AUGUST 20, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A21
Mavs League Recaps: Volcanoes sweep Senators
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Friday, Aug. 13: Volcanoes 7
Senators 5
With the score tied at 5-5 in the bot-
tom of the eighth, Landen Barns hit a
two-run double down the left fi eld line
to propel the Volcanoes to a 7-5 victory.
Barnes had two doubles and a run
scored on the night while Kevin Jordan
Jr. went 4-for-5 from the plate in the
win.
An RBI-single by Jordan Jr. put the
Volcanoes up 1-0 in the bottom of the
second. The Senators responded in the
following frame as Edgar Vela tied the
game with a solo homer, but in the bot-
tom of the third, Salem-Keizer struck
for three runs to take a 4-1 lead.
After an RBI-groundout by Senators
second baseman Matt Lokken in the
top of the fourth made the score 4-2, a
solo homer from CJ Epperson in the
bottom of the fi fth put the Volcanoes
back on top by three runs.
In the top of the eighth, RBI-hits by
Tanner Cantwell and Danny Alvarado
allowed the Senators to come back and
tie the game at 5-5.
But with a runner on fi rst and two
outs in the bottom of the eighth, a dou-
ble by Jordan Jr. gave the Volcanoes
runners on second and third, setting
the table for Barns.
Instead of intentionally walking
Barns with a base open, Senators
pitcher Dustin Hamilton decided to
challenge the Volcanoes fi rst baseman
and ended up paying the price as Barns
came through with the go-ahead two-
run double.
Saturday, Aug. 14: Campesinos 7
Mavericks 6
Nicholas Prater hit a walk-off single
in the bottom of the 10th to give the
Campesinos the 7-6 victory over the
Mavericks.
Eric Whitfi eld led the way for the
Campesinos at the plate, hitting a pair
of doubles and driving in three runs.
A two-run double from Rick Phillips
in the bottom of the fi rst put the
Campesinos on top 2-0 early on. Back-
to-back RBI doubles from Whitfi eld and
Sergio Rey extended the Campesinos
advantage to 4-0 in the bottom of the
fourth.
Campesinos ace Colby Neely scat-
tered seven hits over fi ve innings with-
out surrendering a run. But when he
was taken out in the top of the sixth in
See RECAPS, page A24
Volcanoes pitcher Jake Lialios pitched in all three games against the Senators last weekend and picked up a win and a pair of saves in Salem-
Keizer's three-game sweep.
Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
S TA N D I N G S
POS
TEAM
W
L
L10
STRK
1
CAMPESINOS
33
8
10-0
W12
2
VOLCANOES
26
16
6-4
W5
3
MAVERICKS
17
24
4-6
L4
4
SENATORS
7
35
1-9
L7
*Standings as of Wednesday, Aug. 18