PAGE A22, KEIZERTIMES, JULY 2, 2021
Campesinos rally to beat Volcanoes
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
ampesinos manager Daniel Roberton
describes his team as “resilient and
relentless.”
The fi rst-place squad lived up to that
description on Friday, June 25 in their
game against the Volcanoes
After trailing for the majority of the
contest, the Campesinos scored a run to tie
the game in the top of the eighth, and then
exploded for runs in the ninth to defeat the
Volcanoes by a score of 8-4.
Rick Phillips went 3-for-5 with a pair of
extra-base hits, as well as two RBIs and two
runs scored for the Campesinos.
“They fought to the end and it was fun
to watch. I enjoy watching our guys play
night in and night out,” Robertson said.
A common theme in the Mavericks
League over the last few weeks has been
players and managers being increasingly
discontent with the umpiring — Volcanoes
manager Tony Torcato was briefl y sus-
pended for bumping an umpire after being
ejected — and the issue continued in this
one.
In the bottom of the fi rst, after look-
ing at a questionable fi rst-pitch strike,
Volcanoes fi rst baseman Nick DiBenedetto
was tossed by the home plate umpire for
arguing balls and strikes. This was one of
several grievances that both teams had
with the umpiring crew over the course of
the contest.
“Let’s just say it was us versus more
than just nine tonight. But I felt like that is
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on the
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Campesinos outfielder Joseph Nunn Jr. sprints towards home plate after rounding third base.
Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
what made (the win) so special. Our guys
didn’t get rattled, they didn’t give in. They
just kept playing,” Robertson said.
The Campesinos took the early lead in
the top of the fi rst with an RBI-groundout
by Patrick Chung, but the Volcanoes
responded in the following frame when
Drew Schutt crushed a three-run bomb
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over the left fi eld fence off Campesinos
pitcher Colby Nealy, putting Salem-Keizer
up 3-1.
It would be the only blemish on an oth-
erwise stellar outing from Nealy, who threw
seven innings and struck out 10, while giv-
ing up fi ve hits and three earned runs.
“He is a stud, honestly. Watching him
go out and do his thing was special,”
Robertson said.
The Campesinos cut the lead to one in
the top of the third thanks to an RBI-single
by Phillips, but the Volcanoes got it back
in the bottom of the fi fth when normally
sure-handed shortstop Trevor Morrison
committed a throwing error, allowing
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