The first of two playoff weekends took place last weekend at Connor Park in Halfmoon Bay for the Central Baseball League (CBL).
And despite the wet and rainy weather, all games were played, the concession was phenomenal and all the players had a great time.
In the Mosquito division, Gibsons Two and the Sechelt Athletics both finished with a 3-1 record, followed by Gibsons One and Gibsons Three with 2-2 records and the Sechelt Blue Jays with a record of 0-4.
Gibsons Two and Gibsons One played in one semifinal game on Wednesday night while the Athletics were set to play Gibsons Three in the other semifinal. Results were not available at press deadline.
The losers of the two semifinal games will play in the consolation final set for noon on Sunday at Brothers Park in Gibsons with the two semifinal winners playing in the championship final at 2 p.m. Sunday.
In the Peewee division, Gibsons One sits with a record of 2-0, Gibsons Two is at 1-1 and the Sechelt Angels are 0-2. Playoff games in the division continue this week with the semifinal on Saturday afternoon at Brothers Park and the final on Sunday at Brothers Park at 2 p.m.
The Challenger and Rally Cap divisions also played last weekend.
Challenger baseball is in its fourth year on the Coast, and is aninclusive division for children with physical or cognitive issues that allows them to have fun and play in a safe environment.
Challenger will be playing itsyear end game at Hackett Park at noon on June 30. "Challenger baseballprovides these children the opportunity toplay ball in an adaptive environmentmodelled just for them," said co-ordinator Lennea Perpet. "The buddy system usedensures safetyduring the game and builds social relationships with their peers. We hit a home run with every smile, and grand slams with laughter."
Created with fun and skill building in mind for kids from five to seven years of age, Rally Cap uses a 6:1 player to coach ratio introducing the intricacies of hardball in a positive, goal-setting environment.
Through even playing times and repetition of skills and drills, kids experience what it means to play ball. A typical practice lasts 75 minutes and is comprised of three teams kicking off with a 15-minute group warm-up. Each team then splits off to one of three stations - hitting, catching or general knowledge/outfield. Team one runs drills in the deep outfield as team two and three play a 'game styled' practice; one at bat and one at base. Once each player has had a turn at bat (20 minutes per half inning) all teams rotate stations.
