LOWER COLUMBIA 12'S FIT IN WITH TOP COMPETITION
Meridian, Idaho, a regional qualifier in 2005, defeated Lower Columbia 10-5 Saturday night in the knockout round of a high-profile 16-team 12-year-old Cal Ripken tournament at Western Longview.
Lower Columbia won its final pool game Saturday, again in dramatic fashion. Conor Harber's 2-run home run in the eighth inning lifted the locals to an 8-7 victory over Puyallup. The game was tied 6-6 after five innings when a preset time limit kicked in and the teams went to a Kansas City tiebreaker, starting each half inning with a runner on second base.
Lower Columbia had scored all of its six runs in the first two innings before the bats went silent until Harber's blast in the eighth. The hard-throwing righthander took the mound in the fifth inning and finished out the game for the victory.
The Meridian, Idaho team, like most, had trouble catching up to Harber's fastball. The spuds bunted repeatedly in the late innings and forced some defensive errors to pull away late for a 10-5 victory. Lower Columbia again scored most of its runs early, with a 4-run first inning before the offense petered out and some defensive lapses proved costly.
Still, a 2-2 showing against very strong competition should have the local Majors All-stars feeling confident heading toward the state tournament in mid-July. Lower Columbia returns to the field this Thursday with another big tournament at Castle Rock.
Lower Columbia won its final pool game Saturday, again in dramatic fashion. Conor Harber's 2-run home run in the eighth inning lifted the locals to an 8-7 victory over Puyallup. The game was tied 6-6 after five innings when a preset time limit kicked in and the teams went to a Kansas City tiebreaker, starting each half inning with a runner on second base.
Lower Columbia had scored all of its six runs in the first two innings before the bats went silent until Harber's blast in the eighth. The hard-throwing righthander took the mound in the fifth inning and finished out the game for the victory.
The Meridian, Idaho team, like most, had trouble catching up to Harber's fastball. The spuds bunted repeatedly in the late innings and forced some defensive errors to pull away late for a 10-5 victory. Lower Columbia again scored most of its runs early, with a 4-run first inning before the offense petered out and some defensive lapses proved costly.
Still, a 2-2 showing against very strong competition should have the local Majors All-stars feeling confident heading toward the state tournament in mid-July. Lower Columbia returns to the field this Thursday with another big tournament at Castle Rock.
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