WolfPack lose 5-1 in championship final

Posted on May 12, 2014 in Sports // 0 Comments

By KATIE WOO

WolfPack Baseball Communication Specialist

SPORTS — The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack baseball team suffered a disappointing finish to the Canadian Colleges Baseball Conference Championship. The final results were a 5-1 defeat by Prairie Baseball Academy. This is the Dawgs fourth consecutive CCBC championship.

Erik Herbranson.

In order to win the championship title the Dawgs faced a hard fought day, sweeping a triple-header.

The Dawgs gained an early lead, scoring two in the third inning. In the eighth they scored again and TRU scored their first run. PBA added another two runs in the ninth.

Starting pitcher Erik Herbranson (Maple Ridge) was on the mound for eight innings. He gave up five hits, walked two and struck out eight.

Jason Tripp (Sherwood Park, AB) continued pitching two thirds of an inning for the ‘Pack, giving up one hit and walked three and struck out one.

Offensively, Evan Douglas (White Rock) went three for four.

Luc Simpson (Aldergrove) earned TRU a RBI.

Overall, the WolfPack had an extremely successful 2014 season, that unfortunately, did not end up going their way.