Thursday, May 17, 2007

WARRIORS TOP GULLS IN NON-LEAGUE TILT

With space to fill on their schedules and time to kill before the playoffs, the Warrenton Warriors and Seaside Seagulls scheduled a non-league rematch at Broadway Field Wednesday. Three Warrenton pitchers combined to hold the Gulls to three hits in a 4-1 Warrenton victory.

Seaside hosts a state playoff game against the Sweet Home Huskies this Friday at Broadway Field. Warrenton will host a Lewis & Clark League seeding playoff on Saturday against the winner of Thursday's Vernonia at Rainier matchup.

Both teams used three pitchers on the day, with Sal Oros taking the loss for Seaside, while Dan Wolfe tossed two innings of relief to get the win for Warrenton. Michael Moore started on the mound and pitched three innings of no-hit ball with four strikeouts and two bases on balls.

"He really stepped up for us," said Warrenton head coach Lennie Wolfe. "We needed him to eat some innings and the fact that he did it in shutout fashion was just gigantic. Really a big boost for us."

Kevin Moore's RBI single in the third inning scored Bubba Massey with the first Warrenton run. In the fourth, Billy Sturgell and Dan Wolfe drew back-to-back one out walks, before Eric Gantenbein hit a ground ball that resulted in a Seaside throwing error, scoring Sturgell. With runners at first and third and two outs, the Warriors pulled off the delayed double steal with Wolfe scoring and Gantenbein reaching second base safely. Gantenbein would later score on an errant pickoff throw to end a sloppy defensive frame for the Gulls.

Seaside scored its only run in the fifth when Mitch DeGandi doubled with two outs and scored on a misplayed fly ball in the outfield.

Massey finished 2-for-2 with a run scored and Michael Moore went 2-for-3 at the plate. Wolfe improved to 10-3 on the season with the win and Eric Gantenbein closed the game with two scoreless innings for his first save.

Warrenton heads into the postseason with a 19-5 record. There still is no official start time announced for Saturday's playoff game, although it is tentatively scheduled for 2:00 p.m at Huddleston Field.
WARRENTON 0-0-1-3-0-0-0 4-6-2
SEASIDE 0-0-0-0-1-0-0 1-3-2
W-Wolfe (2ip, 2h, r, 0er, 2k)
L-Oros
S-Gantenbein (2ip, h, 0r, 2k)
2B-De Gandi

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