Supers Fall 2-1 to Yankees in Controversial 2016 Opener

It was a cool, damp Tuesday evening in Yorkton as the Supers started their season vs the Yorkton Yankees. The weather report did not look promising all day, but somehow enough rain stayed away and the game was played. The entirety of the game was played between a drizzle and a light rain, but the shale infield soaked in the moisture making the field playable. However with the score 2-1 for Yorkton heading into the bottom of the 6th, the game was suddenly called by umpire Shaun Beatty due to fear of players getting injured, resulting in a Yankees win. The field conditions did not deteriorate at all from the start of the game until the middle of the 6th inning, and the Supers were not warned ahead of time that the 6th would be the final inning. The final decision did not sit well with the Supers, as it was a closely contested game which would have went down to the wire. 

Darcy Blommaert started on the mound for the Supers, tossing two innings while surrendering just one earned run. Terry Cumming pitched the next three innings while also only allowing one earned run. Cumming showed great perserverance by getting out of several jams while making his Supers pitching debut. Blommaert took the loss

The Supers once again faced the perennial SESBL top pitcher Logan Calanchie, but could muster only one run off of two hits, one each from Evan Rostotski and Travis Mentanko. Brogan Legebokoff scored the lone Supers run in defeat. 

The youth movement continues in Canora as Jordan Bieber and Rawlee Wyatt made their Supers debuts. Both played midget baseball in 2015 as part of the Parkland Expos Midget program. 

The next game will be on Monday, May 16 as the Supers head to Langenburg to square off with the Indians. First pitch is set for 6:15 PM