The Dawgs would battle through the rain tonight and hold on to a close win over the Fort McMurray Giants winning 8-5. The Dawgs would record 9 hits in the game while the Dawgs pitching would strikeout 11 Giants hitters. The Dawgs move to 36-12 on the season and are 2 games up on the Sylvan Lake Gulls with 8 games left in the regular season.

Nash Crowell (Reinhardt University, GA) would launch his 10th home-run in the 5th inning, and would finish the night 1 for 2 with 3 RBI. Cole Cramer (Washington State University, WA) would record his 21st RBI on the season in the 3rd inning. Noah Geekie (Emporia State University, KS) would have 2 RBI tonight in the win going 2 for 3. Ricky Sanchez (Barton College, KS) extended his hitting streak to 5-games and recorded his 18th RBI on the season going 1 for 3 tonight in the win.

Gavin Wuschke (Okanagan College) would toss 5 innings for the Dawgs allowing 4 runs on 5 hits while striking out 4. The Dawgs would dominate the last half of the game with 3 relievers tonight, allowing no runs on zero hits to close the game out for the Dawgs. Game 2 of the 3-game series will take place Friday July 28th at the beautiful Seaman Stadium against the Fort McMurray Giants.

The Dawgs wrap up the series with the Fort McMurray Giants on Saturday July 29th at Seaman Stadium, with first pitch set for 7:05pm. Fans can stream Dawgs home and road games at www.hometeamlive.com. Be sure to pick up tickets for upcoming home games as they are selling fast, by purchasing at www.dawgsbaseball.ca/tickets or by calling the Dawgs ticket office at 403-262-DAWG(3294).