The Southeast Legacy Twins picked up their fifth win of the year in dramatic fashion on Saturday.
In the seventh inning of the second game of a doubleheader, looking for redemption after a blowout loss in the opener, Twins pitcher James Giroux smacked a one-out double to end the day with a victory.
The walk off hit gave the Twins a 2-1 win over the Regina Mets after losing the first game of the day 17-0.
"The guys put in a full seven innings there, and it's really nice to get a positive result when you play a game like that," said Twins head coach Derek Wallace.
The midget baseball team now owns a 5-21 record and is in last place in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League.
Wallace gave his team credit for bouncing back from a tough first game against the Mets.
"They put that one behind them and moved on. They came out and played hard in the second game. We got a couple of bounces we didn't get in the first game. Everybody made the effort in the second game to get it done."
The Mets (10-11) got on the board first in the second inning, as Parker Kentz brought in a run with a double.
Garret Fitzpatrick hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth to bring the Twins even.
The Twins allowed only one run, and Wallace said Giroux had an outstanding game on the mound. Giroux threw six and two-thirds, allowing nine hits and one run on five strikeouts and a walk.
"It was huge. James Giroux went out there and threw an excellent game for us. He really gave us a chance to win that one. If we play like that, we can win a lot of baseball games."
Fitzpatrick came on to get the final out in the seventh.
"There were a lot of solid efforts all the way around. A lot of guys did a lot of little things to win the game for us," said Wallace.
The first game ended after five innings, as the Mets extended a 9-0 lead with eight more runs in the top of the fifth.
They had scored four runs in the second inning, two in the third and three more in the fourth.
The Mets' attack was spread out across several bats. Kentz, Joshua Montana, Kyle Angielski and Chase Nistor all had two hits, while Nistor, Montana and Brendan Hill each batted in two runs.
Nistor shut down the Twins on the mound, allowing just three hits in five innings of work, while striking out four and walking two.
Twins starter Austin Kuchinka lasted three innings, allowing six runs (four earned) on six hits, a strikeout and a walk.
Chris Cooper came in to pitch the fourth inning, allowing three runs on three hits, two strikeouts and two walks.
Bryce Burnett entered the game for the fifth. He allowed eight runs, although just two of them were earned, as he surrendered three hits and four walks.
Wallace said the Game 2 win would give his team some confidence going into provincials.
"We're a couple of weeks away from provincials and you play a doubleheader on the Saturday there. It's nice to show that even if you have that bad first game, you can put that out of your head quickly and get back at 'er in the next one."
The Twins were scheduled to visit the Mets in Regina last night for a doubleheader.
Their final home game of the season will be on Friday, as they host the Saskatoon Giants at 6 p.m. at Lynn Prime Park.
The Twins will wrap up the regular season the next day when they visit the Regina Wolfpack.
