Wadena Minor Sports and the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League will fill the diamonds at the Wadena McClymont Lions Sports Grounds June 3rd, 2017. The games will feature FOUR Minor Ball games, TWO Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball games and SIX InterProvincial Pee Wee Boys Softball games. The Wadena Wildcats Pee Wee Boys Softball team is playing host to the North Central Sask Pee Wee Softball League featuring Prince Albert, Saskatoon AA, Irma Alberta, and the local Wadena Wildcats. Other minor league games include the Wadena playing host to Humboldt Mites Girls (10:00), a Learn To Play game feature two local teams (12:00), Humboldt Pee Wee Girls (2:00), and Wynyard Mosquito Boys Baseball (4:00). The attached poster has the details of the games and times. Wadena Wildcats Pee Wee Boys Softball game times are 10:00, 2:00 and 6:00 with the to other teams also playing games against each other during the day. To wrap up the day the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League will feature both Wadena based teams. The Wadena Wildcats face the Fishing Lake Cubs at 5:00 with the final game of the day featuring the Rosebud Royals against the Foam Lake Merchants at 7:00. Food services are available all day on site.

The day promises to be a great display of ball at all levels ages and genders from Learn to Play kids to Men’s Fast-pitch and the best Pee Wee Aged Softball boys teams in the Prairies making the trip.

In the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League, the Stoney Creek Braves visited Wadena May 30th and defeated the Wadena Wildcats but fell to the Rosebud Royals.

The Braves opened against the Wadena Wildcats and jumped out to an early lead and held on with a 13-5 victory over the young Wadena squad. Braves Ryan Keshane went 4 for 5, while the Braves pitchers Dusty Keshane, Levi Keshane and Austin Keshane kept the Wildcat batters to 5 runs. Wildcat pitchers were Lucas Ochitwa and Nathin Pomedli while Brody Rumbold went 2 for 3 with a walk for the Wildcats.

Stoney Creek Braves 13
Wadena Wildcats 5
WP Dusty Keshane

In their second game the Braves jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the 1st and added one more in the second for a 3-2 lead. Royal veteran Darin Faubert picked up the Royals bats with a triple in the gap to tie the game. The Royals then took the lead 4-3 and held on through the seventh and final inning. Royals pitcher James Holowaty picked up the win pitching all 7 innings keeping the Braves scoreless in the last few innings for the victory. Braves send Rodney Hather and Dusty Keshane to the mound.

Rosebud Royals 4
Stoney Creek Braves 3
WP James Holowaty

Pictured:
IMG 0224 Royals Left Fielder makes a diving catch to get the out and prevent the runner scoring from 3rd.

Saturday May 27th in the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League saw the Fishing Lake Cubs and Rosebud Royals split their double-header.

The Rosebud Royals picked up the first game with a 14-4 win with Steve Moulding pitching a complete game for the win and adding a home run. Royals Lance Holowaty went 3-3 with a HR, with Dyllon Murias also adding a home run. The Cubs send Corbitt Sabit to the mound in the loss.

Rosebud Royals 14
Fishing Lake Cubs 4

WP: Steve Moulding*_ (pictured)_*
HR: Steve Moulding, Lance Holowaty, Dylon Murias (Royals)

In game two the Cubs picked up an 11 to 6 win with Hal Machiskinic pitching all 7 innings. The Cubs took a 6-4 lead in the 3rd and never looked back picking up two in the 5th and 3 in the 6th and shutting down the Royals in the top of the 7th. Chad Paquachan had a home run for the Cubs in the game and pitcher Hal Machiskinic helped his own cause getting on base all four at bats.

Fishing Lake Cubs 11
Rosebud Royals 6

WP: Hal Machiskinic
HR: Chad Paquachan (Cubs)

UPCOMING GAMES:
Stoney Creek Braves @ Wadena Wildcats; May 30th 5:00
Stoney Creek Braves @ Rosebud Royals (Wadena); May 30th 7:00
Wadena Wildcats @ Wynyard Blues; May 31st 7:00
Foam Lake Merchants @ Fishing Lake Cubs; June 1 7:00

In Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League action the Rosebud Royals defeated the Wynyard Blues 7-5 Thursday May 23rd in Wadena. The Rosebud Royals had a balanced attack with contributions from all parts of the batting order. On the Blues side of the plate Logan Karakochuk and Tayler Jordan went 3 for 4. Jordan also pitched the entire game for the Blues while James Holowaty pitched 4 innings and Steve Moulding pitched 3 for the Royals. The Royals next games are a double header in Fishing Lake under the lights against the Cubs Saturday May 27th at 6:00 and 8:00. The Blues next game is against the Wadena Wildcats in Wynyard Wednesday May 31st.

Rosebud Royals 7
Wynyard Blues 5
WP James Holowaty
HR Tayler Jordan (Blues)
Pictured: Brynn Achtymichuk (Royals) thrown out at 1st / Rosebud Royals Bench.

On May 22nd the Stoney Creek Braves rolled into Wadena and picked up a 9-0 victory against the young Wadena Wildcats. Dusty Keshane had a complete game shutout against the Wildcats while Ryan Keshane hit a home run. The Wildcats. The Wildcats pitched by committee again with Koltin Paquachan Lucas Ochitwa, and Nathen Pomedli sharing the duties. The Wildcats play May 25th in Foam Lake against the Merchants while the Braves were set to play a double header Saturday in Fishing Lake but had to reschedule due to a handful of their players attending the Summer Games tryouts that day.

Stoney Creek Braves 9
Wadena Wildcats 0
WP Dusty Keshane
HR Ryan Keshane

The newcomers to the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League, Stoney Creek Braves, defeated the Fishing Lake Cubs 23-0 on Thursday in the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League. Dusty Keshane got the win on the mound pitching 4 innings with Rodney Hather closing out the last 3. The Braves sticks were hot with Lenny Keshane and Rodney Hather hitting ONE home run, Ralph Keshane hitting TWO and Dusty Keshane hitting THREE Home Runs. The Braves next game in the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League is in Wadena vs the Wildcats at 7:00 while the Cubs host a three games May 27th against the Braves at 4:00 and Royals at 8:00. The Braves face the Rosebud Royals at 6:00 that day also at Fishing Lake.

WP Dusty Keshane
Home Runs Braves:
Dusty Keshane 3
Ralph Keshane 2
Lenny Keshane 1
Rodney Hather 1

Stoney Creek Braves 23
Fishing Lake Cubs 0