Posted: Friday, June 13, 2008 12:00 am
Gazette-Times
SILVERDALE, Wash. - The first four Corvallis batters scored in the first inning to help the Knights to an early lead in an 8-1 West Coast Collegiate Baseball League win over Kitsap on Thursday.
The Knights duplicated the first-inning feat in the ninth to break the game open.
John Berger went six innings to earn the victory, giving up the one run. Chris Brookey went the last three innings.
Dean Green and Kyle Stalker both had two RBIs, Billy Clontz had two hits and an RBI, Logan Lotti a triple and David Duren a double for the Knights, who play the second game of a three-game series against Kitsap tonight.
James McLaughlin is the scheduled starter for Corvallis (2-1).
Corvallis 8, Kitsap 1
CORVALLIS 400 000 004 - 8 13 1
KITSAP 000 010 000 - 1 7 1
John Berger, Chris Brookey (7) and Ian Bridges. Chad Wagner, James Douglas (6) and Lawson Hipps. 2B: Duren (CK), Johnson (K), Owens (K). 3B: Lotti (CK).
Hits: Corvallis 13 (Hogan, Duren 2, Lotti, Green 3, Burg, Stalker 2, Clontz 2, Jiminez). Kitsap 7 (Buser, Decker 2, Johnson, McCanmett, Owens, Shadle).
RBIs: Corvallis 8 (Green 2, Wyckoff, Burg, Stalker 2, Clontz, Bridges). Kitsap 1 (Buser).