If the 2018 regular season can be used as a measuring stick, then the are an exceedingly good bet to repeat as provincial champs.

The Sun Devils (35-2-1), who set a club record for wins this summer, will be in Burnaby this week for the

The eight-team league finale will feature two four-team pools, with the Sun Devils holding the top seed.

91大黄鸭 opens play Thursday afternoon with a game against Richmond City. Cloverdale and North Shore are also in the Sun Devils鈥� pool.

With six straight wins to finish up the regular campaign and a second straight league title in their possession, the Sun Devils are in precisely the form they鈥檇 hoped heading to Burnaby.

鈥淲e鈥檙e confident and we know we have a talented team,鈥� said Law,鈥� but we鈥檙e dealing with 15-, 16-, and 17-year-old players, so anything can happen on any given day.

鈥淏ut we鈥檙e riding high right now and the boys are feeling good about themselves,鈥� Law added. 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking to have a good weekend and see if we can home with another championship.鈥�

With most of the players from last year鈥檚 championship roster returning, the Sun Devils have will plenty of experience in their corner at provincials.

Add in the league鈥檚 most dynamic group of 15-year-old rookies and it鈥檚 little wonder 91大黄鸭 is favoured to repeat as B.C. champs.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 think there鈥檚 going to be a lot of nerves, the boys know what they need to do,鈥� Law said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e not going to take any team for granted, but we know if we play up to our potential we鈥檒l be tough to beat.鈥�

The reward for the B.C. champs following Sunday鈥檚 final in Burnaby will be a trip to Yaphank, NY from Aug. 2 to 9. The winning team will represent the province at the

Meanwhile, the Sun Devils closed off the 2018 regular season last weekend with four wins at home.

91大黄鸭 opened the weekend with a 10-4 win over Victoria. Jordan Laidlaw went five innings and struck out seven to push his record to 6-0. At the plate, Jackson Sowerby (.407) continued his hot streak going 3-for-4 with an RBI.

A similar result in Game 2 saw the Sun Devils prevail 12-2. Blake Badger, who leads all rookies with a .382 average, swung the big bat with four hits and a pair of RBIs. Ethan Soroka had a pair of hits including a three-run home run.

On Sunday, 91大黄鸭 swept a deuce from Cowichan Valley, avenging a pair of losses to the Mustangs a week earlier. Soroka went 6 1/3 innings for his fourth win, while Nathan Ringness-Law earned his third save in a 4-1 victory.

Matt Fuchs, Brady Renneberg and David Osborn paced the offense with two hits apiece.

In the regular season finale, Ringness-Law (0.38 ERA) went four innings to boost his record to a perfect 8-0 as 91大黄鸭 rolled the Capitals 13-1. Blake Badger and Adam Renneberg led the attack with two hits each, while Renneberg had three RBIs.

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