Pack set for playoffs
The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack will go into the Canadian College Baseball Conference playoffs as the No. 2 seed.
TRU finished the 2012 regular season with a 17-11 record after splitting their last two league games at Elk Stadium in Kelowna on Sunday, May 6.
In the early game, the WolfPack downed the Vancouver Island Baseball Institue Mariners 7-2.
Mike Juarez earned the victory on the mound for TRU, giving up five hits, one run, three walks and striking out three in five innings of work.
Levi Kerns, Tyler Lowey, Kyle Sandulescu and Brock Stewart performed well at the plate for the Pack.
The Okanagan College Coyotes edged TRU 1-0 in the late game.
Steve Latos was dinged with the loss, despite giving up only three hits in five innings on the mound.
TRU is hosting the CCBC championship tournament at Norbrock Stadium from Thursday, May 10, to Sunday, May 13.
The tournament will be previewed in Thursday’s edition of KTW.
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