Hawks Crumble In Game Two Against Ridgefield

2023-07-19

Raptors lay a beatdown in 11-0 Hawks loss

By Cody F. Schmidt

After last night’s win, the Edmonton Riverhawks couldn’t keep up the offensive spark. The Ridgefield Raptors got a 11-0 win tonight over the Hawks, working counts against Edmonton pitching to amass fourteen hits. The bats just couldn’t break into this one, as the Hawks were held to just three hits.

The Raptors started early, notching a pair of runs in the 2nd from a couple of extra-base hits off the wall. It was more struggles for the Hawks in the 5th as Ridgefield tacked on three more runs. Though his start #23 Brady Kobitowich had struggles getting ahead in counts, which ended up stinging him for ten hits over his 4.1 innings of work. While the Edmontonian arm tried to work through a few jams, a bases-loaded double with one out in the 5th ended Kobitowich’s night.

#37 Chas Wheatley took over, and after re-loading the bases a run scoring on a wild pitch, the Hawks were able to get out of the 5th inning. Wheatley returned to the mound for the 6th and had some troubles, walking in a run after the bases were loaded for Ridgefield. Chas regrouped to strike out a pair and end his 1.2 innings of work.

The back third of the game belonged to #27 Brendan Loeppky. He induced a pair of quick fly outs but then handed out three straight walks in the 7th to load the bases. With the bags juiced against the Hawks for the third inning in a row, a liner directly to third baseman #30 Noah Boughton got Loeppky out of trouble. The 8th had it’s own bumps as a leadoff double came around to score on a ground rule double before Loeppky could clear the inning.

Similar struggles for #43 Heath Hachkowski, pitching the 9th he walked his first two batters. A wild pitch and a single sent another run home, and Hachkowski would leave the inning with no outs after facing four batters and leaving the bases loaded. #35 Graham Seltzer took over, and

The Riverhawks come back tomorrow in the series’ deciding game, with a 7:05pm first pitch. Along with NOW! Radio, it’ll be Family Night at RE/MAX Field and one lucky fan will win $1000! Even if you don’t win the big cash prize, you can save some bucks as it’ll also be Thirsty Thursday with discounted beverages! Get a ticket at tickets.gohawks.ca and come down to the park!