Week 4 Recap: Lethbridge Perfect, SAIT Upsets #1 UBCO

Week 4 brought some of the most dramatic finishes of the season, with five different teams needing late-inning heroics to escape with wins. University of Lethbridge stole the show, going a perfect 5-0 to claim the week, capped by a stunning comeback over Mount Royal after trailing by four runs. Elsewhere, SAIT pulled off the week’s biggest upset, securing a win over #1 UBC Okanagan in a back-and-forth thriller, while Victoria sits atop the leaderboard tied for the #1 spot. Here’s a full team-by-team breakdown of how Week 4 played out.

University of Lethbridge (5-0)

*Annika Ferguson (32) – Vince Olson during week #4 of the 2026 WCSA season at The Quads in Coaldale, AB on Sep 18 2026. Photo Credit: Arthur Ward*

University of Lethbridge was the class of the league, going a perfect 5-0 across the weekend. They opened Friday with a wild 9-6 comeback over Calgary, erasing an early 5-2 deficit behind a six-run third inning capped by a grand slam. They kept rolling Saturday, cruising past Regina 10-3 and then outlasting Saskatchewan 11-7 in a back-and-forth affair. Sunday brought a 6-3 win over UBC Okanagan before Lethbridge closed the weekend with their most dramatic result yet…trailing Mount Royal by four runs before storming back to win 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth.

Malia Van Doren set the tone in the opener, blasting two home runs (including a grand slam) and driving in six against Calgary. Molly Conrad was the offensive standout of the weekend, going 4-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs in the win over Saskatchewan. Annika Ferguson matched that with a perfect 3-for-3 day against UBC Okanagan, and Jenna Funk stayed hot all weekend, collecting three hits and three RBIs in the comeback win over Mount Royal after also going 2-for-3 against Regina. Katelyn Giesbrecht anchored the pitching staff with two wins, while Rory Lumgair was lights-out in relief across three appearances.

University of Victoria (3-2)

*Victoria Perry (17) during week #4 of the 2026 WCSA season at The Quads in Coaldale, AB on Sep 19 2026. Photo Credit: Arthur Ward*

University of Victoria opened the weekend with a 6-2 loss to UBC Okanagan but responded in a big way, routing SAIT 15-1 later Saturday. They flipped the script on UBC Okanagan in the rematch, winning 8-4, before dropping a tight pitcher’s duel to Saskatchewan 2-0 on Sunday. They closed the weekend strong, blanking Regina 7-0 behind a huge day from Kristen Bertelsen.

Madeleine Moon set the tone in the rout of SAIT, going 3-for-4 with two home runs. Bertelsen was the standout of the weekend, driving in five runs on a grand slam and a double in the win over Regina, after also collecting three RBIs against UBC Okanagan. Kaitlyn Penner earned the win over Regina, working four scoreless innings, and Victoria Perry chipped in three RBIs of her own in the SAIT win.

UBC Okanagan (3-3)

*Hannah Pepin (13) during week #4 of the 2026 WCSA season at The Quads in Coaldale, AB on Sep 19 2026. Photo Credit: Arthur Ward*

UBC Okanagan opened the weekend with back-to-back wins, beating Victoria 6-2 and then blanking Calgary 1-0 behind a combined shutout from Kate Hourihane and Taylor McRae. Victoria got them back Saturday, winning the rematch 8-4, and SAIT stunned them later that day, erasing a four-run deficit to steal a 6-5 win. UBC Okanagan bounced back Sunday with an 8-1 win over SAIT, but the weekend ended on a sour note with a 6-3 loss to Lethbridge.

Taylor McRae was the story of the weekend, driving in four runs on a home run and picking up the win in the 8-1 victory over SAIT. Emmersen Bonville went 3-for-3 in the tough loss to SAIT, and Maya Holmes collected three hits in the win over SAIT the next day. Hourihane factored into two wins, picking up the win over Victoria and closing out the combined shutout against Calgary.

University of Regina (2-2-1)

*Paityn Patrick (11) during week #4 of the 2026 WCSA season at The Quads in Coaldale, AB on Sep 19 2026. Photo Credit: Arthur Ward*

University of Regina opened with a 12-4 win over SAIT behind a grand slam from Paityn Patrick, but ran into a buzz saw against Lethbridge, falling 10-3. They battled to a 7-7 tie with Mount Royal in a back-and-forth game Saturday, then bounced back with a 9-2 win over Calgary Sunday behind a six-run second inning, before the weekend ended with a 7-0 shutout loss to Victoria.

Patrick got things started with a grand slam and four RBIs against SAIT. Rhyan Sigmeth was Regina’s workhorse in the circle, striking out 10 in that win and later picking up the win over Calgary while also driving in two runs. Lauren Nixon was steady throughout, highlighted by a 3-for-4 day against Lethbridge.

