ESTEVAN - The Estevan U18 AA Brewers finished their weekend games on a high note with a 9-4 win over the North Battleford Beavers Sunday afternoon at Lynn Prime Park.
Jayden Kuchinka led the way offensively for the Brewers with a run, a hit and two runs batted in. Estevan scored six times in the second inning.
Tanyan Strudwick started and allowed just one run and struck out six in 4 2/3 innings. Sam Bendickson came on in relief and didn't give up an earned run in 2 1/3 innings.
The win came after three losses on the weekend. Estevan fell 5-2 to the Beavers in the first game of the doubleheader.
Jacob Mayer went the distance on the mound, giving up five runs, four of them earned, and striking out six.
The day before, the Brewers lost 5-4 and 9-3 to the Parkland Expos. The Brewers scored three times in the fourth to lead 5-4, but gave up one in the fifth and two in the sixth. Michael Meshke had a run, a hit and two RBIs.
Starter Justin Linthicum gave up three runs in five innings.
Estevan then lost 9-3 to the Parkland Expos. Kuchinka was the starting pitcher and went five innings.
The Brewers (16-5-1) will be at a tournament during the Canada Day weekend.
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Two Estevan teams in the Regina Baseball League have wrapped up their regular seasons.
The Estevan U15 AA Brewers (12-6-2) crunched the Regina Expos 11-1 Sunday. Aidan Turner started on the pitcher's mound for Estevan and went four innings, allowing one run on one hit and striking out three.
Kristopher Phillips and Ayden McKenzie each had two hits for the Brewers, and the team stole nine bases.
The win over the Expos came after two losses to the Regina White Sox, as Estevan fell 8-5 and 9-5.
The game was tied at five in the fifth, but the White Sox pulled away.
Turner and Broden Henry both had two hits for the Brewers.
Phillips was on the pitcher's mound for the Brewers. He lasted 3 1/3 innings, allowing two hits and five runs while striking out six. Tanner Gillespie threw 3 2/3 innings in relief.
In the second game, the teams were tied at 4-4 in the fifth when the White Sox pulled away. Estevan lost despite outhitting Regina 6-2.
Quintin Sliva started the game for Estevan, lasting three innings, allowing zero hits and two runs while striking out one.
Logan Kolenz went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Estevan Brewers' offence.
Earlier in the week, Estevan recovered from surrendering five runs in the first inning to win 8-7 over the Weyburn Beavers last Wednesday.
Phillips, Gillespie, Henry, Sliva and Turner all had one hit to lead the offence. Estevan also stole nine bases.
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The Estevan U13 AA Brewers finished their season with a 19-1 record, after defeating the Lumsden Cubs 13-9 and 15-9 on Saturday.
A Facebook post said the Brewers had their toughest competition to date from the Cubs. Both games were close until the final innings.
The Brewers came through with hitting, pitching and a double play during one of the games.
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The Estevan U11 AA Brewers went 3-1 during the weekend.
First, they split games against the Davidson Cardinals on Saturday, losing 10-8 but recovering to win 6-3.
In the first game, they were down eight runs in the second inning, but scored six times in the fifth to make the game interesting.
Kane Massier had a home run in the game.
Ripyn Brown threw three innings of scoreless baseball in relief.
In the second game, the Brewers took the lead for good with five runs in the fourth inning. Dane Johnson hit a solo home run in the frame.
Starting pitcher Nash Cameron went five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and striking out 11.
Then the Brewers picked up two convincing wins over the Regina Yankees on Sunday, winning 12-2 and 18-8.
Estevan scored six times in the fourth inning of Game 1, with five different players getting RBIs. Cameron had a home run in the first inning.
Hunter Nicholson was the starting pitcher, surrendering two runs on three hits over four innings.
In the next game, the Brewers overcame six runs by the Yankees in the second inning. Estevan, meanwhile, had six runs of their own in each of the second and third innings.
Six players had RBIs in the second stanza.
The Brewers (22-2) will wrap up their regular season on July 3 with games at the Moose Jaw Canucks.
