The Burnaby Braves Bantam AAA Team returned to League action after a 2 year hiatus starting the season & home opener against the Vancouver Mounties, the defending Provincial champs. The Braves took the lead in the 1st inning off an RBI hit by Braves slugger Niko Millas scoring the Braves lead-off batter Luke Petreny who was hit by the Mounties chucker, the Mounties clawed there way back and took the lead in the 2nd inning, adding 6 more runs in the 4th to take a commanding lead, the Braves scored one more in the 4th off the Mounties ace Reece Huntley, but in the end the Mounties handed the Braves their 1st loss of the season 8-2. The Braves then made a trip up to Kamloops Saturday. Playing with only 10, the Braves Starting Pitcher Luke Petreny pitched a gem giving up only 2 hits & striking out 9 batters, but the Braves bats went cold as The Riverdogs Starter B.Coulter pitched a no hitter to claim a 3-0 victory & hand the Braves their second loss of the season. The following day in Kelowna the Braves faced the young upstart Okanagan A's and Looking for a W gave the ball to Joey Siniscalchi who pitched a gem of a game giving up only 1 hit & striking out 8 in 5 innings, the Braves closer then ran into control problems walking 3 batters and after a base hit & errant ball the A's tied the game 3-3, in the extra 8th inning with a Braves runner on 3rd, coach Mo blew a tag up play on a perfect Sac Fly ball hit by Sammy Googs, the Braves hitter's then bailed coach Mo out with some dilegent at bats and scored 3 more to take the lead, & with the Braves closer shutting the door in the bottom of the 8th, the Braves claimed their 1st victory of the year 6-3! In the 2nd game of the double header vs the A's, the Braves coaching staff gave the ball back to opening day starter Seth Injantes who pitched 5 strong innings giving up 1 hit and striking out 9 to claim his 1st victory as the Braves bats came alive scoring 15 runs in 6 innings, including 3 players scoring 3 times each (Luke Petreny, Nico Patella & Austin Smith). Braves sluggers Mack Dungate driving in 3 & Duncan Stevenson driving in 2 with some solid at bats! Coach Smitty's confidence in Braves 1st year catcher Michael Stovman's ability to call a game handed over calling duties to Michael after the 1st and Michael excelled calling pitches for Braves Starter Seth & Closer Sammy Guglielmucci, shutting down the A's attack with the Braves coming out on top 15-2! The Braves head into week 2 of BC Minor Bantam triple A action with an even record of 2 wins & 2 losses!