{"id":14029,"date":"2011-08-24T14:48:14","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T21:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=14029"},"modified":"2011-08-24T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2011-08-24T21:48:14","slug":"mitchell-on-teen-brings-home-canadian-silver-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=14029","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell ON teen brings home Canadian silver medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13646\" style=\"width: 288px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mitchelladvocate.com\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3269847\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/mitchell-advocate.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"mitchell advocate\" width=\"288\" height=\"64\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13646\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for complete story.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Walkom part of Stratford midget squad<\/strong><em><br \/>\nBy Andy Bader<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nDespite being in his first year of midget ball, Mitchell&#8217;s Zane Walkom represented himself quite well at the 2011 U19 Men&#8217;s Canadian Fast Pitch championship Aug. 7-14 in Fredericton, New Brunswick.<\/p>\n<p>Playing with the Stratford Memorials, Walkom proved his versatility in helping the Stratford squad to their second straight silver medal at the national championships.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a lot of fun,&#8221; he said simply last week.<\/p>\n<p>Walkom, 17, the son of Bob and Barb Walkom, played third base, catcher and outfield, as well as time as a designated player (batter only) during the week-long tournament, helping Stratford to a 5-2 record after round-robin pool play.<\/p>\n<p>The club won four straight playoff games, three on the Saturday alone when all things were clicking, and a wild 8-6 win in the semi-finals Sunday morning against Calahoo, Alberta which propelled them to the gold medal game against their Ontario rivals from Wiarton.<\/p>\n<p>Without ace Michael Legace-Roote on the mound, Stratford got off to a slow start \u2013 a change of fortune for a club that themselves got off to a fast start when it counted, putting pressure on the opposition \u2013 and the Memorials couldn&#8217;t recover in an 8-2 loss in the gold medal game.<\/p>\n<p>But silver is nothing to sneeze at.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mitchelladvocate.com\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3269847\">Click here for the complete story<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walkom part of Stratford midget squad By Andy Bader Despite being in his first year of midget ball, Mitchell&#8217;s Zane Walkom represented himself quite well at the 2011 U19 Men&#8217;s Canadian Fast Pitch championship Aug. 7-14 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. 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