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Rigger Ramblings

Game #35 - August 11, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - The Calgary Cardinals finished the round robin at 4-0, and the Riggers at 3-1.  The right to represent Alberta in Windsor, ON in 2003 was on the line.  And the bats of all nine hitters and the left arm of Aaron Graves made sure that next summer the Riggers would be able to have a shot at claiming their second National Championship.  The top of the order set it all up for the Riggers as Jason Fraser and Dwayne Lalor (4 hits each) went a combined 8-9 in the game.  The rest of the order had at least a hit each.  Graves worked out of trouble in the middle innings, and on each occasion, he made a big pitch, and the defense step up as well.  This was the Riggers' 13th Provincial Championship since the team's inception in 1981, and their 3rd in the last 4 years.

Riggers vs.Cardinals ( 2002 Provincials) August 11, 2002
Championship Game  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 0
 3
 3
 1
 0
 2 2
 11 19
 0
Calgary Cardinals
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0 0
 2 2
 8
 1

Game #34 - August 11, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - With the Riggers at 3-0 and playing the Championship game later that evening, it was a good game to let a few guys rest up and see what the Calgary Cardinals had to offer.  Jared Greenberg started on the mound went two innings.  Jay Steeves took over and went one, and Miki Kawahara finished up the game.  Brendon Mix collected two hits for the Riggers.  The Cardinals won the game 11-10.

Game #33 - August 10, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - With the Riggers heading into their third game of the Championship 2-0, and the St. Albert Tigers at 1-1, it was a must win for the Tigers.  The Riggers sent staff ace Marty Davis to the mound for this contest.  A win would put the Riggers into the Championship game on Sunday.  The Riggers fell behind early in the first, but answered the call as the promptly took the lead back in the top of the second.   The key blow was a three run blast by Jamie Duncan.   The Riggers scored another four in the third, two runs coming from the bat of Scott Murray; who also finished with three hits in the game.  Going into the sixth, the Riggers lead 12-4.  The Tigers tried to come back, but eventually ran out of outs, and punched their own ticket back to St. Albert.
Riggers vs.Tigers ( 2002 Provincials) August 10, 2002
FINAL  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 0
 4
 4
 2
 2
 0 0
 12 13
 0
St. Albert Tigers
 3
 0
 1
 0
 0 4
 1 9
 9
 1

Game #32 - August 10, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - Game #2 saw the Riggers square off against the unknown Lethbridge Diablos. Unfortunately for the Diablos, the unknown proved to be overwhelming as the Riggers scored 7 times in the first inning, and never looked back.  Aaron Tweet started for the first time on the mound this season after battling through elbow tightness for much of the season.  He went 5 solid innings, striking out six along the way.  Dwayne Lalor took over for the final two innings allowing 2 meaningless runs in the 7th.  Shane DeZutter and Jamie Duncan each hit two run bombs in the first. Jason Fraser, Curtis Bailey, Dwayne Lalor, Shane DeZutter and Jamie Duncan each had two hits for the Riggers who improved to 2-0 on the weekend.
Riggers vs.Diablos ( 2002 Provincials) August 10, 2002
FINAL  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lethbridge Diablos
 0
 0
 0
 2
 2
 0 2
 6 10
 3
Red Deer Riggers
 7
 0
 4
 0
 0 0
 X 11
 14
 0


Game #31 - August 9, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - The Riggers opened up the 2002 Provincial Championships against the host team, the Red Deer Stags.  Getting a victory in their opening game was of utmost importance.  Coach, Curtis Bailey sent Jeff MacDonald to the mound and he got the Riggers just that. MacDonald went the distance striking out 5 in the process.  The Riggers were lead at the plate by Jason Fraser, Paul Claerhout, and Jared Greenberg; each collecting 3 hits.  Shane DeZutter hit a two run shot in the bottom of the first inning.

