WCL Corvallis Knights

Knights Win Series Opener over Cowlitz

Published on July 15, 2016 under West Coast League (WCL)
Corvallis Knights News Release


Lefty Aaron Pope won his fourth consecutive game on Friday night as Corvallis topped South Division foe Cowlitz 6-1 in the opener of their West Coast League series.

Pope (Dixie State) allowed three hits, struck out four and did not issue a walk in a stellar six-inning stint. He did not allow a hit after the third inning, and retired the final 10 Black Bears he faced in order.

Pope allowed just one run in each of his first two starts but suffered two losses, as the Knights were shut out in both games. Since then he is 4-0 and has lowered his ERA from 3.05 to 2.08 in his last four appearances.

He has 20 strikeouts and just one walk in his last 25 innings. He took the team lead with 35 strikeouts as the Knights (28-13 all, 21-13 WCL, 3-4 second half) improved to 25-7 all-time against Cowlitz.

Corvallis scored five times in the fifth inning to shatter a 0-0 tie. The big blow was Roman Garcia's (San Diego) two-out, two-run triple that doubled the lead to 4-0. Nick Kahle (Washington in 2017) followed with an RBI double for a 5-0 advantage.

Kahle also singled in the eighth and was the lone Knight with more than one hit. Shortstop Andy Atwood (Oregon State) had an RBI single and center fielder Kyle Nobach (OSU) added a sacrifice fly in the fifth and Nobach had an RBI single in the eighth.

Chris Burkholder (Dartmouth) allowed no hits and one unearned run over the final three innings to notch his first save. He had four strikeouts.

The series continues at 6:40 p.m. Saturday. Cal Poly righty Craig Colen (0-0, 0.00) is the scheduled starter for the Sunday, opposed by UC Riverside righty Jacob Worrell (2-3, 2.40).

The finale is set for 5:05 p.m. Sunday. The Knights are idle on Monday, their first off day since June 26, and are off again on Tuesday for the WCL All-Star Game at Cowlitz.

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