A big-picture perspective was required to fully appreciate the Tri-City Dust Devils' accomplishments in 2008.

KEIZER, Ore. -- Doug Hogan singled home the winning run in the 10th inning as the visiting Spokane Indians won the Northwest League title with a 6-5 win over the two-time defending champion Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in the best-of-5 series.

The Tri-City Dust Devils closed the book on their eighth season with a 6-2 loss to the Yakima Bears on Wednesday at Gesa Stadium in front of 3,022 fans.

Charlie Blackmon and Erik Wetzel combined for four hits and three runs in the first two innings as the visiting Tri-City Dust Devils build a 4-0 lead en route to a 6-3 win over the Yakima Bears at County Stadium.

Charlie Blackmon and Erik Wetzel combined for four hits and three runs in the first two innings as the visiting Tri-City Dust Devils build a 4-0 lead en route to a 6-3 win over the Yakima Bears at County Stadium.

Justin Parker hit a two-run triple to highlight a three-run first inning and the Yakima Bears went on to defeat the Tri-City Dust Devils

Charlie Blackmon's first and likely his only season with the Tri-City Dust Devils is coming to an end, but his legacy with the team became official during the Dust Devils' 7-0 win Sunday over the Yakima Bears at Gesa Stadium.

YAKIMA -- Yakima Bears starter Houston Summers (5-7) scattered seven hits and held the Tri-City Dust Devils to one through six innings in a 5-3 win at County Stadium.

The good news was that the Tri-City Dust Devils set a franchise record Friday against the Yakima Bears at Gesa Stadium.

Outfielder Charlie Blackmon and left-handed pitcher Kenneth Durst of the Tri-City Dust Devils were named to the Northwest League All-Star team, which was announced Thursday.

Spokane's Joey Butler hit a two-run single to center field off Tri-City Dust Devils reliever Tyler Trice with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday night to break a 4-4 tie as the Indians pulled out a 7-4 win at Avista Stadium.

SPOKANE -- The Tri-City Dust Devils lost two leads against Spokane on Wednesday night en route to a 5-3 loss to the Indians in the second game of a three-game stand at Avista Stadium.

SPOKANE -- The Spokane Indians beat the Tri-City Dust Devils 7-0 on Tuesday in the first of a three-game Northwest League home stand at Avista Stadium.

The Spokane Indians haven't exactly been in panic mode lately, holding a five-game lead over the second-place Boise Hawks with 10 games remaining in the regular season before Monday's game against the Tri-City Dust Devils.

As the fall weather begins to take hold in the Columbia Basin, the Tri-City Dust Devils are playing it cool.

Anthony Sanders owns one of the most sought-after pieces of gold in the world.

Ryan Peisel had two RBIs in the top of the third inning, Erik Wetzel added three RBIs in the fifth and the visiting Tri-City Dust Devils beat the Yakima Bears 9-5 on Wednesday night at Yakima County Stadium.

YAKIMA -- Charles Blackmon and Jordan Pacheco both homered for the first time this season to lead the Tri-City Dust Devils to an 8-4 victory over the Yakima Bears on Tuesday night at Yakima County Stadium.

Charles Blackmon and Jordan Pacheco both homered for the first time this season to lead the Tri-City Dust Devils to an 8-4 victory over the Yakima Bears on Tuesday night at Yakima County Stadium.

Leonardo Reyes didn't have his best night at the plate Sunday, finishing 0-for-4 in five plate appearances.

With just 17 games remaining in the Northwest League season, the Tri-City Dust Devils are showing some signs of fatigue.

It was Family Feast Night at Gesa Stadium on Friday, but the hitters for Eugene and Tri-City were the ones who seemed to bite off more than they could chew.

The music was blaring in the locker room with players dancing a variety of different jigs.

Erik Wetzel was inspired by the story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, which bucked long odds to win a gold medal and earn an eternal spot in American sports lore.

With the East Division pennant pretty much out of reach for the Tri-City Dust Devils -- they trail first-place Spokane by 12 games with 20 games remaining -- the goal for Tri-City manager Fred Ocasio and his players is to finish the 2008 season as strong as possible.

Ryan Peisel figured he was due.

After losing five straight games in Everett, the Tri-City Dust Devils needed something to get excited about Monday at Gesa Stadium.

EVERETT -- Zach McClellan's double to lead off the ninth inning was just the start of a bad day for Northwest League saves leader Austin Chambliss.

Scott Robinson got the Tri-City Dust Devils off to its best start possible.

Three Everett pitchers held Tri-City to four hits as the Dust Devils were shut out for the fourth time this season, 2-0 by the AquaSox on Thursday night in Everett.

The Everett AquaSox scored four runs in the third inning Wednesday night to erase a two-run deficit en route to a 6-3 victory over the Tri-City Dust Devils at Everett Memorial Stadium.

The Tri-City Dust Devils finally found out how many runs it takes to beat the Spokane Indians.

Is no lead safe against Spokane?

A walk in the park is usually considered a good thing.

BOISE -- Catcher Jordan Pacheco drove in four runs and tagged out the potential game-winning run as the Tri-City Dust Devils beat the Boise Hawks 7-4 in 11 innings at Memorial Stadium.

BOISE -- Kyler Burke's two-run home run to right helped the Boise Hawks erase a 3-1 fifth-inning deficit Friday as the Hawks topped the Tri-City Dust Devils 5-3.

BOISE -- Ryan Flaherty scored the game-winning run in the 13th inning Thursday night after reaching base on a throwing error to lift the Boise Hawks to a 7-6 victory over the Tri-City Dust Devils.

The Tri-City Dust Devils won five of their first six series against Northwest League opponents to begin the 2008 season.

The Vancouver Canadians literally sneaked off the Gesa Stadium field with a 7-6 victory in 11 innings over the Tri-City Dust Devils on Monday night after a controversial strike call left the game's official conclusion in question.

Christian Friedrich understands pressure. He's been through it before. Friedrich -- a highly touted pitcher out of Eastern Kentucky -- was projected to go as early as the ninth pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, and his potential made him prime fodder for the always-hungry machine that is today's sports media.

Jonnathan Aristil's first win for the Tri-City Dust Devils was a long time in the making, but he earned it Sunday in a 5-3 win over Vancouver at Gesa Stadium.

The Tri-City Dust Devils came close to hitting their way into a ninth-inning tie against the Vancouver Canadians on Saturday at Gesa Stadium.

EUGENE -- The Tri-City Dust Devils dropped below the .500 mark for the first time this season Thursday, falling to 18-19 after a 6-3 loss to the Eugene Emeralds at Civic Stadium.

EUGENE -- The Tri-City Dust Devils fell back to the .500 mark Wednesday night with a 7-4 loss to the Eugene Emeralds at Civic Stadium.

EUGENE -- Bobby Verbick's infield single scored the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning Tuesday night as the Eugene Emeralds rallied for a 6-5 Northwest League victory over the Tri-City Dust Devils.

The Eugene Emeralds scored a pair of runs with two out in the bottom of the eighth to squeeze past the visiting Tri-City Dust Devils 3-2 in Northwest League baseball Monday night.

EUGENE -- One day after helping pull off a game-saving defensive play, Austin Rauch found another way to win a game.

It's about time the Tri-City Dust Devils caught a break.

Tri-City pitchers have had enough of these wild nights.

Boise manager Tom Beyers was pleased with the Hawks' fifth straight win, a 6-4 Northwest League victory over the Tri-City Dust Devils on Thursday at Gesa Stadium.