The Southeast U18 AAA Twins (8-10) wrapped up their regular season by splitting games on the weekend.
The Twins opened the weekend with a doubleheader against the Regina Athletics at Lynn Prime Park. First was a 10-2 loss to the Athletics. Bryson Andres had two hits, and knocked in the Twins two runs.
Kaiden Lyons started and gave up seven runs, five of them earned, in 3 2/3 innings.
Their next game was a 4-3 win over Regina. The Twins trailed 2-0 early, but rallied to lead 4-1 after three and held on for the victory.
Anders and Mason Fichter each had two hits.
Ty Nikolejsin went 6 1/3 innings, and gave up three runs while striking out seven. Dallen Oxelgren didn’t give up a run in two-thirds of an inning of relief.
The next day, the Twins travelled to Yorkton for a doubleheader to close out the regular season, and opened with a 12-9 win over the Parkland Expos, but then lost 12-7 in the second game.
The first game was tied at 5-5 after seven innings, with the Twins getting all five runs in the first inning. After each team scored twice in the eighth, the Twins outscored the Expos 5-2 in the ninth.
Rylan Erb had three hits, two runs and two runs batted in, and Dallen Oxelgren scored three times in the win.
Jayke Smolinski gave up five runs, one unearned, in seven innings of work.
The Twins fell behind early against the Expos in the second game, trailing 11-4 through four innings, and never pulled close. Levi Cooley had two hits and three runs batted in during the game.
The Twins used four pitchers in the game, with Mason Fichter starting and giving up seven runs, one unearned, in 2 2/3 innings.
The Twins finished the regular season with an 8-10 record.
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The Estevan U18 AA Brewers won their final four games in league play to finish the season with a 13-3 record.
First they swept a doubleheader with the Lumsden Cubs, winning 14-3 and 12-1 on Aug. 15. The Brewers scored six times in the third inning and five in the fourth to blow open a game that was a 3-2 Estevan lead entering the bottom of the third.
Riley Nevin had three runs and two hits, while Daylen Babyak had three runs batted in.
Four pitchers shared duties for the Brewers, with Kaleb Bechtold starting and lasting 2 1/3 innings.
Estevan raced out to a 9-1 lead after 2 1/2 innings in the second game and cruised to a win in a game called after five innings. Kaleb Poole brought in four runs in the victory.
A sweep of the Regina Blue Jays was much closer, with Estevan winning 4-1 and 7-5. Tyler Saigeon had a home run to lead the offensive attack in the first game.
Neven went the distance, giving up just one unearned run while striking out six in seven innings.
Estevan scored three in the first and four in the third to lead 7-1 in the second game, then gave up four in the fourth and held on for the win.
Neven and Tayce Miller each had two hits for the Brewers.
Kaleb Bechtold gave up five runs, but four were unearned, and struck out four in four innings. Jesse Schill didn’t give up a run in three innings of relief.
The Brewers finished the season in third in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League’s U18 AA division with their 13-3 record.
