Chastin Martel

Lakeside Leader

Last weekend, the Slave Lake Heat U13AA and U18AA baseball teams both held home games.

For the U13’s, it was the last home games of the season. But for the U18’s, they’re not done yet. They have their upcoming provincial tournament in Slave Lake.

Results below are courtesy of Debbie Conrad, score keeper of the U18AA, and Brent Blachford, one coach of the U13AA team.

U11
The U11 team did not play this past weekend but the good news is that their team is heading to provincials on July 19 and 20th in Leduc, says Blachford. He is also one of the coaches for this team.

U13
The U13 Slave Lake Heat were met with defeat this past weekend as they played Westlock, Grande Prairie and Lacombe. The following results are courtesy of Blachford.

The final results for the Westlock game were 22-11. For Grande Prairie, 15-5 and the Lacombe game against the Heat finished off with 15-5.

The U13AA team plays next in the Lacombe provincial finals on July 25, 26 and 27.

“The teams improved a lot,” says Blachford.

“Hopefully we can get some win’s in provincials.”

U18
It was a competitive weekend for the U18AA team. The team played against the Edmonton Padres, Parkland Twins Red and Strathmore Reds. Results were provided by Conrad.

On July 12, the team was met with windy weather conditions but that didn’t stop the team from playing. In fact, it might have boosted them to take the win. The final score for their first game against Parkland Twins Red resulted in 11-4.

The Strathmore Reds gave the Heat a run for their money as they lost the second game to extra innings. The score was 5-4.

The final game against the Edmonton Padres resulted in the Heat taking home the win. The score was 10-6.

The U18’s will host the Tier 5 provincials in Slave Lake on July 25-27. This will be the final tournament of the year, says Conrad.