Riggers vs.Stags ( 2002 Provincials) August 9, 2002
FINAL  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Red Deer Stags
 0
 3
 0
 0
 3
 0 0
 8 8
 2
Red Deer Riggers
 3
 2
 2
 0
 0 5
 X 12
 17
 2

Game #30 - July 28, 2002 - Edmonton, AB - The Sunburst Baseball League Championship game started out as a pitchers duel on both sides but it all unravelled in the bottom of the sixth inning for the Riggers.  Jeff MacDonald started for the Riggers and took and no-hitter into the fifth and in the bottom of the sixthe the tigers erupted for 7 hits and 4 in a row where a Tigers hitter had two strikes on him.  The lone Rigger run was driven in by Dwayne Lalor, and Shane DeZutter had two of the four Rigger hits.  The Riggers now have two weeks to prepare for the ultimate prize they can play for; the Alberta Championship, a prize they have won 12 of the 21 years they have been in existence.
Riggers vs.St. Albert Tigers (SBL - Final) July 28, 2002
FINAL  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0 0
 1 4
 1
St. Albert Tigers
 0
 0
 0
 0
 7 1
 1 9
 8
 1

Game #29 - July 24, 2002 - Edmonton, AB - After eight days of not playing, the Riggers took on the Edmonton Angels in the Sunburst League Semi-Final in the 2 vs. 3 matchup.  Marty Davis started for the Riggers going 6 innings.  He allowed 4 runs however only 1 was earned.  Davis also struck out 6 Angels and picked up the win.  Aaron Graves came on in the bottom of the 7th and after walking the first two hitters of the inning, gave up two runs, but settled down the rest of the way striking out 3 in his 3 innings of work.  Greg Miko (pronounced; MY' ko) had 3 hits along with 2 RBI.  Scott Murray was 2-5 with a SB, and Curtis Bailey was 3-5 with a 2B, 3B and 3 RBI.
Riggers vs. Edmonton Angels (SBL - Semi) July 24, 2002
FINAL  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 1
 0
 0
 4
 2
 2 0
 0
 0
 9 14
 1
Edmonton Angels
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0 3
 2 0
 X 6
 9
 1

Game #28 - July 16, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - Carrying the burden of a three game losing streak the Riggers decided to take it out against their cross-town rivals.  The same start as 24 hours earlier, Jared Greenberg lead the game of with a homerun and the Riggers would never look back.  It almost got out of hand in the second as the 'Big Red Machine' put a 10 spot on the board; at one time 8 hitters put together hits before the Stags somehow recorded an out.  Dwayne Lalor who went 7 innings threw strikes and the Stags knocked a few around the park, but the Riggers put two many runs on the board and all they were concerned about was getting outs.  The Riggers ran their winning streak against the Stags to 5-0 (one game was forfeited to...well we're still not too sure??).  Marty Robinson lead the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI, Brendon Mix hit his 2nd homerun of the season, and Shane DeZutter and Curtis Bailey also stroked 3 hits for the Riggers. Greenberg made a highlight real catch by the firstbase dugout, as he jumped onto the fence, hoisted himself up, and made what was one of the finer plays of the season.

Riggers vs. Red Deer Stags July 16, 2002
FINAL  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Red Deer Stags
 1
 0
 2
 4
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 8
 13
 2
Red Deer Riggers
 1
 10
 0
 0
 1
 1
 0
 0
 X
 13
 17
 1


Game #27 - July 15, 2002 - Edmonton, AB - After a long trip home from Kamloops, the Riggers found themselves on the road again this time heading north on Highway 2 to face the Edmonton Angels.  The visitors came out swinging as Jason Fraser lead off the game with a bomb to straight away centre on the first pitch.  After that however the Riggers were unable to mound any sort of consistent attack and did not give enough run support to starting pitcher Aaron Graves who went 7 innings.  They did take a 3-0 lead after 2 innings but gave three back in the fourth and played from behind the rest of the way as the Angels scored 2 in the fifth and went on to win 9-5.  Scott Murray had two hits in a losing effort.
Riggers vs. Edmonton Angels July 15, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 1
 2
 0
 0
 0
 0
 2
 0
 0
 5 8
 1
Edmonton Angels
 0 0
 0
 0
 3 3
 0
 3
 X
 9
 10
 1

Game #26 - July 13, 2002 - Kamloops, BC - In a loser out game the Riggers took on the Wenatchee (WA) Apple Sox.  The Riggers fell behind early and were forced to play catch up once again.  The defense did them in in the fourth; unable to field two bunts and another fly ball that dropped in put them behind 7-1.  The Riggers closed the gap to 7-4 in the sixth but were unable to get anything going in the seventh.  Mike Jackson went the distance for the Riggers allowing 5 earned runs while striking out 4. Jared Greenberg was 2-3 and Aaron Graves was 1-3 with 2 RBI.
Wenatchee Apple Sox vs. Riggers July 13, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wenatchee Apple Sox
 0
 1
 3
 3
 0
 0
 0
 7 9
 1
Red Deer Riggers
 1 0
 0
 0
 0
 3
 0
 4
 9
 3

