The Calgary Vipers swept the Joliet JackHammers and won their fourth consecutive game to open the season at Silver Cross Field in Joliet, Illinois. The Vipers had a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the eighth when the Jackhammers erupted for four runs. Calgary though came right back scoring two in the ninth to retake the lead and win the game. Evan Greusel was dominating as per usual going seven scoreless innings before running into some trouble in the eighth inning.

Calgary opened the scoring in the third inning when leadoff man Darryl Brinkley scored on a wild pitch.

Brinkley was back at it again in fifth when he hit the clubs first homerun in solo style to make it 2-0. Carlos Duncan then singled and stole second base before Drew Miller drove him in for the team's third run of the game.

It remained 3-0 until the bottom of the eighth when Joliet mounted a comeback and put four runs on the board thanks to two homeruns. Chris Brown lead off the inning with a homerun to break up the Greusel shutout, and then later Derek Nicholson gave the JackHammers the lead with his three run shot off Ryan Olson.

The Vipers were not down and out though as they created a comeback of their own thanks to the red hot Duncan who went two-for-four with two runs and a RBI and also a game winning hit by Jason Colson. Brinkley who went four-for-five with three runs scored and a RBI led off the inning with a single and later scored on a Duncan RBI double, Colson then promptly drove in Duncan to grab the lead.

Olson picked up his first win on the season while David Manning picked up his first save coming in for the ninth and shutting down his former team in three straight batters.

Calgary now heads to Fargo, North Dakota to take on the RedHawks on Monday at 6:05 PM (MDT), Tuesday at 6:05 PM (MDT), and Wednesday 10:00 AM (MDT). All games can be heard live online at www.am770chqr.com.

The home opener at newly refurbished Foothills Stadium is set for Friday, May 25 when the Vipers will celebrate the 100th anniversary of professional baseball in Alberta.