Voyagers Engineer Sweep to Claim League Title
Great Falls, MT-After a delayed start due to rain, the Voyagers plated five runs over the first three innings to beat Grand Junction 6-4 in game two for a clean sweep of the Pioneer League Championship Series Thursday night at Centene Stadium.
Great Falls, MT-After a delayed start due to rain, the Voyagers plated five runs over the first three innings to beat Grand Junction 6-4 in game two for a clean sweep of the Pioneer League Championship Series Thursday night at Centene Stadium.
Great Falls (2-0) captures its first league championship since 2011, and the third since becoming a Chicago White Sox affiliate back in 2003. Grand Junction (0-2) was playing in the league championship series for the first time in franchise history.
The Voyagers opened the scoring with a single run in the bottom of the first.
Great Falls extended the lead to 4-0 with a three-spot in the second as eight batters came to the plate.
A run in the home half of the third pushed the lead to 5-0.
Grand Junction finally broke through with a two-run fifth.
The Rockies closed the gap to 5-4 with two more runs in the top of the sixth.
The Voyagers scored an insurance run in the eighth with a two-out rally. Romy Gonzalez singled to right and stole second. After
On the mound,
Great Falls outhit Grand Junction 12-to-11. Romy Gonzalez went 3-for-3 with a double and reached four times. Travis Moniot and Lenyn Sosa both bagged two hits. Moniot drove in two. Sosa picked up an RBI with one run.
Great Falls won the 2018 league championship one season after losing to Ogden in the title round in three games. The Voyagers begin a new Pioneer League season in June 2019. For season tickets and promotional information, call 406-452-5311 or visit www.gfvoyagers.com.