NANAIMO, B.C. — The Corvallis Knights got hits when it counted, the Nanaimo NightOwls did not.
In the first ever visit by the Knights to historic Serauxmen Stadium, Corvallis narrowly outhit the NightOwls 10-8 in a 10-3 victory on Tuesday night with the Island Savings Christmas in July promotion keeping fans entertained. Game 2 in the series hockey jersey night goes Wednesday night, with the final game billet appreciation night set for Thursday, both 6:35pm starts.
Ryder Florence was 2-4 and was robbed of extra bases with a spectacular diving catch with the bases loaded and two outs, or this game could’ve turned back to the home club.
Jacob Hayes gave Nanaimo a 2-1 lead in the first inning with a two-run blast to left, the all-star’s eighth homer of the year, giving him 30 runs batted in on the season.
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Moosa Nonomiya was the notable pitching outing of the night, with 3.1 scoreless innings and just one hit allowed. Starter Blake Hager walked six and avoided bigger damage, while reliever Dylan Thompson came in and let the lead grow to the point it was tough to mount a comeback.
