After an excellent post-season run, the North Shore Twins have become the top bantam team in the province.
The Twins took the BC Premier Baseball League provincial trophy after a double-header semi-final and final on July 26 at South Surrey Athletic Park.
The Twins entered the playoffs as the second seed in the tournament, after a strong regular season with records of 13-7 at home and 16-4 away.
At provincials, the team locked in a semi-final spot by finishing first in their pool, with wins over the Coquitlam Reds (4-2) and the Langley Blaze (8-2) and a close loss to the Abbotsford Cardinals (3-1).
In the semifinal, the Twins soared over the Victoria Eagles, with a decisive 6-2 victory. That set the stage for a championship final between the North Shore and the top-ranked Delta Blue Jays.
But the Twins continued their consistent performance and secured a 5-1 victory to take the provincial bantam banner.
A big part of their success was a deep and strong pitching staff, said GM and president Josh Hundal.
“The pitchers were excellent and didn’t give up many runs this year,” he said, giving a special shoutout to the team’s starting pitchers.
“Those were the guys that really gave us a chance to win every day,” Hundal said.
He added that the Twins’ overall roster was also deep, and all the players got a chance to contribute over the course of the tournament. That included some timely batting performances.
“They were really, really tough outs,” he said. “They worked a lot of counts, and they got into the bullpen, and they made the other team work.”
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