Jordan powers Ems to Game 1 victory
EUGENE, Ore. -- Levi Jordan will admit it's taken him some time to adjust to PK Park. He played at the University of Oregon's home stadium a handful of times in college but solely as a bitter rival from the University of Washington. In Game 1 of the Northwest League Championship
EUGENE, Ore. --
In Game 1 of the Northwest League Championship Series on Sunday, the former Husky showed no signs of discomfort in Duck country.
The Cubs prospect clubbed a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning to propel Eugene to a 3-2 win over Spokane in the opener of the best-of-5 series.
"It feels good to be here in the Northwest," Jordan said. "It feels like I'm at home."
The Puyallup, Washington, native launched a 2-2 pitch from reliever
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"He left one up for me, so I was able to get a good barrel on it," Jordan said. "We watched it go out and I was able to fire up the dugout."
The Emeralds knotted the score at 2-2 in the fifth on RBI singles by
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Eugene improved to 3-0 in the playoffs, winning each contest by the same score and coming from behind in all three.
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"Isn't that crazy?" Jordan said. "Instead of playing for one at a time, we're playing for that big inning. We've been getting that key hit, and it's been big for us."
Jordan was technically a visitor at PK Park again on Sunday. The Indians are being forced to play all five games in Eugene due to a conflict with the Spokane County Fair.
The Emeralds also will be the "road" team for Game 2 on Monday at 10:05 p.m. ET.
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