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Playing in Will's memory

Eleven youth baseball teams hit the diamond in Walnut Grove as part of annual North Langley Will Smith Memorial Baseball tournament
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Aldergrove Braves’ Cody Johnston fields a ground ball during his team’s game against the White Rock Yankees in the championship finals of the third annual North Langley Will Smith Memorial tournament on Sunday at the George Zarrelli Diamond at Walnut Grove Community Park. Below: outfielder Becken Pilat relays the ball back to the infield; and Carson Burns slides safely into home plate. The Yankees won 11-7 to take top spot in the 11-team tournament.

Baseball teams from North Langley, Aldergrove, White Rock, Surrey and Port Coquitlam hit the diamonds over the weekend as part of the third annual Will Smith Memorial Tournament in Walnut Grove.

And in the finals, it was the White Rock Yankees out-lasting the Aldergrove Braves 11-7 in the championship final.

The tournament is named in memory of Smith, a long-time baseball coach.  who passed away in 2010.