Tonight the Everett AquaSox come to Salem-Keizer for the second and final series between these two teams that will be played at Volcanoes Stadium. This series normally has enough excitement surrounding it because the AquaSox are the Mariner’s short season Single A affiliate but tonight there is an extra boost to the excitement as Mike…
So what if Stratton only threw 29 pitches because he was on a pitch count. Who cares if he only went 2 innings giving up a “welcome to the pros newbie” home run. He was still throwing in the low 90’s and he actually looked pretty good. So with that being said I’m excited to…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): Baseball fans in the Salem area will have a rare opportunity to get to see two top prospects as they either make their professional debut or play in one of their first professional games. Tonight making his professional debut with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes is Chris Stratton. Stratton was…
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By Jeremy Knight, Vancouver Canadians — The Toronto Blue Jays made two selections in the first round of the 2012 MLB Draft, picking up OF D.J. Davis and RHP Marcus Stroman. Stroman signed in early July, and is expected to make his professional debut out of the C’s bullpen. The…
It is almost mid-July already and the season is flying by fast. The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes play host to the east leading Yakima Bears in this second and final 5 game series between these two teams. In the opening series the Bears took the series 3-2 and look to improve on that mark as they sit…
By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): So with all that has been going on lately I haven’t really done a very good job of updating on my autograph getting for the summer. I did mention what I got at the Dodgers vs. Mariners series in early June (Ethier, 4 of the 6 pitchers in…
Tonight the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes host the Everett AquaSox tonight at Volcanoes stadium. The AquaSox come into this game with a league leading record of 10-3 but also come into the game with the league’s worst team batting average at .233. The Volcanoes come into this game after being swept by the Eugene Emeralds, who seem…
Tonight the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes will host their in-state rival the Eugene Emeralds in the first of a three game series, and a six game home stand for the Volcanoes. Although these two teams come in to the series as the bottom two in the West division, both are still at or above a .500 win…
For the past few years the discussion as to whether or not players in the steroid era should be allowed into the Hall of Fame has been an issue that has separated baseball fans. Some fans and ‘purists’ stand firm that the Hall of Fame should not be tarnished by those players who used steroids,…
In only a few hours the Boise Hawks and the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes will kick off the official start of the season for each team. Both teams are looking to the start the season off with a tally in the win column. With teams newly assembled it is hard to say if one team is a…
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