Bulls down Dawgs to force deciding game in WCBL playoff series

The Okotoks Dawgs dropped Game 2 of their WCBL playoff series 5-4 to the Lethbridge Bulls on Thursday. The two teams will now play a third-and-deciding game at Seaman Stadium on Friday. Photo: Okotoks Dawgs

August 8, 2024

By Oakley Matthewson

Okotoks Dawgs

Lethbridge, Alta. - The Okotoks Dawgs dropped Game 2 of their WCBL playoff series 5-4 to the Lethbridge Bulls on Thursday.

The two teams will now play the third-and-deciding game of their West Division semifinals at Seaman Stadium on Friday

Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta.) led the Dawgs offensively, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Brendan Luther (Mississauga, Ont.) also had two hits for the Dawgs.

On the mound, Garrett Maloney (Campbellsville University) started and allowed three runs on six hits in four innings and left with the game tied 3-3.

After Greg Ross (Sarnia, Ont.) permitted a run in 1 1/3 innings in relief, Cade Herrmann (Bellevue University) replaced him in the sixth and fanned two batters.

Aaron Hammer (Campbellsville University) tossed a scoreless seventh inning for the Dawgs to keep the score 4-4, but the Bulls scored their fifth, and ultimately winning run, off Easton Corey (Linn-Benton Community College) in the bottom of the eighth.