The Estevan Tower Wolves were not able to overcome a bad start on Thursday, eventually losing 12-7 to the Wawota Pats at Lynn Prime Park.
The defeat dropped the Wolves to 0-2 on the season. They did not play a scheduled game in Oxbow on Sunday due to rain.
Wolves starting pitcher Layne Wolos didn't hesitate to take the blame for the loss.
"I struggled on the mound. If you don't have a pitcher that starts off strong, you get behind the eight-ball right off the bat and it's really hard to come back," said Wolos.
"I had no control, I was hitting guys left and right. Don't blame anybody else, other than the pitching was a bit sketchy."
Justin Stupak came on in relief later in the game and "struggled a bit, but he really found his groove as the game went on there," Wolos said.
Several errors in the first two innings cost the Wolves, and Wolos said that's an area they need to clean up.
Still, he felt the team did a good job at the plate on Thursday.
"We played a good game, I honestly felt we did. We really got on the bats. Everyone was hitting the ball. Myself and Jordan Fieber, we tried to bring (ourselves) back into the game. As the season goes on, I'm sure we'll be a good team.
"The progress is starting to come along. We have a committed group of guys who want to get better and realize we're struggling at some fundamental areas of the game."
He added that the Wolves would have been "really in contention to win that game" if not for the struggles in the first two or three innings.
Estevan was scheduled to host the Carlyle Cardinals last night, but Wolos said he expected it would be rained out.
The Wolves will visit the Carnduff Astros on Thursday and the Kenosee Cubs on Tuesday.
