The New Westminster Royals won the skills competition at the recent Drew Henderson Memorial baseball tournament in Whalley.
The Royals wasted no time showing their skills in the throwing relay, with Matteo Lesjak, Noah Musgrave, Sam Senay, Finn Crozier and Nick Young winning the opening event by a slim margin over host Whalley.
Max Yuen, Connor Won, Trevor Tong and Caleb Wong then placed third overall in the 12-team base-running relay.
The always popular home run derby drew a large crowd and New West did not disappoint, winning the long-ball competition to take the special skills trophy over the Lower Mainland’s top 11-year-old teams.
Oscar Porcellato belted the first pitch out of the yard. He then crushed his second ball that measured out to 250 feet. Young hit one ball over the right field fence in his at bat, while Jalen Sami also hit well to ensure New West of the overall skills trophy.
