Bulls edge Giants in a tight battle

By Lethbridge Herald on July 19, 2024.

Herald photo by Justin Seward Lethbridge Bulls Jack Kalisky slides in safe passed the tag of Manny Alberto of the Fort McMurray Giants during Western Canadian Baseball League action at Spitz Stadium on Friday night.

By Justin Seward

Lethbridge Herald

The Lethbridge Bulls prevailed in a 10-9 victory over the Fort McMurray Giants to complete the two-game sweep on Friday night at Spitz Stadium.

 The Giants opened the scoring when a Bryce Nevils double scored Peyton McDowall to make the score 1-0 for Fort McMurray in the top of the first inning.

The Bulls tied the game in the bottom of the second when a two-out double by Kalem Haney scored Roberto Chaparro.

Lethbridge then added three runs in the bottom of the third inning.

A Mikey McGinnis walk with the bases loaded allowed Jack Kalisky to score.

Kyle Yip then hit a double to left field to score two more runs to make the score 4-1 Bulls.

Scott Hansen scored the Bulls fifth run of the game on a Carlin Dick sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.

Fort McMurray got two runs back in the fifth when McDowall hit a triple to score Jun Ho Sun and McDowall then would later score on a sacrifice fly by Nevils.

Haney scored from third base when there was a throwing error to first to make the score 6-3 for the Bulls in the sixth inning.

Nevils got the game to within a run when he a two-run home run in the seventh inning.

McGinnis scored on Haney’s fielder’s choice to make the score 7-5 for the Bulls.

The eighth inning didn’t lack offence from either team.

Nevils continued his solid night at the plate when he hit a double to score two runs and tie the game at sevens in the top of the eighth.

Mack Mitchell came up to the plate next and hit a single to score two more runs and give the Giants a 9-7 lead.

Lethbridge stormed back with three runs of their own in the bottom of the eighth.

Adonis Bernal scored on  McGinnis ‘fielder’s choice, a Jake Lacey single scored Yip and Lacey scored later on a Tyler Monroe single.

Kalisky got the win for the Bulls on the mound.

The league will enjoy the All-Star Game in Okotoks today before play resumes Sunday.

The Bulls (29-15) play on the road at the Brooks Bombers on Sunday afternoon.

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