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Okanagan pitchers yielded just 19 hits all weekend to the first-place Twins, but the A乌鸦传媒檚 could muster just three runs en route to being swept in a tight, four-game series at Parkgate Park in North Vancouver.

The Athletics now sit at the bottom of the PBL with a 5-13 record.

Between fielding a young team, key injuries, and a cold, wet spring where practise time has been minimal, the A乌鸦传媒檚 have struggled to find consistency in their game this season.

Still, A乌鸦传媒檚 head coach Evan Bailey isn乌鸦传媒檛 making any excuses for his club.

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In the series opener Saturday, the Twins prevailed 2-0 on Cole Dalla-Zanna乌鸦传媒檚 three-hit shutout. Keaton Mandryk put in a solid start for the A乌鸦传媒檚, allowing just three hits over six innings.

In Game 2, North Shore scored three times in the top of the eighth to down Okanagan 4-1. Starter Carter Morris (3-2) was steady for the A乌鸦传媒檚 through seven innings, before yielding three hits and three runs in the extra inning. Cole Van Every had a pair of hits and the lone RBI to lead the offense.

In Sunday乌鸦传媒檚 opener, the A乌鸦传媒檚 had nine hits but left 12 runners on base in a 3-2 loss. Kade Kozak was solid in six innings of work, allowing three hits and striking out seven. Marcus Strother and Dylan Faulkner had two hits apiece for Okanagan.

In the series finale, Tim Walters held the A乌鸦传媒檚 to three hits in a 3-0 Twins shutout. Three Okanagan pitchers held the Twins to five hits over seven innings.

The Athletics next home action is May 27 and 28 at Elks Stadium against the Whalley Chiefs.