Less than 24 hours after surrendering eight runs in the final inning to drop a 16-15 decision to the Regina White Sox, the Canucks rebounded with a 10-4 win over the Lumsden Cubs on Saturday afternoon at Andrie Diamond.
The victory kept the Canucks in the hunt for the league lead with a 10-5-1 record. They’re back in action Wednesday when they host the Regina Pacers.
White Sox 16, Canucks 15
It isn’t often everyone in your line-up has at least one hit and all but one player scores a run and you still take a loss, but that was the case for the Canucks in Regina.
Moose Jaw led 9-5 through three innings, 13-8 through four and took a 15-8 lead into the final frame before the White Sox put up their snowman to steal the win.
Kaison Skeoch led the offensive outburst with a 3-for-3 showing that included a pair of runs scored and four runs batted in. Brogan Bowes and Nick Bechard were each 3-for-4 with three runs scored; Rhett Prior crossed the plate twice, Kohl Olson and Karsen Pruden had two RBI each.
Prior, Hunter Scott, Spenser Craig and Zayden Anderson all saw action on the mound.
Canucks 10, Cubs 4
The Canucks bats didn’t cool off much on a hot afternoon, as they would rack up 19 hits on the day and have all but one player record a base knock.
It was Moose Jaw’s turn to use a big inning to help secure a win, as trailing 3-0 in the third, they’d send 10 batters to the plate and score seven runs to take a lead they’d never relinquish.
Scott had a perfect day at the plate with a 4-for-4 outing that included a run and two RBI, while Skeoch was again 3-for-3 with a pair of runs. Prior ended up 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI, while Bechard also crossed the plate twice.
Skeoch also turned in an effective showing on the mound, allowing three runs on four hits over three innings and striking out five. Anderson tossed two shutout frames, scattering three hits and striking out three, Bowes closed things out by allowing a run on two hits over the last two innings.
