The Langley Blaze used a pair of dominating pitching performances to advance to the final four championships.
The Blaze defeated the Parksville Royals 4-1 and 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in Parksville in the B.C. Premier U18 Baseball League best-of-three quarter-finals.
In the opener, Langley’s Kyle Joel allowed just one hit — albeit a home run — but the Blaze had more than enough offence, winning 4-1.
Mike Krische responded with a home run for the Blaze, while Tyler Barlow drove in a pair of runs and Greg Rogers had the other RBI.
And in game two, Langley scored three times in the first inning en route to a 3-0 victory to win the series.
Jerod Bartnik, Bill Germaine and Rogers had the RBIs.
Devon Stewart allowed three hits over six and one-third innings, with Tom Robson coming on to nail down the final two outs.
Langley advances to this weekend’s (July 29-31) final four championships at Nat Bailey Stadium.