聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 A Pelly woman and a Norquay woman cheered as their great-grandson helped Team Saskatchewan win the Canada Cup baseball tournament in Fort MacMurray, Alta., on August 7.
Brody Vogel of Saskatoon, a great-grandson of Ann Vogel of Pelly and June How of Norquay, was a member of Team Saskatachewan which played at the competition held August 3 to 7.
Readers of the Times heard of Vogel in April, when he was a member of the Saskatoon Contacts AAA Midget hockey team, which was seeking the Telus Cup.
鈥淒own to their final out in the semi-finals against Qu茅bec, Saskatchewan appeared destined to play in Sunday鈥檚 bronze medal game,鈥� said a story in the Fort MacMurray Today newspaper. 鈥淔ive hours later, Saskatchewan seemed destined to accept the silver for a second straight year against British Columbia.
鈥淏ut those two positions seemed to only light a fire under the province鈥檚 entry in the 2016 Baseball Canada Cup as they pulled off two straight comebacks, winning the gold medal match by a 6-1 final, to capture their first championship at the tournament since 1994,鈥� the newspaper said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 unbelievable,鈥� said Saskatchewan head coach Greg Brons. 鈥淛ust to get into a medal game is a big accomplishment for us, but to win a national championship, it鈥檚 a dream come true.鈥�
鈥淪askatchewan kept fighting from the first inning of their semi-final game Sunday afternoon,鈥� it said. 鈥淨u茅bec bolted out of the gates with a seven-run first inning.
鈥淩efusing to give up, Saskatchewan scored a pair of runs in each of the third, fourth and sixth innings. Entering their half of the seventh down 10-6, Saskatchewan continued their comeback by scoring four runs on five hits to extend the game.
鈥淭hree full scoreless innings would pass by before Saskatchewan found their way onto the board,鈥� it said. 鈥淭hese guys have a lot of heart and a lot of perseverance and I never doubted these guys at all. They don鈥檛 doubt themselves, I don鈥檛 doubt them, I knew they had it in them to come back and keep fighting. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 just the way they are.鈥�
