Panik paces Volcanoes past Indians

| August 14, 2011 9:00 PM

SALEM, Ore. - Joseph Panik went 3 for 4 with four RBIs as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes defeated the Spokane Indians for the fourth straight game, 8-4 in front of 3,600 in Northwest League baseball action Saturday.

Brett Krill opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning with a two-run single to score Jesus Galindo and Panik to give the Volcanoes a 2-0 lead.

Panik hit a two-run double in a four-run third for Salem-Keizer to take a 6-0 lead. He followed it up with a two-run home run in the fourth as Salem-Keizer (11-7) took an 8-0 lead.

Jorge Alfaro homered leading off the fifth inning for Spokane (7-11).

Spokane pitcher Nicholas Martinez allowed five earned runs over three inninsg to take the loss.

The teams conclude their series tonight at 5:05.