There's domination, then there is what the Plamondon Mustangs did to all of their opponents this weekend. The Mustangs went undefeated in this weekend to advance to the provincial championship.
In a playoff tournament hosted at the Festival Centre baseball diamond, the Mustangs brought the sticks out against each of their opponents. The Mustangs scored over 60 runs in their three games against Thorsby, St. Albert and Leduc.
In the first game of the tournament, the mustangs scored 22 runs against their St. Alberts opponents, winning 22-4 . In the second game, the strong offense continued with a 20-3 defeat of Thorsby. In their final game, the Mustangs gave up more runs than in their last two games combined, yet still wolloped their Leduc opponents 21 - 8.
"We played a fabulous time, they had a lot of fun and when these kids play for fun that's when the ball comes out." said assistant coach Helly Kim. "We're very proud of them, we were struggling in the last couple of tournaments and we're very proud of what they accomplished for sure." he said.
While their offense was undeniably strong, the Mustangs also used their strong pitching and defensive play to hold opponents in check. In their final games against Leduc, a run-down play saw multiple Mustangs rotate through positions until the catcher tagged the runner out at third. Yes, the Mustangs are so coordinated, even the catcher rotates into rundown plays.
"That was a trick play we practiced this week" said head coach Steve Reid. "Our kids are awesome, they're really super dedicated, they come work really hard at practice, we show them stuff and then they go out and do it. We get excited when they do the stuff we practiced."
The Mustangs are now preparing for provincial championships, where they expect to be a tier 1 team thanks to their undefeated record in playoffs.
Miller Leach's home-run cleared the outfield with ease.
The team celebrated with Leach after his home-run.
Caiden Kim rounds third as his coach Helly Kim gives him the ok to run home.
Braden Reid makes a catch in the infield.
The Mustangs' catcher tags the runner out at third after a run-down play.
The Bantam U-15 Plamondon Mustangs are headed to the provincial championship.
