For a second time this month, the Burnaby Braves proved to be the best team on the diamond.
The peewee AA baseball team picked up its second tournament title in May, edging past the Tri-Cities Reds 2-1 at the Jevon Clarke tourney in Coquitlam.
Behind a strong, six-inning effort from pitcher Colin Baxter, the Braves surged ahead when Matteo Mazzucco plated the first run in the third, and another in the fifth when Max Yuen scored.
Tri-Cities closed the gap with a run in the fifth, but fell short as Baxter shut the door.
In the seventh, the Reds loaded the bases with one out and attemped a suicide squeeze. The bunt attempt was snared and turned into a game-ending double play, thanks to some shrewd defence by Blake Dalla Zanna, Joon Choi, Baxter and Mazzucco.
Yuen finished the day going 2-for-2.
Earlier, the Braves blasted North Langley 16-2, topped Richmond 7-2, and doubled-up on Kamloops 8-4 to advance to the finals.
