WARRENTON SPLITS, CLINCHES STATE BERTH
Needing one win over Rainier to secure a first round bye and home playoff date and two wins to keep a thread of hope alive for a league championship, the Warrenton Warriors took care of teh business they could handle themselves, earning a doubleheader split with the Columbians wiht a 5-2 victory in game two after dropping game one 9-2
Starting pitcher Dan Wolfe couldn't get loose in game one as the Columbians teed off for five runs in the second and third innings, keyed by 2-run home runs by Nate Marsh in the second and Billy Zimmerman in the third inning.
The Warriors countered with two runs in the bottom of the third on an error and a Kevin Moore sacrifice fly, but Rainier responded in the top of the fourth with another run to knock Wolfe out of the game. Eric Gantenbein pitched and inning and two thirds in relief before the Columbians scored three more runs in the final two innings off Michael Moore, two coming off Marsh's second home run of the game. Marsh also picked up the win on the mound for the Columbians.
"Marsh did the job," said Warrenton head coach Lennie Wolfe. "We knocked him out of the game last time. He threw a lot better this time."
Marsh held Warrenton's three key senior bats--Wolfe, Gantenbein and Bubba Massey--to a combined 0-for-10 in the win. Michael Moore had two hits for the Warriors.
Wolfe's record fell to 9-3 on season and Gantenbein's relief stint served as a pregame warmup for his start in game two.
Game 1
RAINIER 0-3-2-1-0-1-2 9-11-1
WARRENTON 0-0-2-0-0-0-0 2-4-5
W-Marsh (7ip, 4h, 2r, er, 5k, 2bb, hp)
L-Wolfe (3.1ip, 7h, 6r, 5er, 2k, 2bb)
2B-Jackson, Slaughter, M. Moore. HR-Marsh 2, Zimmerman.
M. Moore 2-3. Three seniors 0-10. Wolfe R.
While nobody could get Rainier senior slugger Billy Zimmerman out on Friday, Eric Gantenbein did well enough against the rest of the Columbians order to send Warrenton to a second-place clinching 5-2 victory.
7-1
Zimmerman finished a big day 5-for-6 at the plate with three home runs.
"He looked like a 24-year old man among 16-year old boys," said Wolfe. "He's an even better football player. Hits like a truck."
Zimmerman gave the Columbians the early lead with solo home runs in the second and fourth innings.
"He would have hit them out of Yellowstone Park," said Wolfe. "In the fourth inning he crushed a pretty good curve ball. We weren't going to give in to him. He just mashed it."
"He hit three very long home runs and ripped two singles."
Zimmerman's home run barrage gives him 12 on the season.
The Warriors picked up their first run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Buddy Davis doubled off the wall in right center field, barely missing a home run and an out on the same play when he just beat the throw to second base. After advancing to third on a Brandon Slaughter bunt, Davis scored when Billy Sturgell's fly ball to left field was misplayed for an error.
Gantenbein tied the game with a leadoff homer in the fifth, his seventh of the season. After Massey walked and Kevin Moore beat out a bunt base hit, Davis sacrificed the runners to second and third and Massey barrelled home on a squeeze bunt by Slaughter to give the Warriors a 3-2 lead.
Warrenton added two insurance runs inthe sixth, with pinch-hitter Chris Marks ripping a single to load the bases before back-to-back walks to Gantenbein and Massey.
Gantenbein finished 2-for-3-at the plate with a pair of runs batted in and Wolfe went 2-for-3 with a runs scored.
"The first game, frankly, was not good," said Wolfe. "We didn't pitch particularly well, we didn't hit particularly well. We made some baserunning mistakes."
"We didn't play well. I don't think emotionally we were focused the way we needed to be. They got an early lead and we just didn't seem to have much energy or emotion."
"The second game seemed to be completely different."
Warrenton finished the inaugural Lewis & Clark League regular season with a 12-3 record, two games behind league champion Clatskanie, which swept Vernonia 9-8 and 15-10. The 18-5 Warriors clinched a state tournament berth and have one more game before hosting a seeding playoff on Saturday. Regis cancelled Saturday's scheduled doubleheader, so the Warriors added a game against Seaside at Broadway Field Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. The time for Saturday's playoff, against the winner of a Thursday matchup between Vernonia and Rainier, is to be announced.
