Cubs sweep Dauphin
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- Published on Wednesday, July 18, 2018
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
The first major upset in the Santa Clara Baseball League (SCBL) playoffs has occured and it’s courtesy of the Neepawa Cubs.
A pair of solid pitching efforts, by Cole Krutkewich and Devin Tibbett respectively, enabled Neepawa to sweep the Dauphin Brewers in two straight games in the opening round.
In game one, held in Dauphin on Monday, July 9, the Cubs outlasted the Brewers to claim a 10-8 win. The next night in Neepawa, Tibbett throw a complete game to pick up a 13-3 decision.
Heading into the opening round series, Dauphin was the third ranked team in the playoff bracket, after finishing the regular season with a 9-5-0 record. Neepawa, meanwhile, were ranked sixth, due to their 4-10-0 regular season record.
Neepawa will likely face the Portage Padres (13-1-0) in the next round, though the schedule for the semi-finals has not yet been released. During the regular season, Neepawa was the only club that was able to defeat Portage, as the Cubs beat the Padres 3-1 on opening night back on May 15.