With a club record 35 regular season wins, the defending champion were once again, without question, the team to beat at the

On Sunday in Burnaby, Mike Ellis and the underdog North Fraser Nationals found a way to derail the Sun Devils91裸聊视频� aspirations of claiming back-to-back titles.

In the semifinals, in a bona fide pitcher91裸聊视频檚 duel, Ellis allowed just four hits and struck out 10 as the Nationals eliminated Kelowna with a 2-1 win.

Nathan Ringness-Law, who went 8-0 during the regular season, was nearly as solid for the Sun Devils, allowing five hits and a pair of runs in five-plus innings.

In the end, a go-ahead, two-run home run in the fourth inning by Nick Santarelli stood up as the difference as the heavily-favoured Sun Devils watched their 2018 season come to an abrupt halt.

Down by a run, the Sun Devils threatened with base runners in both the sixth and seventh innings with just one out, but couldn91裸聊视频檛 find a way to get the equalizing run home.

91裸聊视频淎s I91裸聊视频檝e said before, any given Sunday, anything can happen,91裸聊视频� Sun Devils coach Rob Law said. 91裸聊视频淚t was just a great game and that performance by Mike (Ellis) was the best against us all year, he91裸聊视频檚 an unbelievable pitcher. We just couldn91裸聊视频檛 execute when we needed to. That91裸聊视频檚 baseball.91裸聊视频�

While Sunday91裸聊视频檚 loss wasn91裸聊视频檛 the desired result for the Sun Devils, Law said there were more than a few positives to take away from the 2018 campaign.

91裸聊视频淲e finished first in back-to-back years, we set a club record for wins this season, the program just continues to get better and better,91裸聊视频� said Law. 91裸聊视频淲e can sit here and harp on stuff that happened (at provincials), but that91裸聊视频檚 the way it goes. Hopefully it does leave a bad taste in the guys91裸聊视频� mouths and those returning players will be even hungrier.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 no reason to hang our heads,91裸聊视频� he added, 91裸聊视频渋t just wasn91裸聊视频檛 our time.91裸聊视频�

Despite the graduation of seniors Tyson Lamb, Jordan Laidlaw and Ethan Soroka, Jackson Sowerby and Spencer Klassen, with 11 returning players, Law expects the Sun Devils will be 91裸聊视频渧ery talented91裸聊视频� again in 2019.

Kelowna has filed an application for a promotion into the College Prep League next season but has yet to receive an answer from BC Baseball.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 where our program needs to go, it91裸聊视频檚 the next step in our evolution,91裸聊视频� said Law. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e ready and we91裸聊视频檙e hoping BC Baseball gives us the go-ahead.91裸聊视频�

Meanwhile, North Fraser went on to capture the B.C. 18U AAA baseball title, defeating North Island 11-5 in the championship final.

The Nationals will represent B.C. at the 18U Blue Chip Prospect Tournament, Aug. 4 to 9 in Yapshank, NY.

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