Thompson tosses gem as trappers halt losing skid
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Tyrus Thompson picked a great time to record his first win of the season. The right hander gave up one run on five hits and struck out four batters in six innings to help lead the Battleford Trappers to a 5-1 win over the North Battleford Beavers in North Saskatchewan River Baseball League action last night at the Ken Nelson Field.
The victory snapped a six-game losing slide by the Trappers (3-6) who avenged a loss last week to the Beavers (5-3-1) but more importantly to Thompson puts Battleford in a position to make a strong push to the post-season.
“It was a solid team victory for sure,” said Thompson, who in seven appearances this season has a record of 1-2 with one save. “It’s a great way to kick off the second half of the season and hopefully we can build some momentum and string together several wins in a row and make a bid for the playoffs.”
The Trappers only had four hits in the game, however with the combined walks and hit batters, they were able to have men in scoring position all evening. North Battleford also committed two errors in the fifth inning which eventually led to two runs.
