Mason Cratty drove in four runs and scored twice as the Langley Blaze offence got back on track by potting a dozen runs.
The U18 baseball team — which was held to a single run in their previous game — reverted back to form with a 12-5 win over the Whalley Chiefs on June 6 at McLeod Park.
The Blaze, who lead the B.C. Premier Baseball League with a 28-6 record , are averaging more than nine runs per game.
After the Chiefs scored one run in the top of the first inning, Langley responded with four in the bottom half to take a short-lived lead as Whalley came back with three more in the second.
Langley would answer with two runs in their half of the second and never looked back, scoring two more in the fourth and four more in the sixth. The Chiefs managed just one more run in the fifth inning.
Braeden Bouchey earned the win after tossing two and one thirds innings, He allowed four runs — but only one earned — while striking out three.
Mitchell Robinson drove in a pair of runs with a 4-for-4 effort at the plate, which included a pair of doubles. He also scored four times.
Nick Rutckyj, Griffin Andreychuk, Mike Dagg, Mason Verge and Luke Horanski brought home one runner apiece.
Up next for Langley is a road game on June 11 at Mundy Park against the Coquitlam Reds.
