The Bantam AAA 57s got their season and league-title defense underway this weekend on the road, and an effective start it was.

Swift out-gunned their opponents by a combined 64-20 run total over the weekend.

The Bantam AAA 57s defeated Alameda 9-4 and 22-7 in a Saturday double-header, and followed that up with an 18-7, 15-2 smacking of Weyburn on Sunday.

The 57s play their first home games of the season this coming weekend at Kiwanis Field. It's a rematch with Alameda at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, and two games on Sunday against the White Butte Broncos at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. as well.