The Okotoks Dawgs are one win away from advancing to the WCBL West Division final after an 11-4 victory over the Brooks Bombers tonight in Game 1 of their semifinal series.
The defending champions came out swinging, building a 6-0 lead before Brooks got on the board with three runs in the fifth. But the Dawgs held firm, tacking on more runs and keeping their title defence on course.
Winners of the last three Western Canadian Baseball League championships, Okotoks remains the team to beat.
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Game 2 of the best-of-three series is set for tonight in Brooks. If necessary, a deciding game will return to Seaman Stadium in Okotoks on Friday.
The opening game of the other West Division semifinal between the Sylvan Lake Gulls and Lethbridge Bulls was postponed due to poor weather.