OC Coyotes fall short of a championship in extra innings

The Okanagan College Coyotes saw their season come to an end in heartbreaking fashion as they fell to the University of Fraser Valley in the 13th inning of the Canadian College Baseball Conference championship.

The Coyotes entered the year-end tournament as the number one seed after finishing with a 21-10 record.

Not far behind were the UFV Cascades, who finished the regular season with an 18-12 record.

Both teams cruised through the playoffs before facing each other in the semifinals.

The Cascades dominated the Coyotes and took the game with a score of 11-1.

While the Cascades rested, the Coyotes took on Edmonton Collegiate for a second chance at reaching the finals.

The Coyotes booked their ticket to the finals with a 5-3 win, setting themselves up with another date against UFV.

OC was first on the board with a trio of runs in the fourth inning before the Cascades took a 5-4 lead going into the eighth inning.

The Coyotes found their stride in the eighth, scoring five runs to take a 9-4 lead.

But the Cascades still had gas left in the tank and tied the game with a three-run outing.

Pitching dominated the extra innings before Kelowna’s Brady Renneberg stepped to the plate for the Cascades.

Renneberg sent the ball flying to left field as the championship-clinching run came in to score for the 10-9 win.

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After the tournament, Ryan Dousett, Teagan Ribbink and Connor Richards received first-team all-conference honours.