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White Rock Tritons out of playoff race

BC Premier Baseball League team splits pair of doubleheaders on weekend
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White Rock pitcher Adam Shumka struck out eight batters Sunday in a win over North Delta.

The White Rock Tritons have been playing better baseball since the calendar flipped to July.

But sitting in 12th place with just two games left in the BC Premier Baseball League season, they’ll still be on outside looking in when playoffs begin later this month.

With just two games left on the schedule – Tuesday versus the Whalley Chiefs and July 23 against the Coquitlam Reds – the Tritons sit with a 13-33 win-loss record. Only the top eight squads qualify for the postseason.

But on the bright side, the team’s play of late has been improved. This month, the U18 baseball squad is 3-5, and are nearly .500 dating back to the end of June.

On Monday, White Rock dropped a 7-3 decision to Coquitlam, and that game came on the heels of two weekend doubleheaders in which the Peninsula team earned an even split.

On Saturday, the Tritons opened with a 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Cannons before rebounding to win the second contest 4-0, and on Sunday they split with the North Delta Blue Jays, winning the first game 4-2 before losing the second, 9-5.

In Monday’s loss, the Tritons managed just two hits – singles from Kevin Irving and Talon Van Horn – off Reds’ pitchers Jeff Heidema and Curtis Taylor.

Matt Stephens started on the mound for White Rock, giving up seven runs in four innings before he was relieved by Connor Kenwood.

In the Tritons’ win Sunday over the Jays, White Rock was led by starting pitcher Adam Shumka, who struck out eight over seven innings to earn his fifth win of the season.

Catcher Evan Douglas and designated hitter Shaylen Buis each had doubles in the win.

White Rock got another strong pitching performance Saturday from Alex Webb, who shut out the Cannons and struck out seven batters along the way.

Leadoff batter Tony Tabor was a key offensive catalyst in the win, with an RBI, one hit-by-pitch and two stolen bases.

Shumka, playing third base, also chipped in with two singles.