ASTORIA 14'S FALL IN EXTRA INNINGS
The Dalles scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat Astoria 9-2, ending the season for the local 14-year-old All-Stars at the North Oregon Babe Ruth State Tournament in Hermiston.
Astoria had tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning and starting pitcher Skylar Olson, pitching a gem of a game, struck out the side in the seventh inning, but by rule was forced to leave the mound after completing seven innings.
Dylan Glover moved from behind the plate to the top of the hill and retired the side in order in the eighth, before The Dalles went to work in the ninth and what turned out to be final inning.
The loss was tough to swallow for Astoria, which lost two potential runs to a very questionable protest ruling in the third inning.
With runners on first and second base and one out, Jacob Davis blasted what appeared to be a 2-run triple to the fence, scoring Brandon Connor and Alex Eterno and tying the game at 2-2. But following a protest at third base, the chief umpire ruled that Eterno had missed the bag.
Head coach Rob Eterno had a pretty good view of the play from the third base coaches' box as he waved his son around the base.
"As sure as I’m standing on my foot, he stepped on that bag," lamented an aggravated Eterno. "He’s my kid and I was telling him to slow down and pointing to the bag to make sure he hit it because there was no play at home. The ball was still at the fence. He aggressively rounded third and hit the inside corner of the bag just the way you're supposed to."
Eterno had an exchange with the ump, who was the head umpires for the tournament, after the game.
"I told him it was a great tournament, but he missed that call. He told me that it didn't affect the outcome of the game."
The ruling likely cost Astoria two runs, as an inning-ending groundout likely would have scored Davis.
Olson kept Astoria in the game with a strong performance on the mound, then scored the tying run on a Jesse Boord base hit in the sixth inning. After fanning three batters in the seventh, Olson couldn't wait to return to the hill in the eighth inning, where the umpires had to remind him that his day was done.
Astoria finished the tournament with a 1-3 overall record. Today, Pendleton and SRV Nationals meet in one semifinal, while The Dalles and Tualatin Hills play off in the other semifinal matchup.
Astoria had tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning and starting pitcher Skylar Olson, pitching a gem of a game, struck out the side in the seventh inning, but by rule was forced to leave the mound after completing seven innings.
Dylan Glover moved from behind the plate to the top of the hill and retired the side in order in the eighth, before The Dalles went to work in the ninth and what turned out to be final inning.
The loss was tough to swallow for Astoria, which lost two potential runs to a very questionable protest ruling in the third inning.
With runners on first and second base and one out, Jacob Davis blasted what appeared to be a 2-run triple to the fence, scoring Brandon Connor and Alex Eterno and tying the game at 2-2. But following a protest at third base, the chief umpire ruled that Eterno had missed the bag.
Head coach Rob Eterno had a pretty good view of the play from the third base coaches' box as he waved his son around the base.
"As sure as I’m standing on my foot, he stepped on that bag," lamented an aggravated Eterno. "He’s my kid and I was telling him to slow down and pointing to the bag to make sure he hit it because there was no play at home. The ball was still at the fence. He aggressively rounded third and hit the inside corner of the bag just the way you're supposed to."
Eterno had an exchange with the ump, who was the head umpires for the tournament, after the game.
"I told him it was a great tournament, but he missed that call. He told me that it didn't affect the outcome of the game."
The ruling likely cost Astoria two runs, as an inning-ending groundout likely would have scored Davis.
Olson kept Astoria in the game with a strong performance on the mound, then scored the tying run on a Jesse Boord base hit in the sixth inning. After fanning three batters in the seventh, Olson couldn't wait to return to the hill in the eighth inning, where the umpires had to remind him that his day was done.
Astoria finished the tournament with a 1-3 overall record. Today, Pendleton and SRV Nationals meet in one semifinal, while The Dalles and Tualatin Hills play off in the other semifinal matchup.
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