The Parkland U18 AAA Expos headed to Moose Jaw Saturday to play a doubleheader with the Canucks.
The first game of the visit was not a good one for the Expos who failed to plate a run in a 10-0 loss.
Dylan Reed threw the shutout to leadthe Canucks.
Moose Jaw’s big inning was a seven spot in the fifth inning
Kaedyn Koroluk was on the hill for the Expos. He surrendered seven runs on eight hits over four innings, striking out two.
Landon Burkell threw two-thirds of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Game two was a defensive affair with only three runs scored between the two teams, but the result was the same, a loss for the Expos, this time by a 2-1 score.
The game was tied at one until the bottom of the fifth when Evan Callaghan singled on a 2-0 count, scoring the eventual winning run.
The pitching was strong on both sides. Nathan Varjassy struck out six, while Evan McCubbing sat down nine.
McCubbing lasted six innings, allowing six hits and two runs while striking out nine and walking one.
In Regina
Friday the Expos were in Regina to face the host Athletics in s doubleheader.
In Game one it was reported both pitching staffs had their hands full in a high-scoring affair where the Expos came out on top of an 11-7 score. The Expos got on the scoresheet in the second inning, when a Spencer Phythian sac fly scored a run.
The Parkland squadtook the lead for good with three runs in the fourth inning. In the frame Phythian singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run and while Regina’s Anthony Meyer induced Kaden Fedak to hit into a fielder's choice, two runs scored.
Regina didput up three runs in the fifth inning.
However, the Expos scored five runs in the fifth inning. Contributing to the big inning were Fedak, Kayden Smith and Ryland Maier all driving in runs in the inning.
Fedakwas the winning pitcher for the Expos. He surrendered five runs on five hits over four and two-thirds innings, striking out three.
Carter Phythianthrew two and a third innings in relief out of the bullpen.
The Exposracked up 11 hits in the game.
In game two an early lead helped Regina redeem the earlier loss with a 10-5 victory.
Own Cooktook the loss for the Expos. He allowed four hits and six runs over two innings, striking out four.
The Parkland squad tallied seven hits. Ryan Rathgeber and Kayden Smith both had multiple hits for the Expos.
