SASKATCHEWAN — A couple of teams from the Saskota Baseball League posted runner-up finishes at provincial senior baseball tournaments this month.
The Carlyle Cardinals – fresh off of their fifth straight Jack Harbourne Memorial Tournament championship in the league – travelled to Regina for the Baseball Sask. Senior AA Tier 1 provincials from Aug. 2-4. The Cardinals opened with two straight wins, defeating the Saskatoon Outlaws 5-3 on Aug. 2 and the Regina Rockies 4-0 on Aug. 3. Carlyle fell 11-6 to the Regina Trappers later on Aug. 3, but recovered to defeat the Marysburg Royals 11-6 on Aug. 4 to finish the round robin with a 3-1 record and advance to the final.
Carlyle fell 9-1 to the Trappers in the championship game.
The Arcola Threshers dropped the final in the Senior AA Tier 4 tournament, which was held from Aug. 9-11 at Lynn Prime Park and Lingelbach Field at Mets Stadium. The Threshers had a pair of 9-8 victories in the round robin, defeating the Regina Red Dogs and the Rosetown Angels on Friday. The Threshers finished first in their pool with a 2-0 record, and advanced directly to the final on Sunday, which they lost 11-10 to the Macklin Lakers.
The Southeast Diamondbacks, who play out of Estevan, were entered in the same tournament. They opened with a 9-1 win over Rosetown, but then lost 23-11 to Regina. In the first playoff game, they fell 16-7 to Rosetown, ending their tournament.
