Not the outcome the Okotoks Dawgs were hoping for in Edmonton on Wednesday as they left with back to back losses against the Prospects.

In game two of the day, the Prospects had a 3-2 lead in the ninth and stole a walk-off victory, 4-3.

For the Dawgs, starter Justin Vernia settled in nicely after the first inning, throwing seven innings of two-run baseball in the no-decision. At one point tonight, the Gonzaga product retired 13 straight Prospects. Matt Lloyd stretched his hitting streak to 24 games in the loss, going 1-4 on the night. Justin King collected his first multi-hit game of 2017, finishing the contest 2-3. It was the bats of Edmonton who cracked the scoreboard early in game two, though. scoring a run off a botched 3-6-1 double play before an RBI single up the middle handed the Prospects a 2-0 lead.

The high-flying offence of Okotoks was no-hit after five innings, but the red and white were able to scratch across a run via the free pass. Zach Hanna was hit by a 1-2 pitch, stole second and moved to third on a balk. A passed ball brought him home to cut the deficit to just one. In the sixth, the Dawgs not only found their first hits of the game, but also chased starter Marion McLean. A pair of singles from Greg Cullen and Lloyd set the stage for former Prospect, Kody Funderburk. With the count in his favour and the crowd serenading him with “boo’s,” the Dallas Baptist product scorched a double down the right field line to make it a 3-2 Okotoks advantage. Funderburk took over for Vernia in the eighth, continuing his stellar season on the mound with a three up, three down frame -- he has yet to allow a run this season.

The Dawgs will try to redeem themselves Thursday in Medicine Hat as they take on the Mavericks for their final away game of the season.

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