Bases Loaded Jitters

by Len Nunes
Twitter: @Mr_Len

So far in this young season, your Prospects have shown the ability to get on base by any means necessary.  After last night's game our Prospects lead the league in batters getting on base via being hit by a pitch.  Your Prospects are also in the top half of the league in walks and hits. 

The Achilles Heel of the offense this young season has been when the bases are loaded.  Last night was no different as the club would strand the bases loaded in the 2nd, 3rd and 9th inning.

Do not let the 11-4 final score in favor of Okotoks fool you into believing the game was a blowout.  Your Prospects led going into 5th inning and a shaky 9th inning out of the bullpen is what made the score look worse than it really was.

Down 1-0, your Prospects hit the scoreboard in the bottom of the 3rd when DH Sean Guite singled home C Dwight Mack.  A Brandon Mikulka single in the bottom of the 4th would give your Prospects a 2-1 lead.

A cliche came to be reality for our Prospects Starting Pitcher Houston Edwards.  Many baseball analysts say that the third time round the order is always the toughest for a pitcher because the batter has seen what you have.  Going into the 5th inning, the Dawgs batting order came up for that dreaded third time round and earned four runs giving the Dawgs a 5-2 lead.

Your Prospects would get one of those runs back in the bottom of the 5th when LF Nathan Parade de la Feraude plated Guite.

In the bottom of the 9th, 2B  Tommy Clouthier would plate our Prospects fourth run of the night after getting hit by a pitch.  It was the fourth time Clouthier had been hit by a pitch during the game prompting the following tweet from the Creighton University youngster "Creighton baseball never leaves you.. 4 Hit by pitches tonight #wedontmove"

NUGGETS:

Your Edmonton Prospects made their 2013 home debut showing off their new budding stars and bringing back an icon of the Edmonton baseball scene. A warm welcome back to the mascot of all mascots, Homer!

Our Honorable Mayor Mandel threw out the first pitch, a strike from the rubber. First Class all the way. 

NEXT GAME:

The rematch with the Okotoks Dawgs goes tonight at 7:05 at Telus Field  

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