Streaking to the Top
All aboard the Miller Express!
Moose Jaw has moved into top spot in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) Power Rankings - presented by FortisAlberta - after claiming victories in their last 11 games. The win streak pushed their overall record to 29-11, which gives the Millers sole possession of first place in the East Division, as well as a tie for the league lead with the Okotoks Dawgs.
The Dawgs, meanwhile, remain atop the West Division standings and sit in second place in the Power Rankings. Okotoks went 8-2 heading into the WCBL All-Star break and have the best run differential in the league.
The Saskatoon Berries are entrenched in third place and are just one game back of the Millers with a 28-12 record. Saskatoon's plus-135 run differential is tops in the East Division.
Edging up one place to fourth are the Sylvan Lake Gulls, who won seven of their last 10 contests and sit in second place in the West Division.
The Gulls' gain came at the expense of the Lethbridge Bulls, who dropped one spot in the Power Rankings to fifth overall. The horned bovines went just 3-7 heading into the break and are in third in the West Division.
Up two spots into sixth are the Regina Red Sox, who posted a .500 record over their last 10 games. They are now in sixth place in the Power Rankings and are battling it out for third in the East Division with a 16-23 record.
At 17-24, the Medicine Hat Mavericks are one of the teams trying to stay ahead of the Red Sox. A 3-7 mark in their last 10 games saw them slide to seventh in the rankings.
Another East Division challenger - the Weyburn Beavers - climbed one place into eighth. Their record at the break was 15-23.
Sitting in ninth are the Energy City Cactus Rats, who are trying to hold off the Brooks Bombers and Fort McMurray Giants for the fourth and final postseason spot in the West Division. The Cactus Rats have a 14-22 record and dropped two places from the previous week.
The Swift Current 57's jumped one place to 10th in the Power Rankings. They went 3-7 in their last 10 matchups and have an overall record of 13-25 this season.
Rounding out the rankings are the 11th place Bombers (11-26) and the last-place Giants (11-31).

