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AUGUST 25, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B1 KEIZERTIMES.COM Volcanoes take in the eclipse By HERB SWETT Of the Keizertimes The Volcanoes kept fi ght- ing Monday, eclipse day, but fell to the visiting Hillsboro Hops 9-5. Believed to be the fi rst eclipse-scheduled game in the history of professional base- ball, the event drew 5,297 fans for the largest attendance not on a Fourth of July in Keizer Stadium history. They came from 34 states not including Oregon, as well as nine foreign countries: Aus- tralia, Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Eng- land, Italy, Japan, Norway, and South Africa. Canadians came from British Columbia, Alber- ta, and