Davidson, Forsythe Lead Rogues to Win
July 14, 2013 - West Coast League (WCL)
Medford Rogues News Release
WENATCHEE, WA - A pitcher's duel was ruined by a five-run Medford eighth inning as the Rogues took game two of a three-game series in Wenatchee by a score of 9-3.
The AppleSox pushed across a run in the first after a single and error by Rogues catcher Bo Cornish to take a 1-0 lead after one inning.
Rogues catcher Bo Cornish, in his first start behind the plate since returning from a hip injury, homered in his first at-bat in the third inning to tie the game at one.
In the fourth inning Wenatchee's Kramer Ferrell scored on a fielder's choice to make it 2-1 AppleSox and 2B Joe Mello homered in the bottom of the fifth to extend the lead to 3-1.
The score held to the Medford eighth when Rogues broke it open with five runs. First baseman Kevin Davidson got his second hit of the night following walks to Joe Chavez and Spencer Smith. Chavez scored on the Davidson single to bring the score to 3-2 Wenatchee. Consecutive base hits by LF A.J. Balta, 3B Parker Miles and DH Matt Taylor scored three more runs for the Rogues, and a double steal by Miles and Taylor scored the fifth Medford run of the inning and sixth of the game.
The Rogues scored three more in the ninth as pinch hitter Danny McNabb and Smith each singled. A Sox error scored McNabb and Davidson followed with his fourth home run of the year, a two-run shot to make it 9-3 Rogues.
Rogues starter and former Ashland High star Jamie Flynn had a solid start for Medford, going five full innings and allowing three runs and five hits. Reliever John Forsythe (1-0) picked up the win for Medford, finishing the game with four shutout innings while giving up only one hit.
Four Rogues - Smith, Balta, Miles and Taylor - had two hits each in the 13-hit Medford effort while Davidson had three hits to raise his average on the year to .357, good for fourth in the league. Davidson is now second in the WCL in RBI with 23 and tied for second with four home runs.
AppleSox starter C.J. Burdick went seven full, scattering five hits, walking one, striking out four and allowing only the Cornish homer. Reliever Andrew Rohrbach (0-1) went 2/3 of an inning for the AppleSox, giving up three runs on one hit and two walks in taking the loss in his Wenatchee debut.
The Rogues move to 14-18 on the year while the AppleSox drop to 18-14. (EDITOR NOTE - Pointstreak standings are incorrect) The two meet Monday at 7:05 in the rubber match of the series while Medford leads 3-2 in the season series between the two teams.
The West Coast League is an 11-team collegiate wood-bat baseball league composed of the best college players, coaches, facilities and operators in the industry. Ranging from Medford, Oregon north to Kelowna, B.C., the league has operated as the WCL since 2005. In 2013, 56 WCL players were selected in the Major League draft. For more information on the WCL, go to www.wccbl.com.
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