UPDATE: The host Estevan Brewers have advanced to the Baseball Saskatchewan 11U AA Tier 2 B provincial final.
The Brewers blanked the Saskatoon Blue Jay Bombers 13-0 in four innings Sunday morning to punch their ticket to the provincial final. They will face the Saskatoon Blue Jay Mud Dawgs, who are guaranteed to finish first in the other pool, even though they still have one round-robin game remaining at noon.
The provincial final will start at 3:30 p.m. at Mel Murray Cactus Park in Estevan.
Meanwhile, the Estevan U15 AA Brewers bid to win the Tier 1 provincial title in their age group, as the host team, came to an end Sunday in a 12-1 to the Saskatoon Braves in five innings. The Braves scored 11 of their runs in the first inning.
Saskatoon will face the Prince Albert Royals in the provincial final.
It was the Brewers' third loss of the year. Two of those losses were against the Braves.
The Mercury and Â鶹´«Ã½ will have more details as they become available.
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ORIGINAL REPORT:
ESTEVAN - The two Estevan teams competing at the Baseball Saskatchewan provincial championships in the Energy City this weekend will be playing in semifinals Sunday morning.
The Estevan 11U AA Brewers, entered in the Tier 2 B event, faced the Saskatoon Blue Jay Bombers Sunday morning in a semifinal game between the top two teams in Pool A. Estevan and Saskatoon met Saturday evening, with the Bombers winning 11-8.
Earlier in the day, Estevan defeated the Sask Five Giants Steelers 14-12. The Brewers scored six times in the fourth inning to take a 10-6 lead.
Estevan finished second in their pool with a 2-1 record, while Saskatoon was first at 3-0. The winner of their Sunday game advanced to the final to meet the top team from Pool B, which has a five-team round robin to decide its representative in the final.
The provincial championship game in 11U Tier 2 B is at 3:30 p.m.
Meanwhile, the Estevan 15U AA Brewers played the Saskatoon Braves in a semifinal in the U15 AA Tier 1 tournament. Estevan reached the semifinal with an 8-6 win over the White Butte Broncos Saturday evening in the Brewers' lone game of the day.
Estevan finished second in their pool by going 1-1 in the round robin.
The winner of Estevan-Saskatoon game will play the winner of the other semifinal between Prince Albert and Maidstone in the provincial final at 1 p.m.
All games will be played at Mel Murray Cactus Park.
The Mercury and SaskToday will have updates later in the day.
