LATE LOGGER RALLIES FALL SHORT OF BOXERS
Written By Jermaine Williams, UPS Athletics
TACOMA, Wash. - The Puget Sound Loggers put together two late inning rallys in both games of Sunday's Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader, but fell short in both attempts, 6-4 and 4-2, against the Pacific Boxers at Logger Field in Tacoma.
In game one, the Loggers (11-12, 7-9 NWC) found themselves in a 6-3 hole heading into the ninth. Gregorio Beck (Chico, Calif.) opened the inning with a stand-up double. Dakota Resnik (Bellevue, Wash./Newport) legged out a bunt to give the Loggers runners at the corners. Michael Olsen (Niwot, Colo.) then hit a sacrifice fly to score Beck, cutting the Boxer lead to two but Joe Newland (Tulalip, Wash./Marysville-Pilchuck) hit into the 6-4-3 double play to end they rally and give Pacific (15-9, 14-6 NWC) game one, 6-4.
Logger starter Tim Fogarty (Pacifica, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral) fell to 1-2 on the season with the loss. Fogarty, going only two innings, gave up six runs on six Boxer hits. Jason Reed (4-1) won the game for the Boxers, going five inning and surrendering six hits and three runs. Tyler Fransen picked up his second save in two innings of work.
In game two, the Loggers plated the first run of the game in the fifth inning, courtesy of a Travis Hernandez (Burlington, Wash./Burlington-Edison) single, scoring Doug Cox (Kailua, Hawaii/Kalaheo). Pacific took the lead in the sixth, 2-1, however it didn't last long as Puget Sound's Newland hit a single into center field, pushing Hernandez across the plate, knotting the game at two apiece.
The Loggers had chances in each of the seventh and eighth innings to plate runs, but Pacific's defense quickly snubbed the scoring attempts. The Boxers offense then took over, playing small ball in the top of the ninth inning, scoring two and ultimately picking up the victory, 4-2.
Jarvis Nohara (Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani) picks up his first loss of the season, falling to 3-1. Nohara, appearing in relief duty, threw three and two-third innings, allowing two runs and striking out three. Kyle Barksdale (1-1) also won in relief duty for Pacific. He threw one and one-third innings, facing only four batters of which he struck out three.
The Loggers will head for the Rose City for a four-game series at Lewis & Clark next weekend. Both doubleheaders will start at noon in Portland
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