Crowson, Kievman, Kuiper lead Dawgs past 57s

The Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Swift Current 57s 10-6 on Friday night. Photo: Okotoks Dawgs

June 12, 2026

By Rhett Vasseur

Okotoks Dawgs

Okotoks, Alta. – The Okotoks Dawgs came through in the clutch late for an important 10-6 victory over the Swift Current 57s on Friday.

With the victory, the Dawgs extended their winning streak to four and improved their record to 9-3.

The Dawgs’ offence was led by another standout performance by Jayden Lusk, who went 1-for-3, with a two-run double to the gap in the fourth inning.

Connor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.) was also a big part of the offence, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs, a walk and two runs. Jeremy Kuiper also had a strong day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

On the mound, Jordan Kievman made his first start of the year for the Dawgs and also hit fifth in the lineup. He threw three scoreless innings, giving up just one hit, while also contributing two hits and two RBIs at the plate.

Dalton Hoffart had another solid performance out of the bullpen, limiting the damage in the sixth and shutting down the threat in a scoreless inning of work.

The wind picked up as the night went on, but the Dawgs turned to Max McRaray for the seventh and eighth innings and he shut down any comeback attempt by the 57s. He struck out five batters in two innings.

The Dawgs will now play the Energy City Cactus Rats at Seaman Stadium on Saturday at 2:05 p.m.

Saturday night also marks the annual Futures Game at Seaman Stadium, featuring the brightest young stars in the Dawgs Academy. First pitch for the Futures Game is set for 7:05 p.m.