
Beavers drop close-fought Game 1 to Lakers in NSRBL semi-final
The North Battleford Beavers came up just short in a back-and-forth battle, falling 8-7 in extra innings to the Standard Hill Lakers in Game 1 of their North Saskatchewan River Baseball League semi-final series on Wednesday night.
The Lakers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead by the third inning, but the Beavers clawed their way back, eventually taking a 4-3 advantage midway through the contest. The game was tied 6-6 at the end of seven innings, setting up a dramatic finish.
In the top of the eighth, the Lakers pushed across a run, only for the Beavers to answer in the bottom half, tying it again at 7-7. But the Lakers struck once more in the top of the ninth, and despite getting runners on first and second with no outs in the bottom of the inning, North Battleford was unable to cash them in.
“We were hoping that we could have brought them in, but it was a tough game,” said Beavers player/coach Kyle Gregoire. “Their pitchers did really well and I thought our pitchers did really well too, we just didn’t get the breaks that we were hoping for in a couple of cases.”