CANORA- The Canora Supers won a pair of games on June 27 and 29 to clinch a berth in the upcoming Southeast Senior League playoffs
On June 27 the Supers made a road trip to Manitoba and shut out the Roblin Stars by the score of 5-0 behind ace pitcher Kody Rock.
“Rock simply controlled the game from start to finish,” said Greg Andreychuk, player/coach. “He struck out 14 and had a no-hitter bid spoiled with two outs in the bottom of the seventh on a single to right field. But that was all Roblin could come up with in the Supers victory.”
Ian Quewezance and Nate Wolos led the way on offence with two hits apiece. Rock, Sean Kolodziejski, and Jeff Bahrey each smacked a double. Porter Wolkowski, Kholton Shewchuk, and Darcy Blommaert each contributed singles.
“This was long-time veteran Bahrey's first appearance as a Super in many years, but he was thrilled to put on the jersey once again,” said Andreychuk. “Zane Bayer of Sturgis also made his Supers debut, playing the game in centrefield.”
On June 29, the Supers returned to Canora for a scheduled game against the Marlins. Andreychuk said that, for a while, it looked like the weather might not allow them to even take the field.
“Environment Canada issued a severe weather alert for the area about an hour before game time, and the clouds to the west were threatening,” he observed. “Just after 6 p.m. a thunderstorm passed over Canora with bursts of heavy rain, lightning, and hail. But when all was said and done, the field soaked up the water, the shale was raked and the game started 15 minutes after it was originally scheduled. It ended up being a pitchers’ duel between Kholton Shewchuk and Tanner Nesbitt, with the Supers coming out on top 3-2.”
Shewchuk pitched all seven innings for the Supers, giving up just two runs on five hits with three strikeouts for the win.
Canora’s offence all came in the first inning as Kody Rock singled to drive in lead-off hitter Chet Bornhorst, and the next batter, Travis Mentanko, blasted a two-run home run over the centrefield fence. Hunter Lamb drilled a double deep to right field in the sixth inning to record his first Supers hit.
With the wins, the Supers improve to a record of seven wins and two losses on the season, and are guaranteed a playoff position as four of the five teams qualify.
