The Okotoks Dawgs 18U Black played some of their best baseball of the year and knocked off the Victoria Eagles by a score of 6-2 to win the Langley Blaze Invitational.

The championship marks the first time in Dawgs Academy history of winning the tournament, one the program has been attending for past 5 years.  The Langley Blaze Invitational features 20 of the top teams in Western Canada, Washington and Ontario, with the 18U Black Pool featuring 4 of the top teams in the tournament- Langley Blaze, Chaffey Baseball Club (Washington), North Shore Twins and the Dawgs.

Thank you to the Langley Blaze for running another great tournament.

Congratulations to all the Dawgs players, 13U-18U, this was a big win for the program. Special congratulations to the 18U Black on grinding out 6 games in 4 days, and taking home the championship.

GO DAWGS!

Here is a recap of each game during the tournament

Game 1 vs North Shore (3-2 Win)

SP: Branden Woods- 3.2 IP, 2 Hits, 1 earned run, 3 BB, 4 Ks

WP: Quinn Tocheniuk- 5.1 IP, 2 Hits, 0 runs, 5 Ks

Richard Sanchez- 2 for 4 with an RBI triple with 1 run scored and 2 stolen bases

Ayden Makarus- 2 for 4 with 1 stolen bases

Cesar Valero- 2 for 3 with 1 run scored and 2 stolen bases

Micah McDowell- 0 for 2 with one run score

Game 2 vs Chaffey Baseball Club (6-4 Win)

SP: Jordan Lussier- 5 IP, 1 Hit, 0 runs and 5 Ks

Save: Dryden Howse- 1 IP, 2 hits, 1 run and 1 K

Ricardo Sanchez- 2 for 2 with 2 doubles and 4 RBIs

Ayden Makarus- 1 for 3 with a 2-run Home run

Micah McDowell- 1 for 4 with a double, 1 run scored and 1 stolen base

Game 3 vs PBF (4-2 Win)

SP: Jackson Fraser- 7 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 6 Ks

Save: Ryan McFarland- 1 IP 0 hits and 0 runs

Cesar Valero- 1 for 2 with an RBI

Ayden Makarus- 1 for 4 with a double and 1 stolen base

Ricardo Sanchez- 1 for 4 with 2 stolen bases

Game 4 vs Langley Blaze (3-2 Win)

SP: Matt Wilkinson- 6.2 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs and 11 Ks

Save: Ricardo Sanchez- 0.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs and 1 K

Ricardo Sanchez- 2 for 3 with a double, 1 run scored and 1 stolen base

Cesar Valero- 1 for 2 with an RBI double and 1 run scored

Micah McDowell- 2 for 4 with 1 stolen base

Semi-final vs Coquitlam Reds (8-1 Win)

SP: Quinn Tocheniuk- 5 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 K

RP: Branden Woods- 2 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 Ks

Micah McDowell- 2 for 4 with a triple, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored and 2 stolen bases

Jordan Lussier- 1 for 2 with an RBI double and 2 runs scored

Richard Sanchez- 3 for 3 with an RBI double and 2 runs scored

Cesar Valero- 1 for 4 with a 3-run Home run

Championship Game vs Victoria Eagles (6-2 Win)

SP: Melvin Lorenzo- 4 IP, 3 hits, 1 run and 3 Ks

Save: Jordan Lussier- 2.2 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 K

Micah McDowell- 1 for 4 with 1 RBI, 1 run scored and 1 stolen base

Ricardo’s Sanchez- 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs, a double and 1 run scored

Cesar Valero- 3 for 3 with a triple, 2 RBI’s and 1 run scored