Indians complete sweep of Hawks at Avista

| June 28, 2012 9:15 PM

SPOKANE — Spokane shortstop Gabriel Roa drilled a two-out single with the bases loaded in the second inning, keying a five-run rally as the Indians swept a three-game Northwest League baseball series from the Boise Hawks with a 6-2 win in front of 3,463 at Avista Stadium on Wednesday.

Spokane (5-8) loaded the bases with one out in the second before Roa’s single scored Patrick Cantwell and Joe Maloney. A throwing error in the inning helped extend the lead to 5-0.

Jose Valdespina held Boise (4-9) to two runs over five innings and Jose Monegro struck out four in three scoreless innings for Spokane, which improves to 3-0 in games against teams in the East Division.

Spokane had 10 hits in the win, with Preston Beck notching a season-high four hits.

The two teams will start another three-game series today in Boise starting at 6:15 p.m. PDT.