Riverhawks Start Long Weekend Series With A Pride Night Shutout
2024-06-29
Dearing’s untouchable start and the Hawks active bats put them up 7-0
Box ScoreBy Cody F. Schmidt
In control from beginning to end, the Edmonton Riverhawks shutout the Port Angeles Lefties 7-0 tonight. Starter Tate Dearing held the first ten Lefties batters from getting on base, and only gave up a pair of hits across his entire start. The bullpen carried the shutout through the back third with a trio of strong innings. This helps the
The Hawks wasted no time in scoring a run tonight, as #6 Taichi Nakao’s infield bunt on the first pitch he saw led to a sequence that would send him home eight pitches later. #3 Michael Soper walked before a wild pitch put both runners in scoring position, in time for a groundout to plate Nakao. Back at it in the 2nd, #35 Trent Lenihan and #7 Tommy Takayoshi went back-to-back with singles. Lenihan made it home on a groundout. to first, then a single by Soper scored Takayoshi.
The middle innings were quiet for both teams, but the Riverhawks sprung back to life in the bottom of the 6th. After an out, Lenihan hit a 354 foot triple that was incredibly close to sailing over the fence, he was able to run home on a passed ball two batters later. Keeping the two-out pressure on, #4 Gavin Smith and Nakao would both walk, while #12 Rex Watson had a single in between them. With two outs and the bags juiced, Soper delivered a liner right to the Lefties SS, who couldn’t get a handle on it and let a pair score on the error. Lenihan was again shuttled around the bags in the 7th, as he drew a two out walk, stole second, was moved to third on a balk, then made it home on a wild pitch, all in Takayoshi’s at bat. Unable to stop scoring, in the 8th the Hawks had Nakao and pinch hitter #54 Sam Kane walked to lead off the inning,
Firing on all cylinders from the first pitch, #14 Tate Dearing was churning through Lefties all game. Dearing retired the first ten Port Angeles batters in order, and only allowed two hits across his 6.0 innings of work. Dearing was dealing in every inning, striking out six batters including a pair of punchouts. Taking over in the 7th, #50 Brandon Brunette kept Dearing’s pace with a strikeout looking, and a tagged runner erasing a single. In the 8th #27 Brendan Loeppky started with a walk and a hit batter, but settled in for another scoreless inning, striking out a pair. The fireballer #13 Kai Fyke finished the game off, tossing
The long weekend party continues tomorrow afternoon, as Sunday’s day game finishes with the ever-popular Player Card Giveaway and Autographs presented by Save-On-Foods and Boston Pizza. Come watch the game action, then hit the field afterwards to meet the players and get a ton of signed baseball cards! Of course we also have 360 CHED helping out with Canada Day at the ballpark on Monday night! Be like the 5316 fans that showed up tonight and hit up gohawks.ca/tickets to join in on the fun.