Knights battle Kitsap for 17 innings. Lights go out, game suspended with score tied 1-1
June 17, 2009
Southpaw Liam Baron (pictured) of Linn-Benton CC threw six scoreless innings of relief and struck out 6.
Corvallis starting pitching continues to shine as the staff turned in its fifth consecutive quality start. Matt Andriese of UC Riverside debuted by tossing seven solid innings. The frosh right-hander allowed only three hits and a first-inning run while walking two and striking out 4. Baron entered in the 8th-inning and stifled the Jackets allowing only 5 hits while walking none and striking out 6.
Frosh Nick Struck of Mt. Hood CC made his third appearance in the series as he started the 14th-inning and kept Kitsap scoreless until the lights went out in the top of the 17th-inning with one out and Knights' second baseman Josh Hogan of Oregon at bat. Struck tossed three hitless innings and walked none while striking out 4.
Corvallis held Kitsap to 2 runs in the series.
The series finale, suspended in the 17th-inning, will be resumed when the Knights visit Kitsap Friday, July 17.
The Knights scored their only run on a solo home run by first baseman Taylor Ard of Mt. Hood CC. Ard's blast was his second of the series.
The Knights had several scoring opportunities in extra-innings, but could not muster a clutch hit.
Corvallis played an errorless series at Kitsap.
The Knights left 14 men on base compared to Kitsap's 6.
Knights' starting pitchers have twirled 35 innings over the last 5 starts and only allowed 3 runs.
Corvallis starts a sixteen-game home stand Thursday night vs. the Portland Ports of the new WCL Portland five-team wood-bat summer collegiate league.
You can listen to the game on KEJO 1240 AM. Mike Parker - the voice of the Knights - calls all the action.
