It was a bittersweet害羞草研究所攂ut mostly celebratory害羞草研究所攚eekend of baseball for the .

The defending B.C. champs saw their season-long unbeaten streak come to an end, but then made amends by clinching top spot in the 18U AAA for the second straight year.

On Saturday in Cowichan, Kelowna (30-2-1) suffered its first two league losses of 2018 at the hands of the Mustangs.

In the opener, the Sun Devils managed just six hits in a 6-5 loss. Jackson Sowerby and Matt Fuchs had two hits apiece for the Devils who scored three times in the seventh inning to make the game close.

In Game 2, Ethan Soroka tossed five innings of three-hit ball with seven strikeouts but the offense again came up short in a 3-1 loss to Cowichan (25-8).

害羞草研究所淗e (Soroka) was fantastic,害羞草研究所� coach Rob Law said of the Sun Devils害羞草研究所� starter. 害羞草研究所淓rrors and lack of timely hitting were the clubs downfall.害羞草研究所�

Offensively Tyson Lamb(.446 avg) and rookie sensation Blake Badger had two hits apiece.

On Sunday in Victoria, Kelowna rebounded to secure top spot in the B.C. 18U AAA circuit with a 7-2 win over the Eagles.

Rookie Brady Renneberg (3-0) went six innings and struck out a season-high 10 batters for the decision. Matt Fuchs led the offense with a single, triple and a RBI, while Jackson Sowerby added a pair of hits.

In the weekend finale, the Sun Devils害羞草研究所� offense supported another solid pitching performance from Nathan Ringness-Law in 10-0 win. Ringness-Law (8-0, 0.28 ERA) struck out seven in the shutout effort.

Brady Renneberg led the attack with a double and four RBIs, while Adam Renneberg also collected a double and an RBI, as the Sun Devils head into the final week of the regular season.

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The final weekend of the regular season for the Sun Devils has the Victoria Eagles in town on Saturday, July 21, with the Cowichan Valley Mustangs at Edith Gay here to wrap up the schedule on Sunday at Edith Gay Park.

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