Dinos baseball travelled to BC to take on the Vancouver Island University Mariners in a four game series. Despite winning the first game on Saturday the Dinos dropped the remaining three games as their team frustrations continued at the plate, as they failed to produce scoring runs to support the starting pitchers. Dinos return to Calgary and a four game series against the Victoria Golden Tide May 4th and 5th double headers Saturday 1pm start and Sunday 10am start.
Game 1 against the Mariners saw starting pitcher Dylan Soch pick up his first win of the season as he pitched seven innings, surrendering only three hits and one unearned run while striking out three. Wyatt Rogi picked up the save. Soch was supported by Eric Wirun and Bauer Sewell who each had an RBI. Aiden Szautner went three for four at the plate as he raised his batting average to .333 Dinos win by a score of 3 - 2.
Game 2 saw the Dinos score a run in the first inning as Owen McCuaig scores a run on an error by the Mariners third baseman, but the hopes of a big inning would end as the Dinos leave the bases loaded with one out. Starting pitcher Liam McAusland would hold the lead through three innings, but ran into problems in the fourth as he gave up six runs in the fourth inning. Dinos would end up giving up eight runs in the fourth and three runs in the fifth as the Mariners take an 11 - 1 lead. Dinos score two more on RBI's by Nick Varjassy and Ben Franz, but they lose the game by a score of 11 - 3. Relief pitcher Ethan Swift pitched three shutout innings as he did not give up a hit. Dinos leave twelve on base during the game.
Sunday saw the Dinos on the wrong end of two tight ball games as they lose game three by a score of 1 - 0 and game four by a score of 3 - 2.
Game three starting pitcher Ethan Webster gave up one run in the third inning and that was all the Mariners needed as they shut out the Dinos. Webster would pitch six innings giving up five hits and striking out nine. Alex Lanigan struck out two in two innings of shutout relief. Tough result for Webster as the Dinos manage only four hits and leave six runners on base.
Game four saw another tight game, but the Dinos coming out on the wrong side of a Mariners 3 - 2 victory. Starting pitcher Brady Fehlauer took the loss as he pitched very well giving up three runs over seven innings surrendering only five hits and striking out five, but he gave up a two run home run in the seventh as the Mariners break a 1 - 1 tie game. Dinos score one in the 8th inning but it is not enough as they fall 3 - 2. Dinos get seven hits, but leave seven on base. Aiden Szautner picks up an RBI and goes three for four at the plate raising his batting average to .348 Jacob Carlson picked up the other RBI.
Dinos getting good pitching, but not finding the key hits to secure the victories on the Island.
Dinos record goes to 7 and 13 as they fall seven games behind league leaders University of Fraser Valley. Dinos 3 and seven in their last 10 games, but look to rebound versus Victoria at home.
Go Dinos!