Week of ‘Lost’ Ball for Minor Braves

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
by Norm McIntosh

Sarnia Braves Minor PeeWees have lost their last five games over this past week. They include losses to St. Thomas 10-2, Corunna 11-1,  double header losses 13-6 and 10-6 to St. Thomas again and a 7-6 loss to Oakridge Tuesday night. Each time fielding errors and walks have been costly although the bats went silent at times as well.

Highlights for the Braves in the losses included a two run home run by Brayden Thomas over the fence at Tecumseh Park in the second game of the double header with St. Thomas on Saturday, the first such hit by any members of the Minor Braves this year. In last night’s close game with Oakridge, Kyle Adams pitched a strong four innings giving away to relief pitching with a 6-3 lead. In that same game, Brock Morgan drove a long triple to centre field driving in three runs with the hit.

The Braves will need to improve as they play a game tonight with Wyoming, rescheduled from an Aug. 8 rainout and head into the LDBA playoffs this upcoming weekend.