EVERETT — The Everett AquaSox allowed 10 runs in the second inning against the Spokane Indians at Funko Field on Friday — with eight unearned due to four separate fielding errors — and quickly fell into a hole they could not dig out of.
Neither team scored a run in the final seven innings, and Spokane walked away with a 10-2 victory.
“It really just came down to that inning,” AquaSox manager Zach Vincej said. “Obviously a nightmare of an inning, but you know, there’s plenty of ballgame left and you just got to keep fighting all the way to the end, and that’s what we basically messaged (to the players).”
The AquaSox got off to a strong start, with starter William Fleming retiring the first three batters for a quick first inning. In the bottom of the frame, designated hitter Charlie Pagli