It鈥檚 been a tough season so far for a very young Parkland Expos 鈥楢A鈥� baseball team, who took a 1-7 record into Lloydminster and Humboldt this past weekend.
The 鈥楢A鈥� Expos ran into some bad luck in their first series of the weekend, dropping a pair of games to the Northwest Prairie Pirates 鈥楢A鈥� squad by scores of 8-3 in Game One and 6-4 in Game Two.
Luke Walters shouldered the loss in Game One despite a strong performance on the mound while Jordan Evans in his season pitching debut took the Game Two loss with a complete game effort surrendering six runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out five.
Bantam AP Montana Johnson had a strong game at the plate in Game Two leading all Parkland Expos with a 3-for-4 game and two RBIs.
The following day the 鈥楢A鈥� Expos were in Humboldt to do battle with the perfect Humboldt Dodgers, who carried an impressive 11-0 record into Sunday鈥檚 Game One.
The Parkland Expos proved that they were indeed improving as starting pitcher Grady Hawkins did a great job keeping the Humboldt batters off balance while the offence and defence - the latter of which has been the Achilles Heel for the club so far this season 鈥� was also strong in a 7-7 tie that ended Humboldt鈥檚 bid for a perfect season.
Game Two saw the 鈥楢A鈥� Expos give their bantam AP pitchers some work as Montana Johnson and Gregor Farquharson both took to the mound in the 13-3 loss. The 13-year-old Farquharson, who is the youngest player in Saskatchewan Midget Baseball this season, led the Expo attack in Game Two with a three hit, one RBI effort.
The next action for the 鈥楢A鈥� Parkland Expos is this Saturday when they鈥檙e in Regina for two games, one each against the Regina Blue Jays and Regina Pacers.
