A rough start to the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League season has continued for the Southeast Legacy Twins.
The midget AAA team lost four of the five games they played last week and now own a record of 2-12, which puts them in last place in the nine-team SPBL.
The Twins began the week at home on May 21, losing 8-1 to the Regina Wolfpack at Lynn Prime Park. On Saturday, they lost both games of a doubleheader to the Northwest Prairie Pirates in Lloydminster, by scores of 10-0 and 9-4. The next day in Saskatoon, they lost 13-3 to the Cubs before winning the second game 12-4.
In the first game on Sunday, the Cubs scored three runs in the first inning, but the Twins tied it with three of their own in the top of the second.
However, the Cubs replied with two runs in the bottom of the inning and four more in the third, taking a 9-3 lead. They tacked on four more runs in the fifth, when the game was called.
The Twins' three runs came from a combination of two errors and a double by Sean Jonassen. They managed only two hits in the game, with the other coming from Garret Fitzpatrick.
Twins starter Brandon Hutt went four and a third, allowing 12 runs, eight earned, on seven hits and five walks. Jonassen came on to pitch in the bottom of the fifth and walked four batters while allowing one run.
In the next game, the Twins earned their second win of the year on the strength of a 10-run second inning. The Cubs committed six errors in the inning, while the Twins had three hits. Just three of the Twins' runs in the game were earned.
The Twins added a run in the third and fourth innings. Saskatoon scored two in the third and two more in the fifth.
Fitzpatrick and Colton Gingras led the Twins at the plate, each hitting 3-for-4.
Jimmy Giroux started on the mound, pitching five innings and allowing four runs, three earned, on four hits, five strikeouts and four walks. Gingras and Fitzpatrick each came on in relief to pitch one scoreless inning.
In the first game against the Pirates on Saturday, the Twins were held scoreless while managing only three hits, two from Carver Krafchuk and one from Giroux.
The Pirates scored five runs in the first inning. They later added one in the third, three in the fourth and one in the sixth, when the game was called.
Matt Nielsen was the Pirates' top batter, hitting 4-for-4 with one run batted in and three runs scored.
Twins starter Carson Perkins threw five and a third, allowing 10 runs (six earned) on 12 hits, four strikeouts and two walks.
In the second game in Lloydminster, the Pirates again started strong, taking a 4-0 lead after the first inning and scoring two more in the second. They would tack on a run in the fourth and two in the fifth.
The Twins were held off the scoreboard until the fourth inning, when they scored three runs. They added another in the fifth.
Jonathon MacFarlane batted 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Twins, while Krafchuk and Brandon Hutt were each 2-for-4.
Twins starter Austin Kuchinka threw four innings, allowing seven runs (five earned) on 11 hits, five strikeouts and four walks. He was relieved by Bryce Burnett and later Hutt.
The Twins are back in action this weekend, hosting the Saskatoon Giants for a doubleheader at Tom Laing Park in Weyburn. Their next game in Estevan is June 7 against the Swift Current Indians.
