Got'em! Nope, Don't Got'em!

by Len Nunes

Hayden Cleveland of the Okotoks Dawgs was making his third consecutive start against our Prospects yesterday afternoon, his first two appearances were shutouts.  Our Prospects learned their lesson and ousted Cleveland after only one of inning of play yesterday by scoring 3 runs before the opposing pitcher could even register an out!

The Dawgs would tie the score at 3 in their half of the first inning but our Prospects came out even hotter in the second inning disposing of yet another Okotoks pitcher.  This time round our Prospects would put up 4 runs before the opposing pitcher registered his first out and led 7-3 going into the bottom of the 2nd inning.

After the Dawgs scored a run in the bottom of the second, our Prospects quickly responded in the top of the third with an RBI single by starting DH Andy Wicklund.  It already was Wicklund's 3rd hit of the afternoon which made the game 8-4 for our Prospects.

The Dawgs (9-3) would gnaw away at the lead and in the 8th inning would put up four runs to defeat our Prospects (1-12) by a score of 12-8.

POT OF GOLD:

1B Sean Guite hit four doubles yesterday afternoon vaulting him to the top of the WMBL with the most doubles at 7. Guite also had 5 RBI vaulting him to the top of your Prospects team RBI leaders with a total of 10.

Wicklund batting .391 sits 8th overall in the WMBL in batting average with teammates Bryn Redhead (.372) and Guite (.364) joining him in the Top 20.

NEXT GAME:

Tuesday June 18 at Telus Field versus the Okotoks Dawgs.  Game time is 7:05.