Well the first half of the season is done meaning that two teams have already punched their tickets to the playoffs. The Tri-City Dust Devils and the Eugene Emeralds have clenched the first half titles for each of their divisions. So starting today every team starts a new season and has a chance to claim…
All my life I have loved the game of baseball and as I have gotten older I have tried to do different things to keep connected to the game I love. Growing up it was easy because every summer I was always on a team and could play baseball day in and day out. However,…
For a few months now the city of Vancouver, WA has been discussing the idea of building a baseball stadium so that the Yakima Bears can relocate to the Vancouver / Portland area. This has caused a great deal of excitement for me because I was born and raised in southwest Washington and I know…
One of Ochoa’s two hits last night. Photo by Josh Randolph With last nights win the Volcanoes extend their winning streak to 4 games. Last night’s win came a little different than normal for the team. It was only the second time this season that the team won a one run ball game. Outside of…
After a strong outing by Cameron Lamb, and a good showing by the Volcanoes offense the team returns to the field tonight to try and get its fourth win in a row. Tonight will show case two starting pitchers who stand 6’6″. For the Volcanoes Brandon Allen, one of the three 19 year old pitchers…
With the Volcanoes coming off of two straight victories at Yakima, they look to continue that streak against the Everett AquaSox. The last time the Volcanoes faced the AquaSox they won three in a row to start their six game winning streak earlier this month. That doesn’t mean that this series will be easy by…
I am not the type of person that likes to just write off a season until a team is completely out of the race but for arguments sake let us agree that the Mariners are out of the pennant race for 2011. With that in mind it is time to look towards next year and…
Often you will hear coaches or media describe a team as being “better than their record” or even being “worse than their record.” These phrases are over used to the point they lose their effectiveness. However, despite the risk of using a phrase that may be over used, I must describe the 2011 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes…
For as long as I can remember baseball has been a passion of mine. I think I have more photos of me playing baseball or at baseball games then all my other photos combined. I’ve been playing for over 20 years, coached for six years, and have enjoyed watching hundreds if not thousands of games. …
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