North Central Alberta Baseball League

Rivalry Rekindled As Red Lions Meet The Twins in the LCFS

August has provided us with the best summer weather for baseball in readiness for the grand finale to be played this week-end. Following two semi-final sweeps which included one nail biter in each series and one wild scoring affair in each series, the Westlock Red Lions and Twins will do battle once again in another best of three series for the N.C.A.B.L. crown. Action begins on Friday at Keller Field in Westlock with the first pitch slated for 6:30 pm. The LCFS will resume in Spruce Grove at Henry Singer Park on Saturday with a 2:00 PM starting time, while a third game, if necessary, would return to Westlock on Sunday with a similar start time. An admission for all games has been set at $6/fan with children under ten admitted free of charge.

A look back at the impact players in the LCSFS:

The Twins offence was largely fuelled by Ryan Olson (3 for 4) who also collected 2 RBI’s and Ben Poeter who went (4 for 6) at the plate while collecting 3 RBI’s. Jordan Fehr swung for power smashing a home run for a (2 for 6) in the Series. Kyle Prather took home the win in game one by going the distance while recording seven strike outs. Jake Moger also went the distance for the Twins in a much tighter contest in which he allowed only 4 hits to go along with 6 strike outs.

The Red Lions were led offensively by Derek Lofstrand, this season’s most valuable player of the year, who collected 6 hits on 9 plate appearances with 2 RBI’s, Veteran Hayden Chies chipped in with 4 hits of his own on 9 plate appearances to go along with 3 RBI’s. Leyton Sharrun turned in a respectable (3 for 6) with 2 RBI’s while the Red Lions continued to receive production from most of their roster players. Kyle Lawrence pitched the entire game for the win in game 1 allowing a single run on five hits. Ayden Cote also threw the entire game 2 allowing 6 runs on 7 hits while mowing down 13 batters on his way to collecting the win.

Congratulations to the 10 players from the North Central Alberta Baseball League (NCABL) who were part of Team Alberta at the Western Canada Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Aug. 14 – 16, 2026. Eight players from the Parkland Twins: Dom Pasychnyk, Kyle Prather, Vaugh Rempel, Eli Boucher, Greg Brady, Zaine Foth-Thomas, Gavin Turinek and Matt Orey, along with two members of the St. Albert Cardinals: Zach Pollard and Daniel Simmonds joined several others from Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary to form Team Alberta. The team had a 1 – 3 record against three teams from Saskatchewan and the eventual winners, the Boissevain Centennials from Manitoba. Team Alberta had its two best games against the two teams that met in the final, the Carlyle Cardinals and Boissevain. The Albertans beat Carlyle 10 – 0 and lost to Boissevan 8 – 3. Congrats Team Alberta!!!