The Estevan U18 AA Brewers completed an outstanding regular season by sweeping a double header on the weekend.
The Brewers defeated the Parkland Expos 14-6 and 6-2 on Saturday, and the Regina Paces 11-1 and 6-4 on Sunday, to finish the regular season with a 22-2 mark, first in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League’s AA circuit. They won their final 16 games of the regular season.
The first game saw the Brewers score four in the sixth to pull away in what was a 9-6 game. Kaleb Bechtold had four runs, four hits and three runs batted in (RBIs), while Tallan Howie had four RBIs.
Justin Linthicum came on in relief and didn’t allow a run in four innings of work.
Colby Cuddington had two runs and a hit in the second game against the Expos.
Tayce Miller gave up five hits and two runs in a complete game, seven-inning effort.
The Brewers scored five in the fifth in a five-inning win during the first game against the Pacers. Riley Nevin scored twice and had three hits.
Daylen Babyak surrendered a run on three hits in five innings of work.
The Brewers rallied from an early 4-1 deficit to take the second game against the Pacers. Nevin had three hits and two runs for the Brewers.
Bechtold allowed four runs in seven innings, but none after the first inning.
An announcement has yet to be made on the league’s postseason schedule.
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The Southeast Performance Pump U18 AAA Twins won their first game of the weekend but then lost the next three.
The win was a 13-3 victory in six innings against the Moose Jaw Canucks. Moose Jaw led 3-0 after the top of the second, but the Twins scored five in the second, and pulled away, finishing the game with four in the sixth.
Dylan Frey led the attack with four hits, three runs and three RBIs, and seven players had multi-hit games.
Kaiden Lyons gave up three runs, none earned, and struck out 13 in six innings.
The next game was a 4-3 loss to the Canucks. The Twins took a 3-2 lead with two in the sixth, but the Canucks responded with two of their own in the seventh. Carter Beck had two hits, two runs and an RBI for the Twins.
Mitch Himmelspach gave up two runs, one of them earned, and struck out nine in five innings.
Two more close losses followed Sunday at home against the Saskatoon Cubs. The first, a 17-16 decision, saw the Twins score six in the bottom of the seventh to make it interesting.
Lyons led a balanced attack with three hits, two runs and an RBI. Nine players scored a run for the Twins.
The next game was a 6-5 loss – a game the Twins led 4-3 entering the top of the seventh. Lyons had two hits, two runs and an RBI.
Carter Beck and Bryson Andres shared pitching duties for the Twins.
The Twins will play the White Butte Broncos on July 28 and the Parkland Expos the following day. Then they will visit the Saskatoon Diamondbacks on July 31 for a doubleheader, and wrap up their regular season on Aug. 1 at home against the Swift Current 57’s at 1 p.m. at Lynn Prime Park.
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The Southeast A’s concluded their regular season with a pair of victories at the Swift Current 57s on Sunday, to finish with a 17-5 record in the regular season.
Kade Phillips two hits, including a home run, in an 11-5 win to start the doubleheader.
Nathan Yunick struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings of work.
The A’s scored five in the sixth and four in the seventh.
The second game saw the A’s score six in each of the fourth and fifth innings. Phillips knock in four, and Phillips, Yunick and Jacob Mayer notched three hits each in a 16-7 victory.
Phillips struck out 13 in 5 1/3 innings of work.
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The Estevan TS&M U13 AAA Brewers split a weekend doubleheader against Yorkton at home
Caden Dorrance led the offence in the first game with two hits and three RBIs. In the bottom of the 7th the Brewers were down 7-6, but Broden Henry stole home to time the game, and Cruz Symons hit a sacrifice fly to score Kris Phillips for a walk-off win.
In Game 2, the Brewers started off strong with a first inning home run from Reese Copeland, but couldn’t sustain the momentum.
The Brewers record on the season is 11-4-2. Next action is Aug. 8 at home versus the Moose Jaw Canucks.
