AN ASSIST FROM NORTH OF THE BORDER
The Astoria 13-15-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars have clinched a spot in Saturday's championship round at the Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament at Aiken Field thanks to a little help from the visitors from Calgary.
Calgary's Tom Erick delivered a base hit to left field to score Ty Hades with the game-winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning as Calgary, Alberta defeated Helena, Montana 10-9 in today's final round of pool play.
Helena trailed 7-0 after two innings and stormed back to tie the game at nine with five runs in the sixth inning, the tying run scoring when T.J. Lanier was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, forcing in Josh Dirks, who had drawn a bases loaded walk earlier in the inning.
Dirks entered the game as a pinch runner in the third inning and walked twice, singled and doubled, but was stranded at third base in the eighth and tenth innings.
Calgary's Ken Forrester continued his torrid tournament at the plate, hitting a 3-run home run in Calgary's 4-run first inning. Forrester went 3-for-5 on the day to finish the tournament 10-for-14 at the plate with six runs scored. The ace pitcher on Calgary's staff finally found his groove on the mound, tossing four scoreless innings to close out the game and earn the Albertans only win of the tournament.
The Montanans need an Astoria win tonight over West Kootenay, British Columbia in order to reach the semifinals as the number two seed from the American pool. A Montana win today would have put the pressure on Astoria to beat West Kootenay tonight in order to ensure a championship round berth. West Kootenay will either be the top seed with a win tonight, or out of the tournament with a loss.
Kelso had pretty much ensured a championship round berth heading into today's first pool game. They wasted no time in ensuring a top seed, scoring ten runs in the first two innings on the way to a 11-2 victory over Josephine County.
Every Kelso starter had a hit and Blake Giles pitched four innings of 1-hit relief for the win. Parker Rodgers, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI single and a run scored, had the defensive play of the tournament, making a full-speed, full extention leaping grab of a deep drive off the bat of Dylan Armanino near the wall in the left field corner to end the third inning, saving at least one, maybe two runs.
Kelso will take on the #2 team from the American pool at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning in the first semifinal. Central Basin clinched the number two seed in the National pool with Josephine County's loss and will face the American Division top seed at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow in the other semifinal. The North Washington All-Stars have a bye today after completing their pool schedule yesterday.
KELSO, WA 5-5-0-0-0-1-0 11-11-2
JOSEPHINE CTY 1-0-0-0-1-0-0 2-3-4
W-Giles (4ip, h, r, 0er, 3k, 3bb)
L-Bars (1 1/3ip, 5h, 8r, 5er, 0k, 3bb, hp)
E-Slunaker, Middleton, Schrader 2, Lee, Gardner. LOB-Kelso 7, JC 7. 2B-Middleton, Bars. SB-O'Neil, Fick, Slunaker, LaRoy 2, Specht, Dearing, Sari. CS-Slunaker, Rodgers. S-Pierce. DP-Kelso 1, JC 1. PO-Schrader.
HELENA 0-0-3-0-1-5-0-0-0-0 9-9-2
CALGARY 4-3-0-1-1-0-0-0-0-1 10-15-2
W-Forrester (4ip, 3h, 0r, k, bb)
L-Churchill (2 2/3ip, 2h, er, k)
E-Lopez, McLean, Hades, Forrester. LOB-Helena 13, Calgary 12. 2B-Churchill, Dirks, Ranson, Elberg, Erick. HR-Forrester. SB-Martin, McGurn 3, Dirks. S-Fisher, Kupper. SF-Conway, Everts. DP-Calgary 1.
Calgary's Tom Erick delivered a base hit to left field to score Ty Hades with the game-winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning as Calgary, Alberta defeated Helena, Montana 10-9 in today's final round of pool play.
Helena trailed 7-0 after two innings and stormed back to tie the game at nine with five runs in the sixth inning, the tying run scoring when T.J. Lanier was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, forcing in Josh Dirks, who had drawn a bases loaded walk earlier in the inning.
Dirks entered the game as a pinch runner in the third inning and walked twice, singled and doubled, but was stranded at third base in the eighth and tenth innings.
Calgary's Ken Forrester continued his torrid tournament at the plate, hitting a 3-run home run in Calgary's 4-run first inning. Forrester went 3-for-5 on the day to finish the tournament 10-for-14 at the plate with six runs scored. The ace pitcher on Calgary's staff finally found his groove on the mound, tossing four scoreless innings to close out the game and earn the Albertans only win of the tournament.
The Montanans need an Astoria win tonight over West Kootenay, British Columbia in order to reach the semifinals as the number two seed from the American pool. A Montana win today would have put the pressure on Astoria to beat West Kootenay tonight in order to ensure a championship round berth. West Kootenay will either be the top seed with a win tonight, or out of the tournament with a loss.
Kelso had pretty much ensured a championship round berth heading into today's first pool game. They wasted no time in ensuring a top seed, scoring ten runs in the first two innings on the way to a 11-2 victory over Josephine County.
Every Kelso starter had a hit and Blake Giles pitched four innings of 1-hit relief for the win. Parker Rodgers, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI single and a run scored, had the defensive play of the tournament, making a full-speed, full extention leaping grab of a deep drive off the bat of Dylan Armanino near the wall in the left field corner to end the third inning, saving at least one, maybe two runs.
Kelso will take on the #2 team from the American pool at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning in the first semifinal. Central Basin clinched the number two seed in the National pool with Josephine County's loss and will face the American Division top seed at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow in the other semifinal. The North Washington All-Stars have a bye today after completing their pool schedule yesterday.
KELSO, WA 5-5-0-0-0-1-0 11-11-2
JOSEPHINE CTY 1-0-0-0-1-0-0 2-3-4
W-Giles (4ip, h, r, 0er, 3k, 3bb)
L-Bars (1 1/3ip, 5h, 8r, 5er, 0k, 3bb, hp)
E-Slunaker, Middleton, Schrader 2, Lee, Gardner. LOB-Kelso 7, JC 7. 2B-Middleton, Bars. SB-O'Neil, Fick, Slunaker, LaRoy 2, Specht, Dearing, Sari. CS-Slunaker, Rodgers. S-Pierce. DP-Kelso 1, JC 1. PO-Schrader.
HELENA 0-0-3-0-1-5-0-0-0-0 9-9-2
CALGARY 4-3-0-1-1-0-0-0-0-1 10-15-2
W-Forrester (4ip, 3h, 0r, k, bb)
L-Churchill (2 2/3ip, 2h, er, k)
E-Lopez, McLean, Hades, Forrester. LOB-Helena 13, Calgary 12. 2B-Churchill, Dirks, Ranson, Elberg, Erick. HR-Forrester. SB-Martin, McGurn 3, Dirks. S-Fisher, Kupper. SF-Conway, Everts. DP-Calgary 1.
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