Little Mountain 14, Layritz 1

Little Mountain celebrated a huge 14-1 win over Layritz Saturday afternoon with a little bit of pie.

Home run hitter William Quito smiled as a towel full of shaving cream pie was smeared into his face.

It was a baseball tradition he was more than happy to be a part of, knowing he helped his team claim a spot in the B.C. Little League Championship final on Sunday.

"I'm speechless," said Quito.

"We had great pitching, great hitting and it was a great game."

Head Coach Frank Soper was also proud of his team's effort. He said the team went into the semi-final matchup looking to have fun and stay positive.

"The kids came out nice and relaxed; our pre-game was perfect," said Soper.

Soper said it was important for his team to set the tone early, and come out strong.

Little Mountain did just that, scoring 14 runs in the first three innings, before the game was ended after the fourth, as dictated by the Mercy Rule.

Little Mountain will now prepare for the championship final on Sunday at 1 p.m. They will play the winner of Saturday's second semi-final game between Whalley and Hastings.

"The advice I give them before every game is to make sure you're not nervous out there," said Soper.

"Baseball is supposed to be a fun sport. If you have fun you've already put yourself one step ahead of a lot of the other kids out there."

Look out for the future Layritz

Layritz finished their tournament with a 3-3 record before losing Saturday. They were up against a very talented Little Mountain team.

"Coming into this, we knew that we didn't have a lot of depth here," said Layritz manager Mark Ward.

"That team we played today, Little Mountain, is loaded. They're stacked in pitching. They just keep on running one out after another that throws the ball."

Ward said his team earned some valuable experience from the tournament, especially his number one pitcher, Adam Bontkes.

"I had my number one guy ready today and he was pretty green. I kind of thought we might run into a buzz saw today and we did."

At the end of game, Ward was extremely proud of the team's effort and simply told them "you have to go through some bad before you're ever going to get the good."

Life after Little League

Layritz catcher and hitter Kyle Mace played the last game of his Little League career on Saturday.

The 12-year-old, looked up at his coach from the dugout when he team was down 14-1 at the bottom of the third and said, "You know what's a scary thought, coach? That was probably my last inning of Little League."

"I get to move on now," said Mace, who said he plans on playing for a Bantam team in Victoria.

Baseball might not be Mace's first choice of pro-sports if he decides to aim for the Big Leagues.

Mace said he would prefer to play professional hockey.

What he loves most about Little League is his team and having fun with them, said Mace.

Layritz travelled to New Westminster from Victoria, which means the team got to enjoy a little hotel shenanigans.

"What happened in the hotel says in the hotel," laughed Mace.

Whalley 1, Hastings 4

Hastings won their way into Sunday's B.C. Little League Championship final Saturday afternoon at Justin Morneau Field.

It was the second semi-final match of the day, and it was a 4-1 nail-bitter with Hastings coming out on top.

The game was tied 1-1 until the sixth inning when Hastings scored three runs.

Hastings also had strong pitching from Matteo Vincelli who allowed only five hits during the match.

The championship showdown goes Sunday with an undefeated Little Mountain team taking on Hastings at 1 p.m.

The winner moves on to the Canadian Little League Championship in Ancaster, Ontario.