EVERETT — Ryan Sloan stepped off the mound to receive Josh Caron’s throw and quickly whipped back around to get back on the rubber. The Everett AquaSox pitcher wanted it to end, but only on his terms.

Sloan, the 19-year-old righty who made his first home start for Everett against the Spokane Indians on Saturday, was engaged in a war of attrition against Indians outfielder Max Belyeu. Trailing 1-0 with two outs in the top of the second inning, Sloan made Belyeu whiff on a 1-0 pitch before he fouled off three straight pitches. Sloan’s sixth pitch went high to even the count to 2-2 before Belyeu fouled off another pitch, and Sloan threw the next one low to make it a full count.

Belyeu, the Colorado Rockies’ seventh-ranked prospect, proceeded to foul off eight straight pitches. It felt like

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