Vancouver’s Little Mountain gets big B.C. welcome after trip to Little League World Series

The Little Mountain Baseball All-Stars returned residence to a heroes welcome on Tuesday after representing Canada on the Little League World Sequence.

Family and friends gathered at Vancouver Worldwide Airport to greet the staff. 

“The previous couple of weeks have been insane. It has been loopy,” stated 11-year-old Ben Meichenbaum, who performs third base and proper discipline. 

 The staff earned the proper to compete within the seventy fifth Little League World Sequence after profitable a provincial title and defeating Moose Jaw 9–4 within the Canadian regional closing earlier this month.

As soon as in Pennsylvania, Canada beat North Brisbane, Australia, 7–0 and Takarazuka, Japan, 6–0 within the match.

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Little Mountain Little Leaguers head residence

The Little Mountain Little League staff landed again residence in Vancouver on Tuesday, after competing for over a month however finally shedding to Curacao within the Little League World Sequence.

Beating a staff from Japan, a rustic with a historical past of success within the match, was a supply of pleasure for Meichenbaum.

“It simply felt like we shocked the world,” he stated. “No one anticipated that to occur. I feel we’ve got tons to be pleased with.”

Meichenbaum’s mother Daybreak Mackey stated it was a thrill to look at her son play at such a excessive stage.

“You dream of this, however you all the time know that there is so many items that need to fall into place to make this occur … it is like a dream come true,” she stated.

The dream run ended for the Little Mountain Little Leaguers after they have been eradicated from title competition by a well-rounded staff from Willemstad, Curacao, which went on to the finals.

Little Mountain supervisor Ulysses Yan, whose son Graydon is on the staff, stated the journey to Williamsport was the fruits of years of arduous work. 

“With my son on the staff as properly, we have been enjoying since he was 4,” Yan stated. “It is a very proud second being a father and a coach.”

The staff was honoured at a Toronto Blue Jays recreation at Rogers Centre on Monday night time. Plans are within the works to fulfill the Vancouver Canadians and Vancouver Canucks. 

What else is on the agenda for the Little Leaguers now that September is across the nook?

“Oh yeah, I assume we’ve got faculty,” stated pitcher Jaxon Mayervich, who performs first base and pitcher. “I am not enthusiastic about that, although.”