Dust Devils walk into Northwest Finals
Class A Short Season Tri-City jumped out to an early lead against Spokane on Friday night, but things got pretty quiet after that. Once it got to the ninth inning, however, events quickly kicked into high gear.After Tri-City squandered a lead in the top of the ninth, Sean Guilbe drew
Class A Short Season Tri-City jumped out to an early lead against Spokane on Friday night, but things got pretty quiet after that. Once it got to the ninth inning, however, events quickly kicked into high gear.
After Tri-City squandered a lead in the top of the ninth,
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It may not have ended the way the Dust Devils expected, given they had a 2-0 lead heading to the ninth, but all that matters is that they're heading to the Championship Series.
"It was a great win," Tri-City manager Mike McCoy said. "Maybe not how we drew it up, giving it up there in the ninth a little bit. But the boys are pumped up. ... It was a fun win."
The Dust Devils jumped ahead in the first.
Nobody scored again until the ninth, when
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In a flash, every ounce of momentum had shifted in Spokane's favor.
An inning later, however,
"He's a clutch hitter, man. He's big-time," McCoy said. "He didn't have great at-bats today, but when we needed him right there, he came up with a big knock."
"Guys were going nuts, yelling," McCoy said. "The crowd was getting loud."
Laio's fourth pitch missed high, bringing home Stronach to secure the victory and spot in the best-of-5 Finals against Hillsboro. It's a rematch of the 2015 Championship Series.
"So proud, man," McCoy said. "We've been fighting the last week, a lot of comeback wins. They've been doing their thing. Just you feel the fight from them right there. It was a great win."
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