The Tri-City Titans are National Plate Champions.
The A softball squad downed the White Rock Renegades in the finals last Sunday, defeating the Lower Mainland rivals 10-5 during the tournament in Victoria.
“It was a true team effort,” said David Roeseler, the coach of the team and the president of Tri-City Minor Softball. “[A] couple of the girls had top bats, but most everyone contributed and with clutch hits throughout the lineup.”
Before the championship finals, the Titans had lost twice to the Renegades. On Thursday, White Rock downed Tri-City 9-2, and followed up with a second 9-6 win over the home team on Saturday.
But Roeseler said the club was ready to take gold when the two teams met in the finals.
“[The] pitchers were fantastic, defence was tremendous,” Roeseler said. “Really, a great team win.”
The Titans had some ups and downs on their way to the championship game.
Tri-City easily won the opener 18-0 against Prince Edward Island on Wednesday, before beating up on the host team Victoria Devils 3-1 later the same evening.
On Thursday, the club fell to White Rock, but bounced back against the Surrey Storm with an 8-3 win later in the day.
The Titans split their Friday games as well, losing to Ontario Six Nations 4-2, before beating the Alberta Sherwood Park Storm 11-3.
When the playoffs began on Saturday, Tri-City was in the middle of the pack.
The club defeated Ontario 7-0 but ran into trouble against White Rock in the second game, losing 9-6.
However, the team came up big in a 9-2 semifinal win against Victoria, punching their ticket to the final game and eventually the championship.
