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June 23rd |
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The Kelowna Jays pounced on a one-inning lapse as they outgunned the Vernon ANAF Diamondbacks 12-4 in Okanagan Major Baseball League play Wednesday night at Marshall Field.
The D-backs gave Jarred Sochan the ball for his first OMBL start, and he pitched well before being lifted in the fourth, allowing four runs. Trailing 3-0, the D-backs scored three runs in the third inning to equalize. C.J. Galozo, making his debut with the Diamondbacks, scored Vernon's first run on an RBI single by Ryan Boe. Josh Wade followed up with another single, before Oggie Ortman cleared the bags with a double. All three runs came with two outs.
The Diamondbacks' downfall came in the top of the fourth, as the Jays cracked five runs to blow open a very close game. The D-backs responded with a single in the fifth, but the Jays stayed steady with their bats to earn the win. Mike Patitucci, John McInnis and Ashton Kodiak all saw time on the mound in the final innings. At the plate, Steve Daamen, Tyler Amiel and TJ Novakowski had singles. Wade finished at 2-for-4. |
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June 12th |
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 The Trail Orioles swiped a pair of games from the Vernon ANAF Diamondbacks in senior men's inter-league baseball play Saturday at Marshall Field. The Orioles opened with a 9-2 win and followed that with a 6-1 decision.
In the opener, the Orioles jumped all over a trio of Vernon errors in the first inning to take a 4-0 lead. The Diamondbacks got a run back in the second as Steve Daamen singled with one out, then scored on a bases-loaded single by Tyler Amiel. The Orioles, who will host the 2010 B.C. Senior Men's Baseball Championships, responded in the fifth with three more runs, before the D-backs got another run back. Amiel was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Kyle Anderson, before Josh Wade (2-for-3) drove him in. Trail pitcher Kellen Jones (Vernon Viper grad) shut the Diamondbacks down after that, tossing a complete game four-hitter. Geoff Cleavely ripped a line shot into left field to complete the D-backs' offence.
Game 2 saw Trail score three times in the first inning. D-backs' starter John McInnis settled down and put up a couple zeroes until the fifth, where Anderson inherited a first-and-second situation. Anderson struggled with his command, walking five in one-and-a-third innings, somehow managing to only give up two runs. The only run the D-backs scored came on a wild pitch. Daamen, Wade, Amiel, Anderson and Bryce Whitehouse all had singles. |
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