The Estevan U18 AA Brewers split recent home games against the Unity Cardinals.
The Brewers dropped a 12-9 decision to the Cardinals at Mets Stadium on June 13, but recovered to win the next game 7-5.
In the first game against Unity, the Brewers led 4-0 after two, but the Cardinals had four runs in the sixth and five in the seventh.
Kaleb Poole had two hits and three runs batted in (RBI) for the Brewers. Starting pitcher Hunter Stewart gave up four runs in five innings.
In the second game, the Twins scored five in the fourth inning to lead 5-1, and picked up the winning runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Tyler Saigeon had three hits and three RBIs for the Brewers.
Earlier in the week, the Brewers outgunned the Weyburn Beavers 17-12 in Weyburn on June 9. Estevan gave up 10 unanswered runs at one point, and trailed 12-7 through five innings, but scored five in each of the sixth and seventh innings for the win. Kaleb Bechtold and Tanyan Strudwick each had three hits for the Brewers.
Bechtold came on in relief in the fourth inning and gave up two runs, both unearned, to get the win.
Their next game is June 17 at Weyburn.
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The Southeast Performance Pump U18 AAA Twins most recent game was a 16-1, five-inning loss to the Regina Wolfpack on June 9 at Lynn Prime Park. The Wolfpack scored at least once in each inning, and the game was called after five innings on the mercy rule. Carter Beck had two hits for the Twins, and Mason Fichter scored the Southeast team’s lone run.
Callum Hollinger, Kaiden Lyons and Mitch Himmelspach shared the pitching duties.
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The Estevan TS&M U13 AAA Brewers played two games against the Regina White Sox on June 13. In the first game, the Brewers found themselves down 18-13 in the bottom of the seventh and final inning, and mounted another comeback.
The Brewers scored six runs in the inning, capped with a walk off single by Grady Sutter which plated Broden Henry for the winning run in a 19-18 victory.
The winning pitcher in the game was Logan Kolenz.
In the second game, the Brewers started strong with a 4-0 lead only for the White Sox to come back with nine runs and take the lead. The Brewers chipped away at the lead, but fell short and lost 12-9.
The Brewers now have a 4-2-1 record.
Their next games are on the road, with two games against the White Butte Broncos and one game against the Regina Expos.
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The Estevan U11 Brewers picked up their first win of the season on June 7 when they defeated the Weyburn Beavers 7-4.
Coach Joe Williamson said Tayson Tangjerd delivered a strong pitching performance for the Brewers in the victory.
Then on Sunday, they dropped two games against the host Moose Jaw Canucks, 12-5 and 16-7.
Tangjerd, Kale Kuchinka, Rypen Brown, Jeff Markoski and Anden Hammermeister had strong pitching performances over the two games, Williamson said. Cashton Symons led the offence with three RBIs.
