REGINA -- Any time a team gets their season off to a great start, there’s always a question as if it’s a fluke and if it will last.
The only way to answer those questions is over time -- and with the way things are going for the Moose Jaw Canucks in the Sask Premier Baseball League 18U AAA division, they’re looking very real indeed.
The Canucks ran their record to 8-2 and remained in first place in the 14-team league with a 17-9 victory over the Regina Wolfpack in Regina on Sunday afternoon.
Regina got off to a good start and kept pace with Moose Jaw through the first four innings, scoring one in the bottom of the fourth to take a 6-5 lead. Unfortunately for the home team, that would be their last good news on the day, as the Canucks poured across five in the fifth and another six in the sixth to take a 17-7 lead. Regina got two back in the bottom of the sixth but would get no closer.
The Wolfpack fell to 4-6 and are tied for 10th place.
Noah Thul led the way at the plate for Moose Jaw, going 4-for-5 with two runs scored and two runs batted in. Luke Pratte also had a solid showing, going 2-for-4 with a triple, three runs and three RBI, while Kale Pratte was 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and two RBI.
Jackson Cera finished a home run away from the cycle for Regina, putting together a 3-for-3 showing that included a double, triple, run scored and four RBI.
Hunter Scott got the start for Moose Jaw and allowed six runs on three hits in 2 ⅓ innings, walking six and striking out two. Spencer Craig took over in the third and went the rest of the way, allowing three runs, one earned, on three hits while striking out four.
Tyson Cann led off on the mound for the Wolfpack and surrendered six runs on six hits and seven walks in 2 ⅓, Tanner Medloski pitched the next three innings and gave up seven runs on four hits before Maddex Wasacase finished things off, tossing the last 1 ⅔ and allowing four runs on five hits
The Canucks have five games this week -- Monday in White Butte, Tuesday in Regina against the Athletics, Wednesday at home against the Whilte Sox (7 p.m., Ross Wells) and a doubleheader saturday against the Z7 Sun Devils (10 a.m. and 1 p.m.).
