The Regina Red Sox staged a stunning ninth-inning comeback to beat the Sylvan Lake Gulls 10-7 on Friday night, tying the Western Canadian Baseball League championship series at one game apiece.
Down 6-4 and to their final strike, Regina’s Justin Simard punched a two-run single to tie the game before Rafael Jackson followed with a go-ahead hit. Zayd Brannigan, who had five hits, capped the rally with a two-run homer as the Red Sox scored six runs with two outs in the ninth.
The Gulls loaded the bases in the bottom half but managed only one run on a hit batter before Vittorio Iacobucci closed out the save.
The best-of-three series will be decided tonight at Gulls Field.
Cochrane's Simon Baker, who has just wrapped up his first season with the NCAA Bulldogs at the Gonzaga University, has been playing for the Gulls this summer.