The Sask Five AAA 15U Giants’ hot bats provided the power behind the team’s back-to-back wins over the White Butte Broncos at Mocon Field in Martensville on Saturday, May 25.
In game one the Giants had 15 hits in the 11-3 win.
They were led by Carson Perrier, who went four for four at the plate.
This was combined with solid pitching by starter Rhett Cawood. The lefty dissected the plate with nine strikeouts and zero bases on balls in 6.1 innings pitched.
Sask Five opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning on a Ryder Samulak home run to center field. This was followed by a double to right field by Mason Schierling. He advanced to third and then home on consecutive ground-outs by Grasen Dahl and Ben Mayo.
White Butte took the lead with three runs in the top of the third inning.
Sask Five had a quick response in their half of the inning. Austin Kasahoff doubled to left field and moved over to third after tagging up on a Ryder Collins sacrifice fly, and was able to score on a Rhett Cawood ground out to first base.
The Giants took the lead for good in the fourth inning. Mason Schierling got on base with a walk and was able to score on a double to deep center field by Graysen Dahl. Dahl then stole third and later went on to score on a bunt single by Haakin Flodell.
They didn’t stop there, though.
Rhett Cawood opened the bottom of the fifth inning with a home run to left field. Carson Perrier hit a line drive single to left field and was able to advance to second on an error. He scored on a Ryder Samulak double. A Mason Schierling home run made the score 9-3.
The Giants added to that lead in the sixth inning. They loaded the bases when Austin Kasahoff and Ryder Collins walked and Rhett Cawood was hit by a pitch. A Carson Perrier double to right field scored Kasahoff and Collins.
In the seventh inning Cawood reached his pitch count limit and Ryder Samulak came in to close the game, striking out the first batter he faced and finishing things off by getting the batter out on a pop out to the catcher.
Sask Five had 13 hits in the 9-4 win in game two of the double header.
Rhett Cawood led the way, going three for four at the plate. Carson Perrier got the win, striking out five batters in four innings pitched. Grasen Dahl and Grady McMahon came in during the late innings to close out the game.
Rhett Cawood opened the scoring with a home run to deep center field in the first inning.
In the second inning the Giants loaded the bases with singles by Mason Schierling, Grady McMahon and a Keegan Schell walk. A line drive single by Ben Mayo scored Schierling and advanced McMahon to third base. McMahon tagged up and scored on a sacrifice fly by Austin Kasahoff.
Rhett Cawood opened the third inning with a single, stole second base, advanced to third on a Carson Perrier ground out and reached home on a Corban Zavlanos ground out.
The Giants blew the game wide open in the fourth inning with a single by Keegan Schell, a double by Ben Mayo, singles by Haakin Flodell, Ryder Collins, and doubles by Rhett Cawood and Carson Perrier.
The Broncos battled back with three runs in the sixth and one run in the seventh. Too little, too late.