Two days of fastball action came to a close last night at Tom Laing Park, even if the ending was a bit delayed. Due to rain last night that ended up postponing the matchup on the other diamond between the Weyburn Beavers and the Saskatoon Berries, the final matchup of the 62nd annual Borderline Men's Fastball tournament had to be halted after the first few innings. The Gladmar Braves had the jump on the Weyburn Renegades 3-0 in the championship final before the rain started to fall.
However, they were able to continue just before 8:00 P.M. and the booms were not just thunder. The Gladmar Braves would end up defeating the Weyburn Renegades in a slugfest as the teams would combine for 25 runs into the fifth inning, 15-10.
In hardware, the championship trophy was handed to Josh Woitas of the Gladmar Braves. The “George Howard Golden Glove” MVP was awarded to catcher Drew Fellner from the Weyburn Renegades. The "Roger Storle Pitching Award” was awarded to Ryder Tessier from Gladmar. The “Maverick David Paul Duffy Most Sportsmanlike Player” for the tournament weekend was voted on by teams and the recipient was Chris Nault from Weyburn. Finally, the Penant Trophy was presented to Robin LaCoste from Weyburn for coming in first place in regular season standing.
This concludes the 62nd year of Borderline Men's Fastball action, they'll hang up the cleats for the 2025 year and look to resume May 2026.