Orioles 15
Red Sox 14

Mosquito Report: Orioles come up with some clutch hitting and score 3 runs with 2 outs in the final at bat to defeat the Red Sox.

Vancouver Minor 10
Peewee AA Abby Red 5

Report:  The home team bats were too much for Abby Red as Vancouver Minor won the opening game of their home tournament on Thursday night.  The Abby boys put in a solid effort, but the Vancouver team was better on the night.  Carter Harbut pitched a solid 3 innings and had some big hits to earn Player of the Game.

Peewee AA Abby Black 11
North Delta 7

Report: Abby black got off to a good start at their tournament in Ladner with a 11-7 win over North Delta. Carlin Dick led the way with 3 hits along with 2 each for Kaiden Cardoso and Spencer McGee. Dick also picked up the win pitching 2 innings with Jayson Smith picking up the save.

Yankees 10
Orioles 9

Mosquito Report: Wednesday night action saw another nailbiter for the Yankees come down to the last inning. The Orioles managed to score once in their last at bats to pull within one run of the Yankees but with some great defense by Brett Durrant, Zach Kramer and Jaxon Mclean the Yankees held on for the 10 – 9 victory.

Giants 12
Padres 11
Mosquito Report: The Giants defeated the Padres tonight 12-11 in a game of home steals.  The Giants only had 2 outs the whole game.  The Giants had 20 at-bats, with 19 base runners, 8 hits.  Josh Siemens pitched a 3 up-3 down last inning to preserve the win in top of 4th with a nice put-out at first to end the game by Evan Frank.  In bottom of 3rd, Aidan Stewart drove home Josh Siemens with the winning run.

Peewee AA Abby Black 8
Burnaby 7

Game Report: After allowing the Burnaby Braves to break a  5-5 deadlock with 2 runs in the top of the 7th, Black came back with 3 of their own for a dramatic 8-7 win. Mike Fitzsimmons picked up the win pitching the final 2 innings. Brett Bass led the way with 4 hits along with some timely hitting by Spencer McGee and Kaiden Cardoso.

2013 AAHA Mosquito Skills Competition and All-Star Game

Catcher Competition:

1st Jack Taylor, Nationals

2nd Cardel Dick, Phillies

3rd Hunter Macleod, Red Sox

Fastest Pitch:

1st Josh Siemens, Giants

2nd Denver Kitt, Nationals

3rd Zach Kramer, Yankees

Long Ball Derby:

1st Trey Smith, Blue Jays

2nd Mikey Milne, Reds

3rd Marquise Coffin, Yankees

Baserunning Relay:

1st Phillies

2nd Nationals

3rd Orioles

Round the Horn:

1st Nationals

2nd Giants

3rd Padres

All-Star Game MVPs:

National League, Josh Siemens, Giants

American League, Jayden Burga, Mariners

All-Around Player of the Day:

Trey Smith, Blue Jays

A big thanks goes out to Giants Assistant Coach Scott Stewart.  Scott  hauled his camera around all day on All-Star Saturday and came away with some great shots.   Follow the link below to see some of the great moments from All-Star Saturday:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/95750436@N06/

Abby Red 13
North Delta 6

The Peewee AA Abby Red team traveled to North Delta on Tuesday night.  Since both are nicknamed the Angels, dare we say it was a classic confrontation between good and evil?  Maybe not.  Regardless, the Abby Red boys came in shorthanded and facing the low that inevitably follows an emotional win, having won the Lyle Nestergard Tournament in dramatic fashion on Sunday. Abbotsford was sluggish and lacked focus, making many mental errors, especially on the basepaths. In the end they had enough talent to grind out a win, but it was the ugliest win of the season, that is certain. There were a few noteworthy contributions, including a solid start on the mound from Conall Sexton, and some excellent hitting from many players, including Payton Alexander. Spanky Stewart showed great leadership and settled the team down when they needed it, pitching a strong final two innings to close out the game.

Once again the AAHA is proud to host a day of NCCP Coaching Clinics at Yale Secondary. The “Teaching and Learning” and “Skills Analysis” clinics are going Saturday, May 25. For more information, and to sign up, go to our Coaching section.  For a direct link to the Baseball Canada NCCP site, click here.

