Cardinals Marooned by Mariner Pitching

In their first game of the season the Legends Nightclub Cardinals could not handle the young pitching of the Victoria Mariners and lost 3-1 on a beautiful Wednesday night.

In front of 40+ fans, the Mariners worked a never-ending rotation, as Adam Wilson (starter and game winner), Max Valle, Shea Young, Thomas Trask and Geoff Ford all took turns on the mound. The Cardinals could only muster 2 hits all game against the five pitchers and didn't get on the scoreboard until a double to the fence by Luke Webb brought home Sean Pollitt.

Although it was only game 2 for the Victoria Mavericks season, the Victoria Mariners have actually already played 13 games this year in the BC Premier Baseball League. They are 9-4 this year, a big improvement over last year when they played .500 ball. Their game experience this year seemed too hot for the first-game Cardinals to handle.

The Cardinals didn't do too bad themselves from the mound as game starter and rookie Brandon Lymer settled down after a shaky first inning to only allow 1 hit and 1 run in the last 3 innings he pitched. Luke Lampard took the mound in the 5th, and other than allowing the first batter he faced (his brother in-law Thomas Clark) a single, no other Mariner was able to get a hit. This is a positive step up as the Cardinals did have some pitching woes in last year's .500 season. Unfortunately, the red bats are going to have to come alive as 2 hits will not equal wins in this league.

Also of note were the new uniforms and logo the Legends Cardinals were sporting as they have moved to red and black this year. Hopefully they'll be able to put their new digs to better use in their next game Friday against the defending champion Monkey Tree Pub Jays (formerly the Maude Hunters Rockies - nine-time consecutive winners of the RP Righet Cup).

Come on out Friday night at 6:15 PM and cheer on your Legends Cardinals.