High Octane Offense and Strong Pitching Lead To Another Sweep

The Wolfpack swept their second consecutive double header with a Game 2 win over the Calgary Guns on Sunday night. Much like Game 1, strong pitching and timely hitting were the theme again as the Wolfpack won by virtue of the mercy rule for the third time in four games.

Curtis Smith (2-0) threw his second consecutive complete game shutout and tied the Wolfpack single game strikeout record with fourteen, the third time Smith has reached the mark. He allowed five hits and walked one batter. Smith now carries a 24:3 K/BB ratio on the season and has struckout 55% of the batters he has faced.

Fraser Armstrong caught fire at the plate in Game 2 after a sluggish opening weekend performance going 4 for 4 with 2 RBI and a run score, he finished the game a home run shy of his second career cycle. Michael Goldade pitched in three hits of his own to go along with three RBI and three runs scored after a similarly slow opener and was also a home run shy of his first career cycle. Goldade tacked on a couple steals in the game to retake his throne atop the Pack's stolen base mountain.

The Wolfpack take on the early season surprise White Sox on Wednesday night at 6:30pm. This will be the first game against an opponent with a record over .500 for the Wolfpack in 2018.