The Southeast Legacy Twins powered their way to a pair of wins in a doubleheader against the Parkland Expos on June 28 at Lynn Prime Park.
The won the first game 5-0 and had a 12-0 victory in the second game.
In the first game, Carson Perkins picked up the win in his first start with the twins this season. He pitched into the seventh inning striking out 14 batters, while allowing just one hit.
“We are very fortunate to have Carson back and he threw a one hitter,” said coach Blaine Kovach.
The Twins scored a run in the first inning and another in the third to take a 2-0 lead.
In the fifth inning, the Twins scored three runs with Preston Hutt contributing with a triple. They also capitalized on errors made by the Expos.
"We capitalized on their walks and the errors they made, which is a good thing to do," said Kovach.
After Perkins struck out the first batter he faced in the top of the seventh, Marc Shaw entered the game to close things out on the mound.
Despite the Expos loading the bases in the inning, Shaw pitched out of the jam.
In the second game, the Twins' bats came alive, and they mercied the Expos in five innings.
The Twins had a 6-0 lead in the top of the third when the Expos had a runner at third with one out. Twins catcher Logan Dimler threw out the baserunner at third, which was a rally killer according to Kovach.
“That helped him (the pitcher) out a lot. It’s a confidence booster for the team and puts us in a better position. It gets that second out and the pitcher can worry about going after the batter,” he said.
The Twins scored six more runs in the inning to go up 12-0 and put the game well out of reach.
Overall, Kovach was impressed with both the offence and pitching in the game.
The Twins played error free baseball both games and need to continue to do that to be successful, said Kovach.
“I’m not too worried about our bats and the pitching; it’s all there right now. It’s just continuing to play error free ball,” said Kovach.
