Quennell. “We were up 5-4 in the seventh, and ended up losing 8-6. We kind of threw the game away in the last inning there; made some mistakes, and gave the game up.”

Later that day, the Reds came back strong and beat Leduc by 10 runs, 22-12. The Leduc Giants were the only team to finish 0-3 in the tournament; all other teams were 2-1.

On June 16, the Reds again almost lost their footing on an early lead: “We got up early, something like 9-3, and then Stony Plain stormed back in the last couple innings,” said Quennell. Strathmore held off the Royals, by a score of 11-8.

“Everyone contributed on the team this week,” said Quennell. “Solid team effort from top to bottom: the pitching, the defense, and the batting. Our hitting was probably exceptional this weekend, I thought we really hit the ball fantastically.”

The Strathmore Reds will have their last tiering rounds on June 26, and July 6.