North Island Royals Bantam AAA entertained under sunny skies on Mother’s Day at Nunns Creek Park before good crowds with Ridge Meadows in town.
Game one of a double-header saw Royals pitcher Bryce Casorzo on the mound, earning the 9-1 victory, pitching five solid innings, with Brayden Baker coming in to close.
Aaron Badovinic was exceptional catching behind the plate for the Royals. The defence was solid, with the bats from the full line-up driving in runs.
In game two, the Royals had Griffin Mallicoat and Ben Swing pitching.
Ridge Meadows got the early lead then the Royals started to claw back. Kieran Finn was solid in the outfield with the infield of Kieran Bowles, Thomas Green and Noah Fatur making plays on defence. In the seventh inning, with the Royals down four, the team had the bases loaded but failed to advance as Ridge Meadows shut them down 6-2.
The North Island Royals have this weekend off but mark your calendars for their return to Campbell River’s Nunns Creek Park on Saturday, June 22 when Victory Red come to town.
