 | Matt Comer went 2-4 with a double and a home run. He also had 4 RBI on the day. (Photos: Parsons) |
Today was the second highest scoring game for the Sweets this season. The one game they scored more was back on June 11th in Kelwona - a 10-5 win.
Matt Comer (Treasure Valley) fufilled his role as the number four hitter today. The NWAACC Co-MVP went 2-4 with a double, home run, and four RBI. Three of those RBI came on a three-run big fly in the bottom of the 8th to make life a little more comfortable for the Sweets. The lead went from 6-5 to 9-5 on one swing.
The righty's other RBI came in the bottom of the 1st with a sacrifice fly to score Kevin Kuntz (Kansas), making the score 2-1. The swing really should have scored two runners. It was a sure-fire double into the left-center field gap that Ben Edelstein (UC Santa Barbara) took away with a diving catch.
The Sweets seven run rally received a pretty good nudge from the Falcons pitchers. Kelowna walked nine batters - three of them came into score.
Walla Walla's starter A.J. Burke (Linn-Benton) was okay and did enough to keep the Sweets close. He went 5.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 2 BB, and 5 K. The two-run home run he gave up in the top of the 5th stretched the Falcons lead to 4-1.
Jacob Overbay (Edmonds) came in and shut down Kelowna. The righty didn't allow a hit until the 8th batter he faced and lowered his ERA from 6.14 to 5.00 with today's outing.
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The Sweets hit the road headed for Moses Lake to battle the Pirates in a 3 game series starting on Friday July 16 at 7:35 p.m. Can't go to the game? You can always catch the game on 1490 ESPN Walla Walla with Andrew Allegretta. |
