Kamloops Captures OMBL Title

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Jays Staff No Comments

The Kamloops Sun Devils took an early 7 – 0 lead over the WCA Kelowna Jays in Sundays OMBL playoff final giving them the Bruce Mckenzie Trophy and the #1 Okanagan seed in the BC Senior Championships which start Friday in Prince George. Kelowna will go as the # 2 seed. After Kelowna pounded Vernon 13 – 3 on Friday Kamloops beat them 13 – 0 on Saturday.

The Jays and Sun Devils then engaged in a 7 inning barnburner with Kamloops escaping with a 4 – 3 win. The Jays actually appeared to score the tying run in the 7th inning however the umpire chose to call the runner out.

On Sunday Jays starting pitcher Dawson Newman got off to a rough start giving up 2 runs in the first and 5 in the 2nd, issuing 5 walks and giving up just 5 hits, and this time the Jays could not mount a comeback as Kamloops pitcher Lee Ingram was in complete control.

Both teams now play in the BC Senior Championships this weekend in Prince George with Kamloops playing Prince George at 6pm and Kelowna playing Langley at 830pm. Kelowna plays Nanaimo at 1pm on Saturday and Trail at 3:30pm on Sunday.

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The WCA Jays provide a quality, competitive summer baseball environment for young men wanting to further develop their skills before entering or returning to college in the fall.

The WCA Jays are the defending 2010 and 2011 BC Junior Champions and also compete in BC Senior Championships and the Pacific International League which includes two of the top semi-pro teams in the U.S., the Seattle Studs and Everett Merchants. Jays also host the largest money tournament (16 teams) in Canada and the Pacific Northwest.