Bells snap Knights six-game win streak as Bellingham beats Corvallis 9-6.
July 4, 2010Jake Rodriguez (pictured) went 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Rodriguez collected his first RBI of the season as the frosh-to-be drove in the game's first run in the fourth.
Corvallis erased an early 3-0 deficit with 4 runs in the fourth inning. Following Rodriguez's RBI double, Cal Poly outfielder Mitch Haniger delivered a RBI single, Thomas McCarthy of Feather River College a run-scoring double and Daniel Dillard of Western Oregon a RBI groundout.
The Knights rallied again in the seventh inning scoring two runs on a McCarthy sac fly and Dilliard RBI single to tie the score 6-6.
Corvallis struggled in the field making three errant throws allowing four unearned runs to score.
Reliever Eric Young of Riverside CC took the loss.
Skipper Brooke Knight was ejected in the fifth inning for arguing a play at the plate.
With the loss, Corvallis drops to 13-9 in the WCL and 16-9 overall while Bellingham improves to 15-11.
The series rubber match is Monday night at Goss Stadium. The winner will take sole possession of second place in the WCL West.
Bellingham has beat Corvallis three of four times this season.
You can catch all the Knights games on KEJO 1240 AM. Mike Parker and Jason Schwartz call all the action.