Game 2
RAINIER 0-1-0-1-0-0-0 2-4-2
WARRENTON 0-0-0-1-2-2-x 5-9-1
W-Gantenbein (7ip, 4h, 2er, 6k, 0bb)
L-Schwegler
2B-Massey, Davis. HR-Zimmerman 2, Gantenbein.
Starting pitcher Dan Wolfe couldn't get loose in game one as the Columbians teed off for five runs in the second and third innings, keyed by 2-run home runs by Nate Marsh in the second and Billy Zimmerman in the third inning.
The Warriors countered with two runs in the bottom of the third on an error and a Kevin Moore sacrifice fly, but Rainier responded in the top of the fourth with another run to knock Wolfe out of the game. Eric Gantenbein pitched and inning and two thirds in relief before the Columbians scored three more runs in the final two innings off Michael Moore, two coming off Marsh's second home run of the game. Marsh also picked up the win on the mound for the Columbians.
"Marsh did the job," said Warrenton head coach Lennie Wolfe. "We knocked him out of the game last time. He threw a lot better this time."
Marsh held Warrenton's three key senior bats--Wolfe, Gantenbein and Bubba Massey--to a combined 0-for-10 in the win. Michael Moore had two hits for the Warriors.
Wolfe's record fell to 9-3 on season and Gantenbein's relief stint served as a pregame warmup for his start in game two.
Game 1
RAINIER 0-3-2-1-0-1-2 9-11-1
WARRENTON 0-0-2-0-0-0-0 2-4-5
W-Marsh (7ip, 4h, 2r, er, 5k, 2bb, hp)
L-Wolfe (3.1ip, 7h, 6r, 5er, 2k, 2bb)
2B-Jackson, Slaughter, M. Moore. HR-Marsh 2, Zimmerman.
M. Moore 2-3. Three seniors 0-10. Wolfe R.
While nobody could get Rainier senior slugger Billy Zimmerman out on Friday, Eric Gantenbein did well enough against the rest of the Columbians order to send Warrenton to a second-place clinching 5-2 victory.
7-1
Zimmerman finished a big day 5-for-6 at the plate with three home runs.
"He looked like a 24-year old man among 16-year old boys," said Wolfe. "He's an even better football player. Hits like a truck."
Zimmerman gave the Columbians the early lead with solo home runs in the second and fourth innings.
"He would have hit them out of Yellowstone Park," said Wolfe. "In the fourth inning he crushed a pretty good curve ball. We weren't going to give in to him. He just mashed it."
"He hit three very long home runs and ripped two singles."
Zimmerman's home run barrage gives him 12 on the season.
The Warriors picked up their first run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Buddy Davis doubled off the wall in right center field, barely missing a home run and an out on the same play when he just beat the throw to second base. After advancing to third on a Brandon Slaughter bunt, Davis scored when Billy Sturgell's fly ball to left field was misplayed for an error.
Gantenbein tied the game with a leadoff homer in the fifth, his seventh of the season. After Massey walked and Kevin Moore beat out a bunt base hit, Davis sacrificed the runners to second and third and Massey barrelled home on a squeeze bunt by Slaughter to give the Warriors a 3-2 lead.
Warrenton added two insurance runs inthe sixth, with pinch-hitter Chris Marks ripping a single to load the bases before back-to-back walks to Gantenbein and Massey.
Gantenbein finished 2-for-3-at the plate with a pair of runs batted in and Wolfe went 2-for-3 with a runs scored.
"The first game, frankly, was not good," said Wolfe. "We didn't pitch particularly well, we didn't hit particularly well. We made some baserunning mistakes."
"We didn't play well. I don't think emotionally we were focused the way we needed to be. They got an early lead and we just didn't seem to have much energy or emotion."
"The second game seemed to be completely different."
Warrenton finished the inaugural Lewis & Clark League regular season with a 12-3 record, two games behind league champion Clatskanie, which swept Vernonia 9-8 and 15-10. The 18-5 Warriors clinched a state tournament berth and have one more game before hosting a seeding playoff on Saturday. Regis cancelled Saturday's scheduled doubleheader, so the Warriors added a game against Seaside at Broadway Field Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. The time for Saturday's playoff, against the winner of a Thursday matchup between Vernonia and Rainier, is to be announced.
Game 2
RAINIER 0-1-0-1-0-0-0 2-4-2
WARRENTON 0-0-0-1-2-2-x 5-9-1
W-Gantenbein (7ip, 4h, 2er, 6k, 0bb)
L-Schwegler
2B-Massey, Davis. HR-Zimmerman 2, Gantenbein.
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