While the heat over the Canada Day long weekend may have been too much for some teams to bear, the Langley Xtreme 2001B fastpitch team did not have that problem.
The Xtreme took full advantage of their depth at pitching, catching and defence to keep their opponents at bay and captured the Lower Mainland Cup.
The Cup pits all of the top teams from every division in the rep B system across the Lower Mainland. It was held at Vancouver’s Trafalgar Park.
Knowing the heat would play a factor, the Langley coaching staff used a heavy rotation so that the pitchers and catchers would be as rested as possible.
In the championship final, the Xtreme knocked off the Surrey Storm 9-4.
They also edged the North Shore Stars 8-7 in the semifinals and pounded the host Vancouver Wildcats 8-1 in the quarter-finals.
The Xtreme finished atop their pool following the round robin thanks to a 2-0-1 record, beating the Cloverdale Fury 10-2 and doubling the North Shore Stars 10-5. They played the Richmond Islanders to a 3-3 draw.
The Xtreme are made up of Piper French, Kayla Michael, Ashley Preston, Sydney Wood, Taryn Jenkins, Brooklyn Baly, Kaitlyn Cowie, Jayna Hagen, Jordan Quechuck, Breanna Connolly, Rebecca Courneyea, Sierra Miller and Samantha Cox.
The team is coached by Robert French, David Wood and Bill Cox, with Bench Manager Holly French.