Game #25 - July 13, 2002 - Kamloops, BC - The Riggers took to the field against the Aloha (OR) Knights and lasted 6 innings before being handed a 10-0 loss.  The Riggers did have their chances to score leaving 9 men on base and 7 of those in the first 3 innings.  Jay Steeves started and lasted 1.2 innings before giving way to Nick Pelltier who went the rest of the base allowing only 3 runs.  The Riggers were limited to just three hits, none of which came at opportune times.
Aloha Knights vs. Riggers July 13, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0 3
 3
Aloha Knights
 3 4
 0
 2
 0
 1
 10
 8
 1

Game #24 - July 12, 2002 - Kamloops, BC - In the opening game of the Kamloops International Baseball Tournament the Riggers won their first opening game of the tournament by downing the Portland (OR) Wildcats 7-5.  The Riggers took an early 1-0 lead and then a comanding 7-1 lead and held on to it advancing into the quarter finals.  Marty Davis took to the hill in the opening game going five strong innings and allowing 4 runs.  Davin Gulbransen came on in the sixth to pick up the save going two strong innings just allowing 1 run and preserving the victory.  The Riggers were lead offensively by Jared Greenberg who was 3 for 3 at the plate, while Curtis Bailey was 2-4 with 1 RBI and Brendon Mix was 1-3 with 2 RBI.
Portland Wildcats vs. Riggers July 12, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Portland Wildcats
 1
 0
 0
 0
 3
 1
 0
 5 12
 3
Red Deer Riggers
 0 7
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 7
 8
 1

Game #23 - July 7, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - In the tournament semi the Riggers squared off against the eventual tourney champs; the St. Albert Tigers.  After getting out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, the bats went silent and the defense was no where to be found.  Jeff MacDonald kept the Riggers in it until the top of the 5th before allowing a two run double to give the Tigers a 4-2 lead.  The flood gates came open in the 7th with the Tigers scoring 4 times and winning 9-2.  
St. Albert Tigers vs. Riggers July 7, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Albert Tigers
 0
 2
 0
 0
 2
 1
 4
 9 13
 1
Red Deer Riggers
 2 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 2
 8
 2

Game #22 - July 6, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - With a berth in Sunday's semi-finals secure the Riggers took on first time entrant Innisfail Indians.  The game was no contest as the Indians too had secured a birth in the other semi with an earlier victory over Smithfield.  The Indians saved their pitching and the Riggers put 21 runs up on the board and allowed only 3 in a game that was called after 5 innings.  Jay Steeves went the 5 innings on the mound for the Riggers.  Aaron Graves had four hits and 4 RBI, while Brendon Mix stroked 2 doubles and hit his first homerun since the 90's (late nineties - it had been awhile not matter how you look at it).
Riggers vs. Innisfail Indians July 6, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Red Deer Riggers 4
 4
 1
 5
 7
 21 18
 0
Innisfail Indians
 0 1
 1
 0
 1
 3
 5
 3

Game #21 - July 5, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - The opening game of the 22nd Annual Red Deer Riggers' Tournament, saw the host team squeare off against the Smithfield Blue Sox.  Marty Davis took the mound for the Riggers allowing only 1 run, striking out 7.  With plenty of run support, Davis threw strikes and only allowed 1 walk.  The Riggers led offensively by Dwayne Lalor who stroked 4 hits and drove in 3 of the Riggers' 10 runs.  Greg Miko, Brendon Mix, and Jared Greenberg each had 2 hits for the Riggers.  
Riggers vs. Smithfield Blue Sox July 5, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Smithfield Blue Sox 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1 3
 5
Red Deer Riggers
 1 3
 3
 0
 2
 1
 X
 10
 13
 1

Game #20 - July 2, 2002 - St. Albert, AB - It was a drawn out affair that was called due to darkness after 7 innings.  The Riggers came out victors downing the St. Albert Tigers 13-12, in a game that featured several miscues by both clubs and lead changes almost every half inning.  Jeff MacDonald went the distance for the Riggers, battling back after allowing 8 runs in the first two innings and allowed only four the rest of the way.  Greg Miko, Dwayne Lalor, and Jason Fraser each had 3 hits for the Riggers; who are now 12-8 overall.

