Tuesday, June 25, 2019 8:35 pm | By Herald Staff
GRAND FORKS, B.C. — In their first game of the Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament, the Everett Merchants beat the Northwest Honkers 7-4. Jared Maxfield got the win for the Merchants, going six innings, allowing seven hits, four runs (two earned), and striking out four. Patrick Chung was the offensive MVP for the Merchants, going 3-for-5 with three singles and three runs scored.
Jack Sheward also had a great day for the Merchants, he went 2-for-4 with a two-RBI single that helped seal the game as part of a four-run sixth inning. The Merchants will continue play in Grand Forks on Thursday at 4:05 p.m. when they face off with the San Francisco Seals after a bye on Wednesday.
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Founded in the fall of 1992, the PIL is considered by many to be the premier Summer Collegiate Baseball league in the Northwest. Most PIL players are NCAA eligible and are unpaid in order to maintain their eligibility. The PIL is different from many other summer collegiate baseball leagues in that the league also allows former professionals and college graduates to participate.
