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JULY 27, 2018, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B3 Volcanoes win four straight By HERB SWETT Of the Keizertimes Wednesday, July 18 Volcanoes 6, Eugene 2 A strong start on the mound for Greg Jacknewitz and 11 hits from his team- mates gave the Volcanoes the rubber game of this series and brought their season record to 17-16. The fi rst two Salem-Keizer runs came in the fi rst inning when David Villar singled home Aaron Bond and Kyle McPherson. In the second, Nico Giarratano’s fi rst career home run, a solo shot, gave the Volcanoes all the runs they would need. Eugene’s runs came on a homer by Nelson Velasquez in the fourth and a double by Luis Vazquez in the fi fth that scored Erick Gonzalez. In the Volcano sixth, three runs came on singles by Ri- cardo Genoves and Bond and doubles by Chris Burks and McPherson. Jacknewitz had eight strikeouts in his fi ve innings and ran his record to 4-1, Ri- ley Thompson, who started for the Emeralds, took the loss at 0-2. Thursday, July 19 Spokane 7, Volcanoes 5 Salem-Keizer led 1-0 after two innings, but then the visi- tors from Spokane took over. The Indians scored once in the third, once in the fourth, and rallied for four runs in the fi fth. The Volcanoes never caught up. In the Spokane fi fth, a double, two singles, a walk, a stolen base, and two sacrifi ce fl ies provided the four runs. The Volcanoes answered in that inning with Nico Giar- AL NU 4 T H AN SATURDAY AUG 11 8k, 5k, 1k State Capitol Start/Finish Let’s Hustle to Prevent Heart Disease! ratano’s second home run of the season with Chris Corbett on base. Spokane had one home run, Julio Pablo Martinez’s fi fth, in the seventh with the bases empty. Hans Crouse was the start- ing and winning pitcher for the Indians at 3-1, and Cole Uvila had his second save. Norwith Gudino started and lost for the Volcanoes for a 3-4 record. Friday, July 20 Spokane 5, Volcanoes 3 The Indians led all the way in this one, scoring a run in the fi rst inning and three in the second before the Volca- noes crossed the plate. Julio Pablo Martinez led the way in the second with a two-run home run. Salem- Keizer also had a homer, from Aaron Bond in the sixth with Nico Giarratano on base. Spo- kane outhit the Volcanoes 11- 5. Seth Nordlin went eight innings for the Indians, getting his third win against one loss. Jake Wong, who started for the Volcanoes, was the losing pitcher with an 0-1 record. Saturday, July 21 Volcanoes 11, Spokane 8 This was a comeback, and a wild one. The Volcanoes overcame four errors, fi ve wild pitches, and three passed balls, along with 11 Spokane hits to get their fi rst win of this home series. Salem-Keizer’s biggest in- ning was the four run sixth. Dalton Combs doubled to drive in Chris Corbett and Ricardo Genoves. Kevin Ri- vera tripled Combs home and scored on an error. The Volcanoes hit three home runs: Kevin McPher- son’s third, Corbett’s fi rst, and David Villar’s fi fth. Scott Kapers homered for the In- dians. Trent Toplikar was the win- ning pitcher in relief with a 1-0 record, and Ryan Walker got his fi rst save. The losing pitcher was Reggie Meyer at 0-2. Sunday, July 22 Volcanoes 6, Spokane 4 Salem-Keizer evened the series at two games apiece, this time having little more than Curtis Terry to overcome. After the fi rst inning, in which a home run was the fi rst of Terry’s four hits, the Volcanoes scored twice in the third. The Indians tied the score at 3-3 with a two-run third, but the Volcanoes had two runs in the sixth and were ahead for good. Dalton Combs hit his sec- ond home run in the sixth with Chris Corbett on base. Spokane had one more hom- er, by Starling Joseph in the eighth with the bases empty. Keenan Bartlett was the winning pitcher in relief at 1-2. JJ Santa Cruz, who joined the Volcanoes from the Au- gusta GreenJackets as Doug Still moved up to Augusta, had We are Everything Except Overpriced Simple Cremation $875 Inexpensive Burial and Funeral Options Pre-Planning Available On-Site Crematory Benefits Salem Health Foundation’s High Street Hustle for Heart Fund COSTUMES ENCOURAGED! REGISTER AT: KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Dalton Combs hit a double and drove in two runs for the Volcanoes on Saturday, July 21. ActiveSalem.com/high 4365 RIVER RD N, KEIZER 503.393.7037 Se habla español crossword his fi rst save. The loss went to starter Scott Engler, whose re- cord went to 2-2. Tuesday, July 24 Volcanoes 4, Eugene 3 (10 innings) The Volcanoes opened this series in Eugene with their fourth come-from-behind win in a row. Salem-Keizer scored the fi rst run of the game with Kyle McPherson’s fourth home run of the season in the sixth in- ning. The Emeralds responded with two runs in the bottom of the sixth, and the Volcanoes tied the score in the eighth. Nico Giarratano led off the eighth with a double, reached third on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by Jose Layer. In the top of the 10th, Da- vid Villar bounced a double into the center fi eld stands, driving in Giarratano and Layer. Nelson Velasquez start- ed the bottom of the 10th at second base and eventually scored, but that was as far as Eugene got. Matt Frisbee was the win- ning pitcher at 2-0 and Sean Barry the loser at 2-1.
