FISHERMEN STATE CHAMPS AGAIN!
The Astoria Ford Fishermen defeated the Pleasant Hill Billies 6-1 at Pleasant Hill Sunday, taking home the championship trophy from the Oregon Junior Baseball Association Division I State Tournament.
The summer championship is a first for the school. Unlike the scholastic spring season, where the Fishermen had never advanced past the quarterfinals before this year's championship, Astoria had played for the summer title once previously, losing to Marist in the 2000 Junior State finals at Aiken Field.
Nick Bredleau picked up his second win of the tournament, working the first 5-and-two-thirds innings on the mound. Matt Brause closed the door with the final four outs. Bredleau also went 2-for-3 at the plate to help his cause.
Brendan Landwehr has been Astoria's most productive hitter over the last two weeks of playoffs and he continued his hot streak with a pair of hits, including a monster home run. Brause drove in two runs with a base hit. Thomas Jaworski had a pair of hits and two runs scord as Astoria outhit the Billies 11-to-4 in the game.
In the semifinals, Adam Koehnke had three hits and Jordan Poyer and Hans Lund combined on the mound in an 8-4 victory over Rex Putnam. Brause struck out 13 batters in a 4-hit complete game 7-1 victory over McNary in the tournament quarterfinals on Friday.
Astoria finished the summer with a 27-5 overall record and a 52-9 record spring and summer combined.
The summer championship is a first for the school. Unlike the scholastic spring season, where the Fishermen had never advanced past the quarterfinals before this year's championship, Astoria had played for the summer title once previously, losing to Marist in the 2000 Junior State finals at Aiken Field.
Nick Bredleau picked up his second win of the tournament, working the first 5-and-two-thirds innings on the mound. Matt Brause closed the door with the final four outs. Bredleau also went 2-for-3 at the plate to help his cause.
Brendan Landwehr has been Astoria's most productive hitter over the last two weeks of playoffs and he continued his hot streak with a pair of hits, including a monster home run. Brause drove in two runs with a base hit. Thomas Jaworski had a pair of hits and two runs scord as Astoria outhit the Billies 11-to-4 in the game.
In the semifinals, Adam Koehnke had three hits and Jordan Poyer and Hans Lund combined on the mound in an 8-4 victory over Rex Putnam. Brause struck out 13 batters in a 4-hit complete game 7-1 victory over McNary in the tournament quarterfinals on Friday.
Astoria finished the summer with a 27-5 overall record and a 52-9 record spring and summer combined.
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