AUGUST 26, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A13
Volcanoes approaching fi nal stretch
By HERB SWETT
For the Keizertimes
This time Hillsboro did the
overpowering.
A Volcanoes Stadium crowd
of 3,355, more than the atten-
dance fi gures of the two pre-
vious games put together, did
not see a series sweep Friday,
Aug. 19.
The visiting Hops won 7-1,
outhitting Salem-Keizer 14-5,
including three home runs.
The visitors started early.
Jason Morozowski led off the
fi rst inning with a home run
over the right fi eld wall. Vol-
cano starter Matt Krook then
gave up an infi eld single to
Mark Karaviotis and struck
out the next batter. Luke
Lowery singled to center, but
Krook settled down and got
the nest two men to ground
out.
It was 1-0 for three innings,
with the Volcanoes threaten-
ing twice. A second-inning
double to left center by Ryan
Howard was followed by three
outs. In the third, Manuel
Geraldo doubled down the
left fi eld foul line, but two
were out, and starter Bo Taka-
hashi retired Ashford Fulmer.
Hillsboro widened its lead
in the fourth. Alexis Olmeda
led off with a single to right,
and Manny Jefferson walked.
Krook retired the next two
men, but Morozowski singled
to center to drive in Olmeda.
Karaviotis singled to center,
scoring Jefferson. Karaviotis
tried to stretch his hit to a
double, but center fi elder Ful-
mer threw to shortstop How-
ard, who applied the tag.
The only Salem-Keizer
run was scored in the fourth.
Heath Quinn led off with a
single to left center and went
to second base on a wild pitch.
Krook, who became the
losing pitcher at 1-2, was re-
placed by Kendry Melo with
one out in the fi fth. Melo re-
tired the next two batters. Left
fi elder Gio Brusa made all the
putouts in the top of the fi fth,
the second with a running
catch.
Takahashi left the game af-
ter six innings and became the
winning pitcher with a 3-1
record. Riley Smith pitched
the seventh and Tommy Eveld
the eighth.
Melo pitched shutout ball
in his 2-2/3 innings. John
Timmins relieved him at the
start of the eighth and yielded
solo home runs to Lowery
and Olmeda, both over the
right fi eld fence.
In the Hillsboro ninth, Ben
DeLuzio led off with a double
down the left fi eld line. Moro-
zowski walked. Karaviotis sin-
gled to right, scoring DeLuzio.
Morozowski scored on a wild
pitch. Curtis Taylor pitched
the ninth for the Hops and
gave up a double to right by
Ryan Kirby but retired the
other three batters.
“They’re young kids,” man-
ager Kyle Haines of the Volca-
noes said. “They’re growing,
and they have their ups and
downs.”
Aug. 20: Volcanoes 6,
Tri-City 2
A decisive win, helped by
fi ve Dust Devil errors, opened
this road series.
Salem-Keizer led all the
way except for a 1-1 tie after
two innings and out-hit Tri-
City 7-3.
Two Volcano newcomers,
pitcher Stephen Woods and
outfi elder Woody Edwards,
performed well. Woods, the
starting and winning pitcher,
had six strikeouts in his fi ve
innings. Edwards, leading off
and playing center fi eld, had a
single and a walk, stole a base,
and scored a run.
Among Tri-City’s fi elding
woes was a seventh-inning er-
ror by left fi elder Josh Magee
that put the batter, Gio Brusa,
on third base. Brusa scored on
a sacrifi ce fl y by Ryan How-
ard.
Raffi Vizcaino pitched the
last four innings for the Vol-
canoes for his fi rst save. The
losing pitcher was Dust Devil
starter Cal Quantrill, with an
0-2 record.
Aug. 21: Tri-City 5,
Volcanoes 3
The Volcanoes were never
ahead in this one.
It was a pitchers’ duel
through four innings. In the
puzzle answers
bottom of the fi fth, the Dust
Devils, with a 1-0 lead, added
three runs on four singles, a
walk, and a sacrifi ce fl y.
Two of Salem-Keizer’s runs
came in the eighth. Seldom-
used Julio Pena led off with
his fi rst home run. Zack Bow-
ers walked, reached second
base on a wild pitch and third
on a groundout, and scored on
another wild pitch.
In the Volcano ninth, Heath
Quinn doubled, went to third
as Ryan Howard singled, and
scored on a single by Ryan
Kirby.
Victor Concepcion, the
Volcanoes’ starting pitcher,
had seven strikeouts but took
the loss with a 4-6 record. Eric
Lauer, the Tri-City starter,
got the win at 1-0, and Jesse
Scholtens had his fi rst save.
