The Southeast Performance Pump midget AAA Twins won two of four games they played on the road during the Canada Day long weekend, as they earned splits with the Parkland Expos on June 30 and the Muenster Red Sox the following day.
The Twins dropped a 7-4 decision to the Expos in Yorkton, as the Expos scored three times in the second and twice in the fourth to take a 7-2 advantage.
Tyren Dorrance led the Twins attack in the first game by going 2-for-2, including a solo home run, and scoring twice. Hudson Neuberger had two runs batted in (RBI) for the Twins.
Jayke Smolinski gave up all seven runs for the Twins in 3 2/3 innings of work. Three of the runs were unearned. He also struck out six.
Alan Kerr didn’t allow a baserunner in 2 1/3 innings.
Twins pitching was excellent in the second game, a 2-0 victory. Kaiden Lyons allowed just two hits in seven innings in a complete game shutout. He did allow six walks, but he also struck out nine.
Burke Lyons accounted for the Twins offence, as he hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning that also scored Justin VanAchte.
The first game against Muenster went to extra innings, and the Twins scored three in the top of the eighth for the victory. They had a 3-1 lead late in the game, but Muenster scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to tie.
Smolinski scored three times for the Twins, and Ty Nikolejsin had two runs.
Burke Lyons was on the mound for seven innings, and gave up three runs while striking out four. Thomas Husband came on in relief for the extra frame, and shut out the Red Sox while striking out two.
The Twins had an 8-2 lead after the top of the fourth inning in the second game against Muenster, but the Red Sox scored twice in the fourth, and three in each of the fifth and the sixth for the come-from-behind victory.
Bryson Andres led a balanced attack for the Twins, as he went 3-for-4 with a run. Aiden Krafchuk and Van Achte each had two hits for the Twins, while Tyren Dorrance and Kieran Stewart had two RBIs apiece.
Husband gave up four runs in four innings and struck out four. Boston Walker came on in relief and gave up three runs in one-third of an inning. Nikolejsin surrendered three runs in 1 2/3 innings.
All of the Red Sox runs were earned.
The Twins (10-10) will host the Regina White Sox on July 5 for a double-header at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., and the Northwest Prairie Pirates on July 6 at noon and 3 p.m.
