By Gordie
Howe Sports Complex staff
Gordie Howe Sports Complex
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| The Fusion begin to celebrate a Canadian title on August 4. |
Those two traditions carried on from this past July 31 to August 4 as the diamonds on the Gordie Howe Sports Complex grounds hosted of Softball Canada’s Under-19 Women’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship tournament. The tournament was outstanding, and it wrapped up with the Fraser Valley Fusion downing the Aurora Diggers 4-1 in the championship game on August 4 at Bob Van Impe Stadium.
The lead picture of our photo roundup comes from that title game and shows the Fusion players starting to celebrate after realizing a championship victory.
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| Cadence Colborn drives a hit for the Prairie Dog Selects on August 3. |
The host
squad and Saskatchewan provincial champion Saskatoon Prairie Dog Selects had a
good showing at the Under-19 Women’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship
tournament posting a 5-3 overall record. They were eliminated in the playoff
round with a 7-5 loss to the Diggers and a 6-4 setback against the Fusion.
Prairie Dog
Selects infielder Cadence Colborn, who mainly played first base, was named a
tournament all-star. At the plate, Colborn posted a .474 batting average and
nailed three home runs. The second picture of our photo roundup sees Colborn
driving the ball deep in her team’s tournament ending loss to the Fusion on July
3 at Joe Gallagher Field.
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| The Fusion receive a Softball Canada championship trophy on August 4. |
Along with
images from the Under-19 Women’s Canadians, August’s photo roundup checks in with
pictures from baseball, football and softball.
The
pictures in this photo roundup capture some of the memories that are made on
our grounds. In this photo roundup, all of these pictures were taken by our
Communications Coordinator in Darren Steinke.
Without
further ado, here is a selection of 15 shots we hope you enjoy.
Muggli will always be remembered
The Saskatoon Cubs held a tribute night to honour the memory of Heath Muggli on July 12 at Cairns Field against the East Central Red Sox, who are from Muggli’s hometown of Muenster. Muggli served the baseball community in numerous roles including umpire and broadcaster. As part of the festivities, the Cubs raised funds for the St. Paul’s Hospital Urology Centre. In this photo from that night, the Cubs captains presented Muggli’s family with a team jersey signed by all the members of their squad.
Prairie Dog Selects crowned
provincial champs
The Saskatoon Prairie Dog Selects pose for the customary team picture after winning Softball Saskatchewan’s U19 A Women’s Provincial Championship on July 14 at Joe Gallagher Field. The Prairie Dog Selects downed the Moose Jaw Ice 11-4 in the championship contest.
Synergy sits at the top
The Saskatoon Synergy pose for the customary team photo after winning Softball Saskatchewan’s Women’s A Provincial Championship at Bob Van Impe Stadium on July 21. They downed the Carnduff Southeast Steelers 6-5 in a thrilling contest.
Eye on the ball
A Saskatoon Giants catcher tracks the ball into his glove during a Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League Under-18 AAA game on July 21 at Leakos Field. The Giants dropped a 10-0 decision to the Saskatoon Cubs in the final regular season game for both sides. The Giants rebounded from this setback and would win the circuit’s provincial title just seven days later in Regina.
All-out effort
After scrambling in the backfield, a BGees quarterback lets a pass fly down the field while on the run during Saskatoon Touch Football League action on July 23 at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The BGees downed the Blitz in this outing 16-6.
Escape denied
A receiver from the Deadly Aunties squad was unable to evade a defender from the Honey Badgers during a Saskatoon Adult Flag Football League contest on July 24 at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Honey Badgers took this game 26-8.
Jacks become provincial champs
The Saskatoon Jacks pose for the customary team photo after winning Softball Saskatchewan’s Men’s A Provincial Championship at Joe Gallagher Field on July 28. They downed the Bruno Merchants 7-0 in the title game.
Berries pack the park
Another big crowd turned out for the Saskatoon Berries 5-2 regular season victory over the Okotoks Dawgs on July 28 at Cairns Field. The Berries have been averaging around 1,900 fans per game during their inaugural WCBL campaign. Pictured here are the stands that run down the first base line for the July 28 victory, which saw 2,035 spectators turn out for a sunny Sunday afternoon encounter.
A Berry bash
Saskatoon Berries hitter Bailyn Sorensen drives a ball into the outfield during his team’s game on July 28 at Cairns Field. The Berries downed the traditional WCBL powerhouse Okotoks Dawgs on this day 5-2.
Trapped
The Saskatoon Wolverine Selects catch a White Rock Renegades base runner in a run down during a game at Softball Canada’s Under-19 Women’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship tournament on August 2 at Bob Van Impe Stadium. The Selects would ultimately get the base runner out, but fell 13-4 to strong squad from British Columbia.
Rallying for the hosts
The Saskatoon Prairie Dog Selects packed the fans into Joe Gallagher Field for a night playoff round game on August 3 at Joe Gallagher Field. The Selects faced the Fraser Valley Fusion in a winner moves on and loser is eliminated contest. In a stellar encounter, the Fusion prevailed 6-4 and would ultimately move on to win the tournament.
Reimer remains a gem
Fraser Valley Fusion pitcher Morgan Reimer continued to show why she is one of the best players in her age group in Canada. On August 4 at Bob Van Impe Stadium, Reimer was named the Top Player of the playoff portion of Softball Canada’s Under-19 Women’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship tournament. She was presented with the Top Player honour following her squad’s 4-1 victory in the event’s championship game. Reimer is pictured here firing a pitch to home during that title contest.
Fusion go the distance for
national title
The Fraser Valley Fusion pose for the customary team photo after winning the title game of Softball Canada’s Under-19 Women’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship tournament on August 4 at Bob Van Impe Stadium. The Fusion posted a 10-2 overall record in capturing a national title, which included winning six straight single-elimination playoff contests.
Beauty moment for Beatty
Following the conclusion of Softball Canada’s Under-19 Women’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship tournament on August 4 at Bob Van Impe Stadium, Softball Canada presented Lawrence Beatty, right, with a gift for Saskatoon being an outstanding host. Softball Canada director Jackie Dugger made the presentation to Beatty for the national sports body. Beatty has held various roles with the sport of softball in Saskatoon.
Post-game rally
The Saskatoon Berries huddle up after falling 3-0 to the Medicine Hat Mavericks in Game 2 of a WCBL East Division semifinal series on August 8 at Cairns Field. The Berries loss evened the best-of-three series at 1-1. The Berries were aiming to regroup before heading on the road to play a series-deciding Game 3 the next day in Medicine Hat.
