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Cardinal's WCBL struggles continue

Wins are still proving hard to earn for the Yorkton Cardinals. The local Western Canadian Baseball League team sits with a 2-26 record for a .071 winning percentage, the lowest in the 12-team loop.
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Wins are still proving hard to earn for the Yorkton Cardinals.

The local Western Canadian Baseball League team sits with a 2-26 record for a .071 winning percentage, the lowest in the 12-team loop. They sit last in the Eastern Division, 19 games back of front-running Weyburn with a record of 21-7.

The WCBL version of the Highway #10 rivalry heated up again Friday as the Cardinals headed down the pavement to meet the Melville Millionaires.

Yorkton went ahead with a single run in the first, adding another in the top half of the second inning for a 2-0 lead.

But, The Millionaires scored three in the home half of the second to take a 3-2 lead, a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the way.

The Cardinals were shut-out the rest of the way, while Melville added one in the third, another in the fourth, then two more runs in the eighth for a 7-2 win.

Chris Lacher was the winning pitcher for Melville. He started and went three innings, allowing five hits and two earned runs.

Jake Anderson took the loss for Yorkton. He started and went four innings, allowing 10 hits and five runs, all of those earned.

The teams were scheduled to meet again Saturday in Yorkton, but the game was postponed due to weather.

Blanked in Regina

Last Wednesday the Cardinals visited the Red Sox in Regina, falling behind in the second inning as the host side plated a pair of runs.

The Red Sox added four in the seventh, and that would be it as the Red Sox rounded out a 6-0 win.

Michael Batten was the winning pitcher. He went the distance allowing only three hits, walking two and striking out 11.

Trenton Lee suffered the loss on the mound for Yorkton, going eight innings, scattering 12 hits and allowing the six runs, all of those earned.

Shut-out by 57s

You can add another lopsided loss to the ledger in Swift Current last week.

The Cardinals were facing the 57s July 2, when the host team handed the Cardinals a 9-0 defeat.

Swift Current starter Logan Garza, who went five hitless innings, striking out six, earned the win.

The Cardinals would manage only three hits on the night.

The losing pitcher was Cardinal Zachary Taylor. He started and lasted one one-third of an inning, allowing three hits, and walking three while giving up six runs, all of those earned. Swift Current would end up plating seven first inning runs.

Alex Stinnett punched a home run for Swift Current, his third of the season. He was also one of three 57s with two runs-batted-in.

The Cardinal record drops to 2-24, while Swift Current improved to 16-9.