The Estevan U18 AA Brewers ran their winning streak to 12 games with four wins on the weekend.
Up first was a sweep of the Saskatoon Athletics Saturday at Mets Stadium, winning 11-6 and 3-2. The Brewers were down 4-3 entering the bottom of the sixth in the first game, and then scored eight times. Cade Bendtsen had two hits, including a home run, and four runs batted in (RBIs) during the win.
Starting pitcher Hunter Stewart gave up four runs, two of them earned, in five innings of work.
The second game was a 3-2 nail-biter victory. Bendtsen and Stewart each had a run and two hits.
Starter Tayce Miller surrendered just two runs, one earned, and struck out eight in a complete game.
The Brewers two games at the White Butte Broncos on Sunday weren’t as close. Up first was an 18-8 victory in which the Brewers scored 11 in the second inning. Hunter Siever had four hits, three RBIs and two runs.
Kaleb Bechtold gave up eight runs, six earned, in five innings.
The second game was a 3-0 contest until the top of the seventh and final inning, when the Brewers scored seven times. Tallan Howie and Logan Romaniuk each had three hits and two runs in the win.
Justin Linthicum, Riley Nevin and Tanyan Strudwick combined on a two-hit shutout.
The Brewers will wrap up the regular season by visiting the Parkland Expos on July 24 and the Regina Pacers on July 25.
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The Southeast Performance Pump U18 AAA Twins went 1-3 on the weekend.
The Twins opened the weekend with a 9-3 victory over the East Central Red Sox at Lynn Prime Park to open a Saturday doubleheader. The Twins scored four times in the third to take over what was a scoreless game. Callum Hollinger and Kieran Stewart each had three hits and two RBIs, and Hollinger also scored three times.
Kaiden Lyons gave up one unearned run in 4 2/3 innings for the win.
The next game saw the Twins down 13-4 entering the bottom of the seventh, but they scored five times to make it interesting in a 13-9 loss. Levi Cooley, Bryson Andres and Stewart each had three hits. Cooper Walbaum pitched five innings in relief, giving up five runs, four of them earned.
On Sunday, the Twins were swept by the Parkland Expos. The first game was a 4-3 defeat. Carter Beck had two hits, a run and an RBI.
Starting pitcher Mason Fichter gave up four runs, but only one was earned, in five innings.
The other game was a 7-5 loss in eight innings – a game the Twins led 3-0 after three innings. Beck had two hits, two RBIs and a run.
Stewart surrendered three runs, just one earned, in six innings.
The Twins (7-13) will host the Regina Athletics on July 14 at 7 p.m. at Lynn Prime Park. Then they will host the White Butte Broncos on July 18 at 1 p.m. at 4 p.m., also at Lynn Prime.
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The Southeast U15 AAA A’s went 3-1 on the weekend, sweeping the Assiniboia Aces 16-6 and 14-4 on Saturday in five-inning games, and splitting with the Regina Expos on Sunday, winning 11-5 but losing 11-10.
The A’s set the tone early against the Aces, scoring six in the first and five in the second. Kade Phillips, Nathan Yunick and Axton Martin hit home runs.
Sutter Baily gave up one unearned run in three innings.
The A’s scored six times in the fifth to beat the Aces in the second game. Ty Fehrenbach hit a home run in the win.
Draven Naviaux gave up four runs, two unearned, for the Twins.
In the first game against the Expos, the Twins scored four in the sixth to take over a 6-4 game. Phillips had two runs and two RBIs, in addition to a hit.
Yunick gave up a run in four innings.
The A’s were down 8-1 after the first inning, and 11-10 through four, in the second game against the Expos. Ironically, neither team scored the rest of the way.
Jacob Mayer had two hits, two RBIs and a run.
Martin gave up three runs, two earned, in 3 1/3 innings of relief.
The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the A’s (14-3), who will host the White Butte Broncos on July 17 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., and the Weyburn Beavers July 20 at 6 p.m. All games will be played in Alameda.
