Sun Devils fall short in semi-final; Merchants defeat Studs to claim 2018 KIBT title
KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Sun Devils had a shot at playing for the $10,000 dollar top prize at the Kamloops International Baseball tournament Sunday but had to go through perennial contenders, the Everett Merchants to get there.
With one on in the bottom of the 3rd, the Merchants took the lead courtesy of the long ball. Matt Whitt smacked the Josh Snider offering out of the yard to right to give the Merchants a 2-0 lead.
With a 13-1 drubbing at the hands of the Merchants on Saturday still fresh in the minds of the local boys, the Sun Devils wanted to avoid having their opponents hang up a crooked number on them, and got a break when Everett SS Andy Atwood tried to stretch a looper down the line into a double. He was gunned down by Kamloops RF Erik Herbranson to end the Everett threat.