Salem-Keizer blanks Ems.

Byline: The Register-Guard

KEIZER - Salem-Keizer scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the first inning, but added 10 additional runs in an 11-0 shutout victory over Eugene on Wednesday in a Northwest League baseball game.

The Volcanoes' win - their fourth consecutive against the Emeralds - builds their West Division lead to nine games over Eugene.

With two outs in the bottom of the first, Matt Downs doubled and later scored on a RBI single by Chad Rothford to give Salem-Keizer a 1-0 lead.

The first four Volcanoes batters reached base in the second inning, with Sharlon Schoop and Shane Jordan each hitting RBI singles before Brock Bond added a run-scoring fielder's choice, pushing the lead to 4-0.

Salem-Keizer added five runs in the fourth, beginning with a one-out bases-loaded RBI single by Bond. Downs followed with a bases-loaded walk before Rothford struck out. Garrett Baker then walked with the bases loaded and Andrew Davis hit a two-run single to right field, boosting the lead to 9-0.

The Volcanoes tacked on a pair of runs in the sixth on a two-run single by Davis.

Eugene failed to capitalize with a runner in scoring position in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Eric Sogard led off the fourth with a double and Keoni Ruth did the same in the fifth.

Every Volcanoes player who batted had a hit except Schoop, who was 0-for-2. Each of their first six hitters had at least one RBI, led by Davis with four, and Davis and Jordan each had three hits.

Salem-Keizer starting pitcher Craig Clark allowed only three hits and two walks, striking out five in five innings to record the victory.

NWL

STANDINGS

WEST DIVISION

W L Pct. GB

Salem-Keizer ... 34 8 .810 -

Eugene ... 25 17 .595 9

Vancouver ... 20 21 .488 13 1/2

Everett ... 17 25 .405 17

EAST DIVISION

W L Pct. GB

Boise ... 20 22 .476 -

Spokane ... 19 23 .452 1

Tri-City) ... 17 25 .405 3

Yakima ... 16 27 .372 4 1/2

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

Salem-Keizer 11, Eugene 0

Tri-City 4, Boise 2

Everett 12, Vancouver 10, 11 innings

Yakima 5, Spokane 2

TODAY'S GAMES

Eugene at Salem-Keizer

Boise at Tri-City

Everett at Vancouver

EUGENE SLM-KEIZER

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Durango lf 4 0 0 0 Jordan cf 5 1 3 1

Sogard 2b 2 0 1 0 Bond 2b 4 1 1 1

Laudrdle 2b 1 0 0 0 Downs 1b 4 2 1 1

Baum 3b 4 0 0 0 Rothford dh 5 1 2 1

Kulbacki rf 2 0 0 0 Baker lf 4 1 1 1

Carvajal rf 2 0 1 0 Davis 3b 4 1 3 4

Payne cf 3 0 0 0 La Torre c 5 2 2 0

Ruth dh 3 0 1 0 Schoop ss 2 0 0 1

McQueary c 3 0 0 1 Flores ph-ss 2 0 1 0

Blauer 1b 2 0 1 0 Edwards rf 5 2 2 0

Parrino ss 3 0 0 0

Totals 29 0 5 0 Totals 40 11 16 10

Eugene... 000 000 000 -0

Salem-Keizer... 130 502 00X -11

E - Sogard. LOB - Eugene 4, Salem-Keizer 11. 2B - Sogard, Ruth; Downs, Baker, Davis. 3B - Jordan.

IP H R ER BB SO

Eugene

Kluber L,0-1 3 5 4 3 1 0

Gibbs 2-3 4 5 5 3 1

Huff 2 1-3 5 2 2 0 1

Hynes 1 1 0 0 0 0

Quezada 1 1 0 0 0 1

Salem-Keizer

Clark W,4-2 5 3 0 0 2 5

Rodriguez 2 1 0 0 0 1

Turpen 1 1 0 0 0 0

McGrath 1 0 0 0 0 0

T - 2:23. A - 3,044.