The Eugene Emeralds took down the Boise Hawks in three straight road games, culminating with a 22-hit performance in their 15-8 win Tuesday night.
The series sweep propelled Eugene (8-5) to the top of the Northwest League South and kept Boise (3-10) at the bottom. Having won four straight, the Emeralds sit in a three-way tie for first with the Hillsboro Hops and Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
Adonis Paula racked up four hits in Tuesday’s victory and five other Emeralds had three. Ian Rice and Andrew Ely drove in four runs each. Ely has amassed a .365/.411/.577 slash line in his 13 games since he was recalled to Eugene from the South Bend Cubs.
The Emeralds scored six runs in the final two innings of Monday night’s 9-0 rout of the Hawks. Preston Morrison earned the win after striking out four batters in three innings of middle relief. Four Emeralds pitchers combined for the shutout and none allowed more than two hits. Donnie Dewees and Andrew Ely scored three runs each; Ely and Blake Headley batted in two. Paula hit safely three times; Dewees and Frandy De La Rosa knocked two hits apiece.
The Emeralds did most of their damage — four runs — in the first inning of their 6-3 win Sunday. Former Arizona pitcher Ryan Kellogg started and lasted three innings, then Adbert Adzolay threw five shutout innings and picked up the win. Brian Mundell tallied three hits and two RBIs.
The Emeralds begin a five-game series with the Everett AquaSox Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. at PK Park.
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