North Central Alberta Baseball League

Angels Powder Themselves With Stardust

The Angels faced a larger than life challenge earlier today when they took to the field against the pennant leading Westlock Red Lions (16-1) in what amounted to a very long shot at making it into this season’s post season. Just a few days earlier the Angels faced off against the second place St. Albert Cardinals in an equally important game which they won 14-9 keeping them on track to achieve a feat never seen before in the League’s 59 year history. Struggling for most of the season and holding down the 6th place ranking all season long, the Angels are the only club to have catapulted themselves over two higher placed clubs (the Orioles and Primeaus) in the final game of their regular season to nail down the fourth and final post season berth. The N.C.A.B.L. gave the fourth place standing to the Angels on the strength of their superior win-loss record (3W, 1L) in head to head games against the Orioles this season. Despite the result of an upcoming Monday night tilt between the Orioles and Twins in Stony Plain possibly giving the Orioles an equal number of victories during regular season play, the Angels would prevail, thus leading them to their first ever appearance in the LCSFS in only their second complete season in the League.

After an early Red Lion lead, the Angels turned to Emmett Pengelly who proceeded to shut down the Red Lions over five complete innings on his way to registering twelve strikeouts without giving up a single earned run. The Angels held on for a 5-3 victory to raise their regular season totals to 7W which was just enough to punch their ticket into the LCSFS where they will once again be facing the Red Lions in a best of three series.

Both LCSFS A and B featuring the top four clubs in the NCABL will be taking place at Citadel Park in Legal Alberta on August 22 & 23.