Mavericks’ offence makes up for mistakes

By Sean Rooney on June 27, 2018.

Medicine Hat News

It wasn’t pretty, but the Medicine Hat Mavericks got the job done in Melville Tuesday.

Despite committing six errors, the Mavs won their sixth game in a row, 13-9 thanks to a continued power surge at the plate. Medicine Hat has scored at least 10 runs in each of its last three games and eight overall this season.

The Millionaires led 3-2 and 8-6, but Medicine Hat re-took the lead in its next at-bat each time. The last surge, a five-run sixth that countered Melville’s five-run fifth, was highlighted by Michael Conn’s three-run home run.

Junior Pimentel threw 2 2/3 innings of one-hit relief for the win, striking out four batters. Julien Ly had the best night at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two runs, but again, all but one batter got at least a hit for the visitors.

Colton Wright had his second home run in as many days,

Keaton Sullivan’s three-run home run off Hat starter Jaymon Cervantes gave Melville fans lots to cheer about, but it was short-lived as Conn stepped to the plate a half-inning later. Zach Diaz took the loss, going 5 1/3 innings and striking out six.

Now 16-3, the Mavs play at 6-13 Melville again tonight before heading to Yorkton Thursday and Friday to wrap up the last long road trip of the season.

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