2012 KR3 ‘Best of the West’ Champions
Langley Blaze fought through cold and rainy weather to win their 3rd consecutive ‘BOW’ showcase tourney defeating the strong Okotoks Dawgs 5-3 in the championship game. Catcher/OF Mitchell Robinson was named the final game MVP while Mason Cratty stepped up his weekend to claim the tournament MVP. Dominant pitching performances were turned in by Marc-Andre Habeck and Justin Geerts while solid hitting from Billy Germaine, Preston Kokotailo and Cratty led the offense.
Blaze Go Undefeated in Final 4 Tournament to Capture 2011 BCPBL Championship
The Blaze shutout #2 Coquitlam 6-0 this afternoon to capture the 2011 BCPBL Championship and complete their undefeated weekend. Tyler Barlow and Mike Krische were named co-MVPs of the tournament as Blaze pitchers Kyle Joel, Tom Robson, Devon Stewart and Karl Malecek allowed only 1 run through the weekend while tossing 2 complete game shutouts enroute to the title. Please see the Langley times article: ‘Screw you’ attitude leads team to victory detailing the weekend’s title run.
Blaze Defeat #3 Mariners - Move to Sunday BCPBL Final Against Coquitlam
The #4 Blaze defeated the #3 Victoria Mariners 7-1 Saturday in the BCPBL semi-final to advance to today’s championship final against #2 Coquitlam (the winner of the #3 Victoria- #2 Coquitlam elimination game) in the double knockout BCPBL tournament.
Blaze Shutout #1 Seed Pirates 2-0 in BCPBL Final 4 Action
The #4 Blaze take on #3 Victoria in a winner’s bracket game at 1:30pm on Saturday after beating #1 Nanaimo. Nanaimo now tangles with #2 Coquitlam in a morning elimination game.
The Northwest Classic July 15-17 2011
Link to hotel directions: 345 NW 2nd St Corvallis, OR 97330, USA
Link to Corban College directions:Deer Park Dr SE Western Baptist College, Salem, OR 97317-9392, USA
Link to West Albany High School directions: 1130 SW Queen Ave Albany, OR 97321, USA
Link to OSU (Goss Stadium) directions: Oregon State University – Memorial Union 1500 Southwest Jefferson Avenue Corvallis, OR 97331-8655, United States
Team Hotel link: http://www.rodewayinn.com/hotel-corvallis-oregon-OR046/Hotel-Map
Hotel: Rodeway Inn 345 N.W. 2nd St., Corvallis, OR, US, 97330
Blaze Go Down 1-0 in 12 inning Final of 2011 Bellingham Invitational
The Blaze played two games and 19 innings on Sunday yielding only one run to their opposition. The one run was, however, the difference between winning the Bellingham Invitational and finishing as the runner-up. The Blaze moved into Sunday’s championship game with a solid 3-0 shutout win in the semi-final before losing 1-0 in a marathon 12 inning battle to Bellingham Post 7 in the final of the S&S Concrete Construction Americal Legion Invitational. Attached is a link to the Bellingham Herald’s cover story on the tournament:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/06/19/2067094/senior-legion-baseball-post-7.html
Blaze Win 2011 CAN-AM Tournament
The Blaze defeated the Edmonton Prospects in the Championship game 4-0. Justin Geerts went the distance in shutting out the Prospects in a well played final @ Mcleod. Congratulations to all players and a big thank you to all volunteers, fans, teams and umpires for a weekend of great baseball.
Blaze Win 2011 Abbotsford Invitational
The Langley Blaze went undefeated in six games to win the 2011 Abbotsford Invitational this past weekend. The Blaze utilized a team effort which consisted of strong hitting, outscoring their opponents 45-4, sound defense and stellar pitching, allowing only 1 earned run in 38 innings. The pitching staff’s weekend was highlighted by Kyle Joel’s perfect game on Saturday night.
The Blaze would like to thank the Abbotsford Cardinals organization for hosting the tournament and commend their hard work throughout the rainy weekend to ensure that all games remained on track and were played on excellent field conditions in keeping with Delair Park’s fine reputation.
Karl Malecek went 5 strong shutout innings to lead the Blaze to a 12-2 six inning mercy victory over the Vancouver Cannons in Sunday’s Championship game.
All players contributed as the Blaze went through the weekend undefeated which presents some very positive signs for the upcoming season.
The full tournament web site is available through the following link: http://www.abbotsfordcardinals.com/
