Midgets Go 4-0 on Interior Trip
Posted April 25, 2016
The Midget Royals traveled to the BC Interior this past weekend for a four-game weekend against the Kamloops Riverdogs and West Kelowna Diamondbacks.
On Saturday, the Royals traveled to the 'Tournament Capital of Canada', where they had been the previous weekend for the Best of the West tournament. In the first game of the day, the Royals found themselves down 5-2 heading in to the 6th inning. However, the bats exploded for 15 runs over the final two innings, leading to a 17-6 win. Chad Weststeyn went the distance allowing 4 earned runs on 12 hits while striking out 4. Kyron Smith led the way offensively, going 5-6 with a triple and 5 runs batted in. Jonah Weisner (3-6, 2 RBI) and Josiah Williams (2-3, 2 RBI) also had solid games at the dish. In second game, the Royals again found themselves in an early hole, trailing 7-1 after an inning of play. However, as they had done in the first game, the Royals came back and won the game by a score of 10-9. The Royals received contributions from all parts of the line-up, led by Weisner (4-4, RBI, 3 runs), Brayden Slaughter (3-4, 3 RBI, 2 runs), Nick Peters (2-3, double, 2 RBI, run), and Tyson Floris (3-4, 2 RBI).
On Sunday the Royals took on the Diamondbacks in a rematch from two weeks previous. In the first game of the day, the Royals won a hard-fought contest by a score of 5-4. Williams picked up the win, throwing all 7 innings while allowing 9 hits and striking out 3. Seth Injates had a triple, while Weisner (1-2, 2B), and Peters (1-3, RBI, 2 stolen bases) continued their strong weekends. In the final game of the weekend, the offense once again came out strong as it had on Saturday, which led to a 13-2 (6 inning) win. Tyson Floris was strong on the hill, tossing a complete game. Once again it was a team effort with the bats, as numerous players chipped in, led by Hayden Tupper (2-2, 2 RBI, run), Slaughter (2-4, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs), Smith (2-4, stolen base, 2 runs), Robert Gibson(2-4, 2 RBI, run, stolen base), and Injates (1-3, double, RBI, run, HBP).
The Royals will return home this week to face the Chilliwack Cougars on Wednesday before heading to Vancouver on Sunday for a double-header against the Mounties.
