BCJPBL Guidelines (Championship at Langley – Aug 1-4th)
1. Qualifying round (top 7 qualify, 8 plays 9 for final spot – July 29th at 8th place team; FV to Little League Playoffs)
2. Two pools of 4 with a cross over where 1 plays 2 from each pool.
3. Pools: (1-8-4-6) and (2-7-3-5)
4. Championship game: winners of cross over with no consolation game
See BCJPBL Championship Schedule

BCPBL Guidelines (Championship at Nanaimo – Aug 8-10th)
1. Qualifying round (top 7 qualify; 8 plays 9 for final spot at Mackie Park, July 30th)
2. Final 8 play downs (best out of 3 at park of higher seed – August 2nd  & 3rd)
3. Final 4 Championship Series (Round robin, then 1 plays 2 for championship, no team will be eliminated as a result of criteria)
4. On final day the first game will be a playoff between teams tied for 2nd in pool if necessary and then followed by the championship game.
5. No consolation game in this series.

Pitcher of the Week - Tom Robson (Fraser Valley Chiefs) pitched a complete game shutout against the Royals, striking out 5, allowing only 4 hits and no walks.

Offensive Player of the Week - Brock Greaves (Fraser Valley Chiefs) went 9 for 14, .643 BA, knocking in 7 runs, scoring 4 runs and having an on-base % of .722

TRYOUTS - July 21st at Serauxman Stadium, Nanaimo

The 10th annual 2008 Northwest Championship Tournament will be held August 16th-20th at various locations around Portland, Oregon. British Columbia and Utah will return again to join Baseball Northwest selected teams from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana/Wyoming. Ten teams in each class (2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012) will compete in the tournament.

The nearly 800 players will be the largest collections of the region’s top players ever to be assembled in one place in the northwest. Baseball Northwest teams will again be set up as: Oregon Metro, Oregon State, Washington Southwest, Washington Metro, Washington Northwest, Washington East, Idaho, Montana/Wyoming and British Columbia.

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Brett Lawrie (18), unsigned by the Milwaukee Brewers and still playing for the Langley Blaze has been selected to the Canadian Olympic Baseball Team which is Beijing bound in August. Brett will be joining his sister, Danielle, who is a star pitcher for the Canadian Women's Softball team at the Olympic Games in China.

Other BCPBL alumni selected to the 24 player Canadian Olympic Men's Baseball team roster are Mike Saunders (Victoria Mariners) currently playing Triple-A with Tacoma (Seattle Mariners), Jimmy VanOstrand (North Delta Blue Jays) currently playing Class A Advanced with Salem (Kanasas City Royals) and Matt Rogelstad (Coquitlam Reds) currently playing Double-A ball with Harrisburg (Washington Nationals).

Pitcher of the Month - Nanaimo Pirates' RHP Danny Britton-Foster threw two no-hitters in June, went 3-1 with a 1.80 ERA. The Pirates will miss Danny later this month as he joins the Canadian Junior National Team for some exhibition games and then the Junior World Championships in Edmonton.

Offensive Player of the Month - White Rock Tritons' leadoff hitter SS/C Antonio Paolini went 17/33, .515 BA, with 10 runs scored and 20 walks. Antonio raised his batting average 100 points during the month and had an outstanding on-base % of .698.

Pitcher of the Week - Harrison Queen (North Delta) - Threw a complete game shutout (3-0) against the FV Chiefs, allowing just four hits with 2 Ks
Offensive Player of the Week - Carter Morrison (Langley) - Carter went 5/8, .625 BA with a home run, triple, double, 3 Runs, 2 RBI and 2 stolen bases.

Other notable batting performances include;
Antonio Paulini (White Rock)- 8/15, .600 BA, 7 walks and an on-base % of .727
Braxton Lawrence (Coquitlam) - 5/9, .556 BA, 3 doubles, 4 RBI, 2 Runs
Brock Greaves (Fraser Valley) - 5/8, .625 BA
Colton Mace (North Delta) - 6/8, .750, 3 doubles, 5 RBI, SB
Connor Moughtin (Victoria) 8/14, .571 BA, 2 doubles, 8 Runs, 9 RBI
Scott Jones (Victoria) 7/12, .583 BA, triple, 2 doubles, 8 runs, 9 RBI
Home runs by Jake Chapman (Langley) and Brett Lawrie (Langley)