Elks Defeat Bells 5-3, Take Series.
August 6, 2013 - West Coast League (WCL)
Bend Elks News Release
Bend took a 2-1 lead in the top of the 3rd inning before Corvallis erupted for three runs in the 3rd, 2 runs in the 5th, and 7 runs in the 6th, blowing by the Bend Elks on Monday with a 15-2 victory.
Corvallis (32-17) took the early lead in the 1st as Kevin Kline singled home Peter Van Gansen to make it 1-0 Knights. Bend (30-19) responded in the 2nd as Derek Dixon singled to open the inning and came around to score on a Sacrifice fly from Kyle Giusti, tying the game at 1.
The Elks took the lead in the top of the 3rd inning on an RBI single from Tyler Servais, giving the Elks the 2-1 lead.
From that point on, it would be all Corvallis, as the Knights had 7 of their 9 starters get a hit, Van Gansen had a 4-4 night with a triple, scoring 4 times, Cody Lenahan went 3-6 with 4 RBI and scored 3 times, and the Knights never looked back as they went on to score 14 unanswered runs and cruise to victory.
The Bend Elks and Corvallis Knights will back at it Tuesday for Game 2 of the 3 Game series, first pitch at 6:40 p.m.
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