The Dawgs take game 1 of the best of 3 series on Monday night at Seaman Stadium against the Fort McMurray Giants winning 8-0. The Dawgs would record 16 hits tonight as the pitching staff allowed only 6 hits in the shutout. The Dawgs will head to Fort McMurray for game 2 on Tuesday night.

Brendan Luther (Bellevue University, NE) extends his hitting streak to 18 games tonight going 1 for 5 scoring 1 RBI. Trent Lenihan (UBC) would record 2 hits in 4 attempts tonight scoring 1 RBI. Nash “Bash” Crowell (Reinhardt University, GA) made his presence known with an emphatic 2-run blast in the third. Alejandro Cazorla (Bossier Parrish CC, LA) would go 2 for 3 tonight. Ricky Sanchez (Barton College, KS) had 3 hits tonight scoring 1 RBI on the night. Caleb Lumbard (Okanagan College) scored 2 RBI tonight on 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate in the decisive game 1 victory. Elijah Hammill (University of Utah, UT) recorded 1 hit tonight scoring 1 RBI for the Dawgs.

Graham Brunner (Emporia State University, KS) would get the start tonight and tossed 6 innings of shutout ball, allowing 4 hits while striking out 5 Giants. Brendan Leblanc (Dawgs Academy) would be the lone relief pitcher tonight for the Dawgs going 3 innings allowing 2 hits, shutting down the Giants offence tonight.

The series will head up to Fort McMurray for game 2 on Tuesday August 8th with first pitch set for 7:05pm. The Dawgs will have game 3, if necessary, on August 9th back at Seaman Stadium against the Fort McMurray Giants with first pitch set for 7:05pmDawgs 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).

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