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From left to right, UBCO softball infielder Kamryn Allin crosses home plate after hitting a home run against Victoria while men's rugby's Jack McCallum runs in one of his four tries against SAIT.
Will Thompson

General Jamie Howieson

CLUB RECAP: Softball sweeps home weekend; men’s rugby wins home opener

Softball finishes first in the WCSA after the regular season after going 6-0 at home; men’s rugby wins big over SAIT 57-7 at Parkinson Recreation Park

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 4 Welcome to our Heat Competitive Sport Clubs weekend recap where we'll look back at the results for our softball and men's rugby teams.
 
SOFTBALL
 
The UBC Okanagan Heat softball team used home field to their advantage this past weekend as they went a perfect 6-0 at High Noon Park to finish first place in the Western Collegiate Softball Association (WCSA) standings at the conclusion of the regular season.
 
The Heat posted three wins over the Mount Royal Cougars, outscoring them 26-1, two wins over the SAIT Trojans, outscoring them 17-6, as well as a big 11-4 victory over the Victoria Vikes.
 
The Heat were led once again by infielder Cheyenne Simicak of Surrey, B.C., who wrapped up a monster season by going 8-for-9 at the plate, hitting two home runs, adding two doubles and driving in five runs.
 
The performance left Simicak with an impressive .510 batting average during the regular season, tops on the team, while also leading the Heat in home runs (five), doubles (nine) and RBI's (23).
 
Second-year Kamryn Allin of Peachland, B.C., also had a strong weekend for the Heat, dolling out eight hits, including two home runs, along with three doubles and nine RBI.
 
On the mound, Taylor McRae of Vancouver, Wash., led the way with nine and two-thirds innings pitched, allowing just one earned run while striking out nine.
 
UBCO will now head to Calgary where they aim to defend their WCSA title as the number one seed with a 14-6-1 record. Stay tuned to GoHeat.ca for the complete schedule for the weekend as it becomes available.
 
Men's Rugby
 
The UBC Okanagan Heat men's rugby team improved to 2-0 thanks to a blowout win over the SAIT Trojans in their home opener on Saturday at Parkinson Recreation Park.
 
The Heat got five first half tries to open the match, including a pair from Jack McCallum of Bishopbriggs, Scotland. Jef Vreys of Kelowna, B.C., Brendan Christian of West Kelowna, B.C., and James van der Ross of Cape Town, South Africa all added singles.
 
McCallum would keep up his efforts in the second half, adding two more tries, while Patrick Williams of Essex, England, and Matthew Harris of Kelowna, B.C., added singles.
 
Armaan Dhaliwal of Abbotsford, B.C., successfully hit on six of his seven conversion attempts to record 12 points on the day for the Heat, to go along with four solo and two assisted tackles.
 
The Heat will now head to Calgary for two games in two days as they take on the University of Alberta on Saturday, October 5 and the University of Saskatchewan on Sunday, October 6.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kamryn Allin

#14 Kamryn Allin

C/3B
5' 5"
Sophomore
2nd Year
Taylor McRae

#27 Taylor McRae

P/1B
5' 10"
Junior
3rd Year
Cheyenne Simicak

#8 Cheyenne Simicak

3B/SS
5' 7"
Junior
3rd Year
Brendan Christian

Brendan Christian

P
5' 11"
Freshman
1st Year
Armaan Dhaliwal

Armaan Dhaliwal

L
6' 5"
Sophomore
2nd Year
Matthew Harris

Matthew Harris

C
6' 3"
Freshman
1st Year
Jack McCallum

Jack McCallum

W
6' 2"
Junior
1st Year
James van der Ross

James van der Ross

W
5' 9"
Sophomore
2nd Year
Jef Vreys

Jef Vreys

C
5' 11"
Sixth Year
2nd Year
Patrick Williams

Patrick Williams

H
5' 11"
Junior
3rd Year

Players Mentioned

Kamryn Allin

#14 Kamryn Allin

5' 5"
Sophomore
2nd Year
C/3B
Taylor McRae

#27 Taylor McRae

5' 10"
Junior
3rd Year
P/1B
Cheyenne Simicak

#8 Cheyenne Simicak

5' 7"
Junior
3rd Year
3B/SS
Brendan Christian

Brendan Christian

5' 11"
Freshman
1st Year
P
Armaan Dhaliwal

Armaan Dhaliwal

6' 5"
Sophomore
2nd Year
L
Matthew Harris

Matthew Harris

6' 3"
Freshman
1st Year
C
Jack McCallum

Jack McCallum

6' 2"
Junior
1st Year
W
James van der Ross

James van der Ross

5' 9"
Sophomore
2nd Year
W
Jef Vreys

Jef Vreys

5' 11"
Sixth Year
2nd Year
C
Patrick Williams

Patrick Williams

5' 11"
Junior
3rd Year
H