Canadians Winning Streak Extends To Three Games
August 17, 2014 - Northwest League (NWL1)
Vancouver Canadians News Release
(Memorial Stadium - Everett, WA) - Canadians DH Tim Locastro slammed a two-run double off the top of the center field wall in the top of the 7th inning that helped top Everett 8-7 on Sunday afternoon. The victory keeps Vancouver atop the Northwest League North Division alongside Tri-City who shutout Spokane.
Canadians starter LHP Zak Wasilewski gave up a pair of solo home runs over his 4 2/3 innings of work as both DH Phillips Castillo and CF Austin Cousino utilized the short right field fence out at Memorial Stadium to help Everett erase an early 4-1 deficit. Wasilewski was chased from the game in bottom of the 5th inning after walking the bases loaded allowing the Aquasox to score four runs and grab a 6-4 lead.
Vancouver would score the next four runs of the game grabbing a pair of runs in both the top of the 6th and 7th inning.
In the 6th inning, 3B Alexis Maldonado helped the Canadians draw even when he smacked an RBI double off of Everett reliever LHP Leoncio Munoz that scored C Mike Reeves as part of a two-run rally that even the game at 6-6.
In the 7th inning, Everett reliever LHP Nick Kiel came into the game and struggled as he walked both C Mike Reeves and CF Roemon Fields before DH Tim Locastro slammed a double off the top of the center field wall that gave Vancouver an 8-6 lead.
After a pair of defensive errors in the bottom of the 9th inning that allowed Everett to cut the Canadians lead to 8-7, closer RHP Phil Kish got Kyle Petty to ground out sealing the Canadians third consecutive victory.
With the victory, Vancouver (12-12) remains in a share of top spot of the North Division with Tri-City who topped Spokane (10-14) out at Avista Stadium. Everett falls two games off the pace at 10-14.
Notes: The loss is the 20th one-run loss for Everett in 2014... Both SS Franklin Barreto and 1B Ryan McBroom hit their 20th doubles of the season as both sluggers move to within one double of the Canadians franchise record (21) hit by 1B Dan Hamblin back in 2001... The Canadians are the first team in the Northwest League to reach the 37-win mark... Vancouver would need to go 10-4 (.714) over the final two weeks of the regular season to set a new franchise mark for wins in a season which is 46 victories set in both 2004 and 2011... Vancouver is 8-3 (.727) vs. Everett this summer and 4-1 (.800) in Everett through five games.
Vancouver wraps up this three-game series on Monday, August 18th at 7:05pm as the C's send RHP Chase Mallard (3-2, 2.83) to the mound in search of the series sweep.
The Canadians return to Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium on Tuesday, August 19th at 7:05pm to open a five-game series against the Boise Hawks. This marks the first time the Hawks return to Vancouver since the Canadians beat them in the 2013 Northwest League Championship.
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