Day 1 of the 2025 Western Canadian Championships in Westlock, AB is in the books. After a busy day of action at Keller Field, the Cartwright Twins (2 - 0), West Winnipeg A's (2 - 0) and Kelowna Blue Jays (1 - 0) all wrapped up their day on the field undefeated. The Carlyle Cardinals (0 - 1), Parkland Twins (0 - 2) and Westlock Red Lions (0 - 2) are all still searching for their 1st win at this year's event.
Here are all of the game summaries from the 1st day of action:
Game #1 - Friday, August 15th 10:00am @ Keller Field
(1 - 0) Cartwright Twins - 9
(0 - 1) Parkland Twins - 3
WP - Maddux Mateychuk LP - Zaine Foth-Thomas
HR - Drew Hillhorst (Car); Jake Moger (Par)
Game #2 - Friday, August 15th 12:30pm @ Keller Field
(1 - 0) West Winnipeg A's - 4
(0 - 1) Carlyle Cardinals - 0
WP - Austin Friesen LP - Danny Rasmussen
Game #3 - Friday, August 15th 3:00pm @ Keller Field
(0 - 1) Westlock Red Lions - 3
(1 - 0) Kelowna Blue Jays - 13
WP - Connor Lamb LP - Ayden Cote
Game #4 - Friday, August 15th 5:30pm @ Keller Field
(2 - 0) West Winnipeg A's - 8
(0 - 2) Parkland Twins - 1
WP - Austin Friesen LP - Kyle Prather
HR - Riley Hruska 2 (Win)
Game #5 - Friday, August 15th 8:00pm @ Keller Field
(2 - 0) Cartwright Twins - 8
(0 - 2) Westlock Red Lions - 4
WP - Kyle Breemersch LP - Logan Colville
Day 2 action picks up at 9:00am MST with another five games on the slate today as teams look to try and qualify for Championship Sunday. Also, on Saturday at 11:30am before the final Westlock round robin game, there will be a brief ceremony in memory of Chuck Keller. If you are in town, make sure to get out to the park and catch some great baseball.