Okotoks Dawgs win WCBL title
The Okotoks Dawgs are Western Canadian Baseball League champions after beating the Moose Jaw Express 4-1 at home Thursday night in a do-or-die third game of the championship series.
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The Okotoks Dawgs are Western Canadian Baseball League champions after beating the Moose Jaw Express 4-1 at home Thursday night in a do-or-die third game of the championship series.
Housing and Development Newsletter In the bottom of the 14th, Drew Bayard made a diving catch with a runner on base and Chase Goddard struck out the final batter to end the 4-hour, 48-minute game and earn the first of his Westmont career. He pitches five scoreless innings. Azusa Pacific won the nightcap, 7-0. On the crazy ending to the opener, Westmont coach Robert Ruiz said: "That late in the game, sometimes you have to find a weird way to get the job done. Right there, we tried to bring the element of surprise, and luckily it went in our favor. That’s a tough thing to be called on for, a...
By Barry Punzal, Noozhawk Sports Editor | @NoozhawkSports | 5:17 p.m. Westmont erupted for 12 runs in the fifth inning and cruised to its first baseball win of the season, an 18-1 rout of University of Saint Katherine on Friday at Russ Carr Field. Coach Robert Ruiz changed his lineup from Thursday’s loss to Lewis-Clark State, moving John Jensen from the second spot to leadoff and starting Ryan Desaegher at third base. The moves paid huge dividends. Jensen, a senior transfer from UC Irvine and a former Santa Barbara High and SBCC standout, reached base three times, hit a three-run hom...