Midget Royals Clinch Regular Season Title
Posted July 9, 2015
On Wednesday night, the Ridge Meadows Royals clinched the 2015 Midget AAA regular season title in emphatic fashion, beating the Tri-City Indians 10-0 in a mercy-rule win, with Royals' pitcher Seth Injates throwing a no-hitter.
Injates dominated the Indians' hitters all game, allowing only 3 walks while striking out 9. He also helped his own cause at the plate, going 2-3 with a triple and 2 runs batted. in. Other offensive standouts were Brayden Slaughter (2-3, RBI), Kyron Smith (2-3, triple), Jaden Shanley (2-3, triple, 2 RBI), and Nick Peters (2-2, RBI, SB).
The win improved the Royals' regular season record to 33-3 with six games remaining before Provincials. By virtue of winning the pennant, the Royals will hold the number one seed at the Provincials in Nanaimo. This weekend they will play a pair of road double-headers at Chilliwack and South Fraser, before wrapping up the regular season next week against the Aldergrove Dodgers and Chilliwack Cougars.
