INJURY MARS 11'S FIRST TOURNAMENT
After splitting a pair of five-inning pool games on Saturday, the Lower Columbia 11-year-old Cal Ripken All-stars lost to Kelso 9-2 in elimination play Sunday morning.
Overshadowing the loss on the field, was the potential loss of shortstop Nathan Spurbeck to a broken thumb, suffered in the fourth inning against Kelso. The game was tied at two in the fourth when Spurbeck suffered the injury trying to make a tag in a rundown between third and home. Without their defensive captain on the field, Lower Columbia suffered immediate negative results, as four errors shortly thereafter led to seven unearned runs in the 9-2 loss.
After falling behind 2-0, Lower Columbia tied the score in the second inning on a 2-run single by Josh Biel, scoring Kyle Kelly and Cody Fox.
In Saturday's first game against Central Longview, Lower Columbia fell behing 4-0 then scratched out runs in the second, third and fourth innings to get back in the game. Unfortunately, the locals left a lot of runs on the bases, leaving them loaded in the second, third and fourth innings, then ran out of time when the game was ended after five innings due to a two hour time limit with Central winning 5-4.
Game two against Castle Rock-Toutle Lake was also limited to five innings, this time with L.C. winning 9-5. Lower Columbia had just two hits against a hard-throwing pitcher but took advantage of 12 bases on balls. Josh Biel had an RBI triple in the fifth inning and Austin Wirkkala added a bases loaded, two-run single in the fourth inning.
Lower Columbia plays two games Saturday and two games Sunday in a tournament at Western Longview's John Null Park this weekend.
Overshadowing the loss on the field, was the potential loss of shortstop Nathan Spurbeck to a broken thumb, suffered in the fourth inning against Kelso. The game was tied at two in the fourth when Spurbeck suffered the injury trying to make a tag in a rundown between third and home. Without their defensive captain on the field, Lower Columbia suffered immediate negative results, as four errors shortly thereafter led to seven unearned runs in the 9-2 loss.
After falling behind 2-0, Lower Columbia tied the score in the second inning on a 2-run single by Josh Biel, scoring Kyle Kelly and Cody Fox.
In Saturday's first game against Central Longview, Lower Columbia fell behing 4-0 then scratched out runs in the second, third and fourth innings to get back in the game. Unfortunately, the locals left a lot of runs on the bases, leaving them loaded in the second, third and fourth innings, then ran out of time when the game was ended after five innings due to a two hour time limit with Central winning 5-4.
Game two against Castle Rock-Toutle Lake was also limited to five innings, this time with L.C. winning 9-5. Lower Columbia had just two hits against a hard-throwing pitcher but took advantage of 12 bases on balls. Josh Biel had an RBI triple in the fifth inning and Austin Wirkkala added a bases loaded, two-run single in the fourth inning.
Lower Columbia plays two games Saturday and two games Sunday in a tournament at Western Longview's John Null Park this weekend.
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