The Yorkton Cardinals redeemed themselves against the Swift Current 57s on Jun. 19. It was the lone highlight in a disappointing week of baseball, as the Cardinals struggle to break out of their early season slump.
The Cardinals faced the 57s at Jubilee Park on Jun. 19 after falling to the visiting team the previous day. The Cardinals rebounded from the defeat, handing the 57s a loss in a close game.
Things looked bleak at the start of the game as the 57s scored a run in the second inning, followed by three more in the third.
The Cardinals rallied and put three runs on the board in the fourth, with Jared McDonald, Dillon Champagne, and Thirus Jones all scoring.
The Cardinals maintained their momentum in the fifth inning as Champagne and Logan Zazaya both scored runs.
McDonald snagged a run in the seventh while Ryne Niemi and Jayse Wilson both made it to home base in the eighth, solidifying Yorkton’s lead.
Swift Current tried to make a comeback in the ninth inning, scoring two runs, but they couldn’t overtake the home team. The Cardinals won 8-6.
The Cardinals dance with victory didn’t last long. They fell to the Regina Red Sox in a hard-fought home game on Jun. 21.
Regina started strong, scoring two runs in the second inning. Yorkton didn’t respond until the fifth, but it was a solid effort. Jones, Griffey Halle, and Riley Jepson all scored runs in the fifth.
Halle grabbed one more run for the Cardinals in the seventh inning before the team fell to Regina 7-4.
On the road
The Cardinals suffered three tough losses on the road over the weekend.
They faced the Weyburn Beavers on Jun. 22. Jepson and Halle scored runs in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively, but that was all the offense the Cardinals could muster. They lost to the Beavers 8-2.
The Cardinals faced the Red Sox in back-to-games on Jun. 24. The first game was rough. Jepson and Clyde Yeh scored in the second inning. Halle and McDonald did likewise in the third. But their efforts weren’t enough as Regina came out on top with a dominating 11-4 victory.
The second game of the day was much closer.Halle kicked the first inning off with a run. The Cardinals didn’t follow up on his point until the sixth, when Colin Kelington and Jayse Wilson scored runs. That was the Cardinals’ last burst in the game, as they lost 5-3.
Back home
The Cardinals were supposed to face the Red Sox yet again on Monday, but the game was canceled when the umpires didn't show up.
Up next
The Cardinals will play the Medicine Hat Mavericks in home game action on Jun. 28 at 7 p.m.Â
