Northwest League teams take their final day off of the regular season today. The most exhausted players are probably from the Spokane Indians and Tri-City Dust Devils.
Designated hitter Miguel Dilone drove in eight runs with two homers, a single and a sacrifice fly Monday night to lead the Tri-City Dust Devils to a 21-12 over the Spokane Indians at Avista Stadium.
The Tri-City Dust Devils used a centered approach Sunday to hand the Spokane Indians their third shutout of the Northwest League season. Wilson Soriano tripled to center field on the second pitch of the game and Sean Dwyer homered twice to center as the Dust Devils piled up a season-high 16 hits during a 7-0 victory in the middle game of a three-game series at Avista Stadium.
One good 1-0 game deserves another. But this time, the Spokane Indians were on the positive side of the 1-0 outcome, thanks to stellar pitching from Richelson Pena, Erik Swanson and Adam Parks.
Nick Dignacco listened to the thrilling tales of his uncle, David Selden, but thought he’d never want a part of that life. Now Dignacco is following his uncle into the U.S. Army.
Nick Gardewine and Juremi Profar had waited long enough. Starting pitcher Gardewine won for the first time in three weeks and Profar hit his first home run with the Spokane Indians during Saturday’s 8-3 win over the Everett AquaSox.
Since joining the Spokane Indians in late July, Jose “Pepe” Cardona has become known for his aggressiveness on the basepaths. That’s resulted in a mixed bag for the Indians – as was the case again Friday – but nobody can deny what Cardona provides to the team.
Jose Cardona singled twice during an eight-run fourth inning as the Indians snapped a three-game losing streak with a 10-1 waltz past the Everett AquaSox in Northwest League play.
Jason Hoppe and Adam Martin are friends, having played together on a summer league team two years ago. But Martin put the friendship on hold when he faced Hoppe in key two-out situations Thursday at Avista Stadium.
Adam Martin drove in five runs, including a three-run homer in the first inning and an RBI single in the third, as the Everett AquaSox cruised past the Spokane Indians 7-3.
Marcus Greene stood on the field at Avista Stadium early Sunday evening, pondering the prospect of traveling 460 miles for one baseball game after playing catcher for 3 1/2 hours in the blazing sun. Bring it on, Greene said.
Maybe it was the late-afternoon sun, maybe it was the grind of playing 27 consecutive days, or maybe it was the prospect of finally getting three days off. Whatever happened on Sunday, it affected the Spokane Indians more than the Hillsboro Hops, who capped a dominant five-game Northwest League series with a 12-6 victory during a 93-degree day at Avista Stadium.
Maybe it was the late-afternoon sun, maybe it was the grind of playing 27 consecutive days, or maybe it was the prospect of finally getting three days off.
Given the chance to go back in time, the Spokane Indians would have started Saturday’s game against Hillsboro 10 minutes later. Taking advantage of a stiff wind from the night’s powerful storm that plagued the area, Hillsboro hit three first-inning home runs on the way to a 12-9 Northwest League win over the Indians at Avista Stadium.
Jose Trevino said it was time for the Spokane Indians to reintroduce themselves to their fans. Trevino and the Indians did just that Friday, banging out 15 hits while their four pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts during a 10-1 win over the Hillsboro Hops before a sellout crowd of 7,061 at Avista Stadium.
