Mosquito AA Tier 4 - Watrous
The Muenster Red Sox collected the provincial title after knocking off the Dinsmore Dynamos 14-4 in the provincial final on July 22.
The Red Sox picked up the title after knocking off seven other teams, including the host Watrous Lakers played host, Wadena Wildcats and Lanigan Pirates.
The Red Sox kicked off their tournament on a high note as they rolled through the early part of the preliminary round knocking off the Lanigan Pirates 13-1 and the Canora Reds 17-0.
With a spot in the semi-final all but guaranteed, the Red Sox wrapped up their preliminary round with a 12-10 loss to the Dinsmore Dynamos to finish the round robin 2-1, good enough for second place in Pool B.
While the Red Sox were on their way to a top two in Pool B, the Pirates could not keep pace with their local rivals.
The Pirates’ tournament got off to a tough start as they lost 13-1 to the Red Sox and 15-5 to the Dynamos.
With two straight losses, the Pirates knew their provincial hopes were finished.
With one game left to play, the Pirates struggled on both sides of the ball in a 16-3 loss, sending the Pirates’ record to 0-3, eliminating the club from playoff contention.
While Muenster and Lanigan were battling it out in Pool B, the pair of Wadena and Watrous were duking it out in Pool A.
The host Watrous Lakers enjoyed the better provincials between the two clubs.
The Lakers kicked off their tournament with an 8-2 win over the Wildcats, before adding a 6-4 win over the Esterhazy Cyclones, and a 17-16 win over the Langenburg Jacks to finish first in Pool A, clinching a spot in the semi-finals.
Unfortunately for the Wildcats, they were unable to keep pace with the Lakers, as they suffered a 19-9 loss to the Langenburg Jacks, after losing 8-2 to the Lakers, officially eliminating them from playoff contention.
With one game left in their provincial tournament, the Wildcats make sure to close their season on a high note as they knocked off the Esterhazy Cyclones 10-7 to wrap up their provincial tournament with a 1-2 record.
With the round robin complete, two local teams were left standing as Watrous won Pool A and Muenster finished second in Pool B.
Thanks to their pool finishes the Red Sox and Lakers were matched up against each other in the semi-final.
After rolling through the round robin with a perfect 3-0 record, the Lakers met their match in the semi-final as the Red Sox limited the Lakers attack, allowing just three runs in a 7-3 Red Sox win.
With the win the Red Sox moved into the final in a rematch with the Dinsmore Dynamos, the only team to beat the Red Sox.
With revenge on their minds, the Red Sox came out swinging and were rewarded for their efforts as they pounded out 14 runs in a dominating 14-4 win over the Dynamos, giving the Red Sox the provincial title.
Bantam AA Tier 2 - Macklin
The Muenster Red Sox are provincial silver medalists after the club lost 16-5 to the Parkland Expos in the provincial final on July 22.
After sneaking by the Dinsmore Dynamos 10-8 on July 21, the Red Sox rolled through the rest of the round robin, picking up an 11-4 win over the Regina Pacers and a 12-2 win over the Swift Current 57’s, giving the Red Sox a perfect 3-0 round robin record.
Thanks to their perfect record the Red Sox finished in top spot in Pool A and were given one of four semi-final berths.
In the semi-final the Red Sox took on the Moose Jaw Mallards, in their closest contest of provincials.
With the two teams playing tight defensive baseball, it was the Red Sox who finally broke through, as they pushed across a fourth run, which was just enough to give the Red Sox a 4-3 win.
With the win the club advanced into the provincial final to take on the Expos.
After rolling through the tournament, the Red Sox ran into a tough Expos squad in the final, who ripped the cover off the baseball all tournament long.
The Expos finished the tournament with a perfect 5-0 record, which saw the club score 56 runs, averaging more than 11 a game.
Unfortunately for the Red Sox they were unable to keep the Expos offense in check as they gave up 16 runs in a 16-5 loss, leaving the Red Sox with the provincial silver.
