NEWS PHOTO JAMES TUBB Regina Red Sox outfielder Rafael Jackson slides into home plate ahead of the tag from Medicine Hat Mavericks' catcher Nate King in the second inning of the Mavs 13-7 Game 2 loss at Regina on Thursday. Regina swept the Mavs 2-0 in the best-of-three series with the win.
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A first-round exit showed a different Medicine Hat Mavericks team than the one that found success all summer at Athletic Park.
The Mavs bowed out of the WCBL playoffs with a 13-7, Game 2 loss Thursday at Regina to the Red Sox, eliminated by a two-game sweep for the first time since the WCBL moved from five games to three-game series in 2019.
They worked a 34-21 regular season, the most wins since 2018 and the third most wins in a summer since 2010, but unab