Gems out Hit Bend But Fall 7-3 in Series Opener
July 3, 2013 - West Coast League (WCL)
Klamath Falls Gems News Release
Bend, OR: July 2, 2013 The Bend Elks took advantage of four Gems errors and made the most of their seven hits in a series opening 7-3 over Klamath Falls at Vince Genna Stadium in Bend, OR on Tuesday night. Nick Fisher (Linfield College) had three hits and along with Dempsey Grover (University of California Santa Barbara) provided the RBI's for the Gems, who fall to 12-11 on the season. Bend improves to 16-9 and remains in 1st in the South Division
Clay Gartner remained perfect on the season at 4-0 as the Elks starter went six innings. Brandon Horth lost his first game of the year, falling to 3-1 for the Gems.
The next Gems home game will be Thursday, July 4th as the Gems host the Bend Elks at Kiger Stadium with the first pitch at 6:35 pm. Thursday's Promotions: Thirsty Thursdays (sponsered by Grocery Outlet) $2 domestic beers! Plus Baseball Keychain Giveaway (Courtesy of Basin Mediactive) for the first 250 fans! Klamath Falls Ticket Packages are available by calling 541-883-4367 or by visiting the Gems website at www.klamathfallsgems.com .
The Klamath Falls Gems are members of the West Coast League, the Diamond Standard among summer collegiate baseball. The eleven team, professional style wood-bat league features pro prospects from major conferences across the country. More than 120 WCL alums played affiliated professional baseball last season, and 20 ex-WCL stars played in the Major Leagues last season. For more information on the league, please visit www.westcoastleague.com.
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