Team
1986 Kami Inn Capitals Softball Team
Year of Induction: 2011
The 1986 Kami Inn Capitals had the distinction of being the first and only Kamloops team to win the Provincial Senior “B” Women’s Softball Championship. The team registered a 34 & 1 record against BC opponents overall that season including 20 & 1 in the Kamloops and District Sr. Ladies Softball Association.
The Capitals championship was won in Prince George one season after the team had gone to the 1985 final and lost. The 1987 team swept through the Kamloops season unbeaten in the regular season and playoffs, but it was the 1986 season that was special after coming so close in ’85 losing to the Victoria Breakers.
The ’86 team had better depth in pitching with Georgina O’Farrell from Creston joining the Capitals for tournaments, some league play, and the provincials. They went to Prince George winning their first 3 games to qualify for the finals. They then lost 1-0 to the Breakers which forced a sudden-death final under the true double knockout format. One team was hoping for history to repeat itself, the other wanting redemption, and the Capitals owned the championship game 6-1. O’Farrell went 3 & 1 to capture the MVP award.
Team members included: Jay Babcock, Lonnie Noel, Brenda Clark, Maryanne Skoronski, Barb Warsimage, Pinky Saastad, Alison Sherman (Semenoff), Patti Graham, Lori Atkins (Hamer-Jackson), Laurel Wale, Rhonda McAllister (Maskiewich), Georgina O’Farrell, Ed Babcock – coach, Ken Babcock – coach, Bryce Babcock – batboy.