They are the champions.

The 91原创 Xtreme 06 took the title of B.C.鈥檚 U12B softball champions, following an intensive weekend of fastpitch play July 6 to 8 at Richmond鈥檚 London Steveston Park.

Two days of round-robin action saw the Xtreme grab third in the gold pool, just behind second place Langford Lightening and top-ranked Delta Inferno.

The start to the playoff rounds saw the Xtreme easily advance with an 8-3 win over sixth place Ridge Meadows Rage and a 7-2 finish over seventh place Fraser Valley Venom.

A hard fought but disappointing 0-3 loss to league-play rivals, the Delta Inferno, meant the Xtreme had to play and beat hometown favourites, the Richmond Islanders, in order to advance to the gold medal finals. After a nail-biting 8-7 win that saw a tie-breaking inning with international rules in play, the Xtreme had to once again face up against the Delta Inferno.

The well-matched rivals brought their best to the field for a full seven innings of play. In the end it was the Xtreme who managed to dig deep and sustain a strong defence for a 5-4 gold medal victory.

鈥淭his weekend a hard-working group of 11- and 12 year-old girls took to the filed with a season goal to win provincials,鈥� said Xtreme 06 head coach Nairne MacLean.

鈥淭hey put their hearts into the game and battled hard. When the final strike was thrown to end the gold medal game I felt nothing but pride.

鈥淭hese girls are nothing less than amazing.鈥