The Canucks dropped 7-0 and 7-1 decisions to the Parkland Expos in league action at Ross Wells Park on Sunday afternoon, capping their campaign with a 12-20 record and finishing in 10th place in the 14-team league.
As the top eight teams advance to the SPBL provincial playoffs, the Canucks saw their season come to an end.
Parkland 7, Canucks 0
The Canucks couldn’t find a way to solve Parkland starter Evan McCubbing in the twinbill opener, and while Cam O’Reilly did his best to keep things in check, the Expos were just able to gradually chip away offensively.
Parkland put up a pair of runs in the fourth inning to lead 3-0, tacked on another in the fifth and finishing things off with a three-spot in the top of the seventh.
Cam O’Reilly turned in a serviceable start in his final appearance for the Canucks -- he joins the St. Clair Saints of the OCAA this fall -- allowing five runs on 11 hits while striking out three in 6 ⅔ innings of work.
McCubbing, meanwhile, allowed only three hits and struck out five in taking the complete-game win.
O’Reilly, Caleb Newkirk and Nathan Varjassy had hits for the Canucks.
Parkland 7, Canucks 1
The second game of the doubleheader was even closer in the early going, this time courtesy of a pitching duel between the Canucks’ Kaleb Waller and Expos’ Landon Burkell.
Waller went four innings, allowing two runs and striking out three, and left the contest trailing 2-1.
That lone run came off his own bat, via a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth.
That would be the lone offensive bright spot in the game, though, as Moose Jaw would again have only three hits: Burkell finished off the game by allowing a single run and striking out six.
Evan Callaghan pitched two innings in relief of Waller and surrendered a single unearned run on three hits; Cole Breitkreuz closed out the game, allowing four runs on five hits.
Varjassy and Callaghan had the other hits for the Canucks.
Kayden Smith hit two home runs for Yorkton.
