Rogues Win Game One in Bellingham
Published on July 31, 2013 under West Coast League (WCL)
Medford Rogues News Release
BELLINGHAM, WA - Needing a win to stay in the West Coast League playoff race, the Medford Rogues visited the WCL North-leading Bellingham Bells and after a nine-hour bus ride took a 10-inning 6-4 win at Joe Martin Field.
The Rogues struck first with two in the top of the opening frame with RBIs coming from WCL MVP candidate 1B Kevin Davidson and 3B Parker Miles. Davidson, who leads the league in batting average and RBI, drove in CF Spencer Smith and Miles brought RF Ryan Degner. The Bells answered to tie it in the bottom of the inning at two.
In the third, Smith drove in LF A.J. Balta to give the Rogues a 3-2 lead. The score held until the bottom of the fifth when Bellingham tied the game at three.
The Bells pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh to take a 4-3 lead that held until the top of the ninth. Rogues 2B Joe Chavez led the inning off with his first home run of the season and Balta was hit by a pitch before Bells starter Jason Hager left the game for Aaron Sandefur, who got the Bells out of the inning.
In the tenth Davidson was hit by a pitch to with one out in the inning and Sandefur walked 1B Jerad Casper and Miles to load the bases with one out. After striking out Chavez, Sandefur hit Balta with a pitch to force in Davidson with the fifth Medford run. A walk to C Colin Sowers forced in Casper with to make it 6-4 before Sandefur was removed.
Seven batters faced Sandefur (3-2) in the tenth inning and not one put the ball in play, with two strikeouts, three walks and two hit batters before he left the game with the bases loaded, being relieved by Chase Radan.
Rogues starter Chad Hockin went 4 1/3 innings, giving up eight hits and three Bellingham runs. He was relieved by Brandon Williams who gave up the fourth Bells run during his 2 2/3 innings of work. Chase Tokunaga came in to pitch the eighth for the Rogues and went three innings to finish the game and move earn his second win of the season.
With the win and a Bend Elks loss, the Rogues are now 3 Ãâý games out of the second WCL South playoff spot. Medford sits at 24-22 with eight league games to play. Bellingham remains tied with Walla Walla for first in the WCL North.
The two teams play again Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. and wrap up their three-game series on Thursday with a 1:05 p.m. game at Joe Martin Field in Bellingham.
Link to box score: http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscoretext.html?gameid=119652
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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