The bad came in their opening contest against the Sask5 Giants, where an eight-run fourth inning would lead to a mercy-rule 14-4 loss.
The good was the product of an outstanding pitching performance by Kaleb Waller and the return of the Canucks offence as they rolled to a 10-5 victory in the nightcap.
Moose Jaw is now 2-4 on the season and returns to action Tuesday, June 15 when they host the White Butte Broncos (1-1). Game time is 7 p.m. at Ross Wells Park.
Giants 14, Canucks 4
The two teams found themselves in a close, back-and-forth contest through the first three innings, with Sask5 holding a 2-1 heading into the bottom of the fourth.
There, the Giants would send 13 batters to the plate, taking advantage of four hits, three walks, two hit batters and an error to put up their eight-spot.
True to their scrappy selves, the Canucks tried to get back into it the next inning with three runs of their own, but a four-run bottom of the fifth for Sask5 would invoke the 10-up-after-five mercy rule.
Cole Breitkreuz led the offence with a 3-for-3 showing that included a run scored and a run batted in.
Kyle Duncan got the start on the mound and allowed nine runs, four earned, on three hits and three walks in 3 ⅔ innings work. Caleb Newkirk closed things out and allowed four earned runs on four hits and four walks.
Canucks 10, Giants 4
Waller was all but untouchable in the second game, and efficient at that: he’d need only 76 pitches to get through his five innings of work, surrendering only two hits and two runs while striking out five.
Things were as tough as all get out on the other side of the diamond.
Moose Jaw would score their 10 runs on only five hits, but drew nine walks and took advantage of a stunning 10 errors by Sask5.
Kaedyn Banilevic was the chief beneficiary, recording a single hit in five trips to the plate but walking twice and scoring four runs. Beitkreuz also crossed the plate twice.
Cam O’Reilly finished off the contest on the mound, tossing the final two frames and allowing three runs, none earned, while striking out five.
