In a rematch of last summer's 100 Mile House men's fastball league finals, the Jake's Pub Old Buds and the Shuswap Defenders squared off again in Game 1 of the 2015 season championship at Lumberman's Park on July 21.
Robin Gilbert threw five strike outs for Shuswap and earned the 2-0 shutout win.
Greg Parent struck out three batters for Jake's Pub in the loss.
Game 2 is July 24; Game 3, if needed, is July 27.
On July 20, Shuswap held off the Sanford & Dillman Hornets in a tight semi final game, 4-3.
Gilbert threw eight strike outs for Shuswap, while Reg Hooper tossed seven strike outs for the Hornets.
Mark Boyce hit a solo home run for Shuswap in the fifth inning for the go-ahead run.
Shuswap beat the Pharmasave bantams, 13-3, in the playoffs on July 15.
Jerome “Stumpy” Boyce and Gilbert pitched for Shuswap, while Mitchell Hooper and Brandon Moore shared the mound for the bantams.
On July 14, the Sanford & Dillman Hornets scored a 9-1 playoff win over Exeter Sporting Goods.
Jake's Pub Old Buds beat out Shuswap, 9-4, in early playoff action on July 13.
The 12-game regular season saw Shuswap (12-3), last season's runner-up, finish first overall with 18 points. Defending champs Jake's Pub Old Buds (8-4) were second with 16 points. Exeter Sporting Goods (6-6) finished third with 12, followed by the Sanford & Dillman Hornets (5-7) with 10 and Pharmasave bantams (2-10) with four points.