North West Prairie Pirates - Game 1
The Red Sox offense came alive in the final two innings as they knocked off the North West Prairie Pirates 5-2 in Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League action from Lloydminster on July 18.
Kyle Froehlich picked up the win on the mound for the Red Sox pitching a complete game giving up two runs, on just three hits and two walks, striking out 11.
Matthew McGrath led the way offensively finishing 3-for-4 at the plate with one run batted in (RBI) and one run scored.
The Red Sox got off to a solid start as they pushed across the game’s opening run in the first inning.
That run would be the final time either team would cross home plate until the sixth when the Red Sox extended their lead, with a pair of runs thanks to two Prairie Pirates errors.
The Red Sox further extended their lead in the top of the seventh, scoring twice.
North West Prairie Pirates - Game 2
One poor inning is sometimes the only thing separating wins and losses and the Sox learned that the hard way as they gave up eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning in a 9-5 loss.
Nicholas Silcox was charged with the loss, giving up five runs, all earned, on two hits and three walks over just 0.1 innings, in relief of starter Rylan Marianchuk.
Offensively the Red Sox rode a balanced attack, which saw four players drive in runs.
The game got off to a solid start for the Red Sox as they pushed across a run in the first to take the early lead, but a single by the Prairie Pirates in the second had the teams tied.
The run against seemed to spark the Red Sox who scored once in the third and twice more in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead.
Unfortunately for the Sox, the Prairie Pirates registered three walks, and seven singles en route to an eight run sixth inning.
The Red Sox added a run in the seventh, but could not complete the comeback.
Saskatoon Diamondbacks
JD Storozynsky hit a run scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Saskatoon Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the Red Sox in Saskatoon on July 19.
Cody Bauml was charged with the loss on the mound for the Red Sox giving up three runs, all earned, on four hits and two walks, striking out one over 1.2 innings, in relief of starter Matthew McGrath.
Drew Bauml led the way offensively finishing 1-for-3 at the plate with two RBI and one walk.
After the two teams played to a scoreless opening inning, the teams came alive over the next two, with the Diamondbacks taking their first lead of the game with a run scoring single in the bottom of the second, and the Red Sox grabbing their first lead of the game with a pair of runs in the top of the third.
The Red Sox held their lead until the bottom of the sixth, when a Diamondbacks pair left the Sox down 3-2.
A single run in the top of the seventh pulled the Red Sox back into a tie, setting up the walk-off hit by the Diamondbacks.
Saskatoon Giants
The Red Sox scored four times in the seventh inning to knock off the Saskatoon Giants 14-12 on July 19 in Saskatoon.
Matthew McGrath led the way offensively finishing 3-for-5 at the plate with four RBI and one run scored.
Joshua Doepker picked up the win on the mound pitching three innings of two run ball, allowing just two hits and two walks, striking out three in relief of starter Drew Bauml.
After a scoreless first inning the Red Sox offense came alive scoring two runs in the second and three more in the third to lead 5-0 through two-and-a-half innings.
The Giants quickly responded with nine in the bottom half to take a 9-5 lead through three innings.
The Red Sox’s offense got back to work in the top of the fourth pushing across three runs, but a Giants single in the bottom of the inning left the Red Sox down 10-8 after four.
After a scoreless fifth, the teams traded a pair of runs in the sixth, to set up the seventh inning theatrics.
Saskatoon Cubs - Game 1
The Red Sox pushed across five runs over a span of four innings to knock off the Saskatoon Cubs 5-1.
Rylan Marianchuk led the way offensively finishing his afternoon 3-for-3 at the plate with one walk, two RBI and two runs scored.
Aaron Aquino picked up the win on the mound for the Red Sox pitching three innings of one hit, two walk ball, striking out one, in relief of starter Kyle Froehlich.
The contest got off to a bit of a tough start for the Red Sox, who gave up the game’s opening run in the top of the first inning.
After the Red Sox failed to score with the bases loaded in the first, the home side came alive over the next couple of innings, scoring single runs in the second, third, and sixth innings and a pair in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead.
Saskatoon Cubs - Game 2
A late Red Sox comeback bid fell just short as they dropped a 10-8 decision in their final regular season contest.
Kyle Froehlich and Jayden Huls led the way offensively, as the pair combined to hit 2-for-7 with four RBI, two runs scored, and one walk.
Joshua Doepker was charged with the loss on the mound for the Red Sox, giving up two runs, both earned, on two hits and two walks, in relief of starter Rylan Marianchuk.
The contest got off to a tough start for the Red Sox, who gave up runs in each of the first three innings to trail 4-0.
A trio in the third and two more in the fourth gave the Red Sox their first lead of the game, but two quick runs by the Cubs in the top of the fifth had the Red Sox trailing 6-5.
Four more Cubs runs in the top of the seventh left the Red Sox down 10-5.
The home side tried to comeback, pushing across three but ran out of real estate.
Outlook
Thanks to their 3-3 week, the Red Sox wrap up the regular season with a 14-16 record, good enough for a fifth place tie in the SPBL league standings.
Unfortunately for the Red Sox, the club will finish sixth after the Regina Athletics finished fifth due to a series sweep.
With the Sox locked into the sixth seed the squad will kick off their provincial tournament with a date against the seventh seeded Swift Current 57s at Leakos Field in Saskatoon on July 27.
