MOOSE JAW -- It’s safe to say the Moose Jaw Canucks have been on a bit of a roll since the start of the Sask Premier Baseball League 15U AAA season.
And their last four games have offered a perfect example.
The Canucks battled to a 19-10 win over the Regina Wolfpack in Regina on Tuesday night, with that win coming on the heels of an 11-0 victory over the South East Twins on Sunday and a doubleheader sweep of the Yorkton Cardinals in Yorkton on Saturday, winning game one 12-2 and the second 22-9.
All told, the Canucks have scored 64 runs over the last four games while holding the opposition to 22 -- almost half of that coming in Tuesday’s game.
Not surprisingly, Moose Jaw is 7-0 to start the SPBL season despite their busy schedule and have outscored their opposition 101-40 in that span.
Canucks 19 Regina Wolfpack 10
Moose Jaw got to a solid start with a six-run first inning and led 11-5 heading into the bottom of the fifth, but Regina would claw their way back into contention with four runs in their half of the inning.
The Canucks saw to it there would be no comeback on the night, though, scoring six in the sixth and holding on from there.
Zaid Guillaume led the way at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two runs and two runs batted in. Nigel Legare went 2-for-4 with two runs and four RBI, while Lucas Lind and Kaiden Gadd each crossed the plate three times.
Every Canucks hitter had a base hit and scored at least one run.
Cohen Symak started on the mound and allowed three runs, one earned on three hits over 1 ⅔ innings, Van Glasser gave up two runs, neither earned, in 1 ⅓ innings, T. Taylor allowed three runs on two hits in an inning of work and Daxton Chesney closed things out by allowing a single run on two hits in the final inning.
Canucks 11, South East 0
A three run first inning and eight run third inning were more than enough offence for the Canucks pitchers, who came a single walk away from tossing a perfect game -- albeit one shortened by the mercy rule.
Lind got the start and was utterly dominant, pitching four perfect innings while striking out eight. Legare took over in the fifth and allowed a walk but struck out the side to bring the contest to an early end.
Glasser was 2-for-2 with a triple and three RBI to lead the offence. Nine of the 10 hitters in Moose Jaw’s line-up crossed the plate, with Emery Schoenroth and Taylor Usher each doing so twice.
Canucks 22, Yorkton 9
The Canucks led 8-3 through three and 11-4 through five before tacking on 11 runs over the final two innings.
Moose Jaw showed all sorts of power on the afternoon, led by a pair of home runs from Neal Kohl, who ended up 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI. Gadd had a perfect game at the plate, going 5-for-5 with a home run, double, four runs and four RBI, while Lind also hit a round tripper and a two-bagger, going 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI. Symak crossed the plate four times.
Glasser got the start and gave up a single earned run over four innings, striking out five. Chesney allowed five earned runs on three hits and five walks in the next 1 ⅔ and Symak finished things off, allowing a single run on two hits in the last 1 ⅓.
Canucks 12 Yorkton 2
It was another relatively close one early as Moose Jaw led 4-2 through four, but they’d tack on two in the fifth, three in the sixth and two more in the seventh for another lopsided win.
Kohl was outstanding on the mound, tossing a complete game and allowing two runs on five hits, walking none and striking out 13 of the 26 batters he faced.
The ball was absolutely flying out of the part for the Canucks, as they hit six home runs. Gadd led the way with a pair of homers while going 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBI. Kohl, Legare, Glasser and Dillon Flanagan also hit round trippers, while Schoenroth was 3-for-3 with three runs scored.
The Canucks will look to keep the roll going on Saturday when they travel to Saskatoon for a doubleheader with the Astros. Next home action is Tuesday when they host the Swift Current 57’s, with first pitch at 6:15 p.m. at Blackwell Diamond.
