The University of the Fraser Valley baseball club dodged wet weekend weather to earn three wins in four outings vs. the Calgary Dinos.
With rain in the forecast for Saturday, the Cascades and Dinos adjusted their schedule, moving to the artificial turf at Langley's McLeod Athletic Park for a triple-header of seven-inning games on Friday, followed by the series finale on Sunday morning.
The UFV club won a pair of games Friday, with 7-1 and 9-4 triumphs sandwiching a 4-1 loss. They wrapped up the series with a 4-3 victory on Sunday.
CASADES 7, DINOS 1
Cascades all-stars
Riley Jepson and
Dylan Emmons lived up to their advance billing in the opener. Jepson bashed two home runs on his way to a five-RBI performance, and pitcher Emmons picked up his third win of the campaign, going 6 1/3 inning with eight strikeouts. He ranks third in the CCBC for both wins and strikeouts (33).
Brody Vogel chipped in with two hits for the Cascades, and
Josh Berenbaum and
Peyton Kincek both had run-scoring hits.
DINOS 4, CASCADES 1
The Cascades struggled in the field, posting a trio of errors, and three of the Dinos' four runs were unearned. Calgary starter Jordan Smith went the distance, scattering six hits over his seven innings.
Zach Chaba drove in Jepson in the bottom of the sixth to account for the lone UFV run.
CASCADES 9, DINOS 4
The Dinos got off to a hot start, scoring three runs in the first inning and chasing Cascades starter
Evan Petersen. But the Cascades responded with three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by a two-run triple from
Stephen Horner, and
Travis McDougall came out of the bullpen to settle things down, tossing five innings and surrendering just a single unearned run. Right fielder
Travis Klein went 3-for-3 with three RBI, and Horner and
Dylan Merritt had two hits apiece.
CASCADES 4, DINOS 3
The Cascades rallied to win the series finale – Berenbaum and
Jonah Weisner had run-scoring singles in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively, as the hosts erased a 3-2 deficit. UFV starter
Ian Zwartz was tagged for just one earned run over his five innings, and
Liam Campbell picked up the win in relief, tossing two scoreless innings to close out the game. Berenbaum went 3-for-4, and Merritt chipped in with two hits.
UP NEXT
The Cascades sit third in the Canadian Collegiate Baseball Conference standings with a 7-5 record, and they're set to play six games this week. On Wednesday, they visit the VIU Mariners (5-9) in Nanaimo (12 and 3 p.m., Serauxman Stadium). On the weekend, they face the league-leading Thompson Rivers WolfPack (12-2) in a home-and-home series: Saturday at Chilliwack's Fairfield Park, and Sunday in Kamloops. Both dates feature noon and 3 p.m. starts.
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