REGINA - Two Estevan baseball teams have won league titles in Baseball Regina.
The U11 AAA Brewers won their league championship by defeating the Swift Current 57s 14-3 on Sunday afternoon. The Estevan U15 AA Brewers, meanwhile, capped a perfect season in league play by defeating the White Butte Broncos 16-0 in their final.
Both finals were played in Regina.
The U11 AAA Brewers went 4-0 on the weekend. They opened the round robin with a 10-8 win over Swift Current. Jacobi Hlavka hit a grand slam home run in the third inning to pace the Brewers' attack.
Mason Lesy pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless ball for Estevan in relief. He also had two hits.
The Brewers added two wins on Saturday, starting with an 11-10 victory over the Regina White Sox. Estevan had a six-run lead at one point in the fourth inning, and held off the White Sox for the win. Dane Johnson hit a two-run double in a six-run third inning for Estevan. Hlavka didn't allow a run in relief.
The other win was a 24-21 decision over the Regina Wolfpack. Lesy went 2-for-4 and had five runs batted in for Estevan.
The Brewers trailed Swift Current 3-1 after two innings in the final, but scored six times in the top of the third to take a 7-3 lead. The onslaught was highlighted by a two-run single from Jackson Enns. Estevan added five runs in the top of the sixth, thanks to a three-run single by Lesy, who finished with four RBIs in the game.
Preston Siever started for Estevan and allowed five hits and three runs over five innings, striking out three and walking one.
This is the second straight year Estevan's U11 program has won a Baseball Regina title. Last year Estevan was tops at the AA level.
The U15 AA Brewers, meanwhile, went 5-0 during the weekend, and went 25-0 in Baseball Regina play between the regular season and the playoffs.
Estevan opened with an 18-4 win over the Swift Current 57s on Friday. Cort Barber had two hits and four RBIs, including a three-run double in the first inning. Chayse Zohner hit a two-run home run. Aidan Turner tossed 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Saturday saw the Brewers defeat the Davidson Cardinals 13-3 and the Regina Blue Jays 17-3.
Spencer Skuce hit two home runs and drove in three for Estevan. Quintin Sliva also homered and had three RBIs.
Barber gave up three runs in 3 2/3 innings while striking out six.
Chayse Zohner hit a two-run home run against the Blue Jays, and Skuce went 2-for-2 with three RBIs.
Kale Kuchinka gave up two hits and three runs (one unearned) over 3 1/3 innings. He also contributed offensively with three hits.
Estevan's lone close game was a 13-8 decision over the Lumsden Cubs in the semifinal, a game that Estevan led 9-8 entering the seventh inning. Skuce drove in five runs on three hits, highlighted by a grand slam home run in the fifth inning.
Lumsden had a 4-0 lead after the fourth inning.
Estevan wrapped up the title with a 16-0 win over the White Butte Broncos on Sunday. Zohner had four RBIs, including a three-run double. An eight-run second inning for Estevan put the game away early.
Broden Henry gave up four hits and zero runs over five innings, striking out five and walking one.
