Nottingham shuts down Indians as AquaSox roll

EVERETT — There was no drama at Memorial Stadium on Sunday night.

Everett used four straight RBI singles in the bottom of the second inning to take a big early lead and cruised to an 11-1 victory over the Spokane Indians in Northwest League baseball action.

The Indians (6-4) never got untracked against AquaSox starter Shawn Nottingham (2-0).

Nottingham allowed just one run on three hits and two walks through 6 2/3 innings of work. The lefthander struck out 10.

Spokane starter Mark Roberts (0-1) was roughed up early and sent to the showers with two outs in the fourth inning. Roberts surrendered five earned runs on seven hits and three walks. He fanned five.

The Indians lone run came in the top of the fourth inning.

Brandon Cashman led off with a double and stole third. Mike Nickeas walked to put runners at the corners. Kevin Mahar grounded into a double play to score Cashman.

Everett used a leadoff home run by Marshall Hubbard and a two-run homer by Brian Schweiger to turn the game into a rout with a four-run fifth inning.

Spokane sends right-hander Shawn Phillips (0-0, 16.20 earned run average) to the mound for tonight’s middle game of the five-game series. Everett will counter with right-hander Aaron Jensen (2-0, 1.80).

Help is on the way

The Texas Rangers have assigned their No. 1 pick (10th overall), right-handed pitcher Thomas Diamond, to the Spokane Indians.

Diamond had a 6-4 record with a 2.38 ERA for the University of New Orleans this season.

Joining Diamond is fourth-rounder Brian Boggs, a center fielder and a teammate of Nickeas at Georgia Tech.

Also en route to the Indians are seventh-round pick Ben Harrison, an outfielder from the University of Florida, and Miami left-hander J.D. Cockroft, a 26th-round selection.

All four newcomers are expected to before Thursday