For the second game in a row, the Vancouver Canadians put up a big number in the second inning. And for the second game in a row, the Spokane Indians bats couldn't bail out a struggling starter.
Some games you just don’t have it. Such was the case for Spokane Indians starter Albert Pacheco Saturday. The 22-year-old Dominican was stellar in his first outing on April 6 when he tossed five shutout innings on one hit and …
Skyler Messinger hit 18 homers for Low-A Fresno in 2023, but just three between the Colorado Rockies’ complex league team and the Spokane Indians last season. He has been stinging the ball so far this season and on Friday he …
The Northwest League is known as a “hitters league,” with several parks earning the reputation as offensive havens. But on Thursday at Avista Stadium, an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel broke out.
McCade Brown missed all of the 2023 season recovering from elbow ligament replacement surgery. He returned to the mound last year, making just 12 appearances between the Colorado Rockies complex league and Low-A Fresno and pitched to a 6.83 ERA in his first taste of post-surgery action.
During their title-winning season last year, the Spokane Indians had the Vancouver Canadians ’ number. They went 23-9 against them overall and won the best-of-five Northwest League championship series 3-1 over their neighbors to the north.
The start of the 2025 Northwest League season hasn’t gone exactly as planned on the field for the Spokane Indians. Despite opening the season at Avista Stadium on Friday, the Indians were edged that night and then blanked on two hits Saturday.
There are certain yearly occurrences that mark the passing of time – birthdays, holidays, anniversaries and so on. For baseball fans, those significant milestones pale in comparison to Opening Day – when hopes are renewed, ballpark “families” reunited, and everyone starts off in first place.
It has taken several years, and a lot of maneuvering, but the MLB-mandated improvements to 67-year old Avista Stadium are complete. There is still a wish list of things the Spokane Indians organization would like to do down the road, …
Not every ballplayer takes a linear developmental path. There can be fits and starts along the way. Some sort of explode onto the scene. And still others, it takes a little time before an exponential jump.
The Colorado Rockies assigned 30 players to the Spokane Indians’ roster on Monday for the start of the 2025 Northwest League season, which opens Friday against the Everett AquaSox at Avista Stadium.