Dawgs lose to Berries

The Okotoks Dawgs lost 5-2 to the Saskatoon Berries on Sunday. Photo: Okotoks Dawgs

July 28, 2024

By Alexandra Janz

Okotoks Dawgs

The Okotoks Dawgs lost 5-2 to the Saskatoon Berries in front of 2,035 fans at Cairns Field on Sunday.

With the loss, the Dawgs drop to 35-14 on the season and sit in second place in the Western Canadian Baseball League West Division standings, two-and-a-half games behind the Sylvan Lake Gulls.

Four Dawgs players - Brendan Luther (Mississauga, Ont.), Connor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.), Jason Arriola (Colorado State University Pueblo) and Jarrett Burney (Reinhardt University) - had two-hit games, while Arriola and Spencer Sullivan (Linn-Benton Community College) scored the club’s only runs.

On the mound, Brody Forno (Okotoks, Alta.) started and allowed two earned runs on four hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Chase Tucker (Mount Pearl, Nfld.), Ryan McFarland (Calgary, Alta.), Trey Macwood (Okotoks, Alta.) and Easton Corey (Linn-Benton Community College) each had scoreless relief outings for the Dawgs before Trent Warstler (Emporia State University) allowed three runs in the bottom of the eighth to take the loss.

The loss ended the Dawgs’ road trip in Saskatchewan. They will now return to Seaman Stadium to take on the Lethbridge Bulls on Tuesday.