The Leamington Whitecaps U11 wrapped up a strong season by advancing to the semi-finals of the Provincial Regional U11 Grand Championship tournament in Windsor over the August 15-17 weekend.
The local girls came to play by kicking off the tournament with a 20-1 win over Corunna in their opening game on Friday morning, August 15. The Whitecaps followed that up Friday evening with an exciting 8-7 win over a strong Enniskillen Express team.
Saturday morning saw the girls beat Enniskillen once again in walk-off fashion by an 8-4 score, which propelled them into the semi-finals against the Chatham Golden Eagles Saturday evening.
The semi-final game featured a complete team effort as the girls battled all the way, but lost a heartbreaker 10-9 to the Eagles.
That relegated them to the bronze medal game Sunday morning, facing a strong LaSalle Gold Athletics team to determine third and fourth place. It was a pitcher’s duel from start to finish, with the Athletics pushing across a single run in the bottom of the sixth for the 1-0 victory.
Though it wasn’t the ending they hoped for, the Whitecaps showed incredible fight, grit and teamwork all weekend, earning their place in the bronze medal game and proving they can hang with the best.
The team enjoyed a largely successful season, finishing the year with a record 26-16-2.
