4TH OF JULY TOURNAMENT BEGINS WITH BANGS
Those fireworks at Aiken Field Sunday night weren't bottle rockets or roman candles but baseballs flying through the air coming off hot bats.
Astoria Ford and visiting Accent Homes of Milwaukie sent several scorching shots off the wall Sunday. But it was Milwaukie that had the brilliant finale, with five runs in the sixth inning for a come-from-behind 9-7 victory on the opening day of the first annual Astoria Ford 4th of July Tourney.
Astoria only had six hits in the game off winning pitcher Jake Waker, but none of them were cheap.
After Milwaukie pounded Astoria starter Nick Bredleau for seven hits and four runs in the first two innings, the Fishermen got even in the third. After Bredleau was hit by a pitch with one out, Thomas Jaworski hit a two-out rocket over the left-field wall on one hop for a ground rule double. Jordan Poyer walked to load the bases, then Matt Brause cleared them with a scorching shot to the left-center field gap for a double. Brause would score on a misplayed ball in left field off the bat of Brendan Landwehr to even the score at 4-4.
Brent Culver lashed a double to open the fifth inning and after Jaworski walked, Poyer blasted a 3-run home run to left field to give Astoria a 7-4 lead.
But Milwaukie would strike again in the sixth. After Bredleau settled in, retiring nine of ten batters following the visitors' early flurry, Evan McGuirk led off a scoring barrage with a single in the sixth, scoring on Waker's subsequent double. After a strikeout and a hit batter, Daniel Brink hit a hard ground ball to the left of third base. Poyer made an outstanding diving stop, but the ball slipped out of his glove as he reached his feet. Waker scored on the play, making it 7-6 Astoria with runners on first and second and one out. After a walk loaded the bases, Drew Turner put Milwaukie in front for good with a 2-run single.
In the first game of the night, McKay took advantage of eight walks by Seaside starter Jeremy Carow to defeat the Gulls 9-2, despite getting outhit 7-to-6 in the game.
Tonight, Seaside will play Milwaukie at 5:00 p.m. while Astoria, with Matt Brause on the hill, faces McKay.
Astoria Ford and visiting Accent Homes of Milwaukie sent several scorching shots off the wall Sunday. But it was Milwaukie that had the brilliant finale, with five runs in the sixth inning for a come-from-behind 9-7 victory on the opening day of the first annual Astoria Ford 4th of July Tourney.
Astoria only had six hits in the game off winning pitcher Jake Waker, but none of them were cheap.
After Milwaukie pounded Astoria starter Nick Bredleau for seven hits and four runs in the first two innings, the Fishermen got even in the third. After Bredleau was hit by a pitch with one out, Thomas Jaworski hit a two-out rocket over the left-field wall on one hop for a ground rule double. Jordan Poyer walked to load the bases, then Matt Brause cleared them with a scorching shot to the left-center field gap for a double. Brause would score on a misplayed ball in left field off the bat of Brendan Landwehr to even the score at 4-4.
Brent Culver lashed a double to open the fifth inning and after Jaworski walked, Poyer blasted a 3-run home run to left field to give Astoria a 7-4 lead.
But Milwaukie would strike again in the sixth. After Bredleau settled in, retiring nine of ten batters following the visitors' early flurry, Evan McGuirk led off a scoring barrage with a single in the sixth, scoring on Waker's subsequent double. After a strikeout and a hit batter, Daniel Brink hit a hard ground ball to the left of third base. Poyer made an outstanding diving stop, but the ball slipped out of his glove as he reached his feet. Waker scored on the play, making it 7-6 Astoria with runners on first and second and one out. After a walk loaded the bases, Drew Turner put Milwaukie in front for good with a 2-run single.
In the first game of the night, McKay took advantage of eight walks by Seaside starter Jeremy Carow to defeat the Gulls 9-2, despite getting outhit 7-to-6 in the game.
Tonight, Seaside will play Milwaukie at 5:00 p.m. while Astoria, with Matt Brause on the hill, faces McKay.
posted by Matt Richert at 6:40 AM
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