Indians thump Salem-Keizer with big fourth inning
KEIZER, Ore. – The Spokane Indians used five runs in the fourth inning to break a deadlock with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (6-13) en route to a 12-3 victory in Northwest Conference baseball Monday at Volcanoes Stadium.
Spokane’s Kellin Deglan led off the fourth with a single. Kevin Rodland homered one batter later to give the Indians a 5-3 lead. Ryan Strausborger then hit his second triple of the game, and Jared Hoying’s single made it 6-3. After Hoying stole second, Michael Olt hit his seventh home run to push Spokane in front 8-3.
Ben Henry (3-3) went six innings for the Indians, allowing three runs on three hits.
Hoying went 3 for 6 with a homer and three RBIs for the Indians (10-9), giving him 42 RBIs this season. Olt, Brett Nicholas and Kevin Rodland added two RBIs each. Strausborger had three extra-base hits.
Indians 12, Volcanoes 3
| Spokane | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Strausbrgr cf | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .241 |
| Hoying lf | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| Olt 3b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Richmond rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Skole cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Murphy 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Chirino 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Nicholas dh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Deglan c | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .171 |
| Rodland ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Totals | 42 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| Salem-Keizer | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Lofton cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Campbell 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Scoma lf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .330 |
| Brock dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Harris rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .196 |
| Burkhart c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| Jurica ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 |
| Mach 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 |
| Quintana 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Spokane | 300 | 501 | 120 | — | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Salem-Keizer | 102 | 000 | 000 | — | 3 | 7 | 2 |
E—Campbell (8), Mach (8). DP—Spokane 1, Salem-Keizer 4. LOB—Spokane 8, Salem-Keizer 4. 2B—Strausborger (8), Nicholas (7), Brock (12), Jurica (6). 3B—Strausborger 2 (3). HR—Rodland (3), Olt (7), Hoying (9), Scoma (3). SF—Chirino. SB—Hoying (17).
| Spokane | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Henry W,3-3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4.87 |
| Rowen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.44 |
| Grullon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 |
| Salem-Keizer | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Escobar L,2-4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5.26 |
| Downing | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Sanford | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.42 |
HBP—Rodland (by Downing). T—2:38. A—2,209.