It was a building year for the Southeast Twins, and while it didn't go as hoped in every aspect, it was over all a success, especially when it came to the 2017 provincials, which were hosted in Estevan.

"Unfortunately, we didn't get the results that we wanted out of provincials. Saying that, we had really good games that we played," shared Coach Blaine Kovach.

"On hosting the tournament, I've had nothing but good things said, and people were very pleased with how it went. It shows, with how many people were out watching it. We even had a couple college coaches down watching as well which is another big thing for us, being so close to the border. All in all, having provincials in Estevan was great for us."

Another item he looks back on is the young talent that came up and surprised him in the sport, as well as increasing interest in the sport from the region.

"Having a couple more players move on to play college baseball was great opportunity for us. In the last three years, I think we've had eight players do that, which is huge for our program, because people don't realize how much of an opportunity there is to do this kind of thing."

He added that he'd like to reach out to surrounding communities in 2018 to get more widespread involvement in the club, and he's looking forward to seeing the new crop of athletes joining the organization.

Putting on his Estevan Minor Baseball High Performance Director hat, Kovach noted that 2017 was pretty good on that side of things as well.

"I think our numbers stayed around the same, maybe dropped a little bit, but hopefully this year we'll see more and more people come out."

The different age levels had quite a few participants, and he hinted that they even bring back the bantam program in the new year.

"I think we're on the right track with the players that are coming up now, and just keeping them interested is the big thing for us right now."