Members of the Victoria Fastball Club (VFC) gathered at Helmcken Field last week.
The newest addition to the Devils family, the 2007 Devils team, were introduced first, all the way up to the U19 B次元官网网址�01 and B次元官网网址�00 Devils teams.
Robin Carey, who died from a fatal case of strep throat on March 23, was honoured at the event and her parents accepted a plaque with her home and away jerseys to commemorate their daughter.
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Fournier was emotional when sharing that Carey would get her parents to drive her to Hampton ballpark every Saturday to help the Challenger group.
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A few of CareyB次元官网网址檚 teammates hugged each other and brushed away tears while Fournier recounted the kind of teammate she was. The team joined CareyB次元官网网址檚 parents near the mound when they accepted the memorabilia for their daughter and had a group hug. The B次元官网网址�04 Devils put their hands on the diamond and gave a cheer for Robin once the ceremony was over.
The two U19 Devils teams played against each other to culminate the event, and all the players wore the number 20 (CareyB次元官网网址檚 number) on the back of their uniforms, with the phrase B次元官网网址渨e are because she was.B次元官网网址�
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