BABE RUTH 13'S CLINCH STATE BERTH
It will be an Astoria tripleheader Monday at Walker Stadium.
The Astoria 13- and 15-year-old All-Star teams will play for their respective District 1 championships today, while the 14-year-old squad must win a rematch against S.E. Portland to get to the championship game and clinch a berth to state.
The top two teams from each age group will head to state tournaments, although the Astoria 15's, who will host the Pacific N.W. Regionals at the end of the month, will not be allowed to participate at state.
The Astoria 13-year-olds defeated S.E. Portland 9-4 on Friday behind a complete game performance on the mound from Conor Harber. Harber also went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored, while Drew Cooper was 2-for-2 with two runs batted in.
S.E. Portland knocked off Seaside 14-8 on Saturday, setting up a rematch with Astoria in the championship round on Sunday. Needing to beat Astoria twice to win the championship, S.E. Portland picked up a game-winning bloop single over a drawn-in Astoria infield in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn a 6-5 victory. The two teams will meet again Monday at 12:30 p.m. in the first game of the tripleheader.
Down 5-4 in the top of sixth, Harber got hit by a pitch, stole second and advanced to third base on a throwing error by the S.E. Portland shortstop. Dalton Kelly followed with a grounder to short and Harber was able to sprint home in front of the throw to tie the score.
Kelly went the first five innings on the mound allowing five runs, four earned. Luke Foster pitched the final two frames and was charged with the loss.
Ryan Tapio led off the game with a double as Astoria loaded the bases with nobody out. Tapio scored on a strikeout passed ball and Dylan Krizan followed with a line drive that was snared by the shortstop, saving two runs as Astoria stranded runners at second an third.
S.E. Portland scored three runs in the in the bottom of the first to take a 3-1 lead, but Astoria responded with a 3-run rally in the second, keyed by a 2-run triple by Harber, who went 2-for-3 at the plate.
Tapio went 2-for-2 in the game with a pair of runs scored.
"It was a good game played by both teams," said Astoria 13-year-old coach Patrick Harber. "We hit the ball hard, but a lot of times it was right at people."
The Astoria 15-year-olds won a close 2-1 contest against Tualatin Hills Saturday to clinch a spot in Monday night's championship game. Cody Strickland had two doubles and a run batted in and Doug Montgomery had an RBI double for Astoria's other run. Max Johnson also had a double and pitched the first four innings with Taylor Landwehr closing out the game with three innings of scoreless relief. Astoria had many opportunities to score in the game, but stranded a horde of baserunners.
The 14-year-olds are one step away from a state tournament berth. Astoria won its second straight game after an opening loss to S.E. Portland, knocking off Chehalem Valley 12-5 on Sunday.
Skylar Olson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, before a one-out error opened the door for a 5-run rally by the Newberg-area team. Olson struck out 10 batters and walked three over 6 2/3 innings, surrendering two hits. Jacob Davis faced two batters, giving up an RBI single before getting the final out on a ground ball back to the mound.
Olson had three hits including a double and one run scored, Dylan Glover had a triple and two singles and Trygve Olsen and Tyler Norfleet had two hits each.
"It was our best hitting night," said head coach Rob Eterno. "We had over ten hits in the game."
Astoria also played error-free ball until the seventh inning. Good defense has been a key to their success and a lack thereof the glaring flaw in all of their losses. Astoria will face S.E. Portland again, after booting the ball around the yard in a 16-6 tournament-opening loss on Thursday.
"It should be a good matchup," said Eterno. "They didn't beat us. We beat ourselves."
The Astoria 13- and 15-year-old All-Star teams will play for their respective District 1 championships today, while the 14-year-old squad must win a rematch against S.E. Portland to get to the championship game and clinch a berth to state.
The top two teams from each age group will head to state tournaments, although the Astoria 15's, who will host the Pacific N.W. Regionals at the end of the month, will not be allowed to participate at state.
The Astoria 13-year-olds defeated S.E. Portland 9-4 on Friday behind a complete game performance on the mound from Conor Harber. Harber also went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored, while Drew Cooper was 2-for-2 with two runs batted in.
S.E. Portland knocked off Seaside 14-8 on Saturday, setting up a rematch with Astoria in the championship round on Sunday. Needing to beat Astoria twice to win the championship, S.E. Portland picked up a game-winning bloop single over a drawn-in Astoria infield in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn a 6-5 victory. The two teams will meet again Monday at 12:30 p.m. in the first game of the tripleheader.
Down 5-4 in the top of sixth, Harber got hit by a pitch, stole second and advanced to third base on a throwing error by the S.E. Portland shortstop. Dalton Kelly followed with a grounder to short and Harber was able to sprint home in front of the throw to tie the score.
Kelly went the first five innings on the mound allowing five runs, four earned. Luke Foster pitched the final two frames and was charged with the loss.
Ryan Tapio led off the game with a double as Astoria loaded the bases with nobody out. Tapio scored on a strikeout passed ball and Dylan Krizan followed with a line drive that was snared by the shortstop, saving two runs as Astoria stranded runners at second an third.
S.E. Portland scored three runs in the in the bottom of the first to take a 3-1 lead, but Astoria responded with a 3-run rally in the second, keyed by a 2-run triple by Harber, who went 2-for-3 at the plate.
Tapio went 2-for-2 in the game with a pair of runs scored.
"It was a good game played by both teams," said Astoria 13-year-old coach Patrick Harber. "We hit the ball hard, but a lot of times it was right at people."
The Astoria 15-year-olds won a close 2-1 contest against Tualatin Hills Saturday to clinch a spot in Monday night's championship game. Cody Strickland had two doubles and a run batted in and Doug Montgomery had an RBI double for Astoria's other run. Max Johnson also had a double and pitched the first four innings with Taylor Landwehr closing out the game with three innings of scoreless relief. Astoria had many opportunities to score in the game, but stranded a horde of baserunners.
The 14-year-olds are one step away from a state tournament berth. Astoria won its second straight game after an opening loss to S.E. Portland, knocking off Chehalem Valley 12-5 on Sunday.
Skylar Olson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, before a one-out error opened the door for a 5-run rally by the Newberg-area team. Olson struck out 10 batters and walked three over 6 2/3 innings, surrendering two hits. Jacob Davis faced two batters, giving up an RBI single before getting the final out on a ground ball back to the mound.
Olson had three hits including a double and one run scored, Dylan Glover had a triple and two singles and Trygve Olsen and Tyler Norfleet had two hits each.
"It was our best hitting night," said head coach Rob Eterno. "We had over ten hits in the game."
Astoria also played error-free ball until the seventh inning. Good defense has been a key to their success and a lack thereof the glaring flaw in all of their losses. Astoria will face S.E. Portland again, after booting the ball around the yard in a 16-6 tournament-opening loss on Thursday.
"It should be a good matchup," said Eterno. "They didn't beat us. We beat ourselves."
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