The Vernon C&A Contracting Canadians celebrated Mother’s Day by sweeping the Kamloops Sun Devils 9-4 and 17-5 in a Bantam baseball doubleheader at Marshall Field.
Tyler Wellman went five solid innings and struck out nine Devils in Game 1. Brett Lambert pitched the last two innings, fanning two and allowing no runs to earn the save.
Tyler Liefke went 2-for-2 and stole four bases, while Lambert was 1-for-1 with two walks and three stolen bases.
Nathan Nesbitt got the start in the second game, striking out nine over four innings. Liefke closed out the last three innings, allowing one run and striking out six. Bailey Wellman was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs, while Raine Goodwater went 1-for-2 with a walk and two stolen bases.
The Canadians (7-1) host Rutland tonight and then entertain Kelowna Thursday, both 6 p.m. starts.
In Vernon House action, the C’s split a Saturday twinbill with Coldstone Creamery Canadians, winning 9-8 before falling 10-9.
In Game 1, Elliott Landy set down nine batters over four innings with Nesbitt and Liefke handling relief. Lambert and Landy each went 2-for-3, while Daymon Jassal was 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Caleb Versteeg pitched three innings in Game 2, striking out two and helping his cause by going 2-for-2.
Liefke hit his league-leading fourth home run of the season and Jesse Helmle went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
The Sun Dial Lighting Canadians won four of five Midget games, starting with an 11-3 ambush of the West Kelowna Jays.
Marshall Kazemir smacked a solo home run, while Matthew Eso and Dylan Cleland each had two RBI. The game was highlighted by a second-inning triple play executed by Kennan Joly, Tyler Lacktin-Doyle and Shelby Hartwig. Assistant coach Doug Hartwig called it the TSN Turning Point.
Sun Dial swept the Kal Tire Canadians 16-0 and 16-8 with Rodger Sewell going 3-for-3 with three RBI and Nathan Landy going 3-for-4 with four RBI in the opener. In Game 2, Hartwig was 2-for-3 with three RBI,
On Sunday, Sun Dial bowed 8-7 before winning 6-4 to host Kamloops. Bantam call-up Landon Currie drove in two runs in Vernon’s loss.
The C’s played dynamic defence, while Lacktin-Doyle pitched a strong 6 1/3 innings in the second game. Brenden Zupp came in to get the final two outs and added two RBI.
