JULY 8, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9
Volcanoes 3-7 in last 10 games
By HERB SWETT
For the Keizertimes
The Volcanoes’ losing
streak ran to six Saturday with
a 4-3 loss to the Emeralds in
Eugene.
Salem-Keizer took a 2-0
lead in the second inning, but
Eugene scored three times in
the third and added a run in
the seventh. The Volcanoes,
who had one of their lowest-
hitting games at four, had just
one more run, in the eighth.
In the Volcano second,
Ryan Howard led off with a
single to right fi eld. Ryan Kir-
by doubled to right, driving
him in. Kirby moved to third
base on a long fl y to right by
John Riley, and Gustavo Ca-
brera scored him with a sacri-
fi ce fl y to left.
Victor Concepcion, Salem-
Keizer’s starting pitcher, al-
lowed only one batter to get
on base in his fi rst two innings
and struck out four.
In the bottom of the third,
however, Eugene’s Tyler Paine
led off with a triple to left
center. Yeiler Peguero brought
him home with a sacrifi ce fl y
to center. Concepcion struck
out the next batter but walked
the next, DJ Wilson.
Andruw Monasterio drove
Wilson in with a double to
right.
A walk to Taylor Davis fol-
lowed, and Matt Rose singled
to left to score Monasterio.
Concepcion walked Kevonte
Mitchell to load the bases but
struck out Wladimir Galindo
to end the inning.
Concepcion, who became
the losing pitcher at 1-3, was
relieved by Nick Sabo after
three innings. Sabo kept the
Emeralds scoreless through his
three innings but loaded the
bases in the fi fth.
Eugene’s Michael Knigh-
ton relieved starter Manuel
Rondon after four innings and
became the winning pitcher
with a 1-0 record.
Mark Malave pitched the
ninth for Eugene, getting his
second save.
“Every area (of the game)
we’ve got to get better at,”
Volcano manager Kyle Haines
commented. He added that he
was continuing to focus on
training, saying it is more im-
portant than wins and losses in
the low minor leagues.
Howard, who had the fi rst
hit of the game and scored
the fi rst run, said the players
needed to improve hitting in
the clutch.
“We need to be able to get
the job done in situational hit-
ting,” he said.
July 3: Volcanoes 3,
Eugene 0
Henberger Medina had
his best start so far, ending a
six-game losing streak and de-
priving the host Emeralds of a
series sweep.
Throwing 85 pitches in his
six innings, he allowed only
four hits, struck out four and
walked none. He won his fi rst
game against two losses, and
Caleb Simpson got his second
save.
Salem-Keizer outhit Eu-
gene 10-5, with Gio Brusa
and Ryan Kirby getting three
hits each. Outfi eld defense
shone on both sides, with
plenty of long drives ending
up in gloves.
In the fourth inning, Brusa
led off with a single, moved up
on singles by Bryan Reynolds
and Heath Quinn, and scored
on a sacrifi ce fl y by Ryan
Howard. Kirby then singled
Reynolds home. In the sixth,
Howard singled, reached third
on a double by Kirby, and
scored as Julio Pena grounded
out.
July 4: Vancouver 4,
Volcanoes 2
The Canadians put Salem-
Keizer back into the loss col-
umn as the Volcanoes started
their home series with their
Fourth of July game.
Before seeing the fi reworks,
the crowd of 5,426 saw the
Volcanoes lose an early lead.
They scored the fi rst run of
the game in the fi rst inning,
Vancouver scored the next
two, the hosts tied the score
in the fi fth, and the visitors
scored twice in the seventh.
Salem-Keizer’s Gio Bru-
sa went 3 for 3 but neither
scored nor drove in a run. The
fi rst Volcano run came when
Bryan Reynolds singled home
Ashford Fulmer, who had led
off with a walk. Fulmer also
scored the other run, lead-
ing off with a single, reaching
third on a single by Brusa, and
crossing the plate on a wild
pitch.
The Volcanoes outhit the
Canadians 11-10, but Vancou-
ver’s Christian Williams hit the
only home run of the game.
July 5: Volcanoes 6,
Vancouver 4
Salem-Keizer evened the
series in this close one, an-
swering Vancouver’s eighth-
innning run with one in the
same inning and keeping the
lead.
The Volcanoes outhit the
Canadians 14-10 and made
three double plays. The hosts
scored two of their runs in the
fi fth inning.
Gio Brusa singled, ad-
vanced on a single by Bryan
Reynolds and a wild pitch,
and came home on a single
by Ryan Howard. Zack Bow-
ers drove in Reynolds with a
single.
Ashford Fulmer, Reynolds,
and Bowers had three hits
each. Reynolds, Bowers, and
Kevin Rivera hit a double
apiece.
Each Volcano outfi elder
had an assist.
Carlos Diaz, in relief of
starter Melvin Adon, was the
winning pitcher at 1-0. Cesar
Yanez had his fi rst save. Stuart
Holmes was the losing pitcher
in relief at 0-1.
SWIM,
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Grantham.
In the 6-and-under division,
Claire Hicks placed fi rst in the
butterfl y and backstroke. Kaiya
Turner won the free and Olivia
Anderson was the fi rst to touch
the wall in the breaststroke. All
three girls along with Jacelyn
Toland won the free relay.
Cassidy Kerner won the 7-8
backstroke and Emma Ander-
son fi nished fi rst in the breast-
stroke. Both girls also swam on
the winning medley relay with
Hicks and Abigail Anderson.
Erika Robinett won the 9-10
breaststroke.
Also swimming last Thursday,
Northview Terrace easily de-
feated Cambridge 224-25.
