The SE Performance Pump Midget AAA Twins were close in every game they played this weekend, but weren't able to pick up any victories.
The Twins lost 6-4 and 3-2 to the Saskatoon Diamondbacks Saturday, and 3-2 and 5-2 to the Saskatoon Cubs.
In the first game Saturday, the Diamondbacks jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first and the Twins were unable to get control of the game despite keeping it close. Luke Niemegeers went 1-for-4 with two RBI and Layne Shad went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Jaxon Robertson went 2-for-3 at the plate.
Rhett Nikolejsin went the distance on the mound in the game, settling down to allow only five hits and a walk over his six innings of work, while striking out six.
In the 3-2 loss Saturday night, a Diamondbacks RBI single with two out in the bottom of the sixth broke a 2-2 tie. Niemegeers went 1-for-3 in the loss. Brett MacMurchy allowed five hits and walked four in his six inning complete game.
Sunday, the Twins went up 3-2 in the third inning of the first game against the Cubs but a run allowed in the bottom of the extra eighth inning decided the game. Trent Dorrance went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Robertson went 2-for-3. Jose Reyes took the loss in extra innings after the Brett Lyons start.
In the second game Sunday, the Twins once again went down 4-0 after the first and struggled to come back. Robertson scored both runs for the Twins, in the fourth inning on a fielder's choice and in the sixth on a wild pitch. On the mound, Niemegeers went five innings, allowing six hits and three walks while Evan McLarty pitched a scoreless inning of relief.
The Twins' next action is 7 p.m. Friday at Lynne Prime Field against the Regina White Sox, followed by a Saturday doubleheader against the Northwest Pirates. Saturday games are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
