Terrific pitching and well-timed hitting gave the Kelowna Falcons the lift they were looking for in Tuesday nightÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s win.
In a 3-0 victory over the Yakima Valley Pippins, the Falcons improve to 3-8 on the year and take a step towards building some momentum continuing through the season.
It has seemed that every time the Falcons get a win together, theyÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™re stifled in the next game by their inability to continue scoring or to play defence. With a decisive win over the Pippins, the Falcons get a shot to continue in the right direction with their third and final game against Yakima Valley on Wednesday night.
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FalconsÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ starting pitcher Gage Wall threw four scoreless innings to start, he walked five batters, struck-out two and was twice able to get out of a bases-loaded situation to keep the Pippins scoreless.
Nick Nygard came in relief and threw five scoreless innings with just two hits as he notched the save for the Falcons.
KelownaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Tyler Williams brought in his first RBI of the season, while Matt Voelzke and Tylor Nixon brought in the other two runners in the late innings to secure the 3-0 Falcons victory.
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The Falcons look for their first series win of the season Wednesday night.
Kelowna returns home for a three-game series starting June 21.
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