SATURDAY ROUNDUP
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Seaside Wildcats 8, Salinas Valley Packers 2...Aaron Nelson's 3-run double keyed a 4-run seventh inning as the Wildcats continued their California road trip with a victory over the Packers. Neah-Kah-Nie graduate Kyle Corwin pitched two hitless innings of relief with three strikeouts to close out the game. Evan Scandling got the win, allowing five hits and one run over six innings with six strikeouts and two walks to improve to 4-1. Adam White also had an RBI double in the seventh, going 3-for-4 on the night with two RBI and two runs scored. Seaside grad Matt Hendryx went 0-for-1 in the game in a backup designated hitter role. The Wildcats face the Packers again today at 1:00 p.m.
AAU BASEBALL
Renegades game cancelled...Scheduled to play Westview at Warrenton's Huddleston Field, the visitors called Saturday morning to cancel their trip. The Renegades are scheduled to play at Battle Ground today against Showtime.
BABE RUTH BASEBALL
Kelso Celebrate Freedom Tournament: It was another long day for the Astoria 14 and 15-year-old Babe Ruth teams as both lost a pair of games at Kelso. The 15-year-olds continue to swing the bats well but have struggled with fielding and baserunning errors that have been costly. Olympia-Tumwater defeated Astoria 9-5, then top seed Longview knocked off Astoria 8-4, eliminating the 15-year-olds from the tournament. In the Longview game, Daniel Mathre pitched well, but allowed eight runs, only one of which was earned. Astoria committed five of its eight errors in the fifth inning, leading to five Longview runs. Astoria outhit Longview 8-to-5, including four extra base hits. Mathre went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored and Mason Brause went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Brause was thrown out trying to stretch his double into a triple leading off the second inning. Brady Leach was ejected in the third inning after trying to advance to second base on a throwing errors. Hesitating a couple of times between first and second, Leach barrelled into the Longview second baseman in front of the bag, knocking him out of the game with an injury.
The 14-year-olds were held hitless by Lacey pitcher Joe Hussey in a 9-0 defeat. Astoria did rebound to play a strong game against a good Kelso 15-year-old team, falling 5-2 in the nightcap. Astoria grabbed an early lead on a 2-run single by Marcus Brown in the first inning. Ian Dueber pitched well despite an inconsistent strike zone given by the umpire, allowing four hits and four runs over five innings with five strikeouts and two walks. Kelso evened the score in the third inning on an RBI double by Nolan Enriquez and a successful squeeze bunt by Garrett Crayne. Chris Pierce, a 2nd-team all-state shortstop from Kalama, gave Kelso the lead for good with an RBI triple in the third inning and added a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Lefthander Evan Pickett go thte win on the mound with three innings of scoreless relief for starter Chris Whitmire, who pitched the first three innings. Three Kelso pitchers combined for eight strikeouts, allowing no walks. Astoria was scheduled to play Kelso 14's this morning at 9:00 a.m. in a rematch of the defending North Oregon and South Washington champions.
CAL RIPKEN BASEBALL
10-12-year-old All-Stars...Lower Columbia A won two of three games Saturday at a double-elimination tournament at Castle Rock, putting them into the tournament semifinals Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. L.C. blanked Mason County 2-0, getting another dominating two innings from Conor Harber, who struck out the first 12 batters he faced at the tournament. Lucas Foster pitched two innings of relief with three strikeouts for the win and Dylan Smith and Bretten Medina held Mason County at bay for an inning each. The Lower Columbia bats finally came alive in a 15-0, 4-inning mercy rule win over the host team Castle Rock-Toutle Lake. Harber and Foster split the innings, combining for seven strikeouts while allowing just two hits. Lower Columbia suffered its first loss in the tournament at the hands of defending Pacific N.W. Regional champion Black Hills, falling 9-1. L.C. continued to get quality pitching, but a couple of defensive letdowns caused a close game to get away. If L.C. wins its game Sunday afternoon, it will set up a rematch against Black Hills at 3:45 p.m. Lower Columbia would have to win two games against the Olympia-area powerhouse to win the tournament.
11-year-old All-Stars...The Lower Columbia 11's rebounded from Friday's loss to Western with a pair of victories, defeating the Portland Bulldogs 13-7 and topping Hoquiam 8-5. That gives L.C. a number two seed into bracket play and a 9:00 a.m. Sunday game against Western Select, Western Longview's B team. Jeremy Poyer struck out seven batters and walked three over five innings pitched to get the win against Portland and contributed three hits at the plate in three at bats. Kyle Kelly also had a pair of hits in the victory. Poyer had a 2-run double in the win over Hoquiam. Josh Biel had his knuckleball working, tossing five solid innings while his teammates gave him good defensive support. Ross Kukula led L.C. at the plate, going 3-for-4 while Kyle Lucore went 2-for-3 in the game. Lower Columbia will play the winner of Tigard against Hoquiam at 2:00 p.m. Sunday if they defeat Western Select.
