After the Kelowna Heat rallied to tie the game at five, the Langley Xtreme scored the go-ahead run and then held off a Heat rally attempt to capture top spot at the Kelowna Fastball Spring Sizzle tournament.
The tournament was held June 3 to 5 in Kelowna.
The Xtreme 2004 softball team edged the host Heat side 6-5 in the gold medal game.
After exchanging one run apiece in the early going, Langley built up a 5-1 lead in the fourth inning before the Heat battled back.
It was Langley’s second straight one-run game as they edged the Richmond Islanders 5-4 to advance to the championship game.
They also beat the South Delta Invaders 8-1 in their other playoff game.
In Langley’s round-robin game, they went 2-1 over their three preliminary round games.
They lost 8-2 to Kelowna — the team they beat in the finals — before defeating the Coquitlam Classics 11-2 and the Chilliwack Venom 10-7.
