Wednesday, May 17, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Outlaws capture baseball league title
went two-for-three, and Alec
Gannon was two-for-five.
The Tigers had big fifth
and sixth innings, with three
and five runs respectively.
“We didn’t play well
defensively in the fifth or
sixth,” said Coach Steve
Hodges. “We had one error
that resulted in four runs in
the sixth.”
The Outlaws really turned
it around in the next game
and beat the Tigers by 14
runs. Sisters had 14 hits, and
one error in the contest.
Sisters’ 10 runs in the
fourth inning really took the
wind out of the Tigers’ sails.
Big hits the first time through
the line-up came from Luz,
Gannon, and Morgan, who
all had RBI singles, and Funk
who had an RBI double. The
next time around, Funk hit an
RBI double, and Morgan tal-
lied a two-RBI single.
Luz was the winning
pitcher. He threw strikes,
made the Tigers put the ball
in play, and let his defense
back him up.
Four players had multiple
hits for the Outlaws. Gannon
was a perfect four-for-four
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Outlaws captured
the Sky-Em League title
last week, and will play
both La Pine and Blanchet
Catholic next week to prepare
for the upcoming playoffs.
Sisters wrapped up league
play with a 12-3 record, 21-3
overall.
Sisters was rocked by a
10-5 loss to Sweet Home at
home in Sisters on Tuesday,
May 9. Three days later the
Outlaws lost 13-9 in their first
game of their double-header
against the Tigers at Junction
City (JC), but they bounced
back and won the second
game 17-3.
In the first game of the
double-header against JC the
Outlaws had 11 hits and com-
mitted two errors, and the
Tigers had 13 hits and two
errors.
Ryan Funk’s two-RBI
home run was the highlight
of the game for Sisters. Three
Outlaws had multiple hits
in the contest. Christopher
Luz went two-for-four with
three RBI, Austin Morss
at the plate with six RBI.
Morgan and Funk both went
two-for-four with three and
two RBI respectively. Luz
went three-for-four.
We hit the ball well
and that’s good to see
as we enter the playoffs.
We’re trying to establish
some momentum and
tempo as we head that way.
— Steve Hodges
“This was a good rebound
game for us to get back on
track,” said Hodges. “We hit
the ball well, and that’s good
to see as we enter the play-
offs. We’re trying to establish
some momentum and tempo
as we head that way.”
Earlier in the week, on
Tuesday, the Outlaws hon-
ored their senior players:
Jake Larson, Ryan Cook,
Ryan Funk, JW Bertagna,
Will Werts, Alec Gannon,
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Ryan Funk homers as the Outlaws split a double-header vs. Sutherlin.
the game.
Of his seniors Hodges
said, “These are a close-
knit group of guys that have
played together since youth
baseball. They really enjoy
one another, and have a great
camaraderie.”
The Outlaws scored their
five runs off seven hits and
four errors. Sweet Home was
on fire at the plate and scored
10 runs off 18 hits.
In the third, Ryan Funk
scored an RBI on a sac fly for
the Outlaws. In the sixth, Luz
ripped a triple to right center,
and Gannon had an RBI sin-
gle down the left-field line.
The Huskies are currently
ranked No. 11 in the state.
They stepped up big-time
and showed the Outlaws they
came ready to play.
“They came swinging,
put everything in play, and
found every hole on the
field,” said Hodges. “It was
just one of those games that
didn’t go our way. They put
two-strike pitches in play,
hit ground balls up the mid-
dle, and hardly had any fly
balls. We’ve got to give them
credit. They had a great day
at the plate.”
Sisters was to play
La Pine on Tuesday, May 16.
They will match up against
Blanchet on Friday, May 19.
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