With the game tied 0-0 in the top of the fifth, the 57’s sent 11 batters to the plate and scored eight runs to take a commanding lead. The Canucks managed to get most of that back an inning later as they themselves batted around and send five runners home to close to within three runs.
That would be as close as the home team would get, though, as the two teams exchanged five runs each in the seventh, giving the 57’s their three-run win.
Riley Skarbon was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a pair of walks to lead the Canucks offence, while Evan Callaghan went 1-for-4, crossed the plate twice and knocked in a run. Sam Caplette also had a solid night at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI; Ryley Gross also crossed the plate twice.
As the score would indicate, pitching didn’t have the best of nights, although Jake Kindiak did toss four shutout innings before finishing with four earned runs on five hits and six strikeouts. Jeremy Kohl, Gross and Cole Breitkruez also saw action on the mound in the contest.
The Canucks are back in action tonight when they travel to Regina to take on the Pacers.
