White Rock Triton’s RHP, Mitch Hodge has fulfilled a childhood dream today being selected 126th overall by the Kansas City Royals in today’s MLB Amateur Draft.

Hodge was the third player from the Canadian National Junior Team taken today. RHP, Phillip Aumont from Quebec taken 11th overall by Seattle and Langley Blaze standout RHP Kyle Lotzkar, 53rd overall by the Reds were taken in the first round and supplemental round respectively.

Congratulations to all and their families for this tremendous accomplishment.

The draft will conclude Friday. For more up to date information on the draft….click here

Former Triton Kevin Atkinson was named to the 2007 NJCAA All Tournament Team at the 2007 NJCAA World Series completed this past weekend. Atkinson’s New Mexico Thunderbirds lost to Chipola CC of Florida in the series final. Atkinson finished with a . 423 ba and 8 rbi fo the tournament

Congatulations also go out to former PBL standouts Drew Parker and JR Robinson both named to the same Tournament Team. Parker was also named Tournament MVP with 2 wins and 2 saves for Chipola 2007 World Series Champions. Robinson ( New Mexico) went 1-0.

In other post season news,  2006 Triton grad Mike Sloback was named to the WJCAC All-Star team that will compete against the east side of Region V next October. 

Sloback saw time a shortstop, second base and designated hitter for the NMMI Broncos.    As a freshman, Sloback .315 in 35 games. 

• Former White Rock Tritons hitting star 1B Kevin Atkinson is 10th overall in National Junior College hitting stats. Kevin, a former BCPBL batting champ, is batting .480 with 75 RBI (2nd in JUCO nationwide) while playing as a Junior for New Mexico Junior College.

This week NMJC is rated #1 in NJCAA Division I Baseball.

LF Ian MacMaster (freshman) singled and drove in a run for the 20th-ranked Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions in a 10-5 triumph Indiana Wesleyan in Point Loma Spring Break Classic at Carroll B. Land Field in San Diego, Calif. … MacMaster singled and stole a base in a 6-4 loss against Indiana Wesleyan.

        RHP, Chris Davis (freshman, Richmond, BC) pitched a scoreless inning for the George Washington Colonials in a 7-1 loss to the Florida Gators before 2,638 fans at McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. Davis didn’t allow a hit, walking one. …

• SS Mike Sloback (freshman, Surrey, BC) doubled and knocked in two runs as the New Mexico Military Broncos lost 4-3 to the Midland Chaparrals at Roswell, NM. … 2B Sloback singled in a 10-0 loss to Midland. … Sloback singled in an 11-0 loss to Midland

• Matt Wiksyk (sophomore Surrey, BC) had a pinch-hit, two-run double for the Cisco Wranglers in a 4-1 win over the Weatherford Coyotes at Cisco, Tx. Wiksyk delivered in the sixth inning. …

   RHP, Sean Sargent (senior, Langley, BC) pitched five scoreless in a 6-0 win over the Pacific Boxers in front of 101 fans at Joe Etzel Field in Portland, Ore. Sargent allowed two hits, striking out three as he went to 1-0.