Second-Inning Spurt Lead North Delta Pirates Past Chilliwack Cougars; Liam Jones Throws Second Straight North Delta Pirates Shut-Out
The North Delta Pirates defeated the Chilliwack Cougars, 9-0, on Tuesday thanks in part to five runs in the second inning and a dominant pitching outing by south paw Liam Jones.
Please see a recap of the game below:
The North Delta Pirates opened the scoring in the first inning after Jared Goumans singled, scoring one run.
In the second inning, the North Delta Pirates broke the game wide open, scoring five additional runs to lead the game 6-0. Tyler Bernabe singled, scoring one run, Tyler Conway singled, scoring two runs, and Ryo Ikeda doubled, scoring two runs.
North Delta tallied three additional runs in the fifth inning and cruised to a 9-0 final
Jones earned the win for the North Delta Pirates. The starting pitcher gave up one hit and zero runs in a complete seven-game outing, striking out six and walking three along the way.
Kaelen McAuley took the loss for Chilliwack. The starting pitcher went three innings, surrendering six runs on seven hits, striking out four and walking three.
The North Delta Pirates tallied 11 hits in the game.
Conway and Ikeda were a one-two punch in the lineup, as each drove in two funts.
Ikeda led North Delta with three hits in four at bats.
Carson Stoochnoff and Goumans each collected multiple hits.
Riku Sakuta stole two bases.
The North Delta Pirates turned two double plays in the game.
Rheece McAuley led Chilliwack with one hit in three at bats.
Next up for the North Delta Pirates is a game against the Cloverdale Rangers at Hilcrest Park in Surrey on Saturday, June 15th.
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