Strong Hitting Not Enough as North Delta Pirates’ Errors Contribute to Close Loss Against Vancouver Mounties
Even though the North Delta Pirates out-hit the Vancouver Mounties seven-to-four, their efforts were undone as they amassed five errors in the field and ultimately fell four-to-two to Vancouver on Sunday.
Please see a recap of the game below:
The North Delta Pirates got on the board in the first inning after Sammy Wong grounded out, scoring one run.
An error gave Vancouver the lead, 2-1, in the bottom of the first.
The two teams then traded four scoreless innings, buoyed by the pitching of Brendan Grant for North Delta and Mattias Alteza-Penkala for Vancouver.
In the top of the sixth, Tyler Bernabe scored after tagging up, and the game was tied 2 - 2 going into the bottom of the sixth.
A Naoki Tomilson single for Vancouver and a North Delta Pirates error, resulted in two additional runs scoring and Vancouver led 4-2 - a lead they would hold on to through the seventh.
Alteza-Penkala earned the win for Vancouver. They gave up seven hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out five and walking two.
B. Grant took the loss for the North Delta Pirates. They went the distance, allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits, striking out seven and walking four.
Wong and Ryo Ikeda each drove in one run for the North Delta Pirates.
Bernabe and Payton Harper each collected two hits for North Delta.
The North Delta Pirates turned one double play in the game.
Tomilson went 2-for-3 at the plate as the third baseman led the team with one run batted in.
Jonah Richardson and Tomilson each collected two hits for Vancouver
Vancouver turned one double play in the game.
Vancouver didn’t commit a single error in the game, while North Delta committed five.
Next up for the North Delta Pirates is the second game of a double header against host Vancouver at Hilcrest Park.
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