The PG Surg Med Knights won't have the element of surprise working in their favour on the ball diamond in Strathmore, Alta., when they start playing in the Western Canadian 18U midget double-A baseball championship.
As the defending champions at the five-team tournament, everybody will have their sights trained on them.
The Knights will try to pick up where they left off last Sunday when they beat the host Burnaby Braves 7-1 in the Baseball B.C. provincial final.
The previous week in Kelowna, the Knights were crowned provincial champions of the B.C. Minor Baseball Association. The Knights won that title with a 9-4 win over the Vancouver Canadians in the final, Aug. 4.
In their first game at Westerns today at 1:15 p.m. PT, the Knights face the Saskatchewan-champion Unity Cardinals. Prince George plays the Altona Bisons of Manitoba Saturday at 8 a.m. PT, followed by a 1:30 p.m. PT game against the host Strathmore Reds. The Knights wrap up round-robin play Sunday at 8 a.m., against the Leduc Giants of Alberta.
The top two teams advance to the final Sunday at 4:45 p.m. PT. If a tiebreaker is needed it would be played Sunday at 1:45 p.m. PT.
