ESTEVAN - The Carlyle Cardinals are once again the kings of the Saskota Baseball League.
The Cardinals defeated the Estevan Tap House Wolves 6-3 on Sunday evening in Kenosee Lake to win the league’s Jack Harbourne Memorial Tournament.
Carlyle also defeated Estevan in last year’s final, although that was held with a best-of-three format as opposed to the traditional Harbourne competition.
The Wolves and the Cardinals were the top two teams in the Saskota league throughout this season, with each team posting a 9-1 record, but Estevan was the No. 1 seed entering the tournament thanks to a 2-1 win on July 9 in the only meeting between the two teams this year.
And they were the top two teams at the Harbourne as well.
The playoffs started Friday with games in Estevan, Carlyle, Redvers and Oxbow, as those were the top four teams during the regular season. Then the attention shifted to Kenosee Lake Saturday morning for the Harbourne.
Estevan went 3-0 in its group, besting the Carnduff Astros, Kipling Royals and Oxbow Chiefs. The Cardinals also went 3-0 in the round robin, defeating the Redvers A’s, Arcola Threshers and Kenosee Cubs.
The Wolves blanked the A’s 10-0 in their semifinal matchup, while the Cardinals beat Oxbow 5-2.
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