The Coquitlam Reds’ batters came alive during a doubleheader against the struggling Victoria Eagles last Sunday at Mundy Park.
The Premier Baseball League team was already up 2-0 going into the fourth inning of the first game, where they posted two more runs and six more in the fifth.
Both Wyatt Gilson and Matthew Clay had two runs and an RBI, while Sam Lantela had two runs along with Nikko Millas, who had two runs and batted in two more in the scoring barrage.
When the dust finally settled in the first game, the Reds were up 11-1 after six innings of play, with pitcher Kole Benard taking his second win of the season.
Coquitlam was not quite so dominant on offence in the second game but they didn’t need to be.
Three runs was all it took to deal Victoria its seventh loss of the season, with Reds pitcher Indigo Diaz notching his second win of the year on the mound.
Coquitlam got all of its scoring out of the way in the second, with Dignan Ius, Clay and Lachlan Hunter all touching home plate before the inning was out.
With the victories, the Reds move into sixth place with a 4-2 record, behind the North Delta Blue Jays (3-1) and the Okanagan Athletics (3-5).
The club will hit the road this weekend for a meeting with the Jays at Mackie Park on Sunday starting at 11 a.m. For more information and a complete schedule go to www.bcpbl.pointstreaksites.com.
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