Bulls edge Cactus Rats to split two-game series

By Lethbridge Herald on July 11, 2025.

Herald Photo by Justin Seward Lethbridge Bulls pitcher Samuel Herrera delivers a pitch during Western Canadian Baseball League action against the Energy City Cactus Rats on Friday night at Spitz Stadium.

By Justin Seward

Lethbridge Herald

The Lethbridge Bulls edged the Energy City Cactus Rats 6-5 to split their two-game series   on Friday night during Western Canadian Baseball League at Spitz Stadium.
The Cactus Rats won the opener of the series 11-6 on Thursday night.
The Cactus Rats got on the board in the top of the first inning when Parker Husu scored on a Marcos Franjul single to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.
Lee Matsuzaki of the Bulls hit a home run in the bottom of the first inning to tie the game at one.
Elias Campbell scored on a Timo Aracena single in third inning to give Energy City a 2-1 lead.
Lethbridge’s JC Spinosa tied the game at two in the bottom of the third when he scored on a Carter Claerhout ground out.
Jack Kalisky then hit a two-out double to score Bernie Socarras and give the Bulls a 3-2 lead at the end of three innings.
Campbell came up to bat in the fourth inning and hit a two-out double to score Ten Shindo from third base.
Franjul scored on a passed ball to give the Cactus Rats a 4-3 lead in the fifth inning.
Seiji Umezawa scored from third base in the sixth inning on a Husu single to make the score 5-3 for the Cactus Rats.
Kalisky tied the game at five with a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Brennan McTavish walked home with the bases loaded to give the Bulls a 6-5 lead after Dalen Blanchard got hit by a pitch in the eighth inning.
Kalisky, Claerhout and Socarras each had two hits, and a run scored each for the Bulls.
Kalisky drove in three runs as well.
Hayden Oglesby came on in relief of Bulls starter Samuel Herrera, who pitched 4 2/3 innings, and got the win on the mound after he allowed a run on three hits and struck out a batter in 3 1/3 innings of work.
The Bulls host the Sylvan Lake Gulls tonight at 7:05 p.m. and tomorrow afternoon at 2:05 p.m.