The Okotoks Dawgs have now earned a victory in all three nights against the Giants in Fort McMurray and took tonight's game 9-1.
Garrett Maloney would start on the mound for the Dawgs and was given the credit for the win. Maloney played five full innings, posting four strikeouts and only allowing a single hit.
Okotoks and Fort McMurray would go the first three innings scoreless. At the top of the fourth, the Dawgs would open the scoring with two runs.
Nash Crowell stepped up to bat with Tucker Zdunich and Connor Crowson already on base. He would then hit a single to centre field giving Crowson enough time to score the first run.
Shortly after with bases loaded Jarrett Burney would get an RBI with a fielder's choice and get Zdunich in for the 2-0 lead.
Jarrett Burney ready to for a pitch to fly his way.At the top of the fifth, the Dawgs added two more runs for a 4-0 lead when Crowson hit a double to right field and got both Kadyn Williams and Dawson Santana in across home plate.
Okotoks wouldn't stop there with the Dawgs doubling up the score getting four runs across home plate in the top of the sixth.
The first of four runs in the inning came from Crowell. He got across home plate when the Giants threw a wild pitch while Burney was up to bat.
With bases loaded, Williams would stand patient waiting for the right pitch and then earning a walk to first base, scoring Barry Eiseman in for a run.
Chestermere's own Logan Grant took advantage of the bases still loaded and hit a single to right field getting Burney in for a run.
Crowson finished the scoring with a sacrifice fly and got Caleb Lumbard in with a run.
Eiseman got the final RBI for the Dawgs in the top of the seventh, hitting a single to left field giving Crowson enough time to score the final Dawgs run of the evening.
The Giants scored one run in the bottom of the ninth but, it was too little too late.
The Dawgs will play the final of four games in four nights in Fort McMurray tomorrow afternoon at 2:05.
Wed, Jul 3, 7:00 PM
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