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Burnaby Collegiate Bulldogs: Sammie Starr, Greg Chong, Geoff Burke, Eric Brown, Alex White, Ryan Pilgrim, Scott Webster, Dan Mullen, Josh Brink, Nic Lindsay, Mike Elias, and incoming recruits Brent Muirhead, Jordan Padrinao, and Shawn Heatherington. They are coached by Connor Janes, and they play their home games at Robert Burnaby Park, 4th St. and 19th Ave. in Burnaby.

Okotoks Dawgs: Mark Hardy, Steve Bone

Kelowna Falcons: Bob Foerster, Jon Syrnyk

Burnaby Bulldogs: Mike Styrna

Trail Orioles: Ashton Florko

Terry McKaig is the Head Coach of Canada's entry in the World University Baseball Championship in Brno, Czech Rebublic, July 17-27. Cav Whitely and Shawn Corness are assistant coaches. Mark Hardy, Jon Syrnyk, Alex White, Ryan Pilgrim, Scott Webster, and Sammie Starr are on the roster.

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Thunderbird draftees

Ashton Florko - photo by Tina Chong

Cascade Collegiate Conference and Lewis-Clark State draftees

BC players

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The Thunderbirds took an early 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on an RBI double by RF Mike Styrna. It didn't hold up. The Coyotes got three runs in the fifth on a pair of walks, a two-RBI single by SS Bryan Champ, and an RBI double by 2B Brad Carlsen. The hit by Champ was the only hit given up by starter Scott Webster, but Webster was replaced by Josh Brink, who gave up the Carlsen double.

This was all the runs the Coyotes needed, but they got three more runs in the seventh off Brink; an RBI single by C Dane McGrady, and a two-RBI single by 1B Richie Snyder.

The Thunderbirds were unable to solve Coyote started Pat Lyon, who went eight innings, allowed two runs on seven hits, struck out five, and walked only one. Andrew Brock of Burnaby pitched a scoreless ninth inning. Webster got the loss.

C Ben Torrie was 2-4 for the Thunderbirds. The second Thunderbird run came on a sacrifice fly by CF Jon Syrnyk in the eighth inning.

The Thunderbirds finished the season 24-28.

Mike Styrna was selected to the Region I All-Star team, and Sammie Starr was selected to the Region I Gold Glove Team.

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RF Mike Styrna hit a grand-slam home run over the left-field fence in the fifth inning to win it for the Thunderbirds.

The Birds got another good performance from a starter. This time it was Eric Brown, who went 5 2/3 innings, and held the Cavaliers to three runs on six hits. Kurtis Schumacher and Andrew LaFleur made relief appearances.

The Cavaliers started the scoring in the top of the first with two runs on RBI by 3B Casey McLeod and DH Sam McCormick. The Birds answered with a run in the bottom of the first, then took the lead in the fourth inning when 1B Ryan Pilgrim came in on a error and C Ben Torrie hit an RBI single.

The Birds loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the fifth, on a hit by SS Sammie Starr, a walk by CF Jon Syrnyk, and 3B Fletcher Vynne reaching on an error. Pilgrim drew a walk to bring in a run, then Styrna hit the first pitch over the fence.

Brown got the win for the Thunderbirds, Ben Rue got the loss. Pilgrim was 2-2 with two RBI, and Starr was 2-5.

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Article from UBC Athletics site: Styrna’s Slam Saves Season

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Jake Bottari gets a complete-game shutout against the Thunderbirds. He held the Thunderbirds to four hits, and the Birds never got a baserunner to third base.

The Coyotes got all their runs in the seventh inning. 1B Richie Snider hit a double off the centre field scoreboard. He scored the only run the Coyotes needed on a single by 3B Alex O'Brien. The remaining two runs came on a single by C Dane McGrady, on an 0-2 pitch with two out; it was starter Mark Hardy's only mistake of the game. McGrady was out trying to stretch his hit into a double, after the two runs scored.

The Thunderbirds' best scoring chance came in the third inning, when SS Sammie Starr and 3B Fletcher Vynne hit singles, but the inning ended when 1B Ryan Pilgrim hit into a double play.

The remaining Thunderbird hits were a double by 2B Alex White in the second, and a single by LF Craig Leebosh in the seventh. Hardy's numbers were five hits, four strikeouts, and only one walk; the walk became one of the runs batted in by McGrady. Kurtis Schumacher pitched the eighth inning, gave up one hit.

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Story from UBC Athletics site: Yotes upend 'Birds, end UBC home playoff streak

Story from College of Idaho site: Bottari tosses four-hit shutout as Coyotes stop UBC at Regionals

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