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AUGUST 19, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 Volcanoes fall further below .500 By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Salem-Keizer dropped two to Eugene and three of four to Everett. Here’s a recap: Aug. 10: Eugene 12, Volcanoes 4 The visiting Emeralds clinched a series win, scoring four runs in the fourth inning and crossing the plate in four more innings. Salem-Keizer was outhit only 15-10 but made three er- rors The biggest Volcano blows were Gio Brusa’s sixth home run and the fi fth home runs of Bryan Reynolds and Heath Quinn. Reynolds had three hits. Eugene’s Kevonte Mitch- ell and Trent Giambrone also homered. All fi ve shots came with the bases empty. Tyson Miller was the win- ning pitcher in relief, with a 1-1 record. Volcano starter Mac Marshall gave up six runs, only two earned, in his 3-2/3 in- nings. He was the losing pitcher at 1-5. Aug. 11: Eugene 7, Volcanoes 4 Another four-run Eugene inning, this time the sixth, gave the Emeralds a series sweep de- spite improved play by the Vol- canoes. Garrett Williams, one of Salem-Keizer’s newest pitchers, started and pitched well enough to win, striking out seven and allowing four hits and one walk in his fi ve innings. However, pitch counts are watched care- fully for newcomers. Nick Sabo relieved him and did not do nearly as well as usual, giving up four runs in his one inning and taking the loss STANDINGS / Northwest League TEAM PCT GB Everett AquaSox 31 26 .544 Spokane Indians 27 30 .474 4.0 Tri-City Dust Devils 27 30 .474 4.0 Vancouver Canadians 23 34 .404 8.0 SOUTH DIVISION Eugene Emeralds 42 15 .737 — Hillsboro Hops 30 27 .526 12.0 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 24 33 .421 18.0 Boise Hawks 33 .421 18.0 24 * Standings as of Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 3 p.m. KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Victor Concepcion pitched seven shutout innings Monday against Everett to earn his third win of the season. at 2-1. Duncan Robinson was Eu- gene’s winning pitcher in relief with a 2-0 record, and Michael Knighton had his fourth save. The Emeralds hit all three home runs of the game, by Marcus Mastrobuoni, Chris Pi- eters, and Kevonte Mitchell. For the Volcanoes, Heath Quinn and Gustavo Cabrera had three hits each. Aug. 12: Everett 7, Volcanoes 2 Salem-Keizer’s losing streak continued with this series- opening road loss, of which the only bright spots were Gio Bru- sa’s seventh home run and the relief pitching of CJ Gettman and Patrick Ruotolo. The AquaSox scored twice in the second inning and never lost their lead. They outhit the Volcanoes 10-4, and starter Ljay Newsome pitched 6-2/3 in- nings with six strikeouts on his way to a 5-2 record. Melvin Adon started for the Volcanoes and became the los- WITH A CLASSIC TOUCH AFTER FREE ESTIMATES 503.393.2875 remodelkeizer.com CCB#155626 EXPERIENCE L NORTH DIVISION BETTER THAN NEW BEFORE W • PROFESSIONALISM • TRUSTWORTHINESS ing pitcher at 2-5. Aug. 14: Everett 6, Volcanoes 5 A 5-4 Salem-Keizer lead af- ter 8-1/2 innings was answered by two AquaSox runs in the bottom of the ninth. Each club had 12 hits, but Everett hit the ball harder, in- cluding a sixth-inning home run by Dimas Ojeda. The Volcanoes kept fi ghting back, but with two men on base in the ninth, Nick Zammarelli SNAP, continued from Page 10 The Volcanoes added a run in the sixth. Rivera led off with an infi eld single, went to second on a sacrifi ce bunt by Geraldo, and scored on a single to center by Heath Quinn. Rayan Hernandez pitched the eighth for the Volcanoes and loaded the bases on walks but pitched his way out of drove them home with a walk- off double. Manuel Geraldo had three hits for the Volcanoes and Ryan Howard and Kevin Rivera two each. Marvin Gorgas was the win- ning pitcher with a 1-1 record and Patrick Ruotolo the loser, also at 1-1. Aug. 15: Volcanoes 7, Everett 0 Salem-Keizer had had enough. Victor Concepcion had four strikeouts and allowed four hits and a walk in his seven in- nings, running his reason record to 4-5. Matt Pope had his fi rst save. The Volcanoes scored a run each in the fi rst, third, and sixth innings and scored four times in the ninth. Everyone in the line- up had at least one hit. Manuel Geraldo and Kevin Rivera con- tinued their hot hitting with two apiece. Bryan Reynolds drove in four runs. Steve Cishek, the fi rst of four AquaSox pitchers, left the game after one inning and took the loss at 0-1. Aug. 16: Everett 6, Volcanoes 1 Everett resumed its mastery over Salem-Keizer, outhitting the Volcanoes 10-3 and knock- ing starter Mac Marshall out of the box after two-thirds of an inning. Marshall’s record went to 1-6. AquaSox starter Tim Vie- hoff yielded no hits to the Volcanoes but walked four and was replaced on the mound by Danny Garcia after four innings. Garcia got the win at 4-1. The lone Volcano run came in the fi rst inning. Manuel Geraldo led off with a walk, advanced on walks to Heath Quinn and Ryan Howard, and was forced home when John Riley walked. trouble. Salem-Keizer faced Lane Ratliff on the mound in the seventh and threatened with two hits but did not score. Hengerber Medina pitched the seventh for the Volcanoes and allowed one run. Jose Leal reached fi rst base on a one-out error, advanced on singles by Nick Thurman and Eric Filia, and scored as Brigman grounded into a force out. In the top of the eighth, Geraldo bunted a single, Reynolds singled to right, and both advanced on a passed ball. Quinn singled to right, driving in Geraldo. Brusa was hit by a pitch, Thomas Burrows took the mound, and Howard scored Reynolds by grounding into a force out. Jeff Burke pitched the eighth and ninth for the Vol- canoes, allowing three hits but no runs. Melo (4-1) was the win- ning pitcher.
