Big Win

by Len Nunes

Going into the 9th inning, our Prospects up 8-6 over the Moose Jaw Miller Express and the Express load the bases.  Uh-oh here we go again right? Wrong!  Prospects pitcher Sean Guite induces a game ending flyball to left field and our Prospects hold on to win 8-7!

Prospects starting pitcher Zach Hanks would earn his first win of the season settling down nicely after the Express scored three runs in the first inning.  Three of Hanks seven innings pitched were three up three down innings.

Our Prospects offense tied the game at three in the bottom of the second inning.  The scoring started when 3B Tony Olson would fly out scoring RF Spencer Dunlap.  CF Connor Battaglia would be credited with a steal of home scoring the Prospects second run of the game and 2B Tommy Clouthier would score on a mishandled ball by the Express shortstop.

Our Prospects would take their first lead of the game when Tony Olson would score on a wild pitch making it 4-3 after four innings.

Now down 5-4 going into the bottom of the seventh and with the bases loaded, Tommy Clouthier would hit a bases clearing double putting our Prospects back into the lead at 7-5.

Moose Jaw would make it 7-6 in the top of the eighth inning only to see our Prospects take that run back in the bottom of the 8th when Spencer Dunlap hit an RBI double scoring Logan Wedgewood. This would end up being the game winning RBI as the Express would score in the top of the 9th but fall short as our Prospects enjoyed win number three of the season.

POT OF GOLD:

With 6 stolen bases during the game our Prospects moved out of the league basement into ninth overall.  What needs to be noted is that the Prospects rank 4th overall in stealing percentage.

Tommy Clouthier re-gained the league lead in being hit by a pitch with his 10th plunk of the season.

NEXT GAME:

 

A Sunday afternoon game versus the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets (10-10).  2:05PM is the scheduled first pitch at Telus Field.

 

 

Monday – July 1^st, 7:05 pm at Telus Field: 

CELEBRATE CANADA DAY WITH THE PROSPECTS -

  AJ & Friends will be on hand both before and after the game to insure the night is filled with fun, excitement, great music and great baseball!

 

BEST PLACE IN THE CITY TO WATCH THE FIREWORKS!