Game #19 - June 29, 2002 - Lethbridge, AB - Another solid performance in the night cap saw Aaron Graves take the defeat on the mound.  The Riggers committed 7 errors behind him and several other miscues lead to a 7-6 defeat.  The Riggers battled back and forth with the Bulls.  The Riggers who were down 4-1 saw Greg Miko clear the bases to tie the game at 4-4.  After the Bulls took the lead, Jason Fraser hit a two run shot to give the Riggers a short lived 6-5 lead.  The Bulls scored two in the bottom of the sixth and held on for the victory.
Riggers @ Lethbridge Bulls June 29, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 0
 0
 1
 3
 2
 0
 0
 6 8
 7
Lethbridge Bulls
 0 1
 1
 3
 0
 2
 X
 7
 9
 2


Game #18 - June 29, 2002 - Lethbridge, AB - Behind a solid pitching performance of Jay Steeves the Riggers came away with a 7-4 victory over the Lethbridge Bulls.  Steeves went the distance for the Riggers who never trailed in the game scoring 4 in the first and 2 in the second.  Brendon Mix knocked in a pair with an single in the second that put the Riggers ahead for good.
Riggers @ Lethbridge Bulls June 29, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 4
 2
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 7 8
 3
Lethbridge Bulls
 1 0
 2
 0
 0
 0
 1
 4
 8
 2


Game #17 - June 25, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - The stretch of five games in four days is over, and the Riggers came away from the long stretch with only a 3-2 record.  Something that must change if they want to get back for a shot at their second National Championship.  Tuesday, the Edmonton Angels came to the 'RiggerDome' and left with a 9-5 defeat.  Jeff MacDonald went all 9 as he fanned 12 and walked 4.  The Riggers as a team are playing some of their best defensive baseball over the last five years turning 7 double plays in their last 3 games, while committing only 1 error over their last 4.  The offense led by Greg Miko who went 3-5 was also followed up by strong preformances by Curtis Bailey who had a pair of RBI singles, Brendon Mix with two hits; Jared Greenberg and Scott Murray each had a double.
Riggers vs. Edmonton Angels June 25, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Edmonton Angels
 2
 1
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 1
 5 11
 5
Red Deer Riggers
 0 1
 1
 0
 4
 0
 3
 0
 X
 9
 12
 0

Game #16 - June 24, 2002 - Ft. Saskatchewan, AB - The Riggers traveled to Fort Saskatchewan for their fourth game in four days, and got out of town early by blowing away the Giants 13-3 in seven innings.  Dwayne Lalor went this distance for the Riggers which was needed since they only had 9 players to start the game with numerous people playing out of position.  Lalor scattered 6 hits over his 7 innings.  The two big blows came courtesy of Curtis Bailey and Marty Robinson.  Bailey cleared the bases with a double  in the second and Robinson stroked a double of his own in the third to score two.  Both of these timely hits came with two out, something that has been scarce these days.  Riggers improve to 9-7 overall and 7-3 in the Sunburst League.

Game #15 - June 23, 2002 - St. Albert, AB - In the Semi-Final of the St. Albert same story different game.  The Riggers did take an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but two innings later, they found themselves down 7-1.  Jason Fraser hit the second homerun of the Riggers season two bring the score to 7-3, but the Cardinals got those two back in the top of the 7th to come out on top 9-3.

Game #14 - June 22, 2002 - St. Albert, AB - In game #2 of the tournament the Riggers faced off against the Calgary Cardinals.  Aaron Graves took the mound for this affair also going the distance for his second complete game in as many appearances, but suffered the loss in both.  The Cardinals struck for 4 runs in the first and 3 more in the second.  Graves shut the door the rest of the way, but the hill was too steep to climb.  The Riggers put up single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth but were never able to put anything across the board that allowed them to make a run at Cardinal starter Jim Lawson.  On the basis of the tournament formula the Riggers finished second in the round robin portion of the tournament and will face the Cardinals again in the semi-final on Sunday.

Game #13 - June 22, 2002 - St. Albert, AB - In the opening game of the St. Albert Tournament the Riggers opened against their city rivals the Red Deer Stags.  A complete game 3 hitter by Marty Davis and 11 runs by the Riggers allowed them to defeat the Stags 11-1 in only six innings of play.  

