Canadians cruise past Eugene with late rally.Byline: The Register-Guard VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the bottom of the seventh and went on to defeat Eugene 9-3 Wednesday afternoon in Northwest League The Northwest League is a class A minor league. The league is the descendant of the Western International League which ran as a class B league from 1937-1951 (with time out for WWII) and class A from 1952-1954. baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium Nat Bailey Stadium (known affectionately as "The Nat") is home to the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League and also plays host to the University of British Columbia baseball team. . The Canadians lead the West Division with an 11-5 record, while Eugene sits in last place at 5-10. The Emeralds almost escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, but an error kept the inning alive. Reliever Zach Wykoff walked Lloyd Turner James Lloyd Turner, or Lloyd Turner, (1885 in Elmvale, Ontario - 1976) was a Canadian sports promoter who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958 as a builder. and then gave up a single to John McCurdy John McCurdy may refer to:
Chris Tritle followed with a grounder to third base, and Kevin Nulton fielded the ball and threw home to get a force out. Catcher Adam Shorsher tried to get Tritle at first base, but his throw went into right field, allowing Turner and McCurdy to score on the play. Jed Morris doubled later in the inning to bring Tritle home, giving the Canadians a 6-3 lead. Vancouver added three more runs in the eighth. Eugene fell behind 3-0 before rallying to tie the game with a run in the fourth, sixth, and seventh innings. Shortstop Khalil Greene Khalil Thabit Greene (born October 21, 1979 in Butler, Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball shortstop who plays for the San Diego Padres. He bats and throws right-handed. He is an adherent of the Bahá'í Faith, and says his faith has helped his athletic performance. , the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Padres' first-round pick, made his debut for the Emeralds and drove in the tying run in the top of the seventh with his first professional hit. Nulton hit a one-out single and went to third on a single by Michael Richardson Michael John Richardson (b. 13 July 1949) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 1993, representing the electorates of The Hills (1993-2007) and Castle Hill (2007-present). . Greene followed with a single to right field that plated Nulton to tie the game 3-3. Eugene starter David Pauley David Wayne Pauley (born June 17, 1983 in Longmont, Colorado) is a pitcher who plays with the Boston Red Sox organization. He bats and throws right handed. Pauley is rated by Baseball America as the number 26 prospect in the Red Sox farm system. threw four innings, allowing three runs and four hits. He struck out five and walked two. NOTES - The Emeralds begin a nine-game homestand this evening with their annual Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. game at 6:35 p.m. Tom Lipari, who is 1-0 with a league-best 0.64 ERA, will start for Eugene tonight against Spokane. WEST DIVISION W L Pct. GB Vancouver ... 11 5 .688 - Everett ... 9 6 .600 1 1/2 Salem-Keizer ... 8 8 .500 3 Eugene ... 5 10 .333 5 1/2 EAST DIVISION W L Pct. GB Boise ... 9 7 .563 - Tri-City ... 9 8 .529 1/2 Yakima ... 8 9 .471 1 1/2 Spokane ... 5 11 .313 4 WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Vancouver 9, Eugene 3 Boise 8, Yakima 7 Salem-Keizer 4, Everett 0 Tri-City 3, Spokane 1 TODAY'S GAMES Spokane at Eugene Vancouver at Boise Yakima at Salem-Keizer Tri-City at Everett EUGENE VANCOUVER ab r h bi ab r h bi Burgamy 2b 5 0 0 0 Kiger 2b 5 2 2 0 Richardson lf 5 0 2 0 Turner 3b 2 1 0 1 Greene ss 4 0 1 1 McCurdy ss 3 2 1 1 Carter cf 3 2 1 0 Colamarino 1b 3 1 1 1 Baker dh 4 0 0 0 Tritle cf 3 1 0 1 DiBetta 1b 4 0 1 0 Morris dh 2 0 1 3 Biernbaum rf 4 0 1 1 Baker c 5 0 2 0 Shorsher c 3 0 0 0 Nordness lf 3 1 0 0 Nulton 3b 4 1 1 0 Cruz rf 4 1 1 0 Totals 36 3 7 2 Totals 30 9 8 7 Eugene... 000 101 100 - 3 Vancouver... 102 000 33x - 9 E-Shorsher, Turner, McCurdy. LOB-Eugene 10, Vancouver 10. 2B-Kiger, Morris. 3B-Biernbaum. SF-Turner. SB-Kiger. IP H R ER BB SO Eugene Pauley 4 4 3 2 2 5 Bochy 2 1 0 0 1 2 Wykoff L,0-1 1 3 3 3 2 1 Bomar 2-3 0 3 3 4 0 Modica Modica (mô`dēkä), city (1991 pop. 50,529), SE Sicily, Italy. It is the center of an agricultural region where livestock is raised. Known in ancient times as Motyca, it was a feudal county in the 12th cent. 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Vancouver Obenchain 4 3 1 1 0 2 Landeros 2 1 1 1 1 2 Johnson 2-3 1 1 1 0 0 Rodriguez W,3-0 1 1-3 2 0 0 1 1 Gill 1 0 0 0 1 1 WP-Landeros, Rodriguez. HBP-by Obenchain (Shorsher), by Pauley (Morris), by Bomar (Colamarino, Morris). Umpires-Rackey and Sparling spar·ling n. 1. The common European smelt (Osperus eperlanus). 2. A young or immature herring. [Middle English sperlinge, from Old French esperlinge, . T-3:14. A-3,264. |
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