The Southeast Performance Pump midget AAA Twins went 1-3 at a tournament in Saskatoon from May 16-18.
The Twins opened the tournament with a 17-5 loss in five innings against the Regina White Sox. The White Sox jumped out to a 10-0 lead after three innings, and while the Twins made a game out of it, the White Sox put the game away with six runs in the fifth.
Boston Walker took the loss for the Twins on the mound. He surrendered 10 runs on eight hits over 2 2/3 innings, striking out two.
Tucker Neuberger, Rhett Nikolejsin, and Ty Krafchuk each collected one hit to lead the Twins.
Their next game was a 3-2 victory over the Regina Athletics. Pitching was strong for both teams, as the Twins pitchers struck out eight, while the Athletics sat down three.
Burke Lyons was on the mound for the Twins. He lasted 6 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits and two runs while striking out eight.
The game was tied at ones until the top of the sixth, when the Twins scored a run in each of the sixth and seventh innings. The Athletics responded with a run of their own in the bottom of the seventh.
Aiden Krafchuk’s ground-out plated what proved to be the winning run.
Kieran Stewart led the Twins offensively going 4-for-4.
The Twins also didn’t commit an error in the field.
In their third game, the Twins dropped a 10-2 decision to the Northwest Prairie Pirates. The Pirates scored seven times in the fourth inning to break open a scoreless game, and after the Twins tallied twice in the fourth, the Pirates added three more in the seventh.
Justin Van Achte was on the hill for the Twins. He allowed four hits and five runs over 3 1/3 innings, striking out three. Aiden Krafchuk and Rylan Erb entered the game as relief, throwing two innings and two-thirds of an inning, respectively.
Kieran Stewart went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Twins in hits.
The Twins tournament came to an end in a 5-2 loss to the Saskatoon Giants. The Giants scored twice in the bottom of the first, but the Twins tied the game with two of their own in the third.
The Giants scored one in the fourth and two in the fifth.
The Twins scattered ten hits in the game, with Krafchuk and Tyren Dorrance each racking up multiple hits.
Ty Nikolejsin took the loss for the Twins. He surrendered five runs on four hits over five innings, striking out four.
The Twins will return to league play this weekend. They will host the Saskatoon Giants at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, and then visit the Swift Current 57s on Sunday.
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The Estevan under-15 Brewers dropped a 7-4 decision to the Southeast A’s on Thursday night at Cactus Park. Hunter Stewart and Mason Fichter were on the mound for the Brewers and pitched well, giving them a chance to win.
The Brewers will play five games in five days. They will host Weyburn on May 22 at 6 p.m., then have two home games against the Swift Current 57s on May 25 at 1 and 4 p.m., and the Regina White Sox on May 26, also at 1 and 4 p.m.
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The Estevan TS&M peewee AA Brewers had a 1-1-1 record at the Regina Legasse tournament.
They opened with a 2-2 tie over the Red River Pioneers, and they routed the Regina Buffaloes 8-3. Their tournament ended with a 5-3 loss to the Swift Current 57s.
Estevan finished fifth in the tournament, which left them one spot out of the playoffs.
