DAY ONE DRAMA-Babe Ruth Regional Roundup
Opening day of the Pacific Northwest Regional 13-15-year-old Babe Ruth Tournament featured highly competitive, dramatic baseball all day. The anticipated evening matchup between Northern Washington champion Central Basin and Southern Washington champion Kelso turned out to be the only dud of the day, as Kelso completely overmatched the Grant County all-star squad in a 6-inning 12-2 victory.
The feel-good story of the day came in the third game when Douglas, Wyoming, a community of 5000 residents with a 2-team league, defeated Calgary, Alberta 14-9. Douglas, making its first regional appearance in over 30 years, knocked off a team from a city of more than a million people.
Josephine County surprised 3-time regional qualifier and former 13-year-old regional champion Lewiston, Idaho with a marathon, 3-hour-plus 8-7 victory. Helena, Montana scored four runs in the sixth inning to come from behind and beat West Kootenay, BC 5-2. The Montana champs will face Douglas, Wyoming at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in a battle of first-day winners.
Josephine County 8, Lewiston 7 (8 innings)...Both teams punched and counterpunched in a wild final two innings as the South Oregon champs scored three runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth to upset the Idaho champions. A dropped fly ball in left field opened the door for a 3-run seventh inning as Josephine County took a 6-4 lead. Lewiston countered wtih two unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh, with Casey Knigge tying the game at six on a 2-out, bases loaded walk. Josephine County came back in the eighth with back-to-back leadoff walks from Ryan Voges and starting pitcher Dillon Gardner. Both scored on Ryan Schrader's 2-run single later in the inning. After Gardner threw seven innings for Josephine County, Dylan Boucher took over on the mound and loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batter. A bases loaded walk to Casey Harwick brought Lewiston to within one run before Taylor Bars took over on the hill and retired Zach Holley on a game-ending comebacker to the mound. Gardner got the win, striking out eight and walking six in a 131-pitch outing, while Bars got credit for the save. Leadoff batter Chris Schrette went 3-for-5 at the plate for Lewiston, while Kyle Knigge and Harwick drove in two runs apiece.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY 0-0-0-3-0-0-3-2 8-7-4
LEWISTON, ID 0-0-2-2-0-0-2-1 7-9-4
W-Gardner (7ip, 9h, 6r, 3er, 8k, 6bb, hp, bk)
L-Heitzman (1.1ip, 2h, 2r, 2er, 0k, 2bb)
E-Voges, Bars 2, Lee, Kasey Knigge, Stamper, Schrette, Kyle Knigge. LOB-Josephine County 14, Lewiston 12. 2B-Barrett, Voges, Kyle Knigge. SB-Lee, Barrett, Holley. CS-Boucher, Taylor. S-Bars. DP-Lewiston 1. PB-Schrader, Harwick.
Douglas 14, Calgary 9...In another back-and-forth affair, the Wyoming champs blew past Calgary with a 5-run fifth inning, keyed by shortstop Dylan Klava's 3-run home run to left field. Klava also drew three walks, stole four bases including a steal of home in the first inning, and scored three runs while playing flawless defense at shortstop for Douglas. Starting pitcher Tim Fosmo went the distance, allowing 11 hits, but just one walk, while three Calgary pitchers combined to walk 12 Douglas batters. Douglas also took advantage of seven Calgary errors and stole 11 bases in 11 attempts. Fosmo and battery-mate Jake Marcus scored three runs each for Douglas. Calgary left fielder Alan Screaton went 3-for-3 with a double and four runs batted in. Ken Forrester went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and Nolan Kaiser was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI's. Douglas won despite being outhit 11-to-5 in the game.
CALGARY 4-0-1-2-0-2-0 9-11-7
DOUGLAS 4-1-1-0-5-3-x 14-5-3
W-Fosmo (7ip, 11h, 9r, 7er, 7k, bb, hp)
L-Everts (3ip, 3h, 6r, 0er, 5k, 3bb)
E-Marjerrison, Kaiser 2, Everts, Forrester, Peach, Edwards 2, Espeland. LOB-Calgary 7, Douglas 9. 2B-Screaton, Hades, Kaiser. HR-Klava. SB-Forrester, Marcus 2, Klava 4, Melton, Edwards 3, Fosmo 2. SF-Screaton. PB-Marcus
Kelso 12, Central Basin 2 (6 innings)...Kelso ace lefthander Nick LaRoy completely dominated the Central Basin lineup, striking out 11 of the 13 batters he faced. Leadoff batter Lane Sari went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and shortstop Dylan Slunaker drove in four runs and scored another. Central Basin's only hit came in the fifth inning off the bat of first baseman Case Hinkins, who drove in a run with a fielder's choice in the sixth inning. Central Basin put the ball in play just four times in six innings as Kelso improved its summer record to 33-2.
KELSO, WA 3-2-1-0-1-5 12-8-1
CENTRAL BASIN 0-0-0-0-0-2 2-1-7
W-La Roy (4ip, 0h, 0r, 11k, bb)
L-Lotz (2.1ip, 4h, 6r, 3er, 3k, 4bb, hp)
E-Hubbard 2, Melburn 2, Ybarra, Omlin, Hodges, O'Neill. LOB-Kelso 9, Central Basin 5. SB-Slunaker, LaRoy, Neal, Dearing 2, Rodgers. PB-Melburn.
