Wednesday, April 26, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Outlaws handle Huskies in baseball double-header
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Outlaws were firing on
all cylinders at home on Friday,
April 21, and posted wins in
both games of the double-
header against Sweet Home.
Sisters set the pace with a
15-1 victory in the first game.
The Outlaws got 15 runs off
17 hits and one error. The
Huskies had one lone run, four
hits, and three errors.
Zach Morgan did a tremen-
dous job on the mound for the
Outlaws and earned the win.
Morgan was dominant with
his fastball and recorded 12
strikeouts.
He helped his own cause
at the plate, starting Sisters’
scoring spree in the first
inning with a solo home run
that sailed straight away over
the center-field fence. Morgan
finished the game four-for-
five, which included his home
run and a double. Coach Steve
Hodges told The Nugget that
he was definitely the MVP of
the game.
Christopher Luz also had
a great game. Luz went three-
for-five, and had a three-run
blast in the seventh.
“Christopher has really
come along the last couple
weeks, and has made a huge
difference in our offense,”
said Hodges.
Ryan Cook went two-
for-four with a double, Jett
Mingus and Jake Larson both
were two-for-four with an RBI
each, and JW Bertagna was
two-for-three with an RBI.
Hodges noted that Larson
has been able to pick up some
key hits with runners in scor-
ing position in the last couple
of games, which has also
been a boost to the Outlaws’
offense.
Sisters won the second
game in six innings, 11-1,
due to the 10-run rule. The
Outlaws scored 11 runs on 11
hits and zero errors.
Cook pitched the first two
innings and Mingus finished
up the last four and earned
the win. Jett challenged hit-
ters and didn’t walk players.
He got the Huskies to hit a lot
of fly balls, and infield ground
balls, and let his defense back
him up.
Mingus was calm and col-
lected, and pitched himself out
of a jam in the fourth inning.
With the bases loaded and
one out, Jett struck out a bat-
ter, and then a ground out to
shortstop ended the inning.
“That was a huge inning
for us and gave us momen-
tum for the rest of the game,”
said Hodges. “Jett performed
under pressure and showed
good poise. He pitched with
confidence after that.”
Several players contrib-
uted on offense. Morgan had
a two-run shot over the right-
field wall in the fourth inning,
Alec Gannon was two-for-
three with a double and one
RBI, and Ryan Cook had two
doubles and an RBI.
Ryan Funk, with the bases
loaded, hit a 350-foot single
that landed at the base of
the fence. Hodges told The
Nugget that players couldn’t
run because they weren’t sure
if the ball would be caught or
not.
“I’m sure it was the longest
single of Ryan’s career,” said
Hodges.
Jake Larson went two-
for-four with an RBI, Austin
Morss was one-for-three,
Mingus was one-for-three
with a double and two RBI,
and Alec Gannon was two-
for-three with an RBI.
Hodges noted he’s very
pleased with the team’s
improved offense.
...the kids executed our
game plan to perfection.
They focused and
prepared, and it paid off...
— Coach Steve Hodges
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
“After four days of prac-
tice, we had a great offensive
showing,” said Hodges. “We
got a total of 26 runs in two
games. I’m certainly very
pleased with our offensive
progress the last week and a
half. Today the kids executed
our game plan to perfection.
They focused and prepared,
and it paid off today.”
The Outlaws are now 7-1
in league and 15-1 overall.
Sisters was to play at home
against Sutherlin on Tuesday,
April 25. The team will host a
double-header against Elmira
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