ASSINIBOIA — Assiniboia Southern Aces baseball seasons will come to a conclusion with teams competing at Baseball Sask. provincial championships.
Melville played host to 11U Tier 1 provincial competition July 18-20. The 9-team draw included Melville Millionaires, Muenster Red Sox, Rosetown Angels, Maidstone Lakers, Edam Blue Sox, Battleford Beavers, East Central Expos, Turtleford Tigers and Assiniboia Southern Aces.
The Aces earned a silver medal after a final game against East Central Expos and host community, Melville, praised competing teams for their sportsmanship and memories made.
The Assiniboia Southern Aces travelled to Unity July 18-20 to compete in 15UAA Tier 1 provincial competition. The team was looking to finish their season on a high note after a disappointing end to their league season in Regina.,
Mother Nature was a definite factor in this event as excess rain challenged, but did not defeat, the grounds crew in Unity.
The Southern Aces opening game against Watrous resulted in a resounding 11-6 victory. A tough loss against Kindersley resulted in Game 2. The Aces brought their A game against Neilburg, with another decided victory of 12-3, ending round robin with two wins and one loss
There was much diamond and game time shuffling to accommodate grounds crews working feverishly to ensure the provincial event could be completed as a result of rain. A Sunday morning playoff game avenged the round robin to Kindersley with a win, advancing the Aces to semi finals. Assiniboia’s 15UAA team played three consecutive games on July 20 and unfortunately the third game, a provincial semi final, playing Swift Current did not go their way, thus ending their season.
The lone Assiniboia team left in provincial competition are the U13 Aces, who will compete in Estevan in an 8-team provincial competition July 25-27. The team will be competing for a provincial title against Lumsden Cubs, Muenster Ed Sox, Saskatoon Blue Jay, Battleford Beavers, Edam Blue Sox, Sask. East Diamond Jaxx and Prince Albert Royals.
July ends baseball season for Assiniboia teams, unless any players have been picked up by other teams competing At Western Canadian Championships, although as of press time this information was not known.
