The Dawgs 15U Black won the Langley Blaze Bantam Invitational with a convincing 7-0 victory over the Delta Tigers on Monday.

Karter Andersen got the start on the mound for the Dawgs, and threw a complete game shut-out. Andersen was dominant, allowing only four hits while striking out eight and walking zero.

The offensive onslaught by the Dawgs was led by Max Hartman, Conor Pote, Joey Gagnon, and Ben Hoshizaki, all driving in runs in the game.

Cole Carroll, Conor Pote, Luke Wilson, Spencer Shannon, Russell Mattson, Ben Hoshizaki, Max Hartman, Jack Lines, and Jose Nunezeach managed to collect hits for the Dawgs.

Defensively, 15U Black was sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error in the game.

Game Scores

Game 1 vs UBC Thunder: 8-0 Win
Game 2 vs Ridge Meadow Royals: 6-2 Win
Game 3 vs Fraser Valley Cardinals: 5-3 Loss
Quarter-finals vs North Shore Twins: 4-3 Win
Semi-finals vs Coquitlam Reds: 10-0 Win
Championship Game vs Delta Tigers: 7-0 Win

Tournament Performances

Karter Andersen – CG shutout in final vs Delta Tigers

Jose Nunez – CG  1 hit shutout in semi-final vs Coquitlam Reds

Conor Pote – 6 hits including a triple and 4 RBI’s

Jack Wheatley – picked up win in extra innings in Quarterfinals vs North Shore Twins, also picked up win in game 1 of tournament vs UBC Thunder

Deri Steiert-Couture – pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings vs North Shore Twins in the quarterfinal. Deri was flawless defensively behind the plate and in the infield all tournament

Russell Mattson – caught 24 innings in the tournament and threw out 3 of 5 base runners