BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 16, 2022. READ MORE The Medicine Hat Mavericks almost came all the way back Saturday night. After falling behind 5-0 in the third inning, the Mavericks scored four runs but could not scrape across anymore as they lost 6-4 to the Weyburn Beavers at Tom Laing Park. Medicine Hat came…
By IAN WILSON There’s heroes and there’s legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Or at least that’s what a dream-conjured Babe Ruth told us in the classic baseball movie The Sandlot. Where Brad Goodwin fits on that hero/legend scale is hard to know, but he delivered one of the most magical moments of the…
BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 14, 2022. READ MORE A return home to Athletic Park brought success for the Medicine Hat Mavericks Thursday night. After spending their last five games on the road, the Mavericks returned to their friendly confines and picked up a 10-8 win over the Swift Current 57’s. The victory snapped the…
BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 13, 2022. READ MORE The Medicine Hat Mavericks didn’t have a chance to make a comeback Wednesday night. The Mavericks trailed 10-5 in the fifth inning in Swift Current against the 57’s when lightning suspended and eventually called the game. Swift Current was awarded the 10-5 win. Medicine Hat struck…
By IAN WILSON The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has unveiled its selections for the 2022 All-Star Game at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks. It’s a talented pair of rosters that will suit up for the league’s East and West Divisions, which will take the field for a full slate of baseball festivities – including a…
BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 11, 2022. READ MORE The Medicine Hat Mavericks could not complete the comeback Monday night. Medicine Hat scored four runs in the eighth inning with a grand slam from centre fielder Braden DeSonia to cut Sylvan Lake’s lead to 7-4 but that was all the offence they could muster as…
BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 10, 2022. READ MORE It was a back and forth affair Sunday for the Medicine Hat Mavericks. The Mavericks and Fort McMurray traded runs all afternoon but it was the Giants who scored last and held on to win 7-6. Sunday was not as dramatic of a loss as Medicine…
BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 9, 2022. READ MORE For the second night in a row, the Medicine Hat Mavericks picked up a loss on ninth inning dramatics. The Mavericks tied the Fort McMurray Giants 3-3 in the top of the ninth inning Saturday before falling 4-3 in the bottom of the frame on a…
BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 8, 2022. READ MORE The Medicine Hat Mavericks lost in dramatic fashion Friday night. After tying the game in the top of the ninth at 3-3, the Mavericks fell 5-3 to the Sylvan Lake Gulls on a walk-off home run. The Mavs got on the board first, scoring two runs…