Canucks drop pair to Saskatoon in 15U AAA Sask Premier Baseball League action

The opening game of the Moose Jaw 15U AAA Canucks in the Sask Premier Baseball League doubleheader against the Saskatoon Astros took place on Saturday afternoon.

As it stands, Saskatoon would put up a pair of eight-run innings and go on to a 21-6 victory to open the twinbill and then rolled to a 10-0 win in the rematch.

The two losses were the first of the season for the Canucks, who now have a 2-2 record.

With the first game tied 1-1 heading into the third inning, the Astros would send 12 batters to the plate, taking advantage of a double, triple, four singles, walk

Astros roll to 21-6 win in opener Saturday, take 10-0 victory in rematch and a pair of errors to key their big inning.

Moose Jaw got right back into it the very next frame, though, putting up a fivespot of their own and closing to within three.

Saskatoon added another run in the fourth and tagged on three more in the sixth before cracking the 20-run mark with another eight runs in the final inning.

Kyren Ernest had a 2-for-4 game at the plate that included a run and an RBI, while Tyson Ross was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Luke Pratte also had a pair of hits.

Ryan Gibbs, Marcus Capili, Max Craig and Brettin Hutchinson all saw action on the mound for Moose Jaw.

The first five innings of the rematch quickly turned into a pitcher’s duel, as the Canucks’ Hunter Scott and Saskatoon’s

Chris Rauckman kept the bats largely in check.

The Astros got on the board with a run in the first and two more in the second, but that would be it until the top of the sixth, when Saskatoon put another seven across the plate to invoke the mercy rule.

Scott would allow six runs, four earned, on five hits while striking out seven in five innings of work. Ernest closed out the contest.

The Canucks are back in action on Wednesday, May 24 when they host the Regina Wolfpack. Game time is 6 p.m. from Blackwell Diamond.

East Central takes twinbill sweep over Canucks to open SPBL 18U AAA season

Moose Jaw loses big lead, drop 10-7 decision in opener, fall 8-3 in rematch Sunday at Ross Wells

The Moose Jaw Canucks lost against the East Central Red Sox in Sask Premier Baseball League 18U AAA action on Sunday afternoon, but the potential for future success can already be seen.

The Canucks built a 6-1 lead through four innings in the doubleheader opener at Ross Wells Park, but the Red Sox would catch up and then pull away over the final three innings on their way to a 10-7 victory.

East Central then didn’t waste any time in the rematch, scoring three in the first inning, building a 7-2 lead through four and going on to an 8-3 win.

It all looked good early in the day, though, as the Canucks opened game one with a run in the first and another in the third before putting up four in the fourth to build their 6-1 lead.

The Red Sox clawed back four runs of their own in the fifth and a three-spot the next inning would give them the lead for good. The Canucks pulled back within one in the bottom of the sixth, but a pair of insurance runs in the top of the seventh would put things away for good.

Caleb Newkirk had a solid game at the plate, going 3-for-3 with four runs batted in. Gerritt Gulutzan and Keaton Hillmer scored a pair of runs each, Ty Reid had a pair of hits.

Newkirk got the start on the mound and turned in a solid showing, allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits while striking out a pair in four innings of work. Cam Beisal pitched the fifth and allowed an earned run, with Owen Csada tossing the final two innings and giving up five runs, two earned, striking out three and walking four.

It was East Central’s turn to get a quick lead in the rematch, and once they were ahead, Adam Korte saw to it the lead stuck.

The Red Sox starter held Moose Jaw scoreless through three innings and ended up allowing only two runs on four hits while striking out nine in four innings of work. Cam Marshak was just effective in relief, allowing a run on three hits over the final three innings.

Beisal was the only Canuck with more than a single hit, going 2-for-4 out of the lead-off spot.

Nathan Pisio got the start for Moose Jaw and allowed four runs on five hits over 2 ⅓ innings of work, with only two of those runs earned, Hillmer tossed an inning and allowed a pair of runs, Gulutzan pitched a scoreless fifth and Nathan McDougall closed things out, allowing a run on three hits over the final two innings. The Canucks are back in action Tuesday when they host the Regina Wolfpack. Game time is 7 p.m. at Ross Wells Park.