The Athabasca Peewee Trappers were in Cold Lake July 7-8 to play in the first of two tournaments which will determine which Tier they play in for provincials.
The team ended up going 1-and-2 in their three games, as they fell 17-13 against Kitscoty and 13-11 against Cold Lake in their first two games on the 7th, while in their third game on the 8th, they won 19-12 against the Northeast Zone Padres out of Edmonton.
Head coach Jay Alix said on the first day, they did show a little bit of uneasiness.
"For most of the players, it was their first weekend playing provincial-level ball," Alix said. "But by the second day, everyone got over the first-day jitters, our players started hitting the ball, the pitcher started performing better, and we made some good baseball plays out in the field."
As far as the tournament is concerned, Alix said he would call it a very successful part one.
"The boys who played were not part of the same team all year long," he said. "This was their first weekend together, and we got a pretty big line-up, so we are always juggling who gets to play where, and decide how everyone all fits within the team's structure. It's all about making it as fair as you can for everyone who is present."
Part Two of the Tier determination tournament goes in St. Albert July 14 and 15. But before that, they also host a game at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex against Plamondon.
"The whole group will be there," Alix said. "We will even have a couple of the guys we were missing over the weekend in Cold Lake, so it will be great."
He said the full line-up will also be in St. Albert for the tournament as well.
"We have 14 players when everybody is there," Alix continued. "We have one or two more than we planned, so it will be all good. With the summer holidays around, most teams are missing one or two players, so I think for us to have all of our players around will be awesome."
At the end of the day, Alix said it'll just mean more baseball for all the boys on the team.
"Our seasons are short," he said. "It's often tough to get through to learn some stuff, and when they finally get into the groove of it, the season is already over."
