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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015
Warriors sweep the Tigers, 9-5 and 16-8
The Daily Astorian
WARRENTON — League
rivals Clatskanie and Warrenton
got a sneak peak at next year’s
lineups Tuesday, in a Junior
State Baseball doubleheader at
Huddleston Field.
And the 2016 season looks a
lot more promising for the War-
riors than the Tigers, who lost
10 seniors off their 2015 roster.
Warrenton had just nine
players available in Tuesday’s
twinbill, but still managed to
score a 9-5, 16-8 doubleheader
sweep.
“Both teams were miss-
ing some players, but that was
largely going to be (the Tigers’)
varsity team next year,” said
Warrenton coach Lennie Wolfe.
“So it was good to come away
with two wins.”
The Warriors pounded out
24 base hits in 11 total at-bats,
and had to rally from fourth-in-
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Clatskanie held a 5-3 lead
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the sixth.
Warrenton starter Joe Lit-
tle went the distance on the
mound, allowing eight hits with
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Anthony Cochran had three
of Warrenton’s 12 hits, and also
drove in three runs.
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rally, while Cochran and Jake
Holthusen also had run-scoring
singles.
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innings.
Three pitchers combined to
walk 22 batters, with the Tigers
drawing 13 free passes.
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advantage of nine walks, along
with numerous passed balls and
wild pitches.
In addition to picking up the
win on the mound, Cochran had
three singles for the Warriors.
Justice Watson highlighted the
game with two doubles, while
eighth-grader-to-be Dylan Rush
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Warrenton’s Hunter Wilson, No. 22, tags out a Clatskanie player in the sixth inning of Game 1 of their doubleheader Tuesday.
had two hits, including a two-
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Derek Ham added a two-run
double in the fourth inning, in
which the Warriors scored sev-
en runs, including three runs on
wild pitches.
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errors and stranded nine base-
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who came on in relief in the
fourth inning. He struck out
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“had not done any pitching, oth-
er than at the JV level,” Wolfe
said. “And I certainly felt good
about the offense. We had a
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good day offensively.”
Warrenton plays a single Warrenton’s Derek Ham, left, and Jake Holthusen, right,
game Thursday at Knappa, 5 celebrate after scoring in the fifth inning of Game 1 against
Clatskanie Tuesday.
p.m. at Teevin Field.
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Dirt flies as Warrenton’s Justice Watson, No. 4, slides
back to first base in the fifth inning of their baseball game
against Clatskanie Tuesday.
Deep and versatile, Warriors
show how to build a champion
By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer
CLEVELAND — Andre
Iguodala was more than just a
key player on a team that beat
LeBron James and Cleveland.
Turns out he used to beat
up on Stephen Curry and Klay
Thompson.
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times than they beat us, and I
think it was by a landslide,” Ig-
uodala said.
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started a game all season, the
Warriors built the kind of squad
that can compete for many
NBA titles.
And when they were in trou-
ble trying to win this one, down
2-1 in the series, they inserted
Iguodala into the lineup. He
responded with the same de-
fensive effort he had been pro-
viding against James along with
unsuspected offense, including
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6 clincher.
“He was great the entire se-
ries. But he saved this season
for us,” Warriors forward Dray-
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say Andre’s a pro’s pro. He’s a
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this series, and that’s why we’re
champions.”
One of the reasons, anyway.
There’s also Curry, the regu-
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a couple of big 3-pointers in
the fourth quarter that helped
the Warriors build a big enough
lead to withstand Cleveland’s
be so dynamic,” James added.
Iguodala was a former No.
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won gold with the U.S. Olym-
pic team in 2012. Lee has made
multiple All-Star teams. Living-
ston was a one-time No. 4 pick
in the draft who has become a
valuable and versatile player
after overcoming a devastating
knee injury earlier in his career.
“Well, it speaks to the char-
acter of the players more than
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Golden
State Warriors done an incredible job of put-
guard Andre Iguodala (9) ting together this roster,” coach
dunks against the Cleve- Steve Kerr said. “I was well
land Cavaliers during the aware of the versatility that the
second half of Game 6 of roster had, but as I got to know
basketball’s NBA Finals in the players I realized they had
Cleveland Tuesday.
what it took spiritually, emo-
tionally. They were united.
late comeback. And there was They wanted to win.”
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off the bench from Shaun Liv- looked great one year couldn’t
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the series after falling out of the
But not many of those teams
rotation, and the Warriors still had what these Warriors had,
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bench even once Iguodala was games, more than any team oth-
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ry defender on James, but as a great team, and a team that
James said, “It’s never 1-on-1.” should go down in history as
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play multiple positions for their to bottom,” Curry said. “We
team along with some of those have a lot of things to be proud
other guys allowed their team to of this season.”
SCOREBOARD
SPORTS SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
Junior State Baseball — Clats-
kanie at Astoria Ford B (2), 5 p.m.;
Warrenton at Knappa, 5 p.m.
FRIDAY
Junior State Baseball — David
Douglas at Astoria Ford, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY
Junior State Baseball — (David
Douglas, Astoria Ford, Dallas; 2
p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m.); Kennedy at
Knappa, TBA
SUNDAY
Junior State Baseball — (Da-
vid Douglas, Dallas, Astoria Ford;
Noon, 2 p.m.; 4 p.m.)
BASEBALL
JUNIOR STATE
Game 1
Warrenton 9, Clatskanie 5
Clatskanie 022 010 0—5 8 3
Warrenton 300 051 x—9 12 5
McCallister and Hudson; J.Little
and McFadden. W: J.Little. L: Mc-
Callister. RBI: Cla, Evenson, Hud-
son; War, Cochran 3, McFadden 2,
J.Little, Holthusen, Rush. 2B: Cla,
McCallister; War, Cochran, McFad-
den, J.Little. HBP: War, Watson.
LOB: Clatskanie 8, Warrenton 8.
Game 2
Warrenton 16, Clatskanie 8
Clatskanie 233 00—8 5
5
Warrenton 330 73—16 12 1
Luquette and Boothe, Hudson (2);
Cochran, McFadden (4) and Mc-
Fadden, Watson (4). W: Cochran.
L: Luquette. RBI: Cla, Hudson 3,
Luquette 2, Haas, Warren; War,
J.Little 2, Ham 2, A.Little 2, McFad-
den, Watson. 2B: War, Watson 2,
Ham, A.Little. HBP: Cla, Hudson.
LOB: Clatskanie 9, Warrenton 5.
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