Aug. 22: Volcanoes 2,
Tri-City 0
Pitching was dominant in
this game and gave Salem-
Keizer a 2-1 edge in this road
series.
WILSON,
continued from Page 12
There would be many
more to come as we develop
our rowing skills.
I was introduced to stur-
geon fi shing, out of John Day,
on the Columbia. I became
hooked on another species.
Traveling three miles,
against tidal currents, in a
heavy driftboat pushed by a
6hp motor is like watching
moss grow.
I need a bigger boat. Gary,
of Gary’s Place had the per-
fect boat for sale. A 15-foot
Smokercraft, with 10hp Hon-
da. It was like new.
Again, I become partners
in a boat, this time with a dif-
ferent friend. Now we have
plenty of power for 3-4 adults
to go for sturgeon, crabbing
and fi sh tidal waters.
Eventually, I buy the two
partners out. They just didn’t
have the commitment to
Starter Mac Marshall al-
lowed no runs and struck out
seven but walked eight and
was relieved by Nolan Riggs
after four innings. Riggs was
the winning pitcher at 3-0,
and Patrick Ruotolo got his
third save.
Two Dust Devil errors gave
the Volcanoes a run in the
fi rst inning. Ashford Fulmer
reached fi rst base on an error
by right fi elder Luis Asuncion,
and a bad throw by second
baseman Nate Easley allowed
Fulmer to score.
In the sixth, Fulmer singled,
stole second base for his 11th
steal, and scored as Gio Brusa
tripled.
Tri-City starter Joey Luc-
chesi was the losing pitcher
with an 0-2 record.
Aug. 23: Tri-City 13,
Volcanoes 2
The Dust Devils evened
the series at 2-2 in a big way.
Although Tri-City out-
hit Salem-Keizer only 14-12,
the hosts bunched their hits
in the four-run fourth inning
and the fi ve-run fi fth. The
Volcanoes scored a run in the
eighth and one in the ninth.
In the Volcano eighth,
Manuel Geraldo led off by
reaching fi rst base on an error,
advanced on a single by Ash-
ford Fulmer and a passed ball,
and scored as Ryan Kirby hit a
sacrifi ce fl y. In the ninth, Kev-
in Rivera led off with a single,
advanced on singles by Dylan
Manwaring and Woody Ed-
wards, and scored on a single
by Geraldo.
Starter Will Headean was
the winning pitcher at 4-4,
striking out seven in his six in-
nings. Volcano starter Garrett
Williams took the loss and is
now 0-1. However, Matt Pope
and Jeff Burke pitched well in
relief.
Salem-Keizer hosts Eugene
beginning today, Saturday and
Sunday.
The Volcanoes fi nal three
home games are Sept. 3-5
against Boise.
boating that I did.
Next, I fi gure out a sum-
mer fi shery that is not being
taken advantage of. Later in
the summer, coastal rivers be-
come too low for driftboats to
navigate. And there are good
numbers of fi sh in the upper
stretches.
A one person raft would be
perfect. Since some teens had
stolen my WWII raft, I needed
a raft. Bi-Mart has the perfect
raft. A “four person” beauty
that is ideal for one angler.
All of a sudden I realize, I’m
almost as bad as the late John
Dodge, of Keizer. When asked
how did it come about for him
to have 12 boats? “One day I
did an inventory of anchors,
and I had eight. Decided it
was time to get more boats,”
he explained with a wide grin.
Over the years of fi shing
and crabbing my body odom-
eter keeps turning. Age, assort-
ed surgeries and injuries begin
to restrict physical activities.
First to go is the raft. No
longer safe to wade around
on moss covered rocks all by
myself. Then, the car topper.
No longer able to wrestle 95
pounds to the top of the truck.
Double my investment, sell it
for $200. Sell the $199, 1970
6-horse, for $350.
More years--and surgeries-
-it becomes more of a chal-
lenge to load and unload the
15-foot Smokercraft. After
two years with no use, Craig’s
List. It’s gone in a few hours.
I’m close to depression.
That leaves the driftboat.
The love of my boating world.
Not the old beat-up Alum-
naweld, but a beautiful, paint-
ed Fishcraft.
Multiple shoulder surgeries
put my boat rowing into re-
tirement. I have not been on
the oars for over four years. A
young friend sees my with-
drawal agony and takes us for
a fl oat.
Once someone comes up
with the cash, it will be boat-
less In Keizer.
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