The feel-good story of the day came in the third game when Douglas, Wyoming, a community of 5000 residents with a 2-team league, defeated Calgary, Alberta 14-9. Douglas, making its first regional appearance in over 30 years, knocked off a team from a city of more than a million people.
Josephine County surprised 3-time regional qualifier and former 13-year-old regional champion Lewiston, Idaho with a marathon, 3-hour-plus 8-7 victory. Helena, Montana scored four runs in the sixth inning to come from behind and beat West Kootenay, BC 5-2. The Montana champs will face Douglas, Wyoming at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in a battle of first-day winners.
Josephine County 8, Lewiston 7 (8 innings)...Both teams punched and counterpunched in a wild final two innings as the South Oregon champs scored three runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth to upset the Idaho champions. A dropped fly ball in left field opened the door for a 3-run seventh inning as Josephine County took a 6-4 lead. Lewiston countered wtih two unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh, with Casey Knigge tying the game at six on a 2-out, bases loaded walk. Josephine County came back in the eighth with back-to-back leadoff walks from Ryan Voges and starting pitcher Dillon Gardner. Both scored on Ryan Schrader's 2-run single later in the inning. After Gardner threw seven innings for Josephine County, Dylan Boucher took over on the mound and loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batter. A bases loaded walk to Casey Harwick brought Lewiston to within one run before Taylor Bars took over on the hill and retired Zach Holley on a game-ending comebacker to the mound. Gardner got the win, striking out eight and walking six in a 131-pitch outing, while Bars got credit for the save. Leadoff batter Chris Schrette went 3-for-5 at the plate for Lewiston, while Kyle Knigge and Harwick drove in two runs apiece.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY 0-0-0-3-0-0-3-2 8-7-4
LEWISTON, ID 0-0-2-2-0-0-2-1 7-9-4
W-Gardner (7ip, 9h, 6r, 3er, 8k, 6bb, hp, bk)
L-Heitzman (1.1ip, 2h, 2r, 2er, 0k, 2bb)
E-Voges, Bars 2, Lee, Kasey Knigge, Stamper, Schrette, Kyle Knigge. LOB-Josephine County 14, Lewiston 12. 2B-Barrett, Voges, Kyle Knigge. SB-Lee, Barrett, Holley. CS-Boucher, Taylor. S-Bars. DP-Lewiston 1. PB-Schrader, Harwick.
Douglas 14, Calgary 9...In another back-and-forth affair, the Wyoming champs blew past Calgary with a 5-run fifth inning, keyed by shortstop Dylan Klava's 3-run home run to left field. Klava also drew three walks, stole four bases including a steal of home in the first inning, and scored three runs while playing flawless defense at shortstop for Douglas. Starting pitcher Tim Fosmo went the distance, allowing 11 hits, but just one walk, while three Calgary pitchers combined to walk 12 Douglas batters. Douglas also took advantage of seven Calgary errors and stole 11 bases in 11 attempts. Fosmo and battery-mate Jake Marcus scored three runs each for Douglas. Calgary left fielder Alan Screaton went 3-for-3 with a double and four runs batted in. Ken Forrester went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and Nolan Kaiser was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI's. Douglas won despite being outhit 11-to-5 in the game.
CALGARY 4-0-1-2-0-2-0 9-11-7
DOUGLAS 4-1-1-0-5-3-x 14-5-3
W-Fosmo (7ip, 11h, 9r, 7er, 7k, bb, hp)
L-Everts (3ip, 3h, 6r, 0er, 5k, 3bb)
E-Marjerrison, Kaiser 2, Everts, Forrester, Peach, Edwards 2, Espeland. LOB-Calgary 7, Douglas 9. 2B-Screaton, Hades, Kaiser. HR-Klava. SB-Forrester, Marcus 2, Klava 4, Melton, Edwards 3, Fosmo 2. SF-Screaton. PB-Marcus
Kelso 12, Central Basin 2 (6 innings)...Kelso ace lefthander Nick LaRoy completely dominated the Central Basin lineup, striking out 11 of the 13 batters he faced. Leadoff batter Lane Sari went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and shortstop Dylan Slunaker drove in four runs and scored another. Central Basin's only hit came in the fifth inning off the bat of first baseman Case Hinkins, who drove in a run with a fielder's choice in the sixth inning. Central Basin put the ball in play just four times in six innings as Kelso improved its summer record to 33-2.
KELSO, WA 3-2-1-0-1-5 12-8-1
CENTRAL BASIN 0-0-0-0-0-2 2-1-7
W-La Roy (4ip, 0h, 0r, 11k, bb)
L-Lotz (2.1ip, 4h, 6r, 3er, 3k, 4bb, hp)
E-Hubbard 2, Melburn 2, Ybarra, Omlin, Hodges, O'Neill. LOB-Kelso 9, Central Basin 5. SB-Slunaker, LaRoy, Neal, Dearing 2, Rodgers. PB-Melburn.
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