Twins out-slug trappers in senior baseball action
If you love baseball with plenty of offense, then the Ken Nelson Field was the place to be on Thursday night as the Lloydminster Twins held on to defeat the Battlefords Trappers 14-11 in Senior Men’s Baseball League action.
There was plenty of drama heading into the final innings of the contest. With the Twins leading by a 9-4 score in the bottom of the seventh, the Trappers finally got the offence rolling scoring five times in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings.
However, reliever Gavin Nolin couldn’t keep the veteran-laden Twins lineup at bay as Lloyd scored five times in the eighth to take a 14-9 lead.
The Trappers never-say-die attitude looked like it was going to re-emerge again in the bottom of the eighth when Mike George hit his second home run of the season with Mason Carriere on second to cut the lead to 14-11. Despite the effort, the Trappers could not keep the momentum as the Twins picked up the victory.