The Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club begins a six-game series against the Everett AquaSox on Tuesday, May 3rd at Nat Bailey Stadium.
The Canadians are back at home after a tough series against the Hillsboro Hops in Oregon, only winning the first and last game of the series while losing the other four games at the
Ron Tonkin Field. Three of their four losses were also lost in walk-off, heartbreaking fashion, only losing by one run, while Hillsboro also handed the Canadians their first shutout loss of the year, winning five to nothing. But there were some good things to take away from their series, as they shut out Hillsboro in both of their victories, outscoring the opponent 13 to nothing.
So, Vancouver showed some character on the road, but they also showed some great pitching to close out the series. Trent Palmer pitched six perfect innings on Sunday against the Hops, while striking out eight batters. The right-handed Canadians pitcher was named the Northwest League Pitcher of The Week for April 25th to May 1st. This is the first pitcher on the Canadians to receive this honour since Chad Dallas, who was recognized in the first week of the season.
No surprise here.@palmer2413 is the Northwest League Pitcher of the Week!
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— Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) May 2, 2022
Trent Palmer had this to say after closing out the series with a win on Sunday. “Being able to land the slider and changeup were huge and the defense behind me was amazing. The early offense makes you a little bit more comfortable to attack hitters more, limit walks, and keep the defense entertained.”
Palmer will take the ball in their series against Everett on Sunday, May 8th at 1:05 pm at home.
The boys are back at The Nat tomorrow through Sunday and you KNOW there will be a lot more of this ⬇️
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— Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) May 3, 2022
The Canadians are currently tied for second with the Eugene Emeralds in the Northwest Standings, as they look to improve on their 10-9 record at home and push for first place. The action against Everett, who sit last in the Northwest, will get going at 7:05 pm from the Nat Bailey Stadium on BCLC PlayNow Tuesday.