Pirates 13
Red 8
Mosquito Report: In an otherwise sleepy game on Tuesday night, the Pirates pulled off a victory over the Reds at Grant Park.  Some stellar pitching by Joel Robinson was overshadowed only slightly by the amazing work of the Pirate catchers – Connor Krahn and Byron Edwardson. Both catchers combined for 3 throw out steal attempts – 1 on 2nd and 2 on 3rd.  Alas ye be warned…!

2013 Mosquito Skills Competition & All-Star Game: Report from Richard Rabinovitch, Chair of the All-Star Saturday Committee

There was not a more perfect day for the 2013 Mosquito Skills Competition & All-Star Game, which was held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Lions Park. A large family of more than 130 players attended the park, with their faithful fans and supporters.

As we all are aware, Abbotsford is home to the best baseball community in the Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley area. A key component to this tight baseball community has always been evidenced in the commitment and efforts by the families and volunteers connected to the AAHA. I would like to say a special thanks to the White Sox management team (we all know who you really are) for their efforts on the Canteen; Mark Kramer for donating buns for the event; Scott Stewart for his amazing efforts with one of the largest lens’ I have ever seen; Cameron Friesen for donating and setting up the excellent sound equipment; DJ Fresh Pidlisecky for his harmonizing tones and somewhat older tunes and too many others who gave their valuable time towards the numerous tasks in making this yearly event a tremendous success. With the help of sponsors, such as Prostock Athletic Supply, MVP Athletic Supplies, and the AAHA, there were several wonderful prizes awarded for the Skills Competition and the All-Star Game.

First place was awarded to Treyson Smith when he hit a bomb out of the park in the Home Run Derby, (a task he later repeated in the All-Star Game as well). Second went to Mikey Milne and third to Marquise Coffin. Josh Siemens blew the competition away with a 53 MPH bullet in the Fastest Pitch competition, second place went to Denver Kitt and third place to Zach Kramer. Then the young men with all the gear came up in the Catcher’s Accuracy Throw Competition; and Jack Taylor put on a mighty display to get the First place trophy, with Cardel Dick right behind him in second place and then a playoff led to an exciting 3rd place finish for Hunter MacLeod. Next were the young speedsters in the Base Running Relay. The mighty Phillies came in first place followed by the Nationals and then the Orioles. The last competition was the always exciting Around the Horn Competition. In that contest the mighty arms of the first place Nationals were on display followed by the second place Giants and the Padres in third.

Following the individual and team challenge events, the All-Star Game opened with a glorious and heartfelt “O Canada” sung by the wonderfully talented Katelyn Lanigan. Every player from the American and National league stood tall, smiles beaming from side to side. It was undoubtedly a very proud moment. The guise of regular season opponents changed quickly once the game began, to that of skilled team mates. The AL team jumped out of the front gates with an out of the park bomb by Treyson Smith. The tight scores between the two teams were proof that the dirt and sweat on the boys had been earned. Some aggressive base stealing was observed with the catchers working a steady pace to guard home plate. In their final bat, the AL team scored two runs, bringing the final score to 11-10, and then the mighty arm of David Draayers managed to stop the NL in their tracks. Both teams finished in style with the AL gaining a narrow victory.

The Coaches’ selections for MVP of the All-Star Game were Jayden Burga for the AL and Josh Siemens for the NL. Both MVP’s and the winner of the Home Run Derby also won a date with the Abbotsford Cardinals for some exciting batting practice. The last award went to Treyson Smith as he won the All Around Player of the Day Award.

The All-Star Teams:

American League

• Jayden Burga
• Peter Choi
• Marquise Coffin
• David Draayers
• Jordan Epp
• Sam Jones
• Brodie Kelly
• Zach Kramer
• Chris Pidlisecky
• Nick Rabinovitch
• Treyson Smith
• Josh Wiens

Coaches: Ross Jones, Ernie Wiens, Richard Rabinovitch

National League

• Micah Bucknam
• Owen Forfellow
• Cole Kinney
• Mikey Milne
• Chad Pedersen
• Levi Reimer
• Levi St. Jean
• Josh Siemens
• Aidan Stewart
• Jack Taylor
• Austin Tuckwood
• Maguire Wakelyn

Coaches: Darcy Wakelyn, Rob Taylor, Mark Siemens

The American League defeated the National League in a thrilling edition of the annual Mosquito All-Star Game.

Submitted by:
Richard Rabinovitch (just another proud poppa)

“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.”(Babe Ruth).