Riggers win national bronze medal
It wasn’t the medal they were ultimately hoping for, but the Red Deer Riggers aren’t coming home empty-handed.
After a tough loss in the semi-finals, the Riggers rebounded to beat provincial rival Sherwood Park 9-8 in Sunday’s bronze medal game at the 2017 Baseball Canada Men’s National Championship in Victoria, B.C.
JP Willner earned the game winning RBI by earning a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning. Kerry Boon had a great game at the plate, going 3-for-3.
Steven Latos was the starting pitcher, giving up eight earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Drew Boyer came on to throw 1 2/3 scoreless innings and earn the win.