In Kamloops on Monday, Aug. 5, the Victoria Mavericks all-star baseball team won the B.C. menB次元官网网址檚 senior championships for the first time in 13 years. 

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In 2019, the outfit was knocked out of the provincials in the quarterfinals. Pandemic restrictions saw the championships cancelled in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, the Mavericks came back strong, but lost in an extra inning in the semifinals. Last year, they again lost in the semifinals, after their opponent scored a three-run home run.

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Because the Mavericks are an amateur outfit, players work full-time off the diamond, and that means they werenB次元官网网址檛 able to celebrate their win in Kamloops. 

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However, the coach said that, in the next few weeks, the team are going to have a party to properly mark the occasion.

Thanks to their victory, the Mavericks are guaranteed a spot in the national championships, which will take place in Regina next August. The event is held so long after the provincials to give players enough leeway to coordinate travel and book time off work.

Campbell expects that it will cost at least $25,000 to get the team to Sask., and so the players have already started fundraising. Earlier this year, they hosted a raffle with the Victoria Eagles baseball club, raising $59,000. The Mavericks will put 25 per cent of their half towards travel costs.

Victoria is set to host the provincial championships next August, and Campbell hopes this will give them some momentum going into the nationals afterwards.

The coach added that he whole team is looking forward to going to Regina.

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