Keaton Noble came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as Noble reached on a wild pitch in the one to lead the Kamloops Riverdogs (1-0) to a 6-4 win over the Calgary Babe Ruth (0-4) on Friday at Canada Games.
With the Kamloops Riverdogs leading by three,.
The Kamloops Riverdogs came out swinging, scoring three runs in the first inning to jump ahead of the Calgary Babe Ruth early.
The Kamloops Riverdogs staved off the Calgary Babe Ruth as the Calgary Babe Ruth were unable to match the Kamloops Riverdogs down the stretch.
The Calgary Babe Ruth scored on an RBI single by Justin Goodmanson in the third inning, an RBI single by Jordan Krupa and in the fourth inning, and a groundout by Justin Johnston in the fifth inning. Unfortunately, the Calgary Babe Ruth weren't able to take the lead back.
Noble improved to 1-0 on the year by picking up the win for the Kamloops Riverdogs. He allowed one run over one inning. Noble struck out one, walked three and gave up one hit.
Mitch Silzer (0-1) took the loss for the Calgary Babe Ruth. He lasted just two innings, walked eight, struck out none, and allowed four runs.