BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 26, 2022.
The Medicine Hat Mavericks and Regina Red Sox went back and forth Monday in double header action.
The Red Sox took the first seven inning contest 8-6 before the Mavericks won the second game to split the evening of baseball 4-2.
Medicine Hat struck first in Game 1 with a first inning solo home run from left fielder Christian Rush. Regina struck early and often in the bottom of the frame, scoring six runs off Mavericks starter Nate Ewing.
Hunter Boylan took over on the mound and worked 3.1 innings with three strikeouts while allowing two runs to help hold Regina at bay.
The Mavericks got back on the board in the third inning on a RBI double from Ranciel Ventura before the shortstop scored himself on an error by the Regina pitcher to cut the Red Sox’s lead to 7-4.
Bryce Libke worked the fifth and sixth innings on the mound for the Mavericks with a strikeout.
Medicine Hat scored twice in the top of the seventh on a bases loaded hit by pitch RBI by second basemen Deon Reese. The Mavericks scored again on a sacrifice hit from centre fielder Braden DeSonia as Medicine Hat drew close before Regina shut the door to retain the 8-6 win.
The Mavericks also struck first in the second game of the double header, jumping ahead on a RBI single from left fielder David Dell. Regina answered back with two runs in the second and third innings to lead the Mavericks 2-1.
Ethan Bromley started the contest for Medicine Hat and pitched all seven innings for a four strikeout, complete game win.
The Mavericks scored three un-answered in the remaining four innings to take the win. Their offensive run started when Reese scored from first base on an error by the Regina centre fielder before DeSonia knocked in another run with a RBI single.
Medicine Hat added to their lead in the seventh inning on a RBI single from Reese as they held on for the 4-2 victory.
The Mavericks(16-28) are back in Regina Tuesday for the third of four contests against the Red Sox. That contests gets underway at 7:05 p.m.
1st Game Game Date: 07/25/2022 Medicine Hat Mavericks 6 AT Regina Red Sox 8 YTD YTD MedicineHat AB R H BI AVG Regina AB R H BI AVG Rush, C LF 3 1 1 1 .381 Edmands, D 2B 3 1 1 2 .227 Desonia, B CF 4 0 0 0 .322 Zielinski, Z SS 4 1 3 0 .277 Savage, A 1B 4 0 0 0 .256 Nelson, C 1B 2 2 0 0 .283 Cooper, H DH 4 1 2 0 .314 Bach, N RF 2 1 1 4 .296 Dell, D RF 4 1 1 0 .261 Kenney, M DH 2 2 1 0 .403 Ventura, R SS 4 2 2 2 .308 Zinter, M LF 3 0 1 1 .238 Stark, Z C 2 1 1 0 .200 Johnson, T 3B 4 0 0 0 .267 Nelson, T 3B 4 0 2 0 .222 Aragon, D C 3 1 2 1 .357 Reese, D 2B 0 0 0 1 .193 Munoz, C CF 3 0 0 0 .143 29 6 9 4 26 8 9 8 MedicineHat 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 - 6 9 0 Regina 6 1 0 1 0 0 x - 8 9 2 2B--Ventura, R SS (3), Edmands, D 2B (11), Aragon, D C (1). HR--Rush, C LF (2), Bach, N RF (7). RBI--Rush, C LF (2), Ventura, R SS 2 (2), Reese, D 2B (7), TOTALS 4 (0), Edmands, D 2B 2 (17), Bach, N RF 4 (42), Zinter, M LF (26), Aragon, D C (2), TOTALS 8 (0). HP--Reese, D 2B 2 (7), Nelson, C 1B (3), Bach, N RF (11), Kenney, M DH (11), Zinter, M LF (4), Munoz, C CF (2). SB--Desonia, B CF (28), Ventura, R SS (1), Nelson, T 3B (4), Edmands, D 2B (8), Zielinski, Z SS (15), Aragon, D C (1), Munoz, C CF (2). CS--Desonia, B CF (5). E--Oudie-Senger, Z P 2 (2). LOB--MedicineHat 12, Regina 11. DP--D. Reese(2B) - R. Ventura(SS) - A. Savage(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MedicineHat Ewing, N (L,3-3) 0.2 3 6 6 3 0 1 5.59 Boylan, H 3.1 4 2 2 2 3 0 5.28 Libke, B 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 7.46 6 9 8 8 6 4 1 Regina Oudie-Senger, Z (W,2-0) 5.0 7 4 4 7 4 1 2.29 Pollon, Z 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 5.24 7 9 6 6 8 5 1 HB--Ewing, N 3 (6), Boylan, H 2 (4), Oudie-Senger, Z (3), Pollon, Z (4). SO--Rush, C, Desonia, B 2, Dell, D, Ventura, R, Edmands, D, Zielinski, Z, Bach, N, Aragon, D. BB--Rush, C 2, Desonia, B, Savage, A, Stark, Z 2, Reese, D 2, Edmands, D 2, Nelson, C, Bach, N, Kenney, M, Aragon, D. BF--Ewing, N 10 (75), Boylan, H 18 (76), Libke, B 9 (121), Oudie-Senger, Z 29 (94), Pollon, Z 10 (89). P-S--Ewing, N 36-17, Boylan, H 62-39, Libke, B 33-20, Oudie-Senger, Z 107-53, Pollon, Z 34-22. T--2:40. Weather: 18C Overcast Plate Umpire - Ron Shewchuk, Field Umpire #1 - Braden Lonsberry, Field Umpire #3 - Mike Smith
2nd Game Game Date: 07/25/2022 Medicine Hat Mavericks 4 AT Regina Red Sox 2 YTD YTD MedicineHat AB R H BI AVG Regina AB R H BI AVG Rush, C LF 5 1 1 0 .346 Edmands, D 2B 3 1 1 0 .230 Desonia, B CF 4 0 1 1 .320 Zielinski, Z SS 4 0 1 0 .276 Cooper, H DH 4 1 3 0 .333 Nelson, C 1B 2 0 0 1 .279 Savage, A 1B 3 0 0 0 .238 Bach, N RF 3 0 2 0 .302 Dell, D RF 4 0 3 1 .275 Kenney, M 3B 3 1 1 0 .402 Ventura, R SS 3 0 0 0 .276 Zinter, M LF 1 0 0 0 .236 Nelson, T 3B 2 1 0 0 .216 Johnson, T DH 3 0 0 0 .262 Stark, Z C 3 0 1 0 .206 Alaniz, J C 3 0 2 1 .194 Reese, D 2B 4 1 2 1 .207 Bachiu, J C,PR 0 0 0 0 .095 Munoz, C CF 3 0 0 0 .125 32 4 11 3 25 2 7 2 MedicineHat 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 4 11 2 Regina 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 RBI--Desonia, B CF (31), Dell, D RF (25), Reese, D 2B (8), TOTALS 3 (0), Nelson, C 1B (24), Alaniz, J C (10), TOTALS 2 (0). HP--Nelson, T 3B 2 (4). SF--Nelson, C 1B (3). SH--Ventura, R SS (0). SB--Desonia, B CF (29), Dell, D RF (7), Edmands, D 2B (9), Zielinski, Z SS (16), Kenney, M 3B (3). CS--Zielinski, Z SS (3). E--Ventura, R SS (4), Munoz, C CF (2). LOB--MedicineHat 12, Regina 6. DP--D. Reese(2B) - R. Ventura(SS) - A. Savage(1B), R. Ventura(SS) - D. Reese(2B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MedicineHat Bromley, E (W,2-1) 7.0 7 2 2 3 4 0 5.45 7 7 2 2 3 4 0 Regina Smith, H (L,1-2) 6.0 8 3 2 2 4 0 3.86 Martina, K 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0.98 7 11 4 3 2 5 0 WP--Bromley, E (6), Smith, H 2 (2). HB--Smith, H 2 (7). SO--Rush, C, Savage, A, Dell, D, Stark, Z 2, Nelson, C, Bach, N, Zinter, M, Munoz, C. BB--Savage, A, Stark, Z, Edmands, D, Zinter, M 2. BF--Bromley, E 29 (183), Smith, H 31 (175), Martina, K 6 (75). P-S--Bromley, E 116-74, Smith, H 108-70, Martina, K 20-14. T--2:25. A--410 Weather: 17C Clear Plate Umpire - Braden Lonsberry, Field Umpire #1 - Mike Smith, Field Umpire #3 - Ron Shewchuck