The Force is Strong With Crouse in 2-1 Win
SPOKANE, Wash. - Hans "Solo" Crouse threw seven dominant innings and the Indians defeated the Eugene Emeralds 2-1 in front of a near-capacity crowd of 6,708 on Star Wars & Fireworks Night presented by Bulldog Rooter, KHQ, 93.7 The Mountain, and 1510 KGA NW Sports Talk.
SPOKANE, Wash. - Hans "Solo" Crouse threw seven dominant innings and the Indians defeated the Eugene Emeralds 2-1 in front of a near-capacity crowd of 6,708 on Star Wars & Fireworks Night presented by Bulldog Rooter, KHQ, 93.7 The Mountain, and 1510 KGA NW Sports Talk.
On a night of Star Wars celebration, it was only appropriate that a man named Hans took the mound.
The Indians offense got on the board early in support of Crouse.
The score remained 1-0 until the seventh, where the Indians picked up a much needed insurance run. With two outs and nobody on, Tyler Depreta-Johnson laced a double into the right center field gap.
Things got a little tense in the ninth. After pitching a scoreless eighth, Cole Uvila came out for the ninth, but gave up a lead-off homer to
Game four of this five-game series between the Indians and Emeralds continues Saturday night for Star Wars Night #2 presented by Tire Rama & Cooper Tires, 105.7 NOW FM, and The Greater Spokane Valley Current Newsmagazine. The Saga continues! Join us at Avista Stadium for another night of Star Wars trivia, character appearances, and another chance at the Star Wars jersey auction benefiting the Rypien Foundation! Stick around after the game to Circle the Bases courtesy of Dairy Queen. The game starts at 6:30 PM with gates opening at 5:30 PM. Tickets for all Spokane Indians home games are available to purchase at the Avista Stadium Ticket Office or at spokaneindians.com. Reserve your seats today by calling (509) 343-OTTO (6886) or TicketsWest at 1-800-325-SEAT.