Canucks fall in extra inning to Wolfpack in 18U AAA Sask Premier Baseball League action

Pisio, Csada hit first home runs of season, but Moose Jaw drops 14-10 decision in eight innings

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The Moose Jaw 18U AAA Canucks might still be looking for their first win in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League, but if things continue to go as they did until the final inning on Tuesday night, that victory will come sooner than later.

The Canucks tied the game in the bottom of the seventh and got the winning run to second with two outs but would drop a 14-10 extra-inning decision to the Regina Wolfpack at Ross Wells Park.

The contest was back-and-forth throughout, with the first turn of fortune coming in the third inning when Nathan Pisio hit a two-run home run to tie the game 3-3. The round-tripper was the first for Pisio in Ross Wells and came on a 2-0 fastball that he took over the wall in left-centre field.

Moose Jaw eventually took a 6-4 lead into the sixth inning, in no small part to a solid start on the mound by Nathan McDougall. He’d go 4 ⅔ innings and allow three runs on three hits, with none of the runs earned. He’d also rack up five strikeouts on the night.

Regina would rally in the top of the seventh, though, scoring three runs off relievers Grier Peterson and Owen Csada to take 7-6 lead in the bottom of the frame.

There, it would be Csada’s turn to come through with his first home run in

Ross Wells, and at a key moment, too. Down to his last strike with two outs and the game on the line, Csada would send a 2-2 fastball over the left field wall to tie the game 7-7.

The Canucks weren’t done there, either, as they got the winning run to second base but would be unable to finish things off.

Unfortunately for the home team, Regina’s bats came alive in the extra inning, cranking out three base hits, hitting two doubles and taking advantage of an error to put seven runs across the plate and take a 14-7 lead.

The Canucks didn’t go quietly, scoring three runs in the bottom of the extra inning, but they’d get no closer.

Pisio finished his night 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, while Cam Beisal and Noah Thul each crossed the plate twice. Gerritt Gulutzan was 1-for-5, but knocked in four runs.

The Canucks will host the Regina White Sox on Wednesday, May 24. Game time is 7 p.m. at Ross Wells.

Moose Jaw continues winning ways with pair of victories in South Sask Lacrosse League action

Mustangs U11 2 battle to win over Weyburn, U11 1 Mustangs tie Queen City, U13 Mustangs dominate Crossfire

It was another night of success for the Moose Jaw Mustangs on Wednesday, as three teams picked up points in South Saskatchewan Lacrosse League action.

Both U11 teams took the floor at the Kinsmen Arena, with the Mustangs 2 taking a 6-5 victory over the Weyburn Thrashers and Mustangs 1 battling to an 8-8 tie with the Queen City Heat. The U13s were also in action in Regina, rolling to a 14-3 win over Queen City.

U11 Mustangs 2 6, Weyburn 5

Midway through the third period it looked as if the Mustangs would were about to take their first loss of the season, after Weyburn scored a pair of goals early in the frame to take a 5-4 lead.

Sterling Stewart would score for Moose Jaw to tie the game at 8:54, and just over four minutes later, Joshua Arnold would score to give Moose Jaw the victory.

Arnold finished the game with four goals, while Bennet Dunlop had their other marker.

U11 Mustangs 1 8, Queen City 8

The Mustangs took a two-goal lead into the final five minutes of the game but wouldn’t be able to hold on for the win, as Queen City’s Karsen Peberdy would score twice in just over a minute to salvage the tie.

Kipton Tremblay scored five goals for Moose Jaw, while Stanley Jameson had a hat trick of his own. Kayden Howes had two assists and Jack Hourie added their other marker.

U13 Mustangs 14, Queen City 3

Moose Jaw left nothing to chance, roaring out to a 6-1 lead in the first period and building a 9-2 edge through two.

Ryder Seiferling had a solid game for the Mustangs, scoring five goals and seven points, while Cruz Seaborg had a pair of goals and a four-point night. Keegan Flanagan and Vanden Chappel scored a pair each, Ethan Thedroff, Connor Hart-Livingston and Kieran Neuls-Dumoulin each had single markers.

Rylan Deichert played set up man with five assists.