The Everett Merchants baseball team swept the Burnaby Bulldogs in a doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Everett Memorial Stadium, winning by scores of 7-0 and 24-10.
The Merchants improved to 5-1 on the season and in Pacific International League play.
Everett won the opener as starting pitcher Brandon Boyle and reliever Nick Johnson combined for the shutout. Jake Levin led the offense with a two-run double and an RBI single. Jacob Sells, an Everett Community College graduate, tripled in two runs runs. John Naff, also out of EvCC, belted a solo home run, and Ben Ruff doubled across an insurance run.
The second contest was a slugfest as the Merchants jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the first inning, but then trailed 7-5 after the second. Everett rallied for four runs in the fifth to retake the lead at 9-7, before exploding for eight runs in the sixth inning and eventually routing the Bulldogs.
Riley O’Brien picked up the win in the nightcap in long relief, settling in effectively after some early trouble.
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