North Central Alberta Baseball League

Recap

Barrhead Orioles Fall To St. Albert Cardinals Despite Strong Effort From Kayden Rentz

By GameChanger Media

Kayden Rentz collected three hits in four at bats, but Barrhead Orioles lost to St. Albert Cardinals 18-7 on Wednesday at Barrhead Sportsgrounds. Rentz singled in the first inning, singled in the third inning, and singled in the sixth inning.

Barrhead Orioles fell despite leading 7-2 in the fourth.

A fielder’s choice by Brett Visser put Barrhead Orioles on the board in the bottom of the first.

St. Albert Cardinals tied the game up in the top of the third thanks to two singles. St. Albert Cardinals tied the game at two on a single by Todd Whitney.

Barrhead Orioles took the lead in the bottom of the third inning after St. Albert Cardinals committed an error, Hunter Budgen grounded out, and Branden Meier singled, each scoring one run.

St. Albert Cardinals flipped the game on its head in the top of the fifth, scoring 15 runs on 11 hits to take the lead, 17-7. The biggest blow in the inning was a grand slam to center field by Daniel Simmonds that drove in four.

Kevin Dryburgh earned the win for St. Albert Cardinals. The hurler surrendered one hit and zero runs over three innings, striking out four and walking none. Budgen took the loss for Barrhead Orioles. The hurler went four and one-third innings, giving up eight runs on eight hits, striking out two and walking five. Connor Zaharichuk led things off on the hill for St. Albert Cardinals. The starting pitcher allowed seven hits and seven runs (four earned) over four innings, striking out four and walking one.

Visser drove the middle of the lineup, leading Barrhead Orioles with two runs batted in. Rentz and Logan Branden each stole multiple bases for Barrhead Orioles. Barrhead Orioles stole seven bases in the game. Barrhead Orioles turned one double play in the game. Barrhead Orioles were sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Declan Kummer had the most chances in the field with six.

St. Albert Cardinals amassed 18 hits in the game. Simmonds led St. Albert Cardinals with five runs batted in from the number nine spot in the lineup. The infielder went 2-for-3 on the day. Whitney and Chase Noppers each collected four hits for St. Albert Cardinals. Lane Hardman and Zach Pollard each collected multiple hits for St. Albert Cardinals. Hardman paced St. Albert Cardinals with three walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, accumulating nine walks for the game. Peter Shepert stole two bases. St. Albert Cardinals ran wild on the base paths, tallying six stolen bases for the game.

Barrhead Orioles play at home on Wednesday against Westlock Red Lions in their next game.