EUGENE, Ore. — For Zach Vincej, the focus was clear.

For the Everett AquaSox to have a chance at defeating the red-hot Eugene Emeralds in the 2025 Northwest League Championship Series, it would come down to a few key factors.

“If we can have good at-bats, you know, working the counts, fighting all the way until the end, I like our chances,” Vincej said on Aug. 31, following Everett’s 7-5 win against Eugene. “I think we just got to limit the at-bats where we give them away, we swing at bad pitches. Those are all super important to think about.”

That win on Aug. 31 marked a breakthrough for an AquaSox team that won the first-half title but sank to the bottom of the Northwest League standings in the second half. After losing five straight to open their final regular-season home series, Eve

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