There was little not to like for the Moose Jaw 11U AA Canucks in Baseball Regina league action on Thursday night at Gattinger Diamond as they rolled to a 9-3 victory over the Regina Buffalos.
It didn’t take long for the Canucks to get going, either — after Cruz Schwabe and Reid Weiss hit back-to-back one-out singles in the bottom of the first, Ramsey Thompson would clear the bases with a three-run home run. Max Craig tripled and came around to score one batter later, and the rout was on.
The Canucks would tack on another in the second to go up 5-2 before pouring three more across in the third to make their edge 8-2.
Their pitchers, meanwhile, kept things quiet on the Buffalos side of the diamond. Grady Johnstone got the start and went two innings, giving up a pair of runs on one hit while striking out four and walking four. Reid Weiss took over in the third and was all but untouchable, needing only 17 pitches to get through two innings, striking out five and allowing a single hit. Sam Gaucher closed things out, giving up a run on three hits and striking out five.
Thompson finished the game 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and four runs batted in, while Schwabe, Craig and Johnstone all crossed the plate twice. Craig and James Howe also knocked in two each.
The Canucks are right back in action Thursday night when they host the first place Lumsden Cubs.
