Dodgers U15AA regular season winds down

Rob McKinley and Chris McGarry Jun 14, 2024 8:24 PM
Sidney Walgren of the Lac La Biche 15U AA Dodgers ducks as a ball is thrown at her during the recent home game against the South Jasper Park Jays . The Jays won 12-2. Chris McGarry photo.▲
Jaxon Erasmus of the 15U AA Lac La Biche Dodgers is confronted by Lincoln Valinquette of the Parkland Twins as he slides into third base during the recent home game weekend. The Dodgers won 11-8. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Charlotte McGillivray was on the mound for the Dodgers’ against the Parkland Twins. ▲
Lac La Biche 15U AA Dodgers player Keanan Burant at the bat. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Hussein Ghutmy of the Lac La Biche 15U AA Dodgers tags Brett Salter of the South Jasper Park Jays. The Jays won a 12-2 victory over Lac La Biche. Chris McGarry photo. ▲
Chris McGarry photo. ▲
The 15U AA tournament that took place at the Bold Centre ball diamonds included a food drive in which players were encouraged to bring items to be donated to local food banks. The team that brought the most food to the ball field, the South Jasper Place Jays, won the challenge. Submitted photo. ▲

The Lac La Biche 15U AA Dodgers are continuing their regular season play on the diamonds until the end of July.

The Dodgers recently hosted other double-A teams from the northern division of the 32-team league, including the Fort McMurray Oil Giants, Parkland Twins, and the South Jasper Park Jays.The teams belong to Division 2 of the Baseball Alberta Provincial AA League, that includes squads from across the province including  Okotoks, Drayton Valley, St. Albert, Calgary and Sherwood Park. It's the Dodgers' first year in the league.

The league runs a series of weekend jamboree-style tournaments throughout the season, with win and loss statistics making up the league standings. 

The Dodgers won one and lost two at their recent weekend played at the Bold Center sports field diamonds. Going into July, the Dodgers are in seventeenth place of the 32-team league with a record of three wins and seven losses. The Dodgers play their last six games of the regular season over the next two weekend, with tournaments in Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park.  

 

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