Three for the price of two

With your 2013 Prospects team players flying in from all over Canada and the United States, spring training for the team consisted of only a few days.  Such is life for all WMBL teams but your Edmonton Prospects have found a way to accelarate the team bonding process.

For a second consecutive night the Prospects played an extra inning game, this time 15 innings!  Sadly the result was the same as the opener as the Prospects would drop the first of two games in Swift Current by the score of 4-3.

Lefty Michael Nelson was your Edmonton Prospects starting pitcher and was rock solid.  At one point in the game he had retired 8 straight Swift Current batters.  The at-bat the broke the streak was a homerun which served as the only run Nelson would allow to cross the plate.

The Prospect offense did not collect its first hit until the 5th inning, we will blame the 8 hour bus ride.  With Greg Rodgers on first with a walk, SS Joey Bergandi would single then RF Nathan Parade de la Feraude would also single to load the bases.  C Logan Wedgewood, making his first appearance of the season, would tie the game with a sacrifice fly.

A two out rally in the sixth inning gave your Prospects a 2-1 lead when 1B Greg Rodgers would drive home 3B Sean Guite.

Your Prospects would again load the bases in the 8th inning and once again Wedgewood would earn the RBI, albeit a painful RBI as he was hit by the pitch.  The 3-1 lead was short lived as in the bottom half of the 8th, the Indians would hit a two run homerun to tie the game.

The Swift Current Indians  had runners in scoring position in the 9th, 11th, 12th and 13th but could not cash in.  Sean Guite, who played third base for the first 12 innings, pitched a perfect 14th but will take the loss for the club as the Indians finally broke the tie in the bottom of the 15th.

UP NEXT:

Your Prospects stay put in Swift Current and finish off the series tonight at 7:00.

Your Prospects home opener is Tuesday Night at lovely Telus Field (John Ducey park for nostalgia buffs)  at 7:05 PM.  Be there for the "unveiling" of your 2013 Edmonton Prospects.