The accolades and achievements are coming faster than a four-seam heater for the North Shore Twins of the B.C. Premier Baseball League.
Last month the Twins won the tough Langley Blaze Invitational tournament and are also currently in first place in the BCPBL with a 19-5 record. Individual honours are also rolling in as legendary head coach John Haar was inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame last month while two players — one current and one former — were chosen in last week's Major League Baseball draft.
North Vancouver's Tristan Graham, now playing for Northeastern Texas Community College, was selected in the 22nd round, 673rd overall, by the Baltimore Orioles while current Twin Will McAffer, a member of Canada's junior national team, was picked in the 32nd round, 955th overall, by the Cincinnati Reds. The Twins clinched their win in the Langley Invitational with a 6-3 victory over the host Blaze May 31 in the championship final to win the tough tournament just three days after Haar went into the B.C. Hall. The team went 6-1 in the tournament despite missing several key players, forcing them to call up several youngsters from their junior team.
The Twins, who started the season with an extended road trip due to work being done on the home field at Parkgate Park, are now in the middle of a long homestand. They'll host a doubleheader today against the Victoria Eagles starting at 11 a.m. followed by a rematch against the Blaze Tuesday night starting at 6:30 p.m. at Parkgate. They'll be back at home Saturday, June 20 for a doubleheader against the Nanaimo Pirates starting at noon.
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Another player with North Shore ties was choasen in last week's MLB draft. Former Cypress Park Little Leaguer Braden Bishop was picked in the tird round, 94th overall, by the Seattle Mariners. Bishop and his family lived in West Vancouver from 2003-05 before moving home to California. He has played for the University of Washington Huskies the past three seasons.
