Weyburn Beavers

The Weyburn Beavers wrapped up a two-game set against the Medicine Hat Mavericks Thursday night. They were looking to make a victorious return home at Tom Laing Park after their Alberta road swing. However, the Mavericks had other plans in mind and would take both games.  

The Weyburn Beavers wrapped up their Alberta road swing in Brooks Tuesday night, finishing off six games in six days. The last game of the trip, though, will be one the players will be looking to shake off when they get back on the field at Tom Laing Park Wednesday.  

Despite a strong performance on the mound from starting pitcher Angel Rios, the Weyburn Beavers came up short Wednesday night, falling 9-3 to the visiting Fort McMurray Giants. 

Rios would come out of the gate strong, with four strikeouts in the first two innings of the game. He would finish up five innings of work with six strikeouts. The 6th inning, though, would prove to be his undoing. He was tagged with six runs, four earned, in the game, including four in the 6th as he was credited with the loss. 

The Weyburn Beavers broke out of their slump in a big way Monday night.

They were entertaining one of the most potent offences in the WCBL – the Brooks Bombers – and managed to hold them to just four runs, while finding a way to bring seven runs of their own across the plate, picking up the 7-4 victory and improving to 3-8 on the season.

A rally in the top of the ninth inning would prove to be the difference in Tuesday night's game between the Weyburn Beavers and the Moose Jaw Miller Express. Small ball would be the key for the first place Miller Express as they scored two runs to take a 5-4 lead, then held on for the victory. 

The Weyburn Beavers split their games on the weekend, picking up a win over the rival Regina Red Sox Saturday afternoon, before dropping a game against the Moose Jaw Miller Express Sunday. 

Friday night, the Weyburn Beavers hosted their annual Sports Dinner, in person for the first time since the pandemic, at the Weyburn Curling Rink. The crowd came out to hear from legendary Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. 

Gibbons told stories from his time as a player, starting with his draft year in 1980, to winning the World Series with the New York Mets in 1986. Those in attendance found out about his reaction to The Bat Flip (spoiler: he didn't actually see it), as well as who he thought some of the most talented players he has ever coached were. 

The Weyburn Beavers rallied in the ninth inning, loading the bases with no outs in their game against the Medicine Hat Mavericks while down by four. However, strong pitching from Dylan Weaver, who was credited with the save, would hold off Weyburn, giving the Mavericks a 6-4 win. 

Pitching and defense was a key part of the game, with Mavericks starter Dylan Esquival going six innings striking out 10 while allowing two earned runs and walking three. Weyburn's starter, Ethan Webster, would go six innings himself while allowing three earned runs and striking out three. 

The Weyburn Beavers would take an early lead in their game against the visiting Medicine Hat Mavericks Tuesday night. The Mavericks, though, had different plans for the second half of the game, going on to a 13-7 win over Weyburn for their first win of the young WCBL season.

The Beavers would jump off to a lead with their first batter of the night. Ryan Dauphinee took a full-count pitch and sent it over the fence in left field, giving Weyburn a 1-0 lead.

The Weyburn Beavers will be holding their sports dinner Friday night, and this year, the guest speaker will be John Gibbons, the former manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, and self-described baseball lifer. Gibbons had been the guest for the sports dinner previously in 2020 when it was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, he will be making the trip to Weyburn to make his appearance in person.