The Yorkton E and S Yankees season opener against Canora was postponed from Tuesday May 10 until Thursday May 12. The Yankees were to have met the Melville Bison on Thursday but that game was postponed until Wednesday May 18.
The Yankees managed only three hits against Canora coming out on the short end of a 10-0 score.
The Yankees shook off their loss to Canora and a shaky couple of innings against the Bison to record a 14-8 win over the Bison.
Derek Marshall started on the mound for the Yankees recording three strike outs while giving up three walks and only two hits.
A couple untimely errors led to an early 6-0 lead for the Bisons.
Marshall was relieved by Tom Cook who pitched a solid three innings recording four strike outs and giving up only one walk and two hits. He was credited with the win.
Chris Wyatt, in his 2011 Yankee debut, pitched the final two innings giving up two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out two Bison batters.
The Yankees Jeremy Johnson was clearly the game star going four for four with two singles, a double and a triple, two runs scored and three runs batted in.
In addition to Johnson Yankee runs were scored by Chris Morrison and Kurt Karcha with two each, Mackenzie Unyi with three, Derek Kohut, Tom Cook, Garrett Karcha, Mitchell Datema and Kurtis Chupa with one each.
The next action for the Yankees is Thursday, May 26 in a rematch against the Canora Supers in Canora at 6:15 p.m.
