DQ®13U National Western: Sask Five stays perfect
By Riley Quigg
Canadiand Baseball Network
Ottawa, ON – The action continued on Friday with eight more games involving Western Canada’s most talented young baseball players. Sask Five now stands as the only team to remain undefeated at the DQ® 13U National Western. Here’s a recap of the day’s games:
British Columbia 7 St. Albert (AB2) 2
Reliever Brady Fehlauer (Abbotsford, BC) earned the win for BC tossing three shutout innings and striking out four. Rhees Moss (St. Albert, AB) was charged with the loss despite allowing no earned runs. The six that came across during his time on the mound were unearned. Aaron Vulcano (Surrey, BC) and Treyson Smith (Abbotsford, BC) picked up two RBIs each in the win.
Sask Five (SK1) 4 North Winnipeg (MB2) 2
Sask Five’s pitching staff combined for 11 strikeouts over seven innings while reliever Kael Flynn (Saskatoon, SK) was credited with the win. Flynn held the opposition to only one hit over three innings while fanning five. Ethan Campbell (Warman, SK) went 2-for-2 with an RBI to contribute offensively. Dylan Duguay (Lockport, MB) picked up his second home run of the tournament in the loss.
South Central (MB1) 12 Saskatoon 8
Starter Skylar Bruce (Winnipeg, MB) earned the win striking out four over four innings on the mound while allowing four runs on eight hits and a walk. Bruce contributed at the plate as well going 2-for-3 with two walks and coming across to score three times. Denton Mateychuk (Dominion City, MB) was perfect at the plate going 4-for-4 and driving in three. Braxton Buckberger (Saskatoon, SK) went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a double in the loss.
Parkland (AB1) 15 Swift Current (SK2) 5
Kobe Laevens (Spruce Grove, AB) was lights out on the mound limiting the opposition to one run on one hit while striking out a whopping seven batters over three innings. Dawson Schultz (Swift Current, SK) went 2-for-3 with a double, two stolen bases and two RBIs in the losing effort. Jacob Lovsin (Stony Plain, AB) and Travis Wagner (Stony Plain, AB) both homered for Parkland. Lovsin went 3-for-5 with four RBIs.
Sask Five (SK1) 3 British Columbia 2
Sask Five relied on a strong performance from starting pitcher Nolan Lindberg (Dalmeny, SK) to finish on top in this tight match-up. Lindberg tossed a complete seven innings limiting BC to two runs on five hits and striking out four. Ethan Campbell (Warman, SK) drove in a run in the top of the 1st on a sac fly and later came across to score the winning run in the sixth inning. Treyson Smith (Abbotsford, BC) went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI for BC.
North Winnipeg (MB2) 14 St. Albert (AB2) 3
North Winnipeg ran away with this one after a monstrous 10-run sixth inning highlighted by Zachary Evanochko’s two-run home run. Evanochko went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and scored twice while teammates Liam Curtis (St. Andrews, MB) and Ryland Kuczek (St. Andrews, MB) homered as well. Starting pitcher Zaden Wake (Winnipeg, MB) earned the win going a complete six innings as he struck out three and limited the opposition to three runs.
Saskatoon 7 Swift Current (SK2) 6
Boston Buckberger (Saskatoon, SK) carried his team to victory thanks to a strong relief performance and a huge offensive contribution. Buckberger struck out four and held Swift Current to a single hit over two innings while going 2-for-4 at the plate and driving in four runs. Riley Girod (Corman Park, SK) and Rylan Hildebrand (Swift Current, SK) drove in two runs each in the loss.
South Central (MB1) 12 Parkland (AB1) 7
South Central came back from an early 6-1 deficit thanks to a collective offensive effort. Seven different players drove in runs for the winning squad, including Braeden Lewis (Virden, MB) who went 3-for-4 with a double. Caiden Kew (Spruce Grove, AB) was a bright spot for Parkland’s offense going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Christopher Peters (Rosenort, MB) earned the win for South Central after limiting the opposition to one run over 5.2 innings of relief work.
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