The Marysburg Royals’ talented ball club ran into a tough Saskatoon Stallions club at the wrong time.
The Royals, who dominated the Saskatoon Senior Baseball League regular season standings, were upended in three games by the Stallions in their SSBL semi-final playoff series.
It was a tough way to lose for a Royals club that enjoyed such a solid regular season. Unfortunately, talent and time of year left the club with just nine players for each of their three contests.
The Royals were without a number of key contributors for the playoff series including Adam Gerwing, Carter Frerichs, Brody Frerichs, and Thomas Lessmeister, who were all in St. Thomas, Ont. for the 2018 U21 Baseball Canada Cup.
With just nine players, the Royals suffered a tough 9-7 loss to the Stallions on Aug. 14.
Luke Strueby was charged with the loss on the mound for the Royals, pitching a complete game in just his second appearance on the mound this season.
With their season on the line, the Royals refused to go down without a fight, winning game two 8-4 on Aug. 15.
Playing their second game of the day and third in two games, the Royals ran out of steam in the third and decisive game as they suffered a 10-1 loss.
With the loss the Royals saw their season come to a close.
