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RALLY,
continued from Page A8
EJ Encinosa relieved Mazza
to start the sixth inning. Head-
ley led off with a single to left
and stole second base. Encinosa
was shaken up tripping on the
mound, and Eric Sim came in
to pitch for him. Adonis Paula
greeted Sim with a single to
right, with Headley going to
third. Donnie Dewees hit into
a force out, driving in Headley.
Miguel Gomez led off the
Salem-Keizer seventh with
a double to left and went to
third as Chris Shaw ground-
ed out. Jose Vizcaino Jr. then
grounded out, bringing Go-
mez home.
Rayan Hernandez pitched
the eighth and ninth innings
for the Volcanoes, striking out
four. Ely led off the eighth
with a double to center and
went to third on a passed ball
by catcher Gomez. However,
Hernandez struck out the next
three batters.
Gomez led off the Volcano
ninth with a single to left cen-
ter. Chris Shaw hit a home
run, his 10th, over the left field
fence, and Salem-Keizer trailed
by only one run. Vizcaino, on
a 3-and-2 count, singled to
right. Craig Brooks came in to
pitch, and newcomer Dillon
Dobson’s sacrifice bunt moved
Vizcaino to second. John Ri-
ley, also on 3-and-2, walked.
However, Brooks retired the
next two batters to end the
game.
Connolly’s record went to
4-3, Paulino’s to 4-6. Brooks
got his second save.
“We’ve just got to get
W’s,” Volcanoes manager Kyle
Haines said after his club
slipped to 16-17.
Shaw’s observation was,
“We’ve just got to go out there
and take it pitch to pitch.”
Mazza, asked how he
tamed Emerald hitters in his
relief appearance, said, “My
defense made the plays behind
me, and I just kept using the
off-speed.”
The attendance was 1,394.
FLAG,
continued from Page A1
for damage to your art. We will
have to figure out how to tie
the stripes down.”
Smith noted the direction of
the piece could be changed.
“Each link is welded,” he
said. “If it was vertical, I could
still weld each one. That is a
possibility. It would lose some
potential effect (compared to
being) free hanging, but I un-
derstand it’s in a public place.
The other part is to tie a link
to the base.”
Keizer City Council Amy
Ryan, the council liaison to
KPAC who recently changed
back to her maiden name, also
had a question related to chil-
dren.
“My concern is at the top
where they can grab it,” Ryan
said. “I’d be afraid they would
be hurt. I would hate for your
work to be ruined.”
Nate Brown, Communi-
ty Development director for
Keizer, had a different concern.
“My only concern is the
field of stars having sharp edg-
es,” Brown said.
KPAC member Rick Day
suggested Smith do a frame,
since that would mean no open
links. Smith said that could be
done and noted the flag itself
would probably be about 300
pounds, while a base would be
another 300 to 400 pounds.
Brown suggested putting
the art in front of Key Bank
in Keizer Station, but that idea
didn’t get warm approval.
“We have a spot, we just
don’t know where yet,” Chris-
topher said.
Smith noted his weight fig-
ures were just estimates.
“I’ve been collecting chain
for a piece like this for a
long time,” he said. “I haven’t
weighed it up in this size. De-
pending on the design and need
for safety, my first choice is it
would hang free. If that would
be too tempting or a hazard, I
could find a way to make it safe
for display.”
Christopher pledged her
help.
“We love your piece,” she
told Smith. “If you built it, I
will find you a great spot. A lot
of businesses would be very in-
terested in having this out front.
The money is available so we’re
good to go. It will be a popular
piece. Go forth and make won-
derful art.”