For the first time in ten years, the Peace River Stampeders are the Wheatbelt Baseball League Champions.
The stamps wrapped up a three game sweep of the Rycroft Rage with a 7-3 win in front of a large crowd at Misery Mountain tonight.
A 5-run 4th inning was the big difference in the victory.
An inning by inning rundown is below the Pictures.
Game Rundown:
1st Inning
Rycroft scored one in the top of the first after a two out error with none on extended the inning.
Stamps were held off the board after a great catch by Kai Reum in deep left centre.
1-0 Rycroft after 1
2nd Inning
Tyrese Goram came up in the bottom of the second with bases loaded and two outs.
Another Tremendous catch by Kai Reum on a fly ball deep into centre field.
1-0 Rycroft
3rd Inning
The Stamps got two on base with one out.
Shaun Hill stole third.
Mitch Cook stole second.
Both scored on a double by Aron Wiebe down the right field line.
2-1 Peace River after 3
4th Inning
For the second time in the game Justin Olson made a fantastic swipe tag at first on a throw that pulled him off the bag.
Stamps loaded the bases on a hit batter, and immediately scored a run on a second hit batter the very next pitch.
3-1
Mitch Cook scored an RBI on an infield hit.
4-1
Aron Wiebe walked
5-1
Curtis Fortin walked
6-1
Felix Lavoie
Struck out
Justin Olson
Bloop in between short and centre froze the defense.
Scored 1
7-1 Peace River after 4
5th Inning
Rycroft bats woke up.
Dylan Borman had a lead off single.
Kale Helgesen followed with an RBI double.
Helgesen moved to third on a balk and scored on a sac fly.
7-3 Stamps after 5
6th Inning
Rycroft got two on but couldn’t cash in any runs.
7th Inning
Rycroft – Lead off single by Kenton White
Fly out to Centre, 1 out
Strikeout, 2 outs
Strikeout, 3 outs
Peace River Stampeders win 7-3 to capture the Championship
-Damien Gnass, Trending 55
