ASTORIA RIDES POWER SURGE TO OPENING ROUT
First impressions of the PNW 13-15 Babe Ruth Tournament field? Big boys. Really big boys.
At last year's North Oregon 14-year-old State Tournament, opening day ceremonies included a home run derby. Astoria's Max Johnson was the only player to hit a home run. Granted, they were 14 then, younger and skinnier, but man, what are they feeding them in Calgary?
Astoria may not have a team that will intimidate you physically, but put a bat in their hands and they'll beat your brains out. Just ask the brawny crew from north of the border!
Astoria hit three home runs and Cody Strickland pitched five innings of 4-hit, shutout ball as the host team defeated the Calgary Selects 14-0 in a 5-inning game that capped the second day of the regional tournament at Aiken Field.
A sizable crowd took little time to get into the game as Astoria shortstop Marc Gallegos belted the second pitch he saw from Calgary ace righthander Ken Forrester over the wall in left field. Later in the inning, Max Johnson sent a 3-2 Forrester pitch deep into the night, 350+ feet over the left-center field wall to give Astoria a 3-0 rolling start.
Forrester would struggle with home plate umpire Terry Hendryx's typically tight strike zone, visibly showing frustration on a number of occasions in the early innings as he struggled to get his curve ball into the zone. Astoria's Strickland was unfazed as usual, walking just one batter and striking out four, while allowing four hits on the way to the win.
Strickland helped his own cause with a 3-run jack in the fourth inning to put Astoria up 12-0. Doug Montgomery came up just short of a home run with an RBI ground rule double in Astoria's 6-run second inning. Johnson tacked on two more RBI's with a 2-run single and finished the game 3-for-4 with four ribbies and three runs scored.
Dane Lund nearly joined the over-the-wall gang with a fourth inning double ahead of Strickland's home run. Gallegos and Lund each went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI. Gallegos added a fifth-inning double to go with his home run.
Calgary drops to 0-2 in pool play and will take the day off today. Astoria returns to action at 7:00 p.m. tonight against Helena. The Montana champions improved to 2-0 at the tournament and 19-4 for the summer with their 16-6 victory over Douglas, Wyoming yesterday.
Tonight's game will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1230 ESPN, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:55 p.m.
ASTORIA 3-6-0-3-2 14-10-1
CALGARY 0-0-0-0-0 0-4-2
W-Strickland (5ip, 4h, 0r, 4k, bb)
L-Forrester (4ip, 8h, 12r, 12er, 5k, 6bb, hp)
E-Erick, Hades. LOB-Astoria 4, Calgary 4. 2B-Montgomery, Lund, Gallegos. HR-Gallegos, Johnson, Strickland. SB-Lund 2, Johnson 2, Montgomery. CS-Landwehr. SF-Lund. DP-Astoria 1.
At last year's North Oregon 14-year-old State Tournament, opening day ceremonies included a home run derby. Astoria's Max Johnson was the only player to hit a home run. Granted, they were 14 then, younger and skinnier, but man, what are they feeding them in Calgary?
Astoria may not have a team that will intimidate you physically, but put a bat in their hands and they'll beat your brains out. Just ask the brawny crew from north of the border!
Astoria hit three home runs and Cody Strickland pitched five innings of 4-hit, shutout ball as the host team defeated the Calgary Selects 14-0 in a 5-inning game that capped the second day of the regional tournament at Aiken Field.
A sizable crowd took little time to get into the game as Astoria shortstop Marc Gallegos belted the second pitch he saw from Calgary ace righthander Ken Forrester over the wall in left field. Later in the inning, Max Johnson sent a 3-2 Forrester pitch deep into the night, 350+ feet over the left-center field wall to give Astoria a 3-0 rolling start.
Forrester would struggle with home plate umpire Terry Hendryx's typically tight strike zone, visibly showing frustration on a number of occasions in the early innings as he struggled to get his curve ball into the zone. Astoria's Strickland was unfazed as usual, walking just one batter and striking out four, while allowing four hits on the way to the win.
Strickland helped his own cause with a 3-run jack in the fourth inning to put Astoria up 12-0. Doug Montgomery came up just short of a home run with an RBI ground rule double in Astoria's 6-run second inning. Johnson tacked on two more RBI's with a 2-run single and finished the game 3-for-4 with four ribbies and three runs scored.
Dane Lund nearly joined the over-the-wall gang with a fourth inning double ahead of Strickland's home run. Gallegos and Lund each went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI. Gallegos added a fifth-inning double to go with his home run.
Calgary drops to 0-2 in pool play and will take the day off today. Astoria returns to action at 7:00 p.m. tonight against Helena. The Montana champions improved to 2-0 at the tournament and 19-4 for the summer with their 16-6 victory over Douglas, Wyoming yesterday.
Tonight's game will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1230 ESPN, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:55 p.m.
ASTORIA 3-6-0-3-2 14-10-1
CALGARY 0-0-0-0-0 0-4-2
W-Strickland (5ip, 4h, 0r, 4k, bb)
L-Forrester (4ip, 8h, 12r, 12er, 5k, 6bb, hp)
E-Erick, Hades. LOB-Astoria 4, Calgary 4. 2B-Montgomery, Lund, Gallegos. HR-Gallegos, Johnson, Strickland. SB-Lund 2, Johnson 2, Montgomery. CS-Landwehr. SF-Lund. DP-Astoria 1.
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