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-
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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
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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.