PAGE A20, KEIZERTIMES, JULY 23, 2021
Seventh-inning rally puts Volcanoes over the edge
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Despite striking out 11 times on the
night, the Volcanoes offense came alive
in crunch time.
With the score tied 2-2, the Volcanoes
erupted for six runs in the bottom of
the seventh in route to their 8-5 victory
over the Mavericks on Friday, July 16.
“It is all about resilience. We have
a great lineup one through nine. Even
though we went through a few innings
where we weren’t hitting the ball, I
had confidence that our lineup would
eventually get the job done at some
point in the game,” Volcanoes manager
Tony Torcato said.
In his first game with the Volcanoes,
shortstop David Kyriacou led the way
by going 2-for-2 at the plate with a pair
of RBIs and two runs scored. Kyriacou
also walked three times and stole a pair
of bases.
“David can really hit and he is a
great ballplayer all around. He brings a
lot of energy to the team,” Torcato said.
With two outs in the bottom of the
second, Bryan Ruby got the Volcanoes
going with a bloop-single over third
base. After advancing to second on a
wild pitch, Ruby scored moments later
on a hard-hit RBI-single to center field
by Landen Barnes to put the Volcanoes
on top 1-0.
The Mavericks, however, responded
in the top of the third.
Danny Garcia led off the inning with
a single down the third base line and
moved to second on a wild pitch.
With one out in the frame, after
Garcia got to third on a sacrifice bunt,
Alex Emerson lifted a shallow fly ball
to left field. Although Volcanoes left
fielder Sam Jones was able to make the
catch, he struggled to read the ball off
the bat and ended up catching the ball
off-balance, allowing Garcia to tag up
Volcanoes shortstop David Kyriacou gets back to first base after a pick-off attempt in Salem-Keizer's 8-5 win over the Mavericks on Friday,
July 16. Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
and score from third, tying the game at
1-1.
The Mavericks got another run off
Volcanoes starter Brenden Nipp in the
top of the fifth on another sacrifice fly,
this time courtesy of Rodny Rodriguez,
giving the Mavericks their first lead at
2-1. Nipp lasted 4.2 innings and gave up
just three hits and two earned runs on
73 pitches.
The Mavericks had a chance to hang
a crooked number on the board as
Torcato brought in reliever Jonah Van
Bemmelen to face Jordan Drake with
two outs and the bases loaded. But Van
Bemmelen forced Drake to ground
out to third, ending the inning.
Salem-Keizer tied the game in
the bottom of the sixth when Tony
Holton knocked in Kyriacou with an
RBI-single to center field to tie the
game.
Mavericks starter Garrett Alvarez
had good command for the majority
of the game, striking out 10 over six
innings and giving up four hits
and two runs. But when he came
off the mound in the bottom of
the seventh, the Volcanoes took
full advantage.
Even though we went
through a few innings
where we weren't hitting
the ball, I had confidence
that our lineup would
eventually get the job
done ...
— TONY TORCATO
Volcanoes manager
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