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Wild Pitch Dooms Volcanoes

It's FREE baseball giveaway night Saturday at Volcanoes Stadium.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - Eugene walked off with the 5-4 win via a E.J. Eincinosa wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday night in front of 2,765 inside PK Park.

Joey Epperson lead off the bottom of the 10th inning with a walk by Dusten Knight, followed by a sacrifice bunt by River Stephens that put the runner at second base.

Arroyo`s Four Hits Lifts Volcanoes to Win over Eugene

After scoring nine runs in the series opener, Salem-Keizer picked up right where it left off on Monday night.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - Great pitching and tremendous offense have been reoccurring themes for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, during a second half of the season in which they have won five of their first six games.

The Volcanoes' offense produced 10 hits, and Jason Forjet allowed just three runs in six innings, as Salem-Keizer defeated the Eugene Emeralds 5-3 at Volcanoes Stadium.

Salem-Keizer Volcaones Rock Eugene, 9-1

The Volcanoes improved to 5-1 in second half play, continuing to pace the Northwest League South Division.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - The Volcanoes didn't take batting practice prior to Sunday evening's game versus Eugene, but they definitely got their swings in en route to a 9-1 blowout victory in the series opener.

Salem-Keizer recorded a season-high hit total of 17 including at least one hit from everyone in the lineup and five multi-hit efforts.

Spokane Snaps Volcanoes Win Streak with 4-1 Victory

Entering Saturday night's contest, Thompson surrendered just one run in his past 13 innings of work.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - Having been outscored 28-11 in the first four games, the Spokane Indians were out for revenge in the final game of the five game series.

Tallying 11 hits, Spokane scored four runs and got a solid outing from starter Derek Thompson to salvage the series with a 4-1 win.

Volcanoes Win 4th Straight

The Volcanoes eye a series sweep when they send lefty Nick Gonzalez to the mound, owner of the Northwest League's second-lowest ERA of 2.37.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - Salem-Keizer has used seven and eight-run innings to record sizeable wins over Spokane and begin the second half on the right foot. It was only a four-run inning on Friday night, but it still got the job done as the Volcanoes won their fourth straight game over the Indians in front of 3,968 at Volcanoes Stadium.

With the game knotted at one in the second inning, the Volcanoes loaded the bases with nobody out. Brett Kay put Salem-Keizer on the board initially with an RBI single in to center field.

Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Announce All-Stars

The Volcanoes will have a heavy representation in the infield with three All-Star starters.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, in conjunction with the Northwest League president's office, have announced six players will participate in the 2014 Northwest League All-Star Game Tuesday, August 5 in Eugene, Oregon.

Three pitchers and three infielders will represent the Volcanoes on the South Division roster as Jose Reyes, E.J. Encinosa, Eury Sanchez, Christian Arroyo, Will Callaway, and Travious "T" Relaford will all make the trip to PK Park.

Forjet Fans 11 in Volcanoes Win over Spokane

Sanchez tied a baseball record with four strikeouts in the ninth inning.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - Howling winds out to left showed promise of an offensive night at Volcanoes Stadium, but Jason Forjet quickly rewrote the story as he struck out 11 Spokane batters en route to a 5-2 Volcanoes victory on Wednesday night.

"Today I had my breaking ball working for me, and I was throwing my fastball to both sides of the plate," Forjet said.

Volcanoes` Offense Erupts in 10-4 Victory over Spokane

"That was cool," Arroyo said. "I've never had two hits in an inning before."

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - Salem-Keizer came into Tuesday night craving a win, as Tuesday marked the start of the second half of the season.

The Volcanoes' hunger for victory showed as they erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the fifth and went on to defeat the Spokane Indians 10-4 at Volcanoes Stadium.

Salem-Keizer Volcanoes End First Half on Sour Note

The Volcanoes start an eight-game homestand Tuesday night at Volcanoes Stadium against Spokane.

(BOISE, Idaho ) - Justin Marra's leadoff bottom of the eighth inning home run lifts Boise to a come-from-behind win over Salem-Keizer 7-6 Monday night on the final day of the Northwest League first half in front of 1,814 at Memorial Stadium.

The Hawks were down 5-1 entering the bottom of the sixth inning but had a five-run inning to grab the lead from the Volcanoes.

Volcanoes Blank AquaSox

Salem-Keizer improves to 16-17 as the AquaSox drop to 9-24 on the season.

(EVERETT, Wash.) - The Volcanoes blank the AquaSox thanks to the spectacular start from Nick Gonzalez with a 1-0 final score in front of a Kid's day game crowd of 3,639 at Everett Memorial Stadium.

Gonzalez, who entered the game with the ninth-best ERA among starting pitchers in the Northwest League, added to his resume the best start of his 2014 season.