May 23, 2011, Sidney, BC - Peninsula starter Cole Russell was soild through 5 innings of work, giving up just a single run with 5 strikeouts, as Peninsula defeated Layritz 7-6 Monday in the Bantam AA final of the 2011 Peninsula Victoria Day Weekend Tournament at Rotary park in Sidney.

Why I Chose This Photo - The lighting, the ball just coming off the fingertips, the small puff of dirt off his back foot and the nicely blurred background just made this one of my better pitcher "sportraits" of the year.