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PAGE B2, KEIZERTIMES, JULY 20, 2018 Volcanoes end losing skid at Eugene By HERB SWETT Of the Keizertimes A fi ve-run eighth inning and the relief pitching of Doug Still led the Volcanoes to a 6-2 win over their Eugene hosts, eve- ning the series at 1-1. Salem-Keizer scored the fi rst run in the second inning. Joey Bart led off with an infi eld single. David Villar singled to center fi eld, and a walk from Emerald pitcher Derek Casey loaded the bases. Wander Fran- co grounded into a double play that let Bart score. Sean Hjelle, the Volcanoes’ starting pitcher, was relieved after two innings by Alex DuBord, who also went two in- nings. He allowed four hits and the Emeralds’ fi rst run. In the bottom of the third, Gustavo Polanco led off with a single to right center fi eld and went to second base as Fernan- do Kelli fl ew out to center. Po- lanco reached third on a ground out and scored on a single to center by Jonathan Layer. Still pitched the fi fth through seventh innings, allowing one hit and no runs and striking out fi ve. He became the winning pitcher with a 2-0 record. Matt Frisbee pitched the last two in- nings. Eury Ramos relieved Casey after two innings and pitched fi ve innings, giving up four hits but no runs. Yan De La Cruz pitched two-thirds of the eighth, allowing fi ve runs, three of them earned, on three hits. He became the losing pitcher at 0-1. Eugenio Palma pitched the fi nal 1-1/3 innings. In the Salem-Keizer eighth, Nico Giarratano led off with a base on balls and reached sec- ond on a single to left by Layer. Kyle McPherson made the fi rst out of the inning with a fl y to center. Diego Rincones was hit on the head by a pitch and fell to the ground but soon got up and walked off the fi eld unassisted. Dalton Combs ran for him at fi rst base. Bart doubled to center, driv- ing in Giarratano and Layer, with Combs reaching third. A sacrifi ce fl y to center by Da- vid Villar scored Combs. Bart scored as a throwing error by third baseman Luke Reynolds put Aaron Bond on fi rst. Bond stole second base and scored on an infi eld single by Wander Franco. Eugene’s second run came in VOLCANOES BASEBALL This Week FRIDAY, JULY 20 vs. SPOKANE Indians 6:35 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 21 vs. SPOKANE Indians 6:35 p.m. SUNDAY, JULY 22 vs. SPOKANE Indians 5:05 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 23 vs. SPOKANE Indians 6:35 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 27 vs. EVERETT AquaSox 6:35 p.m. the ninth. Reynolds doubled to center, went to third as Polanco grounded out, and scored on a wild pitch. Wednesday, July 11 Everett 7, Volcanoes 4 This opening game of a road series had Salem-Keizer ahead in the top of the third inning, but the AquaSox scored three times in the bottom of the third and led the rest of the way. Although Everett outhit the Volcanoes only 9-8, the third- inning rally featured a two-run homer by Josh Stowers as well as two walks, a single, and a double. The Aqua Sox had an- other home run, by Connor Hoover, and Joey Bart hit one for the Volcanoes. Everett pitchers totaled 13 strikeouts and Volcano pitchers only seven. David Ellingson got the win in relief at 2-0, and Joey Gerber had his fi rst save. Mack Meyer took the loss. Thursday, July 12 Volcanoes 3, Everett 1 It was a game of clutch pitching and revived hitting as the Volcanoes scored their fi rst run in the fi rst inning and led all the way. Doug Still relieved starter Sean Hjelle and pitched longer KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Sidney Duprey, a 21-year-old pitcher from Puerto Rico, has allowed one earned run in 14 innings for the Volcanoes this season. than usual, three innings, getting his fi rst win against no losses. Je- sus Tona picked up his fi fth save. AquaSox starter Max Roberts was the losing pitcher at 1-3. Salem-Keizer outhit Everett 12-8, and the Volcanoes’ biggest blow was a bases-empty home run by Joey Bart in the eighth inning, his sixth homer of the season. Kyle McPherson, David Villar, Wander Franco, and Nico Giarratano had two hits apiece. Friday, July 13 Everett 3, Volcanoes 1 The host AquaSox reversed the previous night’s score in this game of few hits. Again the Volcanoes scored the fi rst run of the game, but then Everett slowly took over, scoring a run each in the third, fourth, and fi fth. In the top of the fi fth, Kyle McPherson hit a one-out dou- ble, and Diego Rincones and Joey Bart were hit by pitches. McPherson scored as David Vil- lar grounded into a force out. Everett starter Carlos Her- nandez then found the strike zone and became the winning pitcher. Joey Gerber got his fi fth save. Gregory Santos started for Salem-Keizer and took the loss despite seven strikeouts and only one earned run. Saturday, July 14 Everett 8, Volcanoes 2 Salem-Keizer had a 1-0 lead until the bottom of the fourth inning, when Everett scored three runs. The AquaSox added four in the seventh, and each team scored once in the eighth. It was largely another case of the other guys putting their hits together and keeping the Volcanoes from doing the same. Everett outhit the Volcanoes 14-8, with Connor Kopach and Ryan Ramiz of the Aqua- Sox getting three hits each and Ryne Ogren driving in three runs. The Volcanoes’ fi rst run came in the second, when a double by Nico Giarratano scored Aaron Bond, who had singled. In the eighth, Kevin Rivera reached fi rst base on a force out and scored as Robinson Medrano doubled. Both starters were the pitch- ers of record. Norwith Gudino took the loss for a 3-3 record, and Orlando Razo was the winner at 1-2. Sunday, July 15 Everett 7, Volcanoes 6 The hard-fi ghting Volcanoes evened their season record at 15-15 in a game that gave Ev- erett a series win of four games to one. Salem-Keizer outhit the AquaSox 11-10 and even led 4-0 after 2-1/2 innings. Everett scored three times in the third inning and had two runs each in the fourth and seventh. The Vol- canoes scored once in the sixth and once in the seventh. For the Volcanoes, Jose Layer hit his third home run in the third and Joey Bart in the sev- enth. The AquaSox hit three homers, one each by Charlie McConnell, Ryan Garcia, and Nick Rodriguez. Salem-Keizer’s Jake Wong started on the mound and struck out four in his two score- less innings. Manager Hector Borg, continuing to give pitch- ers starting and relieving expe- rience, used three relievers, of whom the last, Mack Meyer was the loser at 1-2. Everett’s Jamal Wade was the winner in relief with a 1-1 record, and Nolan Hoffman had his fi rst save. Monday, June 16 Eugene 6, Volcanoes 5 (11 innings) Each side scored two runs in the 10th inning, but after Sa- lem-Keizer scored once in the 11th, Eugene responded with two runs. Diego Rincones hit his fourth home run in the fourth and Dalton Combs his fi rst in the 10th. For the Emeralds, Nelson Velasquez hit his fourth in the 10th. 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