The Southeast Legacy Twins kept themselves in the hunt for one of the top spots in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League on July 3, earning a split in a doubleheader against the Regina Mets at Lynn Prime Park.Regina (11-9) took the first game 4-0, but the Twins (9-10) rebounded to earn a 5-0 win in the second game.In the opening game, the Mets started off with two runs in the first inning, then tacked on one apiece in the third and fifth.Both runs in the first were unearned, as Aiden Larsen and Chase Nistor scored as the result of two errors.Larsen crossed the plate again in the third inning on a passed ball, and in the fifth, Nistor drove in Luke Lubiniecki with a single.Twins starter Austin Orsted was in for all four runs, allowing two hits, striking out four and walking three in four and a third of work.Reliever John Gaab pitched the last two and two-thirds, allowing three hits and striking out two batters.Nistor threw a complete game for the Mets, allowing just two hits while earning three strikeouts and walking three.Orsted hit 1-for-2 for the Twins, with a walk.Lubiniecki hit 2-for-4 for Regina, and Nathan Haroldson was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run batted in.The second game of the day was scoreless until the fifth inning, when the Twins got on the board with two runs. They would score three more in the sixth to close out the win. Three of the runs were earned.James Giroux led the Twins at the plate, hitting 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Ketter Hoium was also 2-for-3 with two RBI.Brendan Hill hit 2-for-2 for Regina.Twins starter Brandon Hutt threw six strong innings, scattering five hits while striking out two and walking three.Giroux came on for the seventh, surrendering one hit and a walk.Haroldson lasted five and two-thirds for the Mets, allowing five runs (three earned) on seven hits, five strikeouts and three walks.Colin Gudereit took the mound to get the final out in the sixth.The Twins have a busy week ahead. They were slated to host the Regina Athletics last night, and will visit the Regina Wolfpack tomorrow. They return home on Saturday for a doubleheader against the Saskatoon Cubs (1 and 3 p.m., Lynn Prime Park) and will play another doubleheader Sunday in Moose Jaw.
