The Weyburn Beavers are chasing first place in the east division of the Western Major Baseball League.
The Beavers wind down their regular season this week, with five more games in the regular season. Already, the Beavers have qualified for a playoff spot. They still have time to capture the first place championship in the east division, as they are just a game and a half behind the leading Regina Red Sox, who are currently in first, and one game behind the Swift Current 57s, who are in second.
Playoff fever has definitely hit the baseball diamond, as the Weyburn Beavers have won their last four games in a row. The Beavers caught up to Swift Current in the standings after winning 6-0 over the 57s during an away game on Sunday afternoon.
The Beavers started with a run in the first inning, and scored two more runs in the second inning. They didn’t score their last three runs until the ninth inning, but were able to keep Swift Current from scoring any runs to claim the win. Austin Gurr started on the mound for Weyburn. He had two hits scored in seven innings. Beau Rabedeaux and Eric Evans both pitched relief.
During an away game in Yorkton on Saturday night, the Beavers pulled out a close 3-2 win. All the runs for both teams were scored in the fourth inning.
Conner DiNaro started on the mound for the Beavers. He had two runs scored off eight hits in seven innings. Cody Pamperin and Evans both pitched relief.
Earlier in the week, the Beavers claimed a huge 15-2 victory over the Medicine Hat Mavericks on July 20.
Weyburn started strong with five runs in the first inning, then added two runs in the second inning. Both teams scored one run each in the third inning. Melville scored their second run in the fourth inning.
The Beavers kept on adding runs to their lead, scoring five runs in the sixth inning and two runs in the seventh.
Ryan Johnson started on the mound for the Beavers. He had two runs scored off four hits in five innings. Relief pitchers included Rabedeaux, Cody Pamperin, Conner Starke and Evans.
During a game against Medicine Hat on July 19, the Beavers captured a 6-2 victory over the Mavericks.
Weyburn scored two runs in the first inning and one run in the fourth inning. Both teams scored two runs each in the sixth inning. The Beavers added one more run in the seventh inning to capture the win.
Carson Perkins started on the mound for the Beavers. He had two runs scored off six hits in seven innings. Rabedeaux and Pampering both pitched relief.
The Beavers played against the Moose Jaw Miller Express on Tuesday night. They will have a home game against the Melville Millionaires tonight, July 26 and will then play the Regina Red Sox on July 27, at Tom Laing Park. The Beavers are in Yorkton for an away game on Friday, July 28 and play in Moose Jaw for another away game on Saturday, July 29. The regular season will finish for the Beavers when they host the Yorkton Cardinals at Tom Laing Park on Sunday, July 30.
The majority of the teams left to face in the regular season are ranked in the bottom of their division, which will make it an exciting playoff chase for the Beavers.
