Congratulations to the South Van Yankees, placing 4th in the 2009 Mount Seymour Majors Tournament.

2009 South Van Yankees

Highlights of the tournament:

  • 12-10 win against Forest Hills Delaney’s, coming back from a 5-10 deficit.
  • 9-8 win against Mt. Seymour Twins, with a grand slam by Brandon Bourke and Brandon Kingsbury striking out the final batter with the bases loaded.
  • 2-11 loss against Little Mountain, with Justin Maunahan pitching 6 innings with only 4 runs.
  • 2-3 loss against North Van Central Royals placing the Yankees 4th in the tournament. Hits were hard to come by, and Brandon Bourke had a home run. Patrick Mansobre pitched 6 innings holding off the Royals to the bottom of the 6th.

South Vancouver was the only team to earn medals in all 4 skills competitions!

  • Oscar Haley 2nd place in base running.
  • Justin Maunahan, Brandon Kingsbury, Jerome Hatud, and Michael Balshaw 2nd place in the throwing relay.
  • Patrick Mansobre 2nd place and Anthony Bartel 3rd place in pitching accuracy.
  • Brandon Bourke 2nd place in the home run derby.
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