Victoria Seals Drop Exhibition Opener
May 13, 2010 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Victoria Seals News Release
Kicking off their spring training exhibition series at NorBrock Stadium in Kamloops, the Victoria Seals squared off against the Calgary Vipers on Wednesday night. The defending Golden Baseball League champions sent Jay Broughton to the hill while Victoria countered with Zach Cline.
After a quick first two innings got the game rolling in front of a near-capacity crowd, the Vipers were the first to strike in the top of the third frame. A seeing-eyes base hit from Chad Rothford opened the scoring before Jonny Kaplan picked up an RBI after being hit by a pitch. Calgary pushed their lead to 3-0 in the top of the third as Julio Ramirez knocked in an opposite field home run.
After Calgary stretched their lead to 4-0, the Seals received a boost of life courtesy of Shane Cronin, who launched a solo home run to get Victoria on the board. Before the frame was finished, Matt Kavanaugh blasted his second career home run to right field, putting the Seals up 5-4 through four innings of work.
Answering right back in the top of the fifth, the Vipers used a three-run home run from Matt Edgecombe to rack up six runs against reliever Eduardo Baeza and restore their lead. Adding some insurance before the inning was out, Calgary headed to the sixth frame with a comfortable five-run lead.
Unable to find any offense in the final three innings, the Seals surrendered the first game of the series by a 10-5 final score. Game two of the set from NorBrock Stadium goes tomorrow night, a 7:00 p.m. (PT) start time.
The 2010 Victoria Seals season kicks off May 21 when the brand new Na Koa Ikaika Maui arrive at Royal Athletic Park. Both single game and season tickets for the 2010 campaign are now on sale, available through the Victoria Seals office. Call (250) 220-7777 for more information, or to book your seat today!
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