AMBA

Abbotsford Minor Baseball Association

AMBA
11U Midsummer Classic 

Cascade Crush and North Langley Trappers Take Gold at Midsummer Classic

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CAMSCLOGOCongratulations to the Cascade Crush and the North Langley Trappers who took home Gold in the Tier 1 and Tier 2 divisions of the inaugural Can-Am Midsummer Classic 11U Baseball Tournament in Abbotsford.

The North Langley Trappers won the Tier 2 Championship in dramatic fashion over the Aldergrove Dodgers, coming up with a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the 6th.  North Langley had earned a spot in the Final with a hard-fought 9-7 win over the Victoria Eagles in one Semifinal, while Aldergrove edged the Ladner Red Sox in a low scoring 2-0 nail biter in the other.

In the Tier 2 Consolation games North Delta outlasted Abbotsford 9-8, while Chilliwack overcame Kamloops 13-10. In Tier 1 Consolations games the Kamloops River Dogs came up with a dramatic walk-off 2 run homer to defeat the Cloverdale Spurs 8-6,  Earlier the White Rock Tritons had defeated the Nanaimo Pirates 9-6.

The Cascade Crush from Bellingham were worthy winners of the Tier 1 Championship, winning an exciting 7-6 game over the host Abbotsford Angels. The game was well-played by both teams. The Crush led by 3 going into the final inning.  Abbotsford scored two, and had the tying run on third base, when the Crush crushed the comeback, winning 7-6.

IMG_0198The Crush had eared a spot in Semifinals with wins over Cloverdale and White Rock, and a draw with Ridge Meadows, in the pool round. They then faced Victoria and dispatched the Eagles 12-3, booking a spot in the Final. The Angels went into the final with a perfect 4-0 record. The home team took wins in exciting games with Victoria, Kamloops and Nanaimo in pool play, and a hard-fought 7-2 battle with the Ridge Meadows Royals in the Semifinal.

The inaugural Can-Am Midsummer Classic was  a huge success. Thanks to all the teams for putting on a great display of baseball. Thanks to all the parents and supporters who took in the games and supported the tournament. Finally, huge thanks go out to the dozens and dozens of volunteers who worked so hard all weekend (and in the weeks leading up to it).  Without your efforts a tournament like this doesn’t happen. Congratulations to everyone on a great weekend of baseball in Abbotsford.