Wild ride for Bombers as Mt. Baker wins LVR tournament
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The L.V. Rogers Bombers wasted a complete-game pitching performance from Austin Tambellini against Mount Baker Wild in the final game of the Bomber Invitational High School Baseball Tournament Saturday at Queen Elizabeth Park.
Tambellini tossed a five-hitter during a 4-0 loss to the Wild.
The win allowed the Cranbook-based squad to capture the tournament title with a 3-0 record.
LVR was second at 2-1 with Selkirk Storm of Kimberley third and Mt. Boucherie Bears of West Kelowna fourth.
Tambellini finished the contest surrendering three earned runs while walking two and fanning 12 batters.
Eric Hurley picked up two hits while Tambellini, Casey Harrison and Braeden Zarikoff each collected one hit.
The Bombers advanced to the Wild contest undefeated after edging out Mt. Boucherie 4-3.
Zarikoff threw a complete game for the win giving up four hits while striking out 13 with no walks or earned runs.
Hurley, Mathew Brind’Amour, and Zarikoff had two hits each with Tambellini, and Geon Woo Park chipping in with one hit each.
LVR opened the tournament Friday with a convincing 15-1 pasting of Kimberley’s Selkirk Storm.
Hano Southam went the distance to register the win for the Bombers giving up two hits and three walks and fanning eight batters.
Zarikoff went four for four at the plate while Reese Tambellini, Lincoln Rosenblood, Hano Southam and John Barabonoff were all 3 for 4.
The Bombers season record improves to 10-5.
Bombers sweep Rangers
LVR entered the tournament on a winning note after scoring a doubleheader sweep of the Selkirk Rangers from Metaline Washington.
Braeden Zarikoff pitched very well for the Bombers in Game 1, 6 – 1 win. Zarikoff helped himself with two singles and a double, while Hano Southam had a solo homerun and a single.
Zarikoff gave up two hits one earned run and struck out 10 for the win.
In Game 2 Austin Tambellini took the win also only giving up one earned run, striking out 11 and giving up four hits. The Bomber gave up an early lead and needed a four run rally in the seventh for the win, Casey Harrison had a big two run single in the seventh. Reese Tambellini and Keaton Roch chipped in with singles in Game 2.
