Just three seasons after the program鈥檚 inception, the 麻豆精选 Sun Devils rose to the pinnacle of B.C. 18U AAA baseball in the summer of 2017.
On a hot, sunny July afternoon at Edith Gay Park, the host Sun Devils lived up to their name by laying claim to the provincial championship with a 6-0 victory over the Cloverdale Spurs.
In following up on a stellar regular season when they posted a 30-8 record to finish in first, the Sun Devils met all expectations at provincials with a perfect 6-0 mark.
鈥淓very day these guys laid it on the line, everyday somebody was getting injured, the way they hustled, getting dirty, getting hit at the plate, they were just non-stop warriors,鈥� said Sun Devils head coach Rob Law. 鈥淓verybody every other day stepped up. It was amazing, an amazing run, I still can鈥檛 believe it. I鈥檓 in awe of these young men.
鈥淚 pushed them, It wasn鈥檛 easy on them and they were just amazing. I鈥檓 so proud of them.鈥�
The Sun Devils capped off an unforgettable season as Team B.C. at the Northeast Prospect College Showcase in August in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Their tour of the Eastern seaboard included a stop at the storied Fenway Park in Boston.
The B.C. champion Sun Devils:
Noah Ringness-Law, Kurtis Wall, Gavin Barrett, Noah Foufoulas, Jay Taylor, Tyson Lamb, Spencer Klassen, Jackson Sowerby, Jordan Laidlaw, Mat Aschenbrenner, Jaimes Guidon, Nathan Ringness-Law, Matt Fuchs, Dreyton Nelmes, Logan Bligh, Alex Thompson and Carson Moberg, and coaches Rob Law, Jeff Bligh and Jeff Thompson.
