ELKS BEAT CORVALLIS KNIGHTS IN A SHOOT OUT 8-5

The Bend Elks beat the Corvallis Knights 8-5 on Sunday (6/8) at Vince Genna Stadium in Bend to take the season-opening series against the defending W-C-L Champions.

This was the rubber game of their three game series to open the season, as the Elks roll on to an 8-5 win Sunday night.

Bend (2-1) won the season opener Friday night, 5-2 and dropped game-2 Saturday, 7-2.

SS Nick Osuna (Cal-St. Northridge) said that it was an all-around effort by the team, “all around good team D, quality at bats and it was just a good day all around… It was big to get the series win today”.

On Sunday, Zack Carter (1-0) of St. Martin’s college pitched the first 4 innings for the win, giving up 2 hits and 2 runs.

Former Summit HS All-State Pitcher (2012) Kevin Hamann gave up 3 runs in 4 innings in middle relief, and Louis Cohen got the save (1) striking out 2 in the ninth inning.

(P) ZACK CARTER RECORDS HIS FIRST WIN OF THE YEAR.
(P) ZACK CARTER RECORDS HIS FIRST WIN OF THE YEAR.

After a quiet first inning, the Elks got on the board when CF Zack Close was walked, then advanced on an error, and scored on a passed ball to give them a 1-0 lead.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atUyeMEyM4Q

 

The scoring continued in the 3rd when LF Joe Carrol (Mt. View HS/Linfield) smacked a stand up double to right field, followed by an RBI double by 1B Jonathan Brooks.

Brooks crossed the plate on a sacrifice bunt by Antonio Roque, to give the Elks an early 3-0 lead after three innings.

KEVIN FARLEY TAKES A FASTBALL TO THE HIP
KEVIN FARLEY TAKES A FASTBALL TO THE HIP

The Knights (1-2) responded with 2 runs in the 4th, but the Elks doubled that in the bottom of the 4th with 4 runs of their own.

The inning was highlighted by a Curtis Wildung (PLU) home run which drove in Austin Kelly.

 

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The Elks added another run in the 5th on former Summit star Landon Frost’s RBI single, giving the Elks a 8-2 lead after the 5th inning.

CURTIS WILDUNG CELEBRATES WITH HIS TEAM MATES AFTER HITTING A HOMER.

Joe Duffin drilled a 3 run home run for the Knights in the 6th to close the gap to 8-5, but it was too little too late. The Elks secured a 8-5 win over Corvallis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXFa9z5q9Mk

 

Bend hits the road for a 4-game series in Medford against the Rogues.

The Elks return home for  a 3 game series Friday, June 13 against the Victoria Harbour Cats. The game on Friday 13th will be costume night. For ticket and game information visit www.bendelks.com

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John MacAuley

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