Ironic that the Coquitlam Reds are suddenly the hottest B.C. Premier Baseball League team with summer just having hit.
The Reds won their sixth straight game by grabbing a doubleheader from the North Delta Blue Jays, 4-3 and 3-0, Sunday at Mundy Park.
The results boosted the Reds to 9-1 in their last 10 games and to 19-15 overall, good for fifth in the 13-team loop.
Brett Snowball pitched a complete-game three-hitter and shortstop Steve Kandborg smacked three hits and scored twice as the Reds posted the three-run shutout to complete the sweep.
The Reds scored twice in the bottom of the second inning and once more in the fourth, with Darren Honeysett driving in a pivotal run and Snowball fanning seven Blue Jay batters.
Earlier, the Reds erupted for three runs in the fifth and survived for a one-run victory.
Pitcher Matt Trimble earned the win, allowing three hits and striking out nine over five-and-a-third innings before relievers Benny Maeda and Dylan Patterson closed out the final two frames.
Honeysett had a hit and two RBI to pace the offence, while Greg Labranche drilled a pair of hits and cashed in one run. Matt Hollingworth also had an RBI for the victors.
Next home action for the Reds has them hosting the third-place Victoria Mariners in a twinbill Saturday at Mundy, 1 and 3:30 p.m.
