At the bottom of the innings, Checketts also represented one of the best that Portland had to offer. That guy was one of the better Pac 10 pitchers when he was in college. With college experience supplemented by a pro draft and year with the San Francisco Giants minor league organization, Checketts held the Crabs scoreless until the fifth. A good breakin' ball Bob. A good breakin' ball.
Nobody hits a breakin' ball anymore.
Saturday also marked the debut of a new Crabs' outfielder, Jeremy Ayers. Let's see if I can get a time on him. Both teams scoreless until the bottom fifth when the noodle karma kicked in and Ryan Johnston double faced Oscar Lopez home from second. Downhill for the Knights from there, with the Crabs quickly adding three more in the seventh and two more in the eighth. Final score 7 - 0.