The Red Deer Carstar Braves aren’t having the best season but they’re not giving up.
The Braves stormed from behind to down the Okotoks Foothills Dawgs White 8-7 to earn a split in NorWest Midget AAA Baseball League play at Great Chief Park Wednesday.
The Dawgs won the opener 6-2.
The Braves trailed 7-6 heading into the bottom of the eighth, but winning pitcher Jason Garrett led off with a single and stole second.
Ty Elliott reached on an error, sending Garrett to third from where he scored on a balk. The balk sent Elliott to second and Dylan Borman lined a double to right centre plating the winning run.
Garrett pitched two innings of relief, allowing two runs on three hits. Mitch Vanson started on the mound and worked just one inning, leaving the bases loaded.
Joel Mazurkewich went four innings, allowing five runs on five hits.
Ian Chevalier, Levi Moon and Sam Schierman had two hits each.
Moon started on the mound in the opener, allowing five runs on six hits and six walks in 4 2/3 innings.
Jonah Penner had two hits for the Braves, who finished with four.
On Tuesday, the Braves dropped a 14-4 decision to the Dawgs Black.
Schierman had two hits while Reign Letkeman was one-for-two and scored twice.
Mac Guckert started on the mound and allowed five runs on four hits over three innings.