The Elks 341 Bantam Black Sox traveled to Thunder Bay for tournament action over the weekend and came home with a second place finish. 

The Black Sox opened the tournament with a 12-2 win over the Thunder Bay Lakers minor bantams. Colton Read struck out five and surrendered just two hits in the win. Connor Henderson stole a pair of bases and singled twice in the win. Henderson also knocked in a pair of runs. Jordan Trudeau also singled twice and knocked in two runs. 

In their second game of the weekend, the locals dropped a 4-2 decision to the Thunder Bay Lakers major bantams. Brandon Dewar had a pair of hits in the loss with a single and a double. 

To open day two action, the Black Sox beat the Thunder Bay Moose 10-1. Dewar picked up the win on the mound while also picking up a pair of singles in the win. Henderson also singled twice for the Black Sox. Trudeau, Liam Riley and Jamis McMaster also had singles in the victory. 

The Black Sox then capped off day two with an 8-7 win over the Borderland Thunder. Evan Lavallee picked up the win on the mound while McMaster picked up the save. Trudeau singled and knocked in a pair of runs for the Black Sox while Dewar and Beau Nolan singled twice each in the win. 

In the semi-final, the Black Sox beat the Thunder Bay Moose 10-0. Read homered and knocked in three runs while Dewar added a pair of singles. Riley, Trudeau and Henderson also had singled in the win. 

The Black Sox proceeded to drop a 15-0 decision to the Thunder Bay Lakers major bantams in the championship. Beau Nolan had a triple in the loss.