C's Shutout Eugene For Second Straight Victory

June 17, 2017

(PK Park - Eugene, OR) - A bases clearing triple from LF Chavez Young was more than enough Canadians starter RHP Dalton Rodriguez and three bullpen arms as Vancouver topped Eugene 7-0 on Friday night to remain undefeated to start the Northwest League season.
Pitching was the story with Rodriguez (1-0) collecting his first win of the season after five innings, allowing just four hits and striking out four. LHP Juliandry Higuera pitched a clean 6^th and 7^th inning striking out five while RHP Chris Hall (1.0IP) and RHP Bobby Eveld (1.0IP) each struck out two more to seal the shutout victory.
RF Lance Jones (2-for-2) and 2B Deiferson Barreto (2-for-3) had multi-hit nights for Vancouver with Jones hitting .800 through the first two games of the season, but the stage was LF Chavez Young's as the 39^th rounder from last year's draft hit a bases clearing triple in the top of the 3^rd inning to help seal the victory.
Notes: The Canadians have amassed 20 hits over the first 18 innings against Eugene… Vancouver pitching has managed 23 strikeouts in 18 innings against the Emeralds… Vancouver went 1-9 (.100) in ten head-to-head meetings vs. Eugene in 2016, and are 2-0 (1.000) this season… The last time the Canadians started the season 2-0 was 2014 when they topped Salem-Keizer on consecutive nights.
The Canadians will send RHP Kyle Weatherly (0-0) to the mound against RHP Bailey Clark (0-0) on Saturday night out at PK Park for Game Three of this Five-Game Series. This game can be heard on-line at www.canadiansbaseball.com
Vancouver Canadians Baseball will return to Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium on Tuesday, June 20^th at 7:05pm to open a six-game homestand. Tickets available by calling 604.872.5232 or by visiting the Nat Bailey Stadium Box Office at 4601 Ontario Street, Vancouver, B.C.
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