The Under-14 Ice were the latest local squad to pick up a doubleheader sweep on Wednesday night, using solid offensive production and just as strong play in the field to take 8-3 and 10-4 wins over the Regina Royals.
The Ice improved to 6-1 on the season and are back at Optimist Park on Wednesday, Aug. 5 for a doubleheader with the Lumsden Cubs.
Ice 8, Royals 3
The Ice didn’t take long to get on the board in the opener, as Haily Molde, Ashley Breitkreuz and Macy Litzenberger hit three straight two-out singles in the bottom of the first, bringing around Breitkreuz and Litzenberger with the game’s first two runs.
Regina came back to take the lead in the top of the fourth, but the Ice would tack on a pair of runs in their half of the inning and score four more in the sixth to secure the five-run win.
Breitkreuz would finish the game 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored, while Molde was 2-for-3 and also crossed the plate twice. Litzenberger went 3-for-3 and scored once.
Molde got the start in the circle and allowed a single hit over three innings, striking out three, before Callie Klemenz closed things out, allowing three runs – one earned – while striking out four.
Ice 10, Royals 4
As well as things went to start the first game, they were even better in the nightcap: the Ice would send nine batters to the plate in the opening inning, scoring six runs to take quick control of the contest.
Moose Jaw led 7-1 when Regina put together a bit of a rally with three runs in the fourth, but they’d get no closer as the Ice pulled away in the final two frames.
Litzenberger finished 2-for-2 with a walk, triple and three runs scored; Klemenz reached base three times and scored twice. Mallory Tendler and Rylee Miskiman also hit the basepaths twice and scored a run each.
Waverly Demassi got the start and turned in a solid showing, allowing one run and a single hit while striking out five in three innings work. Molde took over in the fourth, surrendering three runs on three hits before Peyton Mengel closed things out with two scoreless innings, allowing a single hit.
