Team B.C. defeats Lethbridge, heads to Junior Little League World Series – Lethbridge

The Lethbridge Junior Bulls had been upset within the Canadian Junior Little League Championship gold medal sport towards group British Columbia on Sunday.

Whereas each groups got here into the sport with a 5-1 file, B.C. rapidly went up 3-0 after three innings.

The Bulls tried to get well, however the B.C. Battalion fought exhausting to maintain the host group at bay.

The ultimate rating was 6-2.

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Ron Laquaglia, head coach for Group B.C., stated that with their baseball program solely being 5 years outdated, this enormous victory will garner worldwide consideration.

“You actually don’t ever suppose that that is going to occur,” stated Laquaglia. “We’ve no house area; we play each sport on the street and preserve going and persevere.

“This group of youngsters, I can’t say sufficient about their effort, their dedication, their pleasure of the sport.”

Neo Foster, the pitcher for the Battalion, stated this yr was particularly robust with no house area and the problem discovering locations to follow, however the championship victory is “actually superb. That is one thing we’ve been working in the direction of for a very long time.”

Group B.C. will signify Canada on August 14th towards the Latin America Regional Group.