PAGE A22, KEIZERTIMES, JULY 23, 2021
Mavericks League Recaps: Consecutive
rallies give Mavs series win over SKV
S TA N D I N G S
POS
TEAM
W
L
L10
STRK
1
CAMPESINOS
22
8
6-4
W1
2
VOLCANOES
19
11
5-5
L2
3
MAVERICKS
14
16
5-5
W2
4
SENATORS
5
25
2-8
L1
*Standings as of Wednesday, July 22
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Thursday, July 15: Campesinos 11
Senators 5
Collin Runge went 2-for-5 with fi ve
RBIs as the Campesinos defeated the
Senators 11-5 in the fi rst game of the
series.
Campesinos pitcher Colby Neely
moved to 7-1 on the season after strik-
ing out 10 and giving up three earned
runs over six innings of work.
The Senators grabbed a 2-0 lead
in the bottom of the third when Matt
Lokken drove a two-run double to cen-
ter fi eld, but the Campesinos scored
three runs in the top of the fourth to
take the lead.
A pair of RBI-groundouts in the
top of the fi fth by Runge and Trevor
Morrison put the Campesinos on top
5-2.
The Senators eventually trimmed
the defi cit to 6-4 in the bottom of the
seventh, but the Campesinos plated
fi ve in the top of the ninth to take an
11-4 lead. A two-run triple from Runge
and an RBI-double from Morrison were
the highlights of the frame for the
Campesinos.
Saturday, July 17: Mavericks 8
Volcanoes 6
The Mavericks rallied from a fi ve-
run defi cit to defeat the Volcanoes 8-6.
Joce Phelan went 2-for-5 and hit the
go-ahead, three-run homer, and Ethan
Roseback went eight innings on the
hill, giving up nine hits and four earned
runs in the win.
With the score tied at 1-1, the
Volcanoes scored four runs in the bot-
tom of the fourth to take a command-
ing 5-1 lead.
Salem-Keizer increased that lead to
6-1 in the bottom of the fi fth on a solo
homer from Nick Adgar.
In the top of the seventh, the
Mavericks took advantage of a pair
of Volcanoes errors to score three
unearned runs, cutting the lead to 6-4.
Still trailing by two runs entering
the top of the ninth, back-to-back sin-
gles from Rodny Rodriguez and Alex
Emerson brought the go-ahead run to
the plate.
Matt Holliday kept the rally going
with an RBI-single to center fi eld,
which was followed by a three-run blast
by Phelan to give the Mavericks their
fi rst lead.
Sean Kiley came in for the Mavericks
in the bottom of the ninth and pitched
a 1-2-3 inning to close out his second
save of the season.
Saturday, July 17: Senators 5
Campesinos 3
Senators
right-hander
Nathan
Gillman threw six innings and gave up
just two earned runs as Salem defeated
the league-leading Campesinos 5-3.
After the Senators took a 2-0 lead in
the bottom of the fi rst, the Campesinos
responded with two runs of their own
in the top of the fourth to tie the game
at 2-2.
Trevor Morrison put the Campesinos
on top 3-2 with a sacrifi ce fl y in the top
of the sixth, but the Senators were able
to tie the game later in the frame.
Edgar Vela put the Senators on top
for good with his solo homer in the bot-
tom of the seventh.
Sunday, July 18: Campesinos 8
Senators 3
The Campesinos scored seven
runs in the fi rst three innings in their
8-3 series-clinching victory over
the Senators. Collin Runge, Trevor
Morrison and Eric Whitfi eld each had
two RBIs in the win.
After scoring a run in the fi rst
on an RBI-double from Runge, the
Campesinos broke the game open in
the top of the third, scoring six runs
in the frame, highlighted by a two-run
homer by Whitfi eld.
Sunday, July 18: Mavericks 11
Volcanoes 3
Trailing 3-2 going into the top of
the ninth, the Mavericks exploded
for nine runs in the fi nal frame to
get the series-clinching win over
the Volcanoes. Joce Phelan led the
Mavericks with fi ve RBIs in the win.
Travis Edgar was declared the win-
ning pitcher in relief, giving up just a
hit and no runs over three innings.
After an RBI-groundout by Phelan
in the top of the fourth to give the
Mavericks a 1-0 advantage, the
Volcanoes got a pair of runs in the bot-
tom half of the frame to go up 2-1.
An RBI-single by Bryan Ruby
extended the Volcanoes lead to 3-1
in the bottom of the sixth, but the
Mavericks got a run back in the top of
the eighth thanks to another RBI by
Phelan.
Down to their fi nal three outs, the
Mavericks went off for nine runs on
seven hits and took advantage of three
Volcanoes errors in the top of the ninth.
One of the seven hits was a three-run
blast by Phelan.
Joce Phelan led the Mavericks with eight RBIs and two homers in the final two games of the
series against the Volcanoes. Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
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