Elk Point was busy hosting baseball provincial tournaments over the weekend, with both the Elk Point Sox AA bantam and AA mosquito teams hitting the fields.
Three days and five games for the Bantam Sox resulted in the team becoming the AA Tier V provincial gold medal champions. Three days and four games for the Mosquitoes Sox, and they came up with the provincial silver medal in the AA Tier IV division.
The Bantams had so many great plays and so many big hits, but how are we going to mention them all? Here are just a few. A very fine performance by the tournament MVP, pitcher Cody 'the Babe' Fairborn, who pitched the complete final game and was lights out, allowing only three runs, the Sox scoring four against the Chestermere Crushers ace Max Kathol to win it all.
Dalton '007' Reed also did an awesome job pitching in the round robin portion, getting a big win against Chestermere, as did 'Hammering Hank' Rogal in the first game against Fort Saskatchewan and Colton 'Colt 45' Van Maarion against Camrose
It was very special, and the first time that any Elk Point Mosquitoes team has won a provincial medal. Pitcher Sam 'the Spiderman' Rogal won the first game over South Jasper Place, then Vaughn 'the Vulture' Ockerman pitching against the Strathmore Reds, losing 11-9, but still close enough to get first place in their pool and into the semi final game against Barrhead.
Ryker Neumeier pitching for the win in the semi finals, sending it to the finals, where the 'Mighty Casey' Warawa would start, Koltin Davis finishing, and the Sox coming up just a little short, but winning the silver medal.
And over in St. Paul on the weekend, playing in the AA midget Tier 3 tournament, the Bonnyville Braves with two Elk Point players, Kaiden 'K Rock' Evans Anderson and Brayden 'Magnet' Fairbairn won a gold medal. 'K Rock' was also named the MVP of the tournament for his outstanding plays in the infield.
