Six Run Fourth Inning Downs Chukars on Opening Day
May 26, 2022 - Pioneer League (PL)
Idaho Falls Chukars News Release
IDAHO FALLS, ID - A six-run fourth inning gave the Idaho Falls Chukars (0-1) a deficit they couldn't recover from, falling to the Boise Hawks (1-0) on Wednesday night at Melaleuca Field. The Hawks led wire-to-wire over the Chukars, lighting up the Chukars pitching staff for 13 hits.
Boise opened the scoring with a four-run first inning against Chukars starter Daniel Silva (L, 0-1). Kobe Lopez hit an infield single to lead off the game, stole second, and came around to score on a Tyler Jorgenson single. Raymond Gill drew a walk, and Jacob Cruce doubled home Jorgenson to make it 2-0. Two more runs scratched across after Haloa Dudoit reached on a fielding error by Dusty Stroup that gave the Hawks a 4-0 lead.
The Chukars were held scoreless against Boise starter Mitch Lines (W, 1-0), who only gave up two hits in his first two innings. Steve Barmakian put Idaho Falls on the board with a solo homer with two outs that made it 4-1.
Facing reliever Tyler Wyatt, the Hawks put the game out of reach with a six-run inning with two outs. Jorgenson singled to extend the inning, and Gil homered to grow the lead 6-1. Cruce then singled, leading to Juan Teixeira hitting the second homer of the inning, making it 8-1. The Hawks chased Wyatt from the game with back-to-back singles from Sean Skelly and Dudoit, scoring two more runs on a Jorge Guiterrez double against reliever Ramsey Romano, capping the six-run inning with a 10-1 lead.
Idaho Falls countered in the fourth with Stroup blasting a no-doubt homer into right field to make it an eight-run ball game, 10-2. Rick Phillips scored the Chukars last run of the game, scoring on a Hunter Hisky RBI groundout in the sixth.
Boise capped the scoring in the eighth on a Teixeira RBI single, leading 11-3. Bryan Smith closed out the game for the Hawks, securing the win.
The series continues tomorrow with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. MST. Idaho Falls will roll out RHP Jake Binder, and Boise's starter is TBD.
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