The One That Got Away

by Len Nunes

Your Edmonton Prospects (1-9) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the 3rd inning and were leading 5-2 going to the bottom of the 6th inning.  That is when the Medicine Hat Mavericks (10-1) had back-to-back 5 run innings to steal away a Prospects win.  The final score of 12-6 looks lopsided but for most of the game your Prospects had the defending West Division Champs on the ropes.

Your Prospects starting pitcher Justin Hanks  walked the first batter he faced then retired 7 in a row before giving up two runs.  Hanks would then retire the next 8 Maverick batters before the curse of the "third time round batting order" would end his night.

Your Prospects would open the scoring in the 3rd inning with a RBI sacrifice fly by 2B Tommy Clouthier.  DH Bryn Redhead would hit an RBI single then with the bases loaded RF Dwight Mack would put a ball in play that would score Redhead and SS Andy Wicklund opening up a 4-0 lead for our Prospects.

In the 6th inning your Prospects would make their lead 5-2 when RF Connor Battaglia would hit a RBI single scoring Mack. 

In the 9th inning down by seven but refusing to go away quietly your Prospects would score their 6th run of the game when Redhead hit a single scoring Clouthier.

UP NEXT:

If Mother Nature allows it, your Edmonton Prospects are scheduled to host the Swift Current Indians at Telus Field tonight (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday).  Both games scheduled to begin at 7:00PM.

Don't forget to bring your Rally Towels!!

POT OF GOLD:

This is the second time this season your Prospects play Swift Current.  Here are some highlight performers from the first two game set the teams played.

Michael Nelson is your pencilled in starting pitcher tonight versus Swift Current.  When Nelson faced Swift Current earlier this season he went 7 strong innings giving up only four hits and one run.

Greg Rodgers went 4-7 with a RBI.

Bryn Redhead went 3-5 with 2 RBI and a debuting Andy Wicklund went 3-5 with a RBI.