Volcanoes blowout Bears

Volcanoes blowout Bears

July 23, 2007

Salem-Keizer Volcanoes vs. Yakima Bears

The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes won by a score of 10-1 against the Yakima Bears at Volcanoes Stadium. The win improved the Volcanoes Northwest League first place record to 28 wins and 6 losses. Another solid pitching performance and the hitting of left fielder Garret Baker, shortstop Andrew Davis and first baseman Chad Rothford backed the Volcanoes. Volcanoes starting pitcher Thomas Brewer gave up one earned run on six hits over five innings of work for his fourth win of the season. Jesse English relieved Brewer and struck out five over three scoreless innings. Carlos De La Rosa pitched a scoreless ninth inning.

Volcanoes left fielder Garret Baker hit his fourth homerun of the season, a two run shot over the left field wall in the sixth inning. Shortstop Andrew Davis and first baseman Chad Rothford each contributed with two runs batted in. Davis also helped stop a Yakima rally in the top of the fifth with a spectacular diving catch to end the inning. Catcher Jackson Williams, center fielder Shane Jordan, and designated hitter Bruce Edwards each had two hits. Jordan drove in his tenth RBI of the season. Third baseman Matt Downs had a hit, walked once, and scored three runs.

The Volcanoes play the third game of the five game series against the Yakima Bears tomorrow at 6:35 pm.

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