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Sun Devils aim for repeat as B.C. champs

Kelowna is in Burnaby from Thursday through Sunday for the B.C. 18U AAA Baseball League finals
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Kelowna Sun Devils Jordan Laidlaw and the Kelowna Sun Devils look to defend their BC 18U AAA baseball title this week in Burnaby.

If the 2018 regular season can be used as a measuring stick, then the are an exceedingly good bet to repeat as provincial champs.

The Sun Devils (35-2-1), who set a club record for wins this summer, will be in Burnaby this week for the

The eight-team league finale will feature two four-team pools, with the Sun Devils holding the top seed.

Kelowna opens play Thursday afternoon with a game against Richmond City. Cloverdale and North Shore are also in the Sun Devils香蕉视频直播 pool.

With six straight wins to finish up the regular campaign and a second straight league title in their possession, the Sun Devils are in precisely the form they香蕉视频直播檇 hoped heading to Burnaby.

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Meanwhile, the Sun Devils closed off the 2018 regular season last weekend with four wins at home.

Kelowna opened the weekend with a 10-4 win over Victoria. Jordan Laidlaw went five innings and struck out seven to push his record to 6-0. At the plate, Jackson Sowerby (.407) continued his hot streak going 3-for-4 with an RBI.

A similar result in Game 2 saw the Sun Devils prevail 12-2. Blake Badger, who leads all rookies with a .382 average, swung the big bat with four hits and a pair of RBIs. Ethan Soroka had a pair of hits including a three-run home run.

On Sunday, Kelowna swept a deuce from Cowichan Valley, avenging a pair of losses to the Mustangs a week earlier. Soroka went 6 1/3 innings for his fourth win, while Nathan Ringness-Law earned his third save in a 4-1 victory.

Matt Fuchs, Brady Renneberg and David Osborn paced the offense with two hits apiece.

In the regular season finale, Ringness-Law (0.38 ERA) went four innings to boost his record to a perfect 8-0 as Kelowna rolled the Capitals 13-1. Blake Badger and Adam Renneberg led the attack with two hits each, while Renneberg had three RBIs.

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