Minor League Baseball
LaHair homer gives AquaSox 3-2 victory

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YAKIMA — Brian LaHair broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning with his first home run of the season as the Everett AquaSox beat the Yakima Bears 3-2 in Northwest League action last night.

Everett (3-1) trailed Yakima 2-0 after the third inning, but tied the score by scoring two runs in the fifth inning in front of 2,287 fans at Yakima County Stadium.

Everett starter Ruben Flores (1-0) allowed two hits over six innings of work. At one point, Flores retired 10 batters in a row. Former Cougar Aaron Trolia worked a scoreless ninth for his first pro save.

Trey Hendricks homered for Yakima (2-2).

The AquaSox take on the Bears again tonight. Shawn Nottingham will start on the mound for Everett against Yakima's Chad Clark.

Everett concludes its five-game series with Yakima on Friday.

Yesterday's AquaSox linescore

AquaSox 3, Yakima 2

Everett	000 021 000 — 3 9 1
Yakima	011 000 000 — 2 3 1

Flores, Cullen (7), Trolia (9) and Falcon. Whatley, Liebeck (6), Van (7), Thompson (9) and Mercado. W — Flores (1-0). L — Liebeck (0-1). S — Trolia (1). HR — LaHair (1), Hendricks (2). T — 2:31. A — 2,287.

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