West Kootenay Tigers claw way to Cranbrook Slug Fest Baseball Title
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The future looks bright for minor baseball in Nelson after the West Kootenay Tigers, consisting of a large contingent of Heritage City players, captured the title at the Cranbrook Slug Fest Sunday in the Key City.
The Tigers outlasted the Lethbridge SWLL AAA squad 11-8 to claim the overall title.
West Kootenay opened the tournament with a 19-2 shellacking of the Cranbrook Bandits.
Saturday, the Tigers again dominated the Medicine Hat Crush 13-1 before concluding the round robin draw with an 11-6 decision over Medicine Hat AAA.
The Cranbrook tournament was the culmination of a great season for West Kootenay. The squad, consisting of eight players from Nelson and two from Castlegar, played a few exhibition games following the conclusion of the house league season.
