EDMONTON (AP) - Saturday, July 31 started out like any other day for Edmonton Orcas starting pitcher Don Brett. The 22 year old southpaw finished his morning ritual and headed to the SeaDome for warm-ups.

The opponent was rival cellar dweller team, the Jamaica Rastafarians. Winner of the weekend series would no longer be in last place in the Roehm Division. "I really didn't think anything about the game before hand," said Brett in a post game interview. "It was Jamaica, and they're going through the same growing, relocating process we went through a few years ago."

Brett took the mound and found trouble early in the game as Jamaica's third baseman Russ Davis two run home run in the second. With only 2 wins and 17 losses, Brett seemed familiar with this scenario. Behind early with a sub-par offense that couldn't make up the runs. Chalk up to another loss.

Things seemed to be moving in that direction as Edmonton was held scoreless through six innings by visiting pitcher John Roper, and Rastafarian's DH Rico Brogna added a solo home run. But after the seventh inning stretch, the bases came alive as Edmonton swiped 4 bases, had 6 hits, and scored 3 runs to tie the game. "I was pumped then," continued Brett, "When we tied it, I started caring about winning when I saw we could score without just relying on (second baseman) Todd (Walker)."

Roper finished out the seventh, allowing 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts. Jamaica brought in relievers Lloyd Levan and Horatio Barnes to carry them through the ninth, and that tandem did their job as the Orcas found only one baserunner during their stretch. However, Brett matched their runner count, giving up only one hit over those two innings.

Catcher Dave King met with Manager Yount on the mound with Brett in that ninth inning though. "Don said he was going strong," said King. "He was pitching a solid game, we had called mostly sinkers and change ups to set up his fastball, so his arm was still good. I think the pitch count was over 100, but he's a young kid and nothing seems to phase them."

Jamaica's fourth and final pitcher Juan Frascatore, a starter converted to closer, looked also to be the winner as Rastafarian second baseman John Valentin hit a solo home run in the top of the eleventh. However, rookie Orca third baseman Felix Snyder singled in catcher Dave King in the bottom of the eleventh, to tie the score again.

"I honestly wasn't going to send him back out after we tied it up," commented Manager Yount. "But that kid wanted the win. He needed to win - today. You could see it in him. So, I said to the bench before they took the field, 'Boys, I'm not taking him out until he has the W.' You should have seen his eyes. They just lit up as the guys hit him on the shoulder and nodded their heads. I think that alone got him through the rest."

The innings ticked by, Brett pitched, and neither team scored. Then, in the fifteenth inning, the tiring of the arm happened - but not to Brett. Remarkably, it was the veteran Rastafarian closer who fell apart. Frascatore gave up a game winning bases loaded walk to Jimmy Snyder, who said about that at bat, "I honestly couldn't swing the bat anymore, and I almost hugged the coach who told me that their guy was tiring and take a few. I think I took them all."

Brett, after 15 innings, 4 earned runs, 7 walks, 8 strikeouts, and 216 pitches later, was hoisted onto the shoulders of teammates and was carried around the SeaDome so the 11,000 fans on hand could cheer his third win.