Whalley Blue Team Surrey topped the inaugural Inside Performance (IP) Baseball League Championship by remaining undefeated in seven straight games. IP League was introduced for the ten year old baseball players this Fall Ball Season and it attracted teams from all over Lower Mainland.
Apart from Whalley Little League which had two teams—Whalley Blue & Whalley Red–teams from South Vancouver, Mt Seymour, Dunbar, Highlands & Kerrisdale took part in these championships.
All matches took place at the Major Diamond in Whalley Athletic Park Surrey.
In the final game played last week Whalley Blue beat South Vancouver 14-12 to keep their unbeaten record intact.
Whalley Blue raced to a 5-2 lead early in the game but South Van responded with a 5-run inning to go 7-5 up. Thereafter strong hits by Eathen, Yuvraj and Daniel took Whalley Blue’s score to 14.
Whalley Blue’s Yuvraj pitched smartly in the final open innings to shut the door on South Vancouver.
Whalley Blue Team:-Eathen, Daniel, Yuvraj , Manny, Willey, Riley, Jayden, Matheson, Joseph, Keane & Detrick. Coaches-Jarrod & Jerry