After coming out on the short end of a four-game series with the high-flying Victoria Eagles, the Okanagan Athletics will face another test this weekend in B.C. Premier Baseball League action.
The sixth-place A’s (17-11) will visit the third-place Langley Blaze (19-8) for doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday.
Okanagan will be trying to regain some traction after dropping three of four to the Eagles over the weekend at Elks Stadium.
In the opener on Saturday, the A’s yielded 17 hits and made four errors as Victoria rolled to a 15-1 win.
In Game 2, a better effort saw the A’s come up short 5-4.
Catcher Chase Decosse had two hits and scored twice in the loss.
On Sunday, Okanagan rebounded with its best effort of the weekend in a 9-0 win.
Matt Brodt tossed a four-hit shutout, while Sam Avila drove in four runs and Trevor Mlait scored three times. Avila leads the A’s this season with 26 RBIs.
In the series finale, the Eagles won 5-1. Spencer Rankin led the A’s with two hits and an RBI.
The Athletics’ next home action is Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5 at Elks Stadium against the Coquitlam Reds.
Kelowna Jays…
The Kelowna Jays are coming off a four-game split with the hometown Trail Orioles over the weekend in senior baseball action.
On Saturday, the Jays won 6-5 and 9-3. Will Russell tossed a complete game in the opener for the win, while Jared Frew had three home runs and seven RBIs over the two games.
On Sunday, the Orioles answered back with 2-0 and 8-3 wins. Former pro Chris Kissock shut down the Jays in the first game on one hit with nine strikeouts.
The Jays are on the road this weekend with two games in Langley and two in Burnaby.