Game #12 - June 19, 2002 - Edmonton, AB - The Riggers dropped their third straight decision with a 12 inning deafeat to the Edmonton Angels.  The Riggers didn't do themselves any favors falling behind 6-0 after just three innings.  They battled back as Jay Steeves pitched 3 scoreless innings (4-6) and gave his teammates a chance to get back into the game.  The Riggers did just that as they tied the game in the top of the 8th.  Jared Greenberg was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to tie the game at 8.  Dwayne Lalor came on after Steeves to pitch 5.2 innings allowing all three runs in the 12th, but all were unearned.  Scott Murray lead the attack with 2 RBI. Riggers that managed hits in the 12 inning afair were, Greenberg, Brendon Mix, Miki Kawahara, Aaron Graves, and Murray.
Riggers @ Edmonton Angels June 19, 2002
FINAL (12) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 11
 12
 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 0
 0
 0
 2
 3
 1
 0
 1
0
0
0
2
8
5
2
Edmonton Angels
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
 9
 9
 4

Game #11 - June 14, 2002 - St. Albert, AB - The first two game losing streak of the season has come down on the Riggers after dropping a 5-0 decision to the St. Albert Tigers.  The Riggers did have plenty of chances to score stranding a whopping 13 men on base over the nine innings.  Jay Steeves (1-2) went five strong giving up single runs in the third and fifth innings, striking out four and walking none.  Steeves gave way to Aaron Tweet who went three innings giving up single runs in the sixth and eighth.  Jared Greenberg and Curtis Bailey led the way with two hits each in a losing effort.
Riggers @ St. Albert Tigers June 14, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0 10
 1
St. Albert Tigers
 0 0
 1
 0
 1
 1
 0
 1
 X
 4
 8
 4

Game #10 - June 10, 2002 - Edmonton, AB - With a depleted line up the Riggeers traveled north to the City of Champions and left with a 9-5 loss to the Edmonton Angels.  The loss dropped the Riggers Sunburst League record to 5-2.  Aaron Graves (0-1-1) went the distance for the Riggers surrendering 14 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 7.  Dwayne Lalor went 3 for 4 at the plate, and Brendon Mix stroked a double in a losing effort.
 
Game #9 - June 9, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - A second complete game in a row by a Riggers' hurler saw the Riggers push their overall record to 7-2.  The Riggers avenged their season opening lost to the Lethbridge Bulls by downing them 7-2.  Jeff MacDonald (3-0) went the distance scattering 5 hits over nine innings.  The defense was solid and some timely hitting allowed the Riggers to get back in the win colomn.  The Riggers return to league play on the 10th against the Edmonton Angels where they will try to run their Sunburst record to 6-1.
Riggers vs. Lehtbridge Bulls June 9, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lethbridge Bulls
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 2 5
 2
Red Deer Riggers
 4 0
 0
 0
 0
 2
 0
 1
 X
 7
 9
 0


Game #8 - June 7, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - Marty Davis threw a complete game just when the Rigger's pitching staff needed it.  Although he did allow 9 runs, he battled through two bases loaded situations enticing two double plays.  The Riggers played catch up most of the way before taking an 8-7 lead going in to the ninth.  Davis surrendered a two run homerun that have the Tigers a 9-8 lead and one that they would hold on to for the final three outs.  Greg Miko led the Riggers offensive attack by going 3-4 at the plate with two doubles.
Riggers vs. St. Albert Tigers June 7, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Albert Tigers
 3
 1
 0
 0
 1
 2
 0
 0
 2
 9
 14
 3
Red Deer Riggers
 0
 0
 0
 3
 1
 0
 4
 0
 0
 8
 13
 1


Game #7 - June 6, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - Round two of the battle of Red Deer went again to the Riggers overpowering the Stags 15-11.  The Riggers ran their Sunburst League record to 5-0.  Jay Steeves took the mound going 3+ innings before handing the ball over to Dwayne Lalor (1-0) who went six innings only allowing two runs in the eighth inning.  The riggers were down 11-9 heading into the ninth, but sent 11 men to the plate scoring six times.  Jason Fraser blew the game open with a bases loaded clearing double that put the Riggers ahead for good.

Game #6 - June 4, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - The first battle took place between the perenial Alberta Senior Men's powerhouses on Tuesday with the Riggers extending their winning streak to 5 in a row.  The Riggers scored 11 times off of four different Tiger pitchers and Jeff MacDonald (2-0) went seven strong allowing 4 runs (2 earned) and Aaron Graves (0-0-1) came in to shut the door for the last two innings.  Jamie Duncan led the Riggers attack with 3 hits and 4 RBI.  Scott Murray also had three hits for the Riggers who are now 4-0 in the Sunburst League.
 
