The Canadians fell in an 11-1 loss to the Everett AquaSox (SEA) in front of a sellout crowd as part of Friday’s FortisBC ‘Nooner at The Nat.
After three consecutive wins, the C’s winning streak was snapped when they only managed to score one run in the seventh and dropped their first game of the series.
The AquaSox plated their first run in the third before they went on to score in four consecutive innings. Five of the 11 runs that came in on the afternoon reached base by walks.
In the seventh, the C’s spoiled the AquaSox’s shutout when Maddox Latta reached base on a hit by pitch, stole second during the next batter then went to third on a single before scoring on a groundout from JR Freethy.
Holden Wilkerson made his second career High-A start. HIs final line: two hits, three runs (one earned), four walks and three strikeouts in 3.1 frames.
Jack Nedrow entered the game in the fourth for his Canadians debut. He spent 3.1 innings on the mound, where he gave up four hits, four runs, three walks and struck out two.
Jack Eshleman entered the game in the seventh, pitching for an inning and a third. He coughed up a solo homer, walked one and K’ed one. Jay Schueler emerged from the bullpen to start the ninth and gave up four hits and three runs.
The C’s will take on the AquaSox again tomorrow as part of Chef Wasabi Takeover Day, when Landen Maroudis faces off against righty Evan Truitt.
After a neck-and-neck game, the Canadians fell behind in the late innings and settled for a series split with the Everett AquaSox (SEA) with a sellout crowd on hand at The Nat Sunday afternoon.
The C’s had an early lead before the ‘Sox went ahead by one in the third. The Canadians bounced back and held the lead until the seventh, when the Frogs plated four to make the final score 9-7.
The AquaSox started the scoring in the first inning with a two-run home run. In the bottom of the frame, Tucker Toman sent his second home run of the week 402 feet over the right-centre field fence to make the score 2-1.
In the next frame, the C’s used a hit and a walk to put two men on then scored on a fielding error, before a line drive single from Kendry Chirinos drove in the second run to give the C’s the lead. An RBI hit from Sam Shaw plated one more later in the stanza, giving the Canadians a lead of two.
The AquaSox scored three in the third, making it 5-4. In the bottom of the fourth, JR Freethy reached base on a walk, advanced to third on a single and scored on Chirinos’ second hit of the day.
In the sixth, the C’s regained their lead. Shaw hit another RBI single before Toman added a sacrifice fly to drive in a run to put Vancouver in front 7-5.
However, the Frogs scored four in the next half inning – including a go-ahead three-run homer from #6 Mariners prospect Jonny Farmelo – to go back in front by two and eventually win 9-7.
Gilberto Batista made his third start of the season, pitching for three innings, giving up five runs (four earned), walking three and striking out two.
Jack Eshleman had three scoreless innings of relief. He only gave up one hit, walked one, and K’ed one. In the seventh, Trace Baker (L, 1-2) emerged from the bullpen. After giving up the four runs in the seventh to the first four batters he faced, he finished his afternoon by retiring nine in a row.
The Canadians will start their two weeks on the road Tuesday night against the Spokane Indians. First pitch at Avista Stadium is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
