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Volcanoes take series opener from Spokane
BY HERB SWETT
Of the Keizertimes
The Volcanoes invaded
Spokane on Monday, July 1,
starting a three-game series
with a 7-5 win over an Indi-
ans team that was leading the
Northwest League in batting
and slugging averages, runs,
and runs batted in.
Leading the Salem-Keizer
attack were Franklin Labour,
who hit two solo home runs,
and newcomer Brandon
Martorano, who hit three
singles and scored a run. Luis
Moreno, despite yielding fi ve
runs in his fi ve innings as a
starter, struck out six and got
the win for a 2-0 record. Ben
Madison had his fi rst save.
The Indians started the
scoring with two fi rst-in-
ning runs. Ryan Anderson
struck out but reached fi rst
base after catcher Martorano
dropped the third strike. Tan-
ner Gardner got Anderson
home with a triple to center
fi eld and scored on a ground
out by Tyler Ricumstrict.
Labour led off the Volca-
no second with his fi rst ho-
mer of the game. Harrison
Freed doubled to left center
and went to third base on an
error that put Martorano on
fi rst. Tyler Flores walked to
load the bases, and a walk to
Simon Whiteman sent Freed
home.
Juan Castillo relieved
starter Zak Kent and walked
Whiteman to force Freed
home. Roby walked, forc-
ing Martorano home. Those
three runs caused by bases on
balls gave the Volcanoes a 3-2
lead.
In the bottom of the sec-
ond, Jonah McReynolds sin-
gled to left and went to third
as Starling Joseph doubled
to left. Blaine Crim drove in
McReynolds with a ground
out, and another ground out
by Christian Inoa scored Jo-
seph. Spokane had a 4-3 lead.
Labour’s second homer, his
seventh of the season, led off
the Salem-Keizer third to tie
the score.
John Matthews, who was
to become the losing pitch-
er with an 0-1 record, took
the mound in the fourth.
He hit newcomer Alex Ca-
nario, who went to third as
Sean Roby singled to right
center. Freed doubled to left,
driving in Canario and Roby.
Salem-Keizer was ahead 6-4.
Nick Laio came in to pitch
with two out and struck out
Martorano.
Spokane cut the Volcano
lead in the fourth with a solo
homer by David Garcia.
In the top of the eighth,
Whiteman
walked
and
reached second on his sev-
enth steal of the season.
He scored the last run of
the game as second base-
man Kenen Irizarry missed
a throw, with the ball going
into right fi eld.
Madison pitched the
eighth and ninth innings to
get the save.
Wednesday, June 26:
Volcanoes 5, Hillsboro 3
This Salem-Keizer come-
back win tied the Volcanoes
with the Hillsboro visitors
for the top of the Southern
Division.
The Hops scored two runs
in the fi rst inning and one in
the second before the Vol-
canoes got their fi rst run in
the third. Salem-Keizer tied
the score with two runs in
the sixth and added a run in
the seventh and again in the
eighth.
Volcanoes
newcomer
Harrison Freed provided the
sixth inning runs by hitting a
home run with Sean Roby
on base. Roby, Franklin La-
bour, and Tyler Flores had
two hits each for Salem-Keiz-
er. The Volcanoes outhit the
Hops 9-6, and Hillsboro
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Volcanoes pitcher Jesus Ozoria got his second victory of the season on Thursday, June 27 against the Hillsboro Hops.
made three errors to none for
Salem-Keizer.
Yoel Veras was the win-
ning pitcher in relief with a
1-0 record. Israel Cruz had
his second save. The loss went
to reliever Erin Baldwin for a
record of 0-1.
Thursday, June 27: Vol-
canoes 4, Hillsboro 2
The Volcanoes not only
won the three-game series
with this one, but also gained
sole possession of fi rst place
in the division.
Salem-Keizer led all the
way, with starting pitcher
Jesus Ozoria getting his sec-
ond win against no losses and
closer Bryce Tucker getting
into the save column. Adrian
Del Moral, who started for
the Hops, took the loss for a
1-1 record.
The biggest inning for
the Volcanoes was the two-
run fi rst. A single by Ricardo
Genoves drove in Harrison
Freed and Franklin Labour.