Riggers vs. St. Albert Tigers June 4, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Albert Tigers
 0
 1
 0
 2
 0
 1
 0
 3
 0
 7
 12
 2
Red Deer Riggers
 0
 2
 2
 0
 4
 3
 0
 0
 X
 11
 15
 1

Game #5 - May 31, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - In a game that almost lasted until Saturday and averaged an error an innings saw the Riggers stretch their winning streak to 4 oveall and 3 in S.B.L.  Marty Davis (2-0) picked up the win for the Riggers going six strong before giving way to Jared Greenberg (0-0) and finally Aaron Tweet (0-0-1) pitched the finaly 1 1/3 to end one of  the longest games in recent memory.  Shane DeZutter stroked a couple of doubles and Tweet had a single and a double.  The Riggers are back at it against the St. Albert Tigers on Tuesday June 4 at 7:30 at the 'RiggerDome'.  On the injury front middle infielder Jamie Duncan came up with a groin injury, but was not available after the game for comment.  He is not expect to miss any significant amount of time.

Riggers vs. Edmonton Angels May 31, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Edmonton Angels
 1
 0
 0
 1
 1
 1
 0
 4
 0
 8
 		9
 		4
Red Deer Riggers
 2 0
 0
 4
 2
 0
 1
 2
 X
 11
 15
 5


Game #4 - May 30, 2002 - Ft. Saskatchewan, AB - The Riggers traveled north to play the Giants and ran their winning streak to three in a row and 2-0 in the Sunburst Baseball League.  The Riggers stroked out nine hits while bringing across 10 to outlast the Giants 10-7.  Jay Steeves (1-1) picked up his first win and complete game of the year for the Riggers, after recording 9 in the win colomn in 2001.  Curtis Bailey led the attack with 4 hits and several others had two.  The Riggers committed four errors and looks to be their only weak point thus far.

Game #3 - May 28, 2002 - Red Deer, AB - Game #1 of the installment of the "Battle of Red Deer"  went to the Riggers.  In a battle of miscuses (8 in total), the Stags never challenged after falling behind by six in the first inning (Riggers place kicker missed his first of the year - wide left).  From then on Jeff MacDonald (1-0) went five innings only surrendering one hit.  He then gave way to a well rested Aaron Graves (0-0-1) (took the '01 campaign off) who went three innings picking up the save; his first of the year. Greg Miko lead the way at the plate hitting a couple of double and knocking in two.  

Riggers vs. Red Deer Stags May 28, 2002
FINAL (8) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Red Deer Stags
 0
 1
 2
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 X
 4
 4
 4
Red Deer Riggers
 6
 0
 1
 0
 0
 2
 0
 3
 X
 12
 8
 4


Game #2 - May 26, 2002 - Lethbridge, AB - The Riggers bounced back after their first outing of the season by downing the Weyburn Beavers 10-7.  Marty Davis (1-0) picked up the Riggers first win of the season on the mound going five strong innings and taking a no hitter into the fourth.  He gave way to Dwayne Lalor for the next three innings with Shane Stenerson pitching the ninth.  The Riggers had thirteen hits in their second outing showing that already that they have made some adjustments at the plate.  Even though the Beavers scored 7 runs in the game they never really posed a threat to take the lead as the Riggers jumed out to a lead of 6-0 after 2 innings.

Riggers vs. Weyburn @ Lethbridge, AB
 May 26, 2002
FINAL  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 2
 4
 0
 1
 2
 0
 1
 0
 1
 10
 13
 1
Weyburn Beavers
 0
 0
 1
 0
 2
 0
 1
 0
 2
 7
 11
 3


Game #1 - May 25, 2002 - Lethbridge, AB - The Riggers opened their season two weeks later than usual in Lethbridge, AB.  Playing against the L.A. Bulls the Riggers definitely needed these exhibition games in order to prepare for their upcoming Sunburst Baseball League games and tournament action later this month.  Jay Steeves (0-1) took the mound in the season opener.  He lasted two innings surrendering 10 runs before giving way to Aaron Tweet; making his Riggers debut.  The Riggers offense looked a little rusty as they only scored 2 runs throughout the contest.  This might have had to do with the fact it was the first game in the Riggers 22 seasons that they are using wood bats.  Definitely some adjustments to approach and offensive game plan will need to take place.  It was good to get everyone a few plate appearances, and the pitcher's their work in no matter the outcome or performance.

Riggers vs. Lethbridge @ Lethbridge, AB
 May 25, 2002
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 5 6 7 R H E
Red Deer Riggers
 0
 0
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0
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 7
 2
L.A. Bulls
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 7
 0
 5
 0
 0
 X
 15
 10
 1