The tournament champion Outlaws, back row, from left: Jared Feyter, Loren Feyter, Henry Roelofsen, Ben Craig, Jason Austin and Jake Roelofsen. Middle row, from left; Lauren Roelofsen, Tera DeKok, Lisa Bredeweg and Sidney Carlson. Front: Landon /schneider and Brad Skog.
The Outlaws rallied from a six-run deficit Saturday to rustle up the championship of the Fort Macleod Coed Slowpitch League postseason tournament.
The Outlaws went undefeated in the two-day tournament at Fort Macleod Volunteer Park.
Their opponents in the final, the Bench Warmers, reached the final the hard way, combing back from the B side of the double elimination format event.
The Bench Warmers had to win a semifinal match immediately prior to the championship game.
After a short break the Bench Warmers batted first in the final and perhaps carrying the momentum of a tight victory moments before, jumped out to a 6-0 lead.
The Outlaws showed their championship form however, slowly fighting back into it to take the lead.
The Bench Warmers made it close, scoring three runs to close the gap heading into the final inning.
The Outlaws held off the late rally to win the title with a 17-15 victory.
The Outlaws are Henry Roelofsen, Jake Roelofsen, Lauren Roelofsen, Brad Skog, Loren Feyter, Billie Feyter, Jared Feyter, Ben Craig, Tera DeKok, Sidney Carlson, Lisa Bredeweg, Landon Schneider and Jason Austin.
The Bench Warmers are Collin Miller Daniel Herrera Ibarra Jackie Kambeitz Katie Nickerson Cobi Quiring, Saul Facio Venegas Tyler Kambeitz Brennan Kambeitz Keegan McNeil Missing are Tamara Herrera Ibarra and Jeff Hartle.
