Wolfpack Halt Two-Game Skid With Win Over Canadians

The Wolfpack squeeked out a hard fought 5-4 win against the Canadians to split the season series with them and halt a two game losing streak that dated back to June 1st thanks to a couple of rainouts this month.

Starting pitcher Curtis Smith (5-0) dominated out of the gate striking out eight of the first nine batters he faced and was perfect through the first three innings, but command issues plagued him in the fourth that forced him to pitch from behind and run up his pitch count allowing the Canadians to get back into the game with some timely hits.

Ultimately, the Wolfpack offense was able to bail Smith out as they produced ten hits and had runners threatening almost the entire game. After jumping out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning they would tack on one more in the fourth before Jaret Loran singled home Fraser Armstrong in the fifth inning to make it a 5-2 game and that would ultimately be all the Pack needed to seal up the win after Smith allowed two more runs before settling in.

Loran, Armstrong, and Shaun Connor led the offense with two hits each while Armstrong crossed the plate twice and Shaun Connor knocked in two runs during the Pack's three-run first inning.

The Pack head into their longest break of the season with a record of 9-3, and will be back in action on Saturday July 7th with a doubleheader against the defending champion Cardinals.