An impressive line-up of teams is set for the ninth annual Richmond City Baseball Victoria Day Wood Bat Tournament, starting Thursday at Blundell Park.
The 15U AAA event features 12 teams with round-robin games from Thursday to Saturday. The top two from each of the four pool groups move onto the quarter-finals on Sunday. The semi-finals take place at 9 a.m. on Monday, followed by the gold medal game at 2:30 p.m.
Back to defend their title are Alberta’s Okotoks Dawgs — an academy team from the Calgary suburb. They are part of a competitive round-robin group that includes reigning B.C. champion Delta (Orange) Tigers who enter the tournament with a perfect 16-0 record in league play.
The tourney includes two more Alberta entries — Sherwood Park and Parkland, who will be facing the host RCBA Chuckers on Saturday at 2:15 p.m.
Rounding out the entries are North Shore, West Coast, Cloverdale, Delta (Blue), Chilliwack and Ridge Meadows.
RCBA parent volunteers will be busy operation a concession and barbecue, along with 50/50 draws in what should be a terrific weekend of baseball. Both diamonds at Blundell will be in play.
