The host Lloydminster Twins made a strong run en route to a silver-medal finish in Baseball Alberta’s 15U AA Tier 7 provincial championship last weekend at Hospital Diamonds.
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The Twins battled from behind in two of their three victories, before finally falling 25-7 to the Grande Prairie Reds in Sunday’s final.
Lloydminster had defeated Grande Prairie on Friday night in the first game for both clubs in the six-team tournament. The Twins mounted a colossal comeback, erasing a 10-run deficit and scoring 16 runs in the fourth inning to win 19-15.
On Saturday night, Lloyd posted a 17-4, five-inning win over Parkland Twins White, enabling the hosts to win their division and play in the early semifinal Sunday.
Once again, Lloyd rallied from arrears to defeat Consort Cubs B 17-14 and advance to the championship game. Trailing 10-7 after four and a half innings, the Twins outscored the Cubs 10-4 the rest of the way.
In the other semifinal, Grande Prairie beat the Lacombe Dodgers White 16-5.
In the final, the Reds went up 6-0 in the top of the first inning and they led Lloyd 12-4 after three innings. Grande Prairie capped the 18-run victory with 10 runs in the sixth.
It marked the second straight Sunday that a Grande Prairie team captured provincial gold on Lloyd’s Hospital Diamonds. Another edition of the Reds became champions at the 15U A Tier 3 level on July 20.
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