Seaside Wildcats 8, Salinas Valley Packers 2...Aaron Nelson's 3-run double keyed a 4-run seventh inning as the Wildcats continued their California road trip with a victory over the Packers. Neah-Kah-Nie graduate Kyle Corwin pitched two hitless innings of relief with three strikeouts to close out the game. Evan Scandling got the win, allowing five hits and one run over six innings with six strikeouts and two walks to improve to 4-1. Adam White also had an RBI double in the seventh, going 3-for-4 on the night with two RBI and two runs scored. Seaside grad Matt Hendryx went 0-for-1 in the game in a backup designated hitter role. The Wildcats face the Packers again today at 1:00 p.m.
AAU BASEBALL
Renegades game cancelled...Scheduled to play Westview at Warrenton's Huddleston Field, the visitors called Saturday morning to cancel their trip. The Renegades are scheduled to play at Battle Ground today against Showtime.
BABE RUTH BASEBALL
Kelso Celebrate Freedom Tournament: It was another long day for the Astoria 14 and 15-year-old Babe Ruth teams as both lost a pair of games at Kelso. The 15-year-olds continue to swing the bats well but have struggled with fielding and baserunning errors that have been costly. Olympia-Tumwater defeated Astoria 9-5, then top seed Longview knocked off Astoria 8-4, eliminating the 15-year-olds from the tournament. In the Longview game, Daniel Mathre pitched well, but allowed eight runs, only one of which was earned. Astoria committed five of its eight errors in the fifth inning, leading to five Longview runs. Astoria outhit Longview 8-to-5, including four extra base hits. Mathre went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored and Mason Brause went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Brause was thrown out trying to stretch his double into a triple leading off the second inning. Brady Leach was ejected in the third inning after trying to advance to second base on a throwing errors. Hesitating a couple of times between first and second, Leach barrelled into the Longview second baseman in front of the bag, knocking him out of the game with an injury.
The 14-year-olds were held hitless by Lacey pitcher Joe Hussey in a 9-0 defeat. Astoria did rebound to play a strong game against a good Kelso 15-year-old team, falling 5-2 in the nightcap. Astoria grabbed an early lead on a 2-run single by Marcus Brown in the first inning. Ian Dueber pitched well despite an inconsistent strike zone given by the umpire, allowing four hits and four runs over five innings with five strikeouts and two walks. Kelso evened the score in the third inning on an RBI double by Nolan Enriquez and a successful squeeze bunt by Garrett Crayne. Chris Pierce, a 2nd-team all-state shortstop from Kalama, gave Kelso the lead for good with an RBI triple in the third inning and added a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Lefthander Evan Pickett go thte win on the mound with three innings of scoreless relief for starter Chris Whitmire, who pitched the first three innings. Three Kelso pitchers combined for eight strikeouts, allowing no walks. Astoria was scheduled to play Kelso 14's this morning at 9:00 a.m. in a rematch of the defending North Oregon and South Washington champions.
CAL RIPKEN BASEBALL
10-12-year-old All-Stars...Lower Columbia A won two of three games Saturday at a double-elimination tournament at Castle Rock, putting them into the tournament semifinals Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. L.C. blanked Mason County 2-0, getting another dominating two innings from Conor Harber, who struck out the first 12 batters he faced at the tournament. Lucas Foster pitched two innings of relief with three strikeouts for the win and Dylan Smith and Bretten Medina held Mason County at bay for an inning each. The Lower Columbia bats finally came alive in a 15-0, 4-inning mercy rule win over the host team Castle Rock-Toutle Lake. Harber and Foster split the innings, combining for seven strikeouts while allowing just two hits. Lower Columbia suffered its first loss in the tournament at the hands of defending Pacific N.W. Regional champion Black Hills, falling 9-1. L.C. continued to get quality pitching, but a couple of defensive letdowns caused a close game to get away. If L.C. wins its game Sunday afternoon, it will set up a rematch against Black Hills at 3:45 p.m. Lower Columbia would have to win two games against the Olympia-area powerhouse to win the tournament.
11-year-old All-Stars...The Lower Columbia 11's rebounded from Friday's loss to Western with a pair of victories, defeating the Portland Bulldogs 13-7 and topping Hoquiam 8-5. That gives L.C. a number two seed into bracket play and a 9:00 a.m. Sunday game against Western Select, Western Longview's B team. Jeremy Poyer struck out seven batters and walked three over five innings pitched to get the win against Portland and contributed three hits at the plate in three at bats. Kyle Kelly also had a pair of hits in the victory. Poyer had a 2-run double in the win over Hoquiam. Josh Biel had his knuckleball working, tossing five solid innings while his teammates gave him good defensive support. Ross Kukula led L.C. at the plate, going 3-for-4 while Kyle Lucore went 2-for-3 in the game. Lower Columbia will play the winner of Tigard against Hoquiam at 2:00 p.m. Sunday if they defeat Western Select.
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