The Belmore Sting has the long road to take in the U16 Canadian Fast Pitch Championships in Coburg.
The Sting lost their first playoff game 6-2 to Shallow Lake but then rebounded with a 9-2 win over Coburg.
Shallow Lake beat Tavistock 7-5 putting the Red Devils' straight into Sunday's final.
Belmore has to get by Saskatchewan at 10am in order to make the semi-final where Tavistock awaits. That game is at noon.
The winner of the semi-final will face Shallow Lake at 2:30pm.
Before the playoffs started, the tournament awards were handed out including top pitcher, top hitter and the all-star team.
All-Star Team:
Pitcher - Mac Mulvay, Belmore Catcher - Brayden Fisher, Belmore (.429) 1st Base - Jett Amundson, Saskatchewan Astros (.375) 2nd Base - Austin Eadie (.389) SS - Ryan Maher, Newfoundland (.385) 3rd Base - Dyson Cassidy, Belmore (.412) Utility and Outfielders: Logan Miller, Belmore (.471) Robert McNevin, Tavistock (.353) Wyatt Groves, Coburg (.357) Chad Brown, Tavistock (.389)
Top Hitter: Logan Miller, Belmore (.471) Top Pitcher: Resse Yantzi, Tavistock (1.09 ERA and 35 K) Round Robin MVP: Darian Bellegarde, Saskatchewan Astros (1.04 ERA with 62 K in 27 innings and batted .385)
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At the U14 tournament in Palmerston, the host Imperials are in the gold medal game but they will have to wait to see who they play.
Palmerston beat Shallow Lake 6-1 in the undefeated game Saturday vaulting the Imperials straight to the finals. Shallow Lake will play the winner of this morning's 10 o'clock game between Six Nations and Tavistock.
The semi-final will go at noon with the gold medal game is at 2:30pm.
