Canadian Open (July 11-17):  After a slow start the 94's started to play some better ball before their tournament was cancelled due to the weather.  Needing three wins to get into the Championship Round, the Canadian Open organizers decided to end Pool Play which meant having our last game cancelled on us.  A win in that last pool game would have clinched a berth in the Championship playoffs.  It was very disappointing considering we were in the toughest pool and the hardest games were behind us.   Then kicking us while we were down (but on a roll), they decided to cancel our Consolation Round when the weather didn't improve letting only the Championship Round continue.  The tournament started on Tuesday with a 5-4 loss to the Saskatoon Selects and a 4-0 loss to the Brazil Junior National Team.  Wednesday's results were a 3-2 extra inning win against the Delta Heat and a 7-0 loss to the California Worth Firecrackers (who are probably a top ten team in the US).  Thursday's fifth and last pool game was a 5-4 come from behind victory over the Richmond Islanders 93 squad and then Friday's lone playoff game was a 12-3 win under the lights against Delta Heat.  Next up is our U19 Provinical Championships at Softball City this weekend.

 

Oregon Valley Invitational (June 19-20):  In a repeat of their 2010 result, after going 2-1 in the seeding pool (losing only losing to the eventual Second place Oregon Blaze team), the  team ended up winning the Upper Silver Bracket of the 64 team tournament.  After losing their first game against a strong team from Utah, the Devils won four straight games to win their bracket.  Playoff bracket wins over the Salem Inferno (2-0), Alaska Storm (5-3) and Fraser Valley Fusion (7-2) set up a see saw battle against the Portland Lobos team.  The Devils jumped out to a 5-1 lead before giving up 5 runs in the second to go down 6-5.  The offense then ignited for six more runs for the 11-6 Championship victory.

 

Renegades Pride & Power (May 20-22):  The 94's completed the Five Game Round Robin in third place with a 4-1 record.  Pretty good considering one of the three pitchers couldn't throw on the weekend.  The two remaining pitchers picked up the slack by pitching all five games in the two days. Playoff Monday was short as the team lost their only playoff game to the Calgary Kodiaks 7-3.  The team came out flat and was beaten 7-3 to the better team on the day (the 94's had beaten then in the first contest on Sunday but couldn't duplicate the win).  Next up is the Oregon Invitational in June.  The team's goal is to get 100% healthy for the Hillsboro, Oregon Recruiting tournament.

Seattle Sidewinder (April 30-May1):  The 94's completed their first day of play with a 3-0 record.  The first game was a 5-0 shutout of the 18U Mosquito Squad that saw the two Devils pitchers combine for a no-hitter.  The two hurlers threw for 13 strikeouts against three walks and Emily Newman lead the offense with two home runs.  The second game was a 3-1 win over the 18U Bellevue Blast team and the third game was an 11-0 win over the 18U Gold Washington Phoenix team.  The tournament concluded on Sunday with a 7-6 loss to the 18U Washington Hustle and a 4-3 win over the 18U Gold Washington Illusion team.  Overall the team went 4-1 which was very respectable considering the teams were one and two years older.

Renegades Icebreaker (April 16):  The 94's played a triple header for the second straight Saturday.  This time traveling to Softball City in White Rock to take on three Midget A teams.  The first game was a 3-1 loss to the older Renegade 93 team, the second was a 4-2 win over the Kelowna Heat and the final game was an 8-2 win over the Pride from Ridge Meadows.  Facing a little tougher pitching then last week, the team still managed to scatter 22 hits in the three games.  The pitching staff also did a great job this past weekend.  After striking out only four batters combined in the three games last week, the pitching trio kept the ball out of play a bit more by striking out 14 batters in the three games this past week.

 

North Delta Icebreaker (April 9):  The season finally got underway this past weekend.  The 94's won all three of their games at the North Delta Icebreaker.  The long winter didn't seem to hurt their bats as they belted out 41 hits over the three games and sported a .526 team batting average.  The first game was a 17-2 win over the Delta Heat, the middle contest was a 13-0 win over the Okanagon Gold and the final game was an 11-4 win over Fraser Valley Fusion.  Next up is the Renegades Icebreaker at Softball City next week.