Team Eston; Back row (l-r): Coaches Rick Morrice, Rob Myers and Jamie Kleppe. Third row: George Myers, Carson Kraft, Malachi Crowe, Noel Thoppilan, Alex Kleppe, Donovan Fox; 2nd row: Grayson Simpson, Keegan Nash,Cam Roadhouse, Kale Johnston, Ryland Richmond, Joel Thoppilan Front row: Kazmin Tunall, Charlie Myers.
By Chris Keleher
for the Crossroads
The Town of Eston and the Eston & District Recreation Board recently hosted the Mosquito AA Tier 6 Provincial Baseball Championships.
Seven teams participated from various areas of the province: Edam, Lloydminster, Leader, Wilkie, Macklin, Midwest (Maidstone) and Eston. Each team showcased their talents over the course of the tournament and the fans in attendance were treated to some fantastic baseball.
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The tournament began on Friday afternoon with the hometown Ramblers playing their first of two games of the day. Eston was able to win both of their games, which allowed them to have the day off on Saturday and gave them a spot in the semi-finals on Sunday. One of the highlights of Friday were the opening ceremonies. Town of Eston Mayor Al Heron welcomed fans and wished the teams well. The Eston Legion presented the Saskatchewan and Canadian flags and Nicole Anderson performed the national anthem. After the anthem, Eston resident Herb Stevenson threw out the ceremonial first pitch, which was caught by grandson Carver Beckstrand.
Saturday offered a full slate of games, with teams jockeying for position heading into the playoff round on Saturday afternoon. When the dust settled, Edam, Lloydminster and Leader joined Eston in the semifinals to be played on Sunday.
The semifinal matchups had Leader vs. Edam and Lloydminster taking on the Ramblers. The Ramblers and Edam were winners of their respective games and scheduled a championship game of two teams with 3-0 records. In the championship game, the Ramblers took the early lead and never looked back and were crowned Mosquito AA Tier 6 Provincial Champions
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