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Tartans ride pitching to first LKSSAA baseball title

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3 years ago

November 15, 2021

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Wallaceburg Tartans starter Logan Klompstra pitches in the first inning of the LKSSAA baseball championship game against the Great Lakes Wolfpack at Andy Johnston Field at Kinsmen Park in Wallaceburg, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. The Tartans won 5-2. Mark Malone/Chatham Daily News/Postmedia Network

By Mark Malone, Chatham Daily News

The Wallaceburg (ON) Tartans were well-armed to make history this season.

A pitching staff led by Grade 12 hurlers Logan Klompstra and Keegan Huber allowed only nine runs in seven games as the Tartans captured their first LKSSAA baseball championship.

That duo combined on a one-hitter in a 5-2 win over the Great Lakes Wolfpack in Thursday’s final at Andy Johnston Field at Kinsmen Park.

“Our pitching has been phenomenal all year (and) carried us through, obviously,” coach Linda Nethery said.

But the Tartans are much more than a two-man team, she added.

They went undefeated while outscoring opponents by a combined 53-9.

“Sometimes you have a sprinkling of really good guys and then not so much after that, but we had a solid team of ball players that all had played high level ball,” Nethery said.

Some won a Baseball Ontario ‘B’ championship this year with the Port Lambton 15U Pirates.

“Obviously you hope for the best, but I think we all had high expectations for the season,” Nethery said.

Brayden Kraayenbrink hit an RBI double and Chase Sites hit an RBI single in the LKSSAA final. Huber and Connor McCallum also had one RBI apiece.

The Tartans were held to four hits, but they drew nine walks.

“We had some timely hits, for sure,” Nethery said. “A couple of walks, good patience at bat and then we had a couple pretty key hits.”

Klompstra gave up two unearned runs in five no-hit innings and Huber pitched the final two frames. Each struck out three.

Now the Tartans wait to learn if they’ll resume playing in the spring when OFSAA holds its baseball championship. LKSSAA won’t announce until March if its teams will be allowed to compete at the OFSAA spring events.

“If they can get through SWOSSAA, they have a shot at making a run at OFSAA,” Wolfpack coach Brian Coleman said.

The Wolfpack won OFSAA gold in 2018 and returned to the tournament in 2019.

“Hats off to Wallaceburg,” Coleman said. “… They were probably my favourite team to play this year. They were good ball players, they were classy, the coaches were awesome. It was actually a really good game.”

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2024 BCPBL Premiers Provincial Tournament Champions

Jul 26.24 – The BCPBL wishes to congratulate the 2024 BCPBL Provincial Tournament Champions, the White Rock Tritons on their incredible accomplishment. Entering the tournament, they were the hottest team. Coming into game 1, the Tritons had won an impressive 14 league games in a row before being defeating in game 1 of the…

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July 26, 2024

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The BCPBL congratulated GM Jordan Broatch, HC Tyler Lawson and all the players, coaches and families on this championships.

The BCPBL also wishes all the best to EVERY player in the Premier division who will be leaving the league to pursue their collegiate dreams.

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Game 2 White Rock Tritons 8 UBC Thunder 3

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Championship Game 1 White Rock Tritons 2 Langley Blaze 3

Championship Game 2 White Rock Tritons 5 Langley Blaze 3

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Congratulations Langley Blaze – 2024 BCPBL Premier League Champions

Share Congratulations Langley Blaze – 2024 BCPBL Premier League Champions From www.langleyblaze.com: July 7 – The Premier Blaze earlier today clinched first place in the BCPBL Premier League and now hold the #1 seed going into the BCPBL Premier Provincial Championships July 18-21. The Blaze needed to win their first game today (10-1W) vs the Whalley…

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Congratulations Langley Blaze – 2024 BCPBL Premier League Champions

From www.langleyblaze.com:

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Well done Langley Blaze – 2024 LBI Champions

From langleyblaze.com: Jun 9.24 – The Langley Blaze captured the 2024 Langley Blaze Invitational Tournament the hard way. Over the course of the tournament, the Blaze played their own pool games, going 3-1, and then played a BCPBL league rain out game vs the Mid Island Pirates, and then because of their 1 loss in…

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From langleyblaze.com:

Jun 9.24 – The Langley Blaze captured the 2024 Langley Blaze Invitational Tournament the hard way. Over the course of the tournament, the Blaze played their own pool games, going 3-1, and then played a BCPBL league rain out game vs the Mid Island Pirates, and then because of their 1 loss in pool play, they were seeded 6th on Championship Sunday which meant they needed to win 3 games on the final day- They did.

The Blaze thank all the parents who volunteered all weekend. We also thank the players and coaches for their tireless efforts on and off the filed over the course of the tournament.

Tournament results are below:

Game 1 vs North Fraser Nationals 14-2 W

Game 2 vs Brampton Royals 12-0 W

Game 3 vs Mid Island Pirates 10-0 W (also a league make up game)

Game 4 vs Mid Island Pirates 12-2 W (league make up game only)

Game 5 vs ATHX 3-0L

Game 6 Quarterfinal vs Webber Academy 9-1 W

Game 7 Semifinal vs White Rock Tritons 10-2 W

Game 8 Championship vs Delta Blue Jays 6-2 W

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