Eugene Completes Sweep Of Salem-Keizer, Stays Tied For First
The Eugene Emeralds (13-9, 29-31) busted out the brooms against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (9-13, 35-25) on Friday, completing a sweep of the three-game series behind a 9-2 victory at PK Park.
The Eugene Emeralds (13-9, 29-31) busted out the brooms against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (9-13, 35-25) on Friday, completing a sweep of the three-game series behind a 9-2 victory at PK Park.
The Ems entered the night stuck in a deadlock with the Hillsboro Hops atop the Northwest League's South Division with only seventeen regular season games to go, and Eugene made the most of the opportunity presented on Friday, scoring runs in each of the game's first four innings.
Emeralds catcher
Eugene added three more runs in the second inning, the first of which came off a
In the third, the scoring barrage continued when Josue Huma once again came through with a run-scoring base knock, this time plating
Salem-Keizer's offense wasn't heard from until the seventh inning when they snapped the shutout and scored a pair of runs, the first coming on a Hunter Bishop solo home run and the second coming on a Jeff Houghtby RBI single, but Eugene responded with a run of their own in the bottom half when Fernando Kelli grounded into a fielder's choice that scored Luis Vazquez from third to make it 9-2.
Emeralds reliever
Top to bottom, nearly everyone in the Ems lineup got in on the action Friday night, highlighted by three-hit nights from Edmond Americaan, Caleb Knight and Josue Huma.
On the mound, starting pitcher Josh Burgmann tossed a career-high 3.0 innings with five strikeouts while allowing just one hit, no runs, and no walks.
The Emeralds now hit the road for a three-game series against the Spokane Indians starting on Saturday night at Avista Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30pm PST and you can listen live with Pat Zajac bringing you all the action on 95.3FM The Score.
The Emeralds return home on Tuesday to open up a three-game series against the Hillsboro Hops.
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