Returning Home To Memories
By Josh: Last night I got the chance to return to Salem, OR, where I lived for almost 8 years and is where the 9 Inning Know It All Empire…
The Shout Out List part 1
There are certain players in baseball, whether at the major league level or the minor league level. that you just want to succeed because on the field they play hard…
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes All Time All-Star Team
So I got to wondering what an All-Star team of Volcanoes would look like from the 15 years of existence of the Volcanoes. Now let me make this clear this…
Scouting Potential Prospects
On Saturday I had the opportunity to head over to one of the local high schools and watch about half of a baseball game. It was just like any other…
Baseball America’s Top 20 Northwest League Prospects Review
Last week Baseball America put out their Top 20 prospects list for the Northwest League and having had the opportunity to watch most of the players on that list in…
Does winning the Northwest league MVP mean great things to come?
On Tuesday Joe Panik, of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, was named the Northwest League MVP. This really came as a surprise to no one who follows the league but it did…
August 7th pregame Emeralds vs Volcanoes
With three teams tied for first in the West Division, and the fourth team only 1 game back each and every game takes on a higher level of importance for…
Northwest League Midseason Report
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…
July 20th Volcanoes pregame
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…
Better than their record?
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…