In the second, Sean Roby
scored as Genoves grounded
out. Freed’s home run in the
fi fth, his second, provided the
fourth run.
In the Hillsboro sixth, Ste-
ven Leyton singled David
Garza home and then even-
tually scored on a single by
Tristin English.
Friday, June 28: Boise 7,
Volcanoes 6 (10 innings)
It took 10 innings for
the Boise hosts to win their
fi rst 2019 game against Sa-
lem-Keizer — the Volcanoes
swept a three-game series
with the Hawks to open the
season.
The Volcanoes were trail-
ing 3-1 in the eighth inning
when they scored their fi rst
run as an error got Franklin
Labour home. The Hawks
made it tougher in the bot-
tom of the eighth, with
Daniel Cope singling Aaron
Schunk home and a double
by Zach Hall scoring Yorvis
Torrealba.
In the top of the ninth,
Ricardo Genoves hit a home
run with Harrison Freed and
Labour on base. Then Tyler
Flores homered to put the
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Walling commits to Oregon State
bia, Eastern Washington and
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Utah in addition to his offer
Of the Keizertimes
McNary linebacker Junior from Oregon State.
But after all the offers and
Walling, who will be a senior
this fall, has received nearly a college visits, Walling was 100
percent sure of
dozen offers from
where he want-
Division I schools
ed to go.
over the last 14
“I felt like
months. And on
this was the
Thursday, June 13,
best time to
Walling made the
make my de-
decision on where
cision because
he wants to con-
I was confi -
tinue his career as
dent that there
a student-athlete.
wasn’t anything
In a two-min-
ute video posted
— Junior Walling that was going
to change my
on his Twitter ac-
thinking. I feel
count, Walling rev-
eled that he has committed to incredibly fortunate to have
Oregon State University to play had the opportunities I did in
this process, but when it came
college football.
Walling has been an Ore- down to it I just knew where I
gon State fan for his entire life belonged and wanted to make
— in large-part due to the fact the decision prior to my senior
that his father, Jason, was a tight season,” Walling said.
In his approach to the re-
end and defensive end for the
Beavers from 1990-92. So be- cruiting process, Walling broke
ing able to play in Corvallis is a down his decision into three
categories. He wanted to have
dream come true for him.
“It feels amazing to know a solid connection with the
that I will be a Beaver. I grew up coaching staff, he wanted to
dreaming that one day I would attend a place that met his ac-
be able to play at Reser Stadi- ademic needs — Walling is a
4.0 student — and he wanted
um,” Walling said.
Walling is the number to be at a place that was a good
two in-state recruit and the fi t socially.
“I wanted to make sure I
14th-ranked inside lineback-
er in the country according to felt like I connected with the
coaches and had the ability to
247Sports.com
He had offers Army, Air be successful in the program. I
Force, Princeton, Yale, George- also wanted to make sure that
town, Brown, Cornell, Colum- the school had an engineering
“It feels
amazing to
know that
I will be a
Beaver…”
program, as that is what I will be
focusing my education around.
Then, of course, it was import-
ant to me to be comfortable
with where I would be living
for the next four to fi ve years of
my life,” Walling said. “After my
family and I visited more than
15 campuses, it was very clear
to me that OSU was where I
belonged.”
Walling will be joining a pro-
gram and a defense that has seen
its share of struggles in recent
years. In 2018, the Oregon State
defense allowed more than 536
yards and 45 points per game
— both were the worst marks
in the Pac-12 Conference. The
Beavers also have a 9-39 record
over the past four seasons, in-
cluding a 2-10 record last year
in their fi rst season under head
coach Jonathan Smith.
However, Walling is excited
to be a part of the rebuild pro-
cess once he gets to Corvallis.
“I am extremely excited to
be part of what Coach Smith
and the coaching staff are doing
at OSU and I am confi dent that
we will rebuild this program,”
Walling said.
While he is looking forward
to join the Beavers in 2020,
Walling still has big expectations
for his fi nal season at McNary.
“I am really excited about
my last year as a Celtic and am
looking forward to defending
our league title and making a
run in the state playoffs,” Wall-
ing said.
File
McNary’s Junior Walling was a fi rst-team all-Mountain Valley Conference selection as a lineback-
er and running back in 2018. Walling will be playing college football for the Oregon State Beavers
in 2020.