Just Call Vince take slo-pitch title

Stewart Burnett - Local Journalism Initiative Aug 23, 2017 1:16 PM May 1, 2020 9:14 AM

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Just Call Vince took home the championship in the Inuvik Slo-Pitch Association playoffs last week. Back row, from left are Jeremy Burns, Eric Cockney, Mark Robertson, Phillip Jacobson, Kent Pike, Duane Seward, Kevin McLeod, Gary Gordon, Chris Smith, Terra MacNabb, Scott Macbeth, Justin Simms and team sponsor Vince Sharpe. Front row, from left are Nadine Wagner, Stacey Christie, Natasha Kulikowski, Laurie Robertson, Lisa burns and Brandon Voudrach. Missing from the photo are Meghan Etter and Jon Amos. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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The team capitalized on something of a weakened field as some of the top teams were missing roster players.

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The final between JCV and the Barry Pickers was close until midway through when JCVSA国际影视传媒檚 bats exploded and the team hit several home runs to take a commanding league.

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His team repeated last yearSA国际影视传媒檚 finish, coming second in the finals again. Last year, the Native Yankees took the league playoffs.

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The league started with nine teams and finished the season with seven.

Jacobson, president of the slo-pitch association, said teams showed a lot of improvement during the summer, pointing specifically to the TNT Dodgers, Fire Department and Swings Both Ways.

The playoffs Sunday marked the end of the slo-pitch season in Inuvik.