The Vernon Canadians went undefeated in a trio of Pee Wee A baseball games last weekend, starting with a doubleheader sweep of host Salmon Arm Saturday.
Koll Cherkowski started things off for Vernon in Game 1’s 21-15 win at Elks Field, reaching first on a dropped third strike. He then stole his way around the bases on errors. Ryan Gamage singled to score Landon Harison.
In the second inning, Nakoda Parker singled to centre and later stole home on some heads-up base running. With the bases loaded Harison walked to bring in a run, Eric Foufoulas walked then stole second and Cherkowski and Harison stole home.
Parker homered in the third inning, bringing in Gamage and Foufoulas. Matthew Hansen stole home on an overthrow for the fourth run.
The C’s went up 10-9 in the fourth when Cherkowski doubled to centre and later stole home on an overthrow. Erik Colwell hit a triple to centre to cash in Harison, and then stole home.
In the fifth, Colwell singled to centre with the bases loaded, scoring Cherkowski and Lewis. Parker smacked a big triple to centre and later stole home. On defence, Parker knocked down a line drive to third, tagging the bag then throwing to Foufoulas at second for the double play.
The C’s took the second tilt 14-10, with Harison and Colwell hitting doubles to jumpstart the Vernon bats in the first inning.
Foufoulas singled in Cherkowski in the second inning, and Colwell cranked a two-run dinger over centre field, bringing home Harison and Foufoulas.
Matthew Hansen ran down a grounder to shortstop, throwing to Parker at third for an out. Colwell struck out two.
Leading 11-10 in the fifth inning, Vernon got a triple from Harison for an RBI. Colwell then tripled to centre to score Harison. Hansen singled in Colwell.
Sunday at Creekside Park, the C’s pulled a huge 11-9 comeback win over West Kelowna.
Trailing 9-1 going into the third, Cherkowski walked in on loaded bases and Gamage singled to short to bring in Harison.
In the fourth, Cherkowski hit a line drive to left for a double, scoring Brayden Beacom. Harison drove a double to right, and Cherkowski once again walked home with bases loaded.
Gamage singled in Harison, Colwell reached home on an error and Foufoulas hit an RBI single.
The Canadians shut down West Kelowna in the fifth inning as pitcher Gamage ran down an infield grounder, and threw to Harison at first. Harison then relayed to Foufoulas at home plate to complete a double play.
Colwell unleashed a big hit to the centre field fence that brought in Beacom, Cherkowski and Harison to give Vernon the lead for good.
Gamage struck out two of the final three West Kelowna batters.