Mount Royal University (2-2-1)

*Madysen Mills (9) during week #3 of 2026 WCSA season at Gordie Howe Sports Complex. Photo Credit: Arthur Ward*

Mount Royal University’s weekend started rough — an 18-0 loss to Saskatchewan — but they steadied themselves with a 3-1 win over Calgary behind a strong start from Riley Chapman. A 7-7 tie with Regina followed, and Mount Royal got a measure of revenge on Saskatchewan Sunday, blanking them 8-0. The weekend ended in heartbreak, a 6-5 loss to Lethbridge, who scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth.

Chapman was outstanding in the circle, picking up two wins including the shutout of Saskatchewan and recording 21 outs across her outings. Ellie Brandsma and Katie Thiemann were consistent bats throughout, and Ava Wurzer drove in three runs in the win over Saskatchewan. Number-eight hitter Brandsma also flashed pop in the tie with Regina, leading the team with four hits.

University of Saskatchewan (2-3)

*Rachel Siwak (12) during week #4 of the 2026 WCSA season at The Quads in Coaldale, AB on Sep 19 2026. Photo Credit: Arthur Ward*

University of Saskatchewan opened in dominant fashion, routing Mount Royal 18-0 behind three hits from Rachel Siwak. They couldn’t keep pace with Lethbridge, falling 11-7, but bounced right back with a 15-1 win over SAIT. Sunday brought a tight 2-0 pitcher’s duel win over Victoria, before the weekend closed with an 8-0 loss in the rematch with Mount Royal.

Siwak got the weekend going with three hits against Mount Royal. Taryn Moehler was the standout of the weekend, collecting three hits in the rout of SAIT and adding a solo home run in the 2-0 win over Victoria. Allyson McAvoy was excellent in the circle, picking up wins in both of those games and recording 21 outs in the win over Victoria.

University of Calgary (1-4)

Chloe Kinghorn (17) during week #4 of the 2026 WCSA season at The Quads in Coaldale, AB on Sep 18 2026. Photo Credit: Arthur Ward

It was a tough weekend for University of Calgary, who dropped four straight before finally breaking through. They opened with a 9-6 loss to Lethbridge after briefly leading 5-2, then fell 3-1 to Mount Royal and 1-0 in a tight pitcher’s duel with UBC Okanagan. A 9-2 loss to Regina followed Sunday before Calgary closed the weekend with a 7-0 win over SAIT, behind a four-run sixth inning.

Olivia Goertz was the offensive highlight of the weekend, going 3-for-3 in the win over SAIT. Chloe Kinghorn provided steady pop throughout, driving in runs in multiple games, including a solo home run against Regina. Madison Belden picked up the win over SAIT after also turning in a strong start in the loss to UBC Okanagan, allowing just one run on zero hits over six innings.

SAIT (1-5)

*Christina Van De Velde (2) during week #4 of the 2026 WCSA season at The Quads in Coaldale, AB on Sep 19 2026. Photo Credit: Arthur Ward*

SAIT had a difficult weekend overall, dropping five of six games. They opened with a 12-4 loss to Regina and were routed twice more, falling 15-1 to both Victoria and Saskatchewan. Their lone bright spot came Saturday, holding off a UBC Okanagan rally to win 6-5 after leading by four runs. UBC Okanagan got them back Sunday, 8-1, and Calgary closed out SAIT’s weekend with a 7-0 win.

Makayla Douglas provided the highlight of the weekend with a grand slam and four RBIs against Regina. Alex Thain and Christina Van De Velde were steady contributors at the plate throughout. In the win over UBC Okanagan, Joceline Keller and Douglas each drove in two runs to lead the way.

Standings

The standings shook up significantly this week. UBC Okanagan and University of Victoria remain locked in a tie atop the league — same win percentage, same runs scored, same runs allowed. The next tiebreaker on the books is a coin toss, but that’s reserved for the end of the regular season, not a mid-season standings snapshot, so the two teams stay tied at #1 for now. We’ll see if next week’s results sort it out on the field.

Below them, there was plenty of movement. Lethbridge’s perfect weekend pushed them up a spot to #3. University of Saskatchewan also climbed a spot to #4, and Mount Royal moved up one to #5. The biggest mover was Calgary, who dropped three spots to #6.

Up Next

That’s a wrap on Week 4. With UBC Okanagan and Victoria still deadlocked at the top and half the league separated by results that came down to the final inning, the race is as tight as it’s been all season. Week 5 should go a long way toward sorting things out and determining the playoff brackets. Next week we’re back to a split weekend with UVic, UBCO, U of S, and U of R playing in Victoria while U of L, MRU, SAIT, and U of C are back in Lethbridge. Full schedule here.