Baseball has the power to bring people together, with family and friends gathering to root, root, root for the home team. On Saturday, at Avista Stadium, the Spokane Indians helped take that sentiment to another level entirely.
For the second game in a row, the Spokane Indians starting pitcher was making his first start with a new organization. And for the second game in a row, the Indians took an "L" to the team with the worst record in the league.
Maybe it was the humidity. Maybe it was the mundanity of a long minor league season. Maybe it was the opposing pitching. Regardless, the Spokane Indians did not muster any semblance of an offensive attack Thursday.
Ian Kinsler didn’t play in Spokane for long, but it was a memorable 51 games – it’s where he made his professional debut and helped the 2003 Indians win a short-season Northwest League championship.
The Spokane Indians have played a lot of close, low-scoring games in July. With two games left in the month, why would Wednesday’s contest be any different?
In the high school championship division, Rosselli had a throw of 203 feet, 10¾ inches with a 1.6 kilogram implement. He also competed in the Under-20 division with a 1.75kg discus, taking fourth (196-4).
If the Spokane Indians have any chance to catch first-place Eugene – which enjoyed a seven-game lead at the start of play with 36 games left – for the second-half title and a spot in the Northwest League championship series, they’ll have to take advantage of every opportunity down the stretch.
EVERETT – The Spokane Indians scored five runs in the eighth inning and knocked off the Everett AquaSox 7-4 in the finale of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Funko Field on Sunday.
The Spokane Velocity lost 1-0 to the Sacramento Republic of the USL Championship League in their final USL Jagermeister Cup group stage game at ONE Spokane Stadium on Saturday.
Spokane’s Killer “B” Racing was started by Todd Havens in 2009 for his son Braeden, a car for himself and a plan to bring up his younger son, Jess, to be the heir apparent when the time came.
EVERETT – The Spokane Indians’ modest three-game winning streak was snapped on Wednesday in a 4-1 loss to the Everett AquaSox in the second of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Funko Field.
After taking two of three on the road from the Vancouver Canadians over the weekend, the Indians (14-10) moved back into second place tie with Tri-City in the Northwest League second-half standings, but remain 4 1/2 games behind first-place Eugene (18-5), which is 7-3 in its last 10 games.
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Spokane Indians built a big lead on Sunday then held off the Vancouver Canadians 6-4 in the finale of a three-game High-A Northwest League series at Nat Bailey Stadium.
