Rogues Take Down Gold Sox in Game Two
July 20, 2016 - Great West League (GWL)
Medford Rogues News Release
Medford, Oregon - The Medford Rogues faced the visiting Marysville Gold Sox in game two of the series at Harry and David Field and beat the #2 team in the league, 13-4. The Rogues stay atop the Great West League with an overall 27-11 record and the Gold Sox fall to 22-17. Marysville jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning off an RBI by Hunter Stratton but the Rogues answered in the fourth off a 2-run home run by Connor Lowrie and the Rogues led 3-2. Then in the sixth inning, Medford scored 10 runs off of 9 hits and 16 batters faced 3 different Marysville pitchers. Spencer Steer had a bases clearing triple that scored three of the runs. Gold Sox plated two more runs in the eighth off a Kyle Hoffman single but the Rogues held on to the 13-4 win. At the plate, Rogues bats were hot especially for Spencer Steer who went 3-for-4 with an RBI triple, stolen base and a run scored. Connor Lowrie had his third home run of the season with a 2-run shot over the left field fence in the fourth inning. Lowrie then had a double in the sixth and scored two more runs. Parker Kelly went 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored two runs for the Rogues. On the mound, Dylan Pearce earned another start for the Rogues and went 7 innings and gave up 7 hits. He struck out 4 batters and walked 2; he gave up 2 runs. Bryon Foust came in relief in the eighth inning but walked four batters and gave up a run. Colton Westfall finished the eighth and gave up 1 run on 1 hit. Kelly pitched the ninth striking out one and retiring the side with no runs on no hits. The Rogues head to Marysville for a Thursday night matchup in Marysville at 7:05pm and then head to Chico for a weekend series before the Great West League All-Star Game, July 25-26. Single game tickets and flex packs for all home games can be purchased at www.medfordrogues.com or by calling the office at 541-973-2883.
The Medford Rogues is a wood-bat collegiate summer baseball team headed into its fourth season; recently joining the Great West League. The Great West League, entering into its inaugural season, is shaping up to be one of the premier summer collegiate wood bat leagues in North America, providing a professional, minor league baseball atmosphere for top college players seeking professional baseball careers, while providing affordable family entertainment and enriching the quality of life in its member communities.
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