It was a great weekend for the Okanagan Athletics at the Kelowna Fall Invitational Tournament. The tournament saw a lot of competitive baseball from all fourteen teams involved and a lot of exciting games. 

The Athletics started with an exciting 6 – 3 comeback victory over Team Saskatchewan in the opener and followed it up with a dominant 12 – 0 win over the Calgary Bucks. In Game 3 of the round robin, the Athletics took down the Victoria Mariners to clinch the #1 seed going into the final day. In the final game, The A’s dug themselves a hole going down 5 early to AHP Academy, but they quickly answered, putting up 12 unanswered runs and finishing with a 15 – 7 victory.  

Backed by strong pitching and excellent all-around play throughout the tournament, with standout performances from Aiden Malish and Luke Petrie both on the mound and at the plate, the Athletics finished the tournament undefeated and now qualify for the BLE tournament next spring. 

We would like to thank all of the teams, players, and coaches who participated in this tournament and to wish them well in the rest of their fall season. Also a big shout out to the many fans and their support in our fundraiser. Lastly, a big thank you to the volunteers and sponsors. 

Next weekend, the Athletics will be competing in another tournament here in Kelowna. Feel free to check our social media for game times and results.