The Dawgs end their road trip with a loss Friday night in Lethbridge against the Bulls losing 6-1. The Dawgs were only able to put together 1 run on 7 hits. The Dawgs improve to 39-16 on the season now sitting 1 game up on the Sylvan Lake Gulls for 1st place in the west with 1 final home game remaining on the schedule for the Dawgs.
Brendan Luther (Bellevue University, NE) has extended his hitting strike to 16 games after going 1 for 3 in Friday's contest. Trent Lenihan (UBC) would launch a solo home run in the 4th inning, scoring the Dawgs only run of the game and finishing the night 1-4. Ricky Sanchez (Barton College, KS) has now gone 3 straight games with a hit after finishing 1-3 at the dish. Caleb Lumbard (Okanagan College) had 2 singles tonight, bringing his season total to 30 hits on the season.
Noah Geekie (Emporia State University, KS) went 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits while striking out 7 Bulls tonight. Another light night for the bullpen for the Dawgs heading into the playoffs only using 3 relievers tonight, giving up only 4 runs on 3 hits while striking out 5 Bulls in the loss.
The Dawgs wrap up the regular season at home Saturday, August 5th against the Lethbridge Bulls at the beautiful Seaman Stadium, first pitch is set for 7: 05 pm. The Dawgs will begin the postseason on Monday, August 7th at Seaman Stadium with the visitor still to be determined, but first pitch is set for 7:05 pm. Dawgs 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).