Red Sox sweep Mavs to win first WCBL playoff series since 2019
The Regina Red Sox are headed to the East Division Final for the first time since before the pandemic, after sweeping the Medicine Hat Mavericks in the first round of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) playoffs.
Regina handily taking a 13-7 win over Medicine Hat Thursday night in Game 2, winning the best-of-three series two games to none.
THATS A SWEEP BABY 🧹🔥 pic.twitter.com/cs1cJKF4Mz — Regina Red Sox (@ReginaRedSox) August 8, 2025
The Red Sox got out to a 7-0 lead in the first two innings, en route to the blowout win.
Regina-product Brady Bye led the team at the plate, going 3/5 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
On the mound, Chris Spry went six full innings, giving up four runs, walking two batters and striking out seven.
The series win ended the Red Sox's playoff losing streak of four-straight series, dating back to 2019 when they reached the WCBL championship series – a series they lost 2-0 to Okotoks.
Regina did not field a team in 2020 nor 2021 but were swept in the first round each of the next three years from 2022-24.
The Red Sox now await the winner of the other East Division semi-final between the Moose Jaw Miller Express and Saskatoon Berries. Game 1 of the East Division final is scheduled for Sunday night.
Berries' bats come alive in Game 2 to force a do-or-die Game 3
The Saskatoon Berries stayed off elimination Thursday with a blowout 15-6 win over the Miller Express in Game 2 of the other East Division semi-final series.
After a 6-4 Miller Express win in Game 1, Saskatoon faced a win-or-go-home situation Thursday on the road at Ross Wells Park in Moose Jaw.
Similar to the Red Sox, the Berries' bats came alive in the first two innings, scoring four runs.
It was 10-0 before Moose Jaw would record their first hit.
Muenster, Sask.'s Merek Yeager took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, before the Millers would finally get on the board.
All-Stars Carter Beck and Corey Wouters combined for six hits, three for extra bases, eight RBIs and two runs scored – with Beck hitting his first homerun of the postseason.
Saskatoon's win ties the series at one game apiece.
Game 3 was set for Friday night at the NexGen Patch at Cairns Field, but the game has been postponed to Saturday night due to inclement weather.
'Any tickets purchased will be valid for the rescheduled game tomorrow,' the team said.
We'll see you at the NexGen Patch tomorrow 🤙 pic.twitter.com/DqgkHpVPkd — Saskatoon Berries (@StoonBerries) August 8, 2025
If the Berries win Game 3, the first game of the East Division Final against the Red Sox would be hosted in Saskatoon. However, if Moose Jaw wins the series, Game 1 would be in Regina.
Regardless of where the game is hosted, it will be Sunday night.
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