MOOSE JAW — It was a night of many pitchers, a trip around the bases and a hug from mom at home plate as the Moose Jaw U18 AA Canucks defeated the Regina Wolfpack 13 – 1 this past weekend.
It was seniors night as the Canucks celebrated the seven players who graduate at the end of the season.
Despite the fanfare and farewells the Canucks put on one of their best shows of the season.
The Canucks bats were hot and the hits found the holes in the Wolfpack’s defence. A complete opposite to last Sunday’s Canucks’ loss.
“They played well. They hit the ball hard and we got good pitching from everybody,” Canucks head coach Zach Klyne said.
The Canucks offence had strong hits. Hits that found the holes largely picking apart the Wolfpacks’ outfield.
The Canucks started the game out strong.
They scored two runs in the first following the Wolfpack scoring their lone run.
The Canucks would go on to score four runs in the second inning, two runs in the third inning and finally five runs in the fourth inning.
The Canucks did not bat in the fifth inning as the game was over due to the mercy rule - from the fifth inning if any team is ahead by 10 runs they automatically win.
What was remarkable about the win was all but one of the seven graduating players took to the mound - holding the Wolfpack in a cage.
The eighth place Canucks next big stop is Estevan next weekend as they have qualified for Tier One in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League U18 AA.
It’s a tournament that Klyne is hopeful for given the team’s strong performances in tournaments the past two years.