In the 6-and-under divi-
sion, Will Noble won the free,
back and breaststroke. He also
joined Michael Noble, Camden
Whetten and Michael Halliday
to win both the 9-10 medley
and free relays.
Eli Staley fi nished fi rst in the
9-10 IM and breaststroke while
Dom Snyder won the free and
fl y. Both also swam with Tayson
Whetten and Nathan Harris
to take fi rst in the 11-12 med-
ley and free relays. Individually,
Whetten won the fl y as well.
Jeremy Becker touched the
wall fi rst in the 11-12 free, back
and breaststroke and helped
Cole Garland, Gavin Gasperini
and Alex Kosiewicz win both
the 13-14 medley and free re-
lays. Individually, Garland placed
fi rst in the free, fl y and breast-
stroke. Gasperini won the IM
and backstroke.
The Northview Terrace girls
also had a strong day in the pool.
Ally Castaneda won the
6-and-under back and breast-
stroke. Carly Castaneda took
fi rst in the free and Ashely
Stucker had the fastest time in
the fl y.
Mary Ann Halliday placed
fi rst in the 7-8 breaststroke
and also swam on the winning
medley and free relay teams
with Madelyn Sponable, Abby
Youngblutt and Josie Wampler.
Sponable took fi rst in the back-
stroke as well.
Northview also won both re-
lays in the 9-10 division as Ame-
lia Prin, Kieran Rhines, Kara
Everitt and Maey White took
fi rst in the medley relay while
Bailey Oglesby, Ashley Stacker,
Megan Halliday and Ava Mc-
Neely won the free relay.
Individually, Megan Hal-
liday also won the backstroke.
Issy Kosiewicz fi nished fi rst in
the IM and free. Lily Castaneda
won the fl y and Jana Everitt was
the fi rst to touch the wall in the
breaststroke.
In the 11-12 age group, Ally-
son Mathews, Hannah Halliday,
Sydney Smith and Kianna Staley
won the medley relay. Individu-
ally, Staley took fi rst in the free,
fl y and breaststroke and joined
with Smith, Hannah Halliday
and Zoey Noble to win the free
relay.
Kat Kosiewicz won the 11-
12 IM and Sydney Epperly had
the fastest time in the back-
stroke.
Lily Snyder placed fi rst in
the 13-14 free, IM and swam
on two inning relays—free with
Lucy Youngblutt, Annie Farris,
Nina Garland and Lily White
and medley with Farris, Garland
and Little White. Farris also won
the fl y and breaststroke.
Youngblutt, Bailey White,
Emma Garland and Anna Kosie-
wicz won the 15-18 medley
relay. Lily White joined Bailey
White, Garland and Kosiewicz
to take fi rst in the free relay.
Kosiewicz won the back and
breaststroke. Garland had the
fastest time in the free and fl y.
The summer swim season
continues through the rest of
the month with the All-City
meet on Saturday, July 30 at
Holiday.
overall pick.
“It was pretty exciting,”
Reynolds said. “I got to spend
it with my family, and a few
of my friends. We watched it
at my house, and just let it all
unfold. It was a pretty stressful
day, though, it was also pretty
fun.”
Through Tuesday, Reyn-
olds is hitting .316 with a
double, two RBI and two runs
scored.
“(The experience in Sa-
lem-Keizer) has been fun,”
Reynolds said. “I’ve had the
chance to go out and play ev-
ery day with a great group of
guys. It hasn’t been too crazy
yet, though I’m sure it will
pick up as we begin the long
road trips ahead. It’s been a re-
ally good time, and I have re-
ally enjoyed it a lot.”
Cadence Pearce got the
start in Game 2 and Madison
Morse pitched the fi nal three
innings, each allowing two
runs.
The series ended on a
dropped third strike, which
Keizer catcher Alex Stanton
threw from the backstop to
fi rst base to retire the fi nal East
Lane hitter.
With the District 7 cham-
pionship, Keizer earned a
berth in the Little League state
tournament in Redmond.
The All-Stars will open
against District 8 champion
Brookings on Saturday, July 9.
Keizer’s 8-9-10-year-old
All-Stars lost to East Lane
16-6 but defeated Cascade
17-2 on Saturday, June 25.
They then fail to West Salem
6-2 Sunday.
The 9-10-11 All-Stars de-
feated Sheldon 23-20 but lost
to South Salem twice, 14-11
and 25-1.
The Keizer junior softball
team fail to South Salem 26-9
and 24-12.
Lincoln Hollis, Noah Williams,
Ozzy Arnold and Cole Steele
took home a fi rst place ribbon
in the 7-8 free relay.
Alex Beard broke four
Holiday Swim Club records
to lead the girls team that had
132 points and won 20 events.
Individually, Beard won the
13-14 IM in 54.54, the back-
stroke in 25.81 and the breast-
stroke in 26.84. She also swam
on the winning free relay with
Bella Beard, Kylie McCarty
and Kassy Winters as well as the
record breaking medley relay
with Bella, McCarty and Emma
Privratsty.
McCarty also won and broke
the club record in the 15-18 fl y,
fi nishing in 24.40. Privratsty
won the 13-14 IM and back-
stroke and swam on the win-
ning free relay with Jayla To-
land, Hannah Williams and Bella
PICK,
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and it sets a good base for the
rest of your life, and for your
career. The daily repetitions
help you get through it all.”
In April, draft day went as
expected and the center fi eld-
er was selected with the 59th
DISTRICT,
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the second game.
“They were warmed up
and the jitters had gotten out
of them,” Pearce said.
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