Coronation Midgets took home the Gold Medal at the final provincial weekend in Edmonton July 16 - 18. After being rained out on Friday, they had to play three games on Saturday. The first game was against Strathcona and ended in a 5 - 5 tie. Jesse Damberger pitched a strong game, giving up five runs on five hits. Jesse and Anthony Glasier led the offense with two hits each. Game 2 versus Athabasca gave Coronation a win with a score of 15 - 7. Logan Link, Clay Renschler and Anthony Glasier combined to give up seven runs on eight hits for the win.  JJ Thacker and Cody Yarema swung the hot bats with three hits each. The third game on Saturday was played under the lights and wasn't over until midnight! The boys defeated Sherwood Park 12 - 1. This game was the Cody Yarema show! He went two for two at the dish and pitched a complete game, giving up one run on two hits and eight strike-outs. After Saturday’s game they finished first place in their pool, which put them into the semi-finals against the second place team at 3 a.m. on Sunday. Coronation defeated Confederation Park 19 - 17. The boys came out swinging the bats, scoring 19 runs on 16 hits. The turning point of the game was when Jesse Damberger pounded a 340 foot, two run home-run to left field. JJ Thacker pitched the final three innings, giving up two runs, to get the win. Logan Link had a good game, with three hits, to lead the offense. After a half hour break the boys geared up for the gold medal game against Viking. Logan, pitching in his third game of the weekend, took the ball to the mound against Viking, who had beat us 12 - 2 the previous week-end. He pitched an awesome game, going six innings, giving up three runs on three hits. Brandon Brown pitched a strong seventh inning to finish the game with a 10 - 4 win for Coronation. Jesse and Brandon led the offense with three hits each. The coaches were so proud of how the boys played together as a team and it was their strong teamwork that led them to the Gold medal! (L-R) Back row: Team Manager Bryan Glasier, Anthony Glasier, Jesse Damberger, Brad Schroeder, Brandon Brown, Blaine Hawthorne, Schott Fuglem, and Coach Wayne Thacker. Middle row: Logan Link, Clay Renchler, Bryce Gilbertson, and JJ Thacker. Front row: Dylan Usselman and Cody Yarema. Missing is Coach Greg Schroeder. |
