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The Subway Slammers were in Saskatoon this past weekend for the Saskatchewan Provincial Mixed Slo-pitch Championships. Representing Flin Flon, the Subway Slammers walked through the competition undefeated, advancing to next year's National Slo-pitch Championships. In their first game on Saturday morning, the Slammers beat the Brawlers from Prince Albert 13-1, getting off to a good start. Their afternoon game was another lopsided affair, with the Slammers coming out on top of the Hole Smashers from Lloydminster by a score of 12-4 Their closest game of the round robin was also their final game on Saturday, where they needed their last at-bats to edge the Wakaw Wild Chickens 14-13. The playoff round was on Sunday, where the Slammers needed three wins to emerge victorious. They started off on the right track, defeating the Lounge Lizards from Regina 9-1 to advance to the semifinal round, where they beat the Yorkton Stars 10-5. In the finals, the Slammers found themselves face to face with the Wild Chickens again. The thrilling final again came back to the Slammer's final at bats, where they defeated the Chickens 5-4. Thomas Bradt and Crystal Springer were MVP's of the tournament, and the team also picked up Amber Kubat from Multicrete. "We played some really good ball teams in Saskatoon," said Chad Trumbley of the Slammers. "Everyone had a really good weekend. Our team played some top notch ball." The win also qualifies the Subway team for the 2005 Canadian Nationals in Niagara Falls, Ontario. "Everyone is real excited about going to that tournament next year," said Trumbley. Last year, a men's team from Flin Flon also won the Provincial title. "We're starting to turn out ball teams that are very competitive," said Trumbley, who added that organizers joked about keeping the Flin Flon teams out of the tournament to allow other teams to win. "After years of going down there and coming home empty handed, we're starting to get our dues back."
