Local roundup: Diamondjaxx split games with La Grande
Published 9:19 am Thursday, July 8, 2021
- Taylor McGill (5), of the Pepsi Diamondjaxx, catches a fly ball during a Wednesday, July 7, 2021 game against La Grande.
PENDLETON — The Pepsi Diamondjaxx pounded out 13 hits and took advantage of nine La Grande errors to come away with a 22-10 victory in the first game of their doubleheader Wednesday, July 7.
Pepsi jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning, and led 11-5 after three. In the fourth, the Diamondjaxx hung 11 runs on the board for a comfortable 22-8 lead.
Taylor McGill, Owen Clark, Kasen Heinrich and Hayden Dodge all had two hits and two RBIs for Pepsi. Heinrich and Sean Roggiero each hit doubles.
In the nightcap, the Diamondjaxx took a 2-0 lead after the first inning, but La Grande got its bats going, scoring three in the second, two in the third and four in the seventh to pull away.
Heinrich went 2-for-3 with three RBIs for the Diamondjaxx, while Clark went 2-for-4 and Nolan Enright hit a double.
The La Grande pitching staff struck out 13 and walked just two.