BOISE -- A pair of first inning home runs held up for the Tri-City Dust Devils, knocking off the Boise Hawks 3-2 before 2,895 fans at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Tim Wheeler led off the game with a long drive over the right-center field wall and following a single by Orlando Sandoval, Kevin Clark launched a two-run shot to right, giving Tri-City the 3-0 lead.
Boise would rally, getting a Greg Rohan solo homer in the second and a Logan Watkins RBI single in the fifth to get within 3-2, but the Dust Devils bullpen retired 15 of the final 16 batters on the night.
Rob Scahill got his first professional win for the Dust Devils, with Rod Scurry picking up the save with a 1-2-3 ninth as Tri-City earned its 10th win in 11 games vs. Boise.
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BASEBALL: Dust Devils hire WSU graduate to do play-by-play
BASEBALL: Dust Devils hire WSU graduate to do play-by-play
The Tri-City Dust Devils announced in a statement Friday that Washington State University graduate Chris King will be their new radio play-by-play announcer.
King, who graduated from WSU in 2009, spent three of the past four summers as the voice of the Wenatchee AppleSox of the West Coast League. He also does play-by-play for Boise State women's basketball.
Jason Schwartz, the Dust Devils' play-by-play announcer last summer, has a new gig. The USC graduate will broadcast for the Lancaster JetHawks of the California League.
Tri-City's Ebert named NWL's top exec
Tri-City's Ebert named NWL's top exec
PASCO -- Fresh off a record-setting season, the Tri-City Dust Devils added yet another feather in their caps Tuesday when Derrel Ebert, their general manager and vice president, was named the Northwest League's Executive of the Year.
Not bad for someone who had never before experienced a winning season.
"This award is a compliment to all those involved with Dust Devils baseball," Ebert said in a statement. "Our front office works extremely hard throughout the year, and we get great support from our fans, sponsors, the Colorado Rockies and the City of Pasco."
On paper, Dust Devils have NWL title wrapped up
On paper, Dust Devils have NWL title wrapped up
PASCO -- If you look at the Northwest League website, you'll see that the Tri-City Dust Devils have vastly superior numbers to the Vancouver Canadians.
The Dust Devils swept the first half and second half East Division titles, and then went on to sweep Boise in the best-of-3 NWL divisional playoffs.
The Canadians didn't win either half in the West and backed into the playoffs after losing five of their last six regular season games.
Dust Devils find offense in 6-4 win
Dust Devils find offense in 6-4 win
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Just when it seemed like the Tri-City Dust Devils were headed for their third consecutive miserable day at the plate, they broke out the lumber.
Jayson Langfels hit a solo homer in the seventh and a two-run triple in the eighth, powering Tri-City to a 6-4 win over the host Vancouver Canadians on Sunday.
It was part of a five-run outburst in the last three innings that dug the Dust Devils out of a 3-1 hole.
LIVE BLOG: NWL division series, Dust Devils at Boise Hawks, Game 1
LIVE BLOG: NWL division series, Dust Devils at Boise Hawks, Game 1
Getting an early start on today's NWL Divisional Series blog between the Tri-City Dust Devils and Boise Hawks.
Hitched a ride to Boise with Dust Devils radio play-by-play man Jason Schwartz at 10 a.m. this morning. Our other passenger was Erik Mertens, best known as Erik the Peanut Guy. It was a fun trip with two great guys, and we all had a lot to talk about.
Erik and Jason had a good discussion about their favorite team logos and team colors — both are long-time aficionados. They were going back and forth with thoughts about improving the Dust Devils logo. I'll tell you, these two might have missed a calling as graphic artists.
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