Victoria, BC – The Mustangs found themselves in unfamiliar territory at the CCSA National Championship in Victoria, BC this weekend as they finished in 5^th place after a 3-2 weekend.

The Mustangs started the event of Friday with a tough 7-2 loss to the Durham Lords but rebounded later in the day to win 5-2 over the host Victoria Vikes.

On Saturday Western started the day with a commanding 8-0 win over the Calgary Dinos which put them back on a decent track in pool B. Later on Saturday Western suffered a devastating 3-0 loss to the Humber Hawks. The game was tied at 0-0 into the 5^th but a walk with 2 outs then a hit and an error scored a run for Humber, and then in the 6^th inning with 2 outs, a line drive dropped which plated 2 more runs. The loss eliminated Western from medal contention.

The Mustangs would finish out the tournament with a 7-1 win over Victoria and give them a 3-2 record for the weekend.

Western catcher Megan Hamilton and 2^nd baseman Blythe Hilpert were named to the tournament all-star team at the closing ceremonies.



"Having the opportunity to compete against tough competition and spending a lot of time together as a team will help us prepare for the OUS championships that are coming up in a couple weeks" said Hilpert

"Not the turnout we wanted but the team came out and played hard." Said Hamilton "Getting to come to BC and face new competition is always a privilege that we look forward to."

The Mustangs will play a pair of games against Brock on Saturday, Oct 14^th and then will take on the best in the province at the OUS (Ontario University Softball) Championship in Paris, ON on October 21.