Len Banner has watched his son play baseball at Lambrick Park for more than 20 years.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e a pretty die-hard ball family,B次元官网网址� his son, Aaron, said as he took a breather at Friday nightB次元官网网址檚 Victoria Mavericks Baseball League game between the Dodgers and the Brewers. AaronB次元官网网址檚 son, six-year-old Lucas, was busy acting as the BrewersB次元官网网址� batboy for the night.
Aaron, 39, plays for the Brewers in the senior league. HeB次元官网网址檚 played competitive ball at the park since he was 16, and heB次元官网网址檚 been in the MavericksB次元官网网址� league since his late teens, with his parents catching many of the games.
The talent in the league now is better than ever, both he and his father agreed.
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The league, made up of six teams, features two former professional players, including Los Angeles Dodgers fourth-round pick Kyle Orr, as well as 48 athletes whoB次元官网网址檝e played college baseball. Nearly 20 are active collegiate players.
B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 lots of good youth baseball in Victoria, and it shows here,B次元官网网址� Aaron said.
HeB次元官网网址檚 debated hanging up the cleats, but the talent in the league and the friendships heB次元官网网址檚 developed keep him coming back.
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Three generations of the Banner family are here. Six-year-old Lucas is the batboy for his dad AaronB次元官网网址檚 Brewers. His grandpa, Len, a devoted fan, is in the stands.
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Twenty-two-year-old Zane Takhar, a middle infielder with the Dodgers who played college baseball in Oklahoma, said the leagueB次元官网网址檚 talent has leaped immensely over the last few years. He returned for his third season in the league this year, after spending the past two summers with a team in Edmonton.
B次元官网网址淚 havenB次元官网网址檛 played for two years because I was away in Edmonton the last two. ItB次元官网网址檚 a major jump,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淪ince IB次元官网网址檝e been back, itB次元官网网址檚 a lot better this year.B次元官网网址�
Aaron, who describes the league as B次元官网网址渇lourishing,B次元官网网址� credits the work of the executive for the leagueB次元官网网址檚 current state.
B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檝e inserted a lot of energy.B次元官网网址�
League president, Jeremy Campbell, whoB次元官网网址檚 26, is in his second year in the position. He plays and coaches the leagueB次元官网网址檚 Athletics team, writes schedules, organizes umpires and scorekeepers, and even mows the infield.
B次元官网网址淚 love it. I come out here all the time,B次元官网网址� Campbell said, noting his love for the league started when he was seven or eight years old.
Just like AaronB次元官网网址檚 son, Campbell was a batboy.
The Victoria Mavericks league runs most nights throughout the summer at Lambrick Park in Saanich.
