All good things must come to an end, even if it feels a little too early.
The South Vancouver Little League squad fell 9-3 to New Westminster during Sunday’s provincial semifinal play at Memorial Park South to mark the end of the baseball season for the locals. It was also the last time players Vic Domingo and Nico Cole played in South Vancouver uniforms as the boys, who were on last year’s Canadian championship team that went all the way to the Little League World Series, are now 12 years old.
But Domingo and Cole went out on a high note, each hitting a home run with Cole’s sailing over the fence against New West, a team that went on to lose 7-1 to favourites White Rock in Monday’s championship final. White Rock advances to the nationals with the hope of following in South Vancouver’s footsteps in a bid to earn a golden ticket to the World Series.
South Vancouver defeated Beacon Hill 10-3 in Saturday’s action at the Joan and Phil Lake diamond while Little Mountain sent Lynn Valley packing with a decisive 11-2 score. Little Mountain fizzled out 10-0 against White Rock during Sunday’s semifinal. Due to Friday’s rainouts, the provincial schedule was bumped back a day, which resulted in Saturday’s games being played Sunday and Sunday’s championship final going to Monday.
