A Delia ballplayer has her sights on Team Canada after she helped lead Alberta towards a national bronze medal in last weekend.

Outfielder and pitcher Saige Hall, 17, led Team Alberta in batting average at .444 as they claimed bronze at the Baseball Canada Senior Women Invitational Championship in Red Deer from August 25-29. Team Alberta beat Quebec 8-5 on the last day of the tourney, with BC beating Ontario to finish first.

“We were happy to bring home some hardware,” she said.

Hall, who regularly plays midget AA boys baseball with the Strathmore Reds, contributed to Alberta’s third place finish by notching four hits in nine at-bats in four games. It was the first time she was invited to represent the province and had to chance to play with experienced players as old as their early 30s.

“I learned a ton from them. Just kind of how to be mentally prepared for games and how to take what you learn on the field and use it in everyday life,” Hall said.

“They’re a really big inspiration for me, too. Seeing how they worked with the program to get where they are today. Two girls on the team were doctors, and just seeing them succeed in their careers, as well as baseball, was cool for me to see. They were encouraging and pushing me throughout the weekend.”

Scouts for Team Canada were in attendance and Hall is hoping to fulfill her dream of representing the country one day.

“Ever since I kind of realized there was a Team Canada Baseball, since I was 13, it was what I wanted to do.”

“There were a couple of 17-year-olds who got chosen, but I guess I need more experience after playing with and against the girls that made Team Canada. It’s definitely an eye-opener for me to see where I need to be development-wise and training-wise to make Team Canada.”

With fall here and the baseball season over, Hall will be putting what she learned to use over the off-season and plans to play for Team Alberta, and hopefully Team Canada, next year.

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The Senior Titans have started their 2016 campaign on the right foot with a win in Vegreville.

The team headed north to play the Vortex. What they found was a capable team that put them through the paces.

“They came out and punched one through in two plays,” said head coach Ken Fournier, of the Vortex. “That’s common when you play a team you have never seen before and you don’t know what offense they are running. Our guys got caught leaning inside a bit too far on defense, but we responded.”

The Titans came back and were up 14-12 at the end of the first half. However, the Vortex continued to test all aspects of the Titans’ game.

“In the first half we made some mistakes… in the second half they made some mistakes and we were able to capitalize,” said Fournier.

He said the Vortex seemed to know enough about the Titans to slow their running game, forcing the Titans to compete on the ground and in the air.

“The passing and the running games were going, they seemed to be pretty well prepared for our double wing offense… so everything we got we had to earn. They were a very good team for us to play,” said Fournier. It was the kind of game we wanted.”

The Titans won 40-18

Noah Miles and Louis Arida each scored two touchdowns. Ethan Duncalf caught one in the end zone and Nathan Waiboer also scored a touchdown. Cory Kroeger made an interception for a 30-yard return and Colton Enns and Mike Peters tackled the quarterback for a safety.

“They had monster games,” said coach Fournier of his team.

The Titans’ home opener is this Friday at 7 p.m. under the lights where they will be facing the Taber Rebels.