The Bend Elks finished off their week long road trip with a 5-4 win over the Cowlitz Black Bears last night. Bend won five of the seven games on the trip to Yakima and Cowlitz County. The wins elevate the 14-and-7 Elks to within 1-game of the south division lead of the westcoast league behind Corvallis. The Elks are back home tonight to entertain and size up the Bellingham Bells for a 3-game series. The bells lead the north division of the W-C-L with a 15-and-5 record after winning two out of three games in Corvallis against the 5-peat league champion knights.

Bellingham has won 11 of their last 12-games.

First pitch this evening is at 635, and tomorrow is the first '$2 dollar tuesday' promotional night with $2-dollar general admission, and $w-dollar hot dogs and beverages. See more information, and how to buy V-I-P box seats, online at' BENDELKS.com