The Braves entered week 15 with only 2 games left on the seasonal schedule. 1st up was the Tri-City Indians. The Braves had to wait an hour before the umpires arrived but once the game was on the Braves showed they were ready & facing 1 of the leagues top chucker's, Jacob Doyle, in the 1st Braves slugger Michael Stovman hit a double & was driven in by Seth Injates who hit a dub as well, the Braves next batter Joseph Siniscalchi smashed a ball into the trees at Bird Field giving the Braves a 3-0 lead. The Braves Starting Pitcher James Bradwell was throwing lights out & in 4 innings of work he struck out 9 batters, the Indians added 1 more in the 3rd. With the score 3-2 for the Braves in the 7th inning the Braves Parker Opdahl scored on a Michael Stovman RBI, a run that proved to be very crucial. The Indians mounted a comeback in the bottom of the 7th, scoring 1 off a Bo Laslo double & Mathew Clay double RBI, with 2 runners on & 2 outs the Braves walked Jordan Dray intentionally to load the bases, then Braves closer (Seth Injates) struck out the next batter to secure a 4-3 Braves victory, besides the above mentioned, the Braves offensively got solid contributions from Nico Patella, Duncan Stevenson & Luke Petreny; defensively Mack Dungate caught a good game, Sammy Googs made some solid plays at first, same as Niko Millas in the 4 spot, while Michael Stovman gave a solid inning of relief before giving way to closer Injates! The very next day the Braves played the impressive Vancouver Mounties & again were humbled, this time 17-5 by a well oiled machine who could be the team to beat up in Kamloops if they survive the pool of death! The Braves were led offensively by Niko Millas's 2 doubles, Seth Injates smacking 3 singles, Mack Dungate hitting a dub & single, Sammy Guglielmucci hitting 2 for 2, plus Jospeh Siniscalchi also got on base 3 times!
The Braves now get ready to qaulify via the 6 team Mini-Tournament in Victoria (Carnarvon Park, # 5 On the Ball Park list) facing the surging Okanagan Athletics, 6pm Fiday July 26th! 2 Teams of 6 (Burnaby, Victoria Red, Victoria Black, Nanaimo, N. Island & Okanagan), will qaulify for the Provincials in Kamloops the following weekend.
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