Mavs walk-off Cardinals in 12-11 thriller on Saturday
MEDICINE HAT, AB – The Medicine Hat Mavericks had their hands full on Saturday night with a battle against the Yorkton Cardinals, ending in dramatic fashion.
Singles by Chris Caffrey and Zack Kunkel in the first inning set the stage for the Mavericks, with both driving in runs to make it a 2-0 lead for the home side early.
Yorkton gained some confidence in the second however, as Parker Smejkal stepped into the batter’s box and crushed his fourth home run of the season to put the Cardinals on the board.
The Mavericks responded in the bottom half of the inning courtesy of a Louie Canjura single that brought in a pair of base runners to vault Medicine Hat to a 4-1 lead.