It was a fifth place finish for Portage pirates over the weekend, at the Western Canada AA U-18 Baseball championships in Kamloops.

The Pirates posted a 2-and-2 record. They lost their opener on Friday to Northwest Prairie Pirates by a 5-2 count.

The next day, they edged Black Gold Giants 9-8. Later that day, the Pirates fell 2-0 to Prince George Knights.

Yesterday, Portage took on the host Kamloops River Dogs, and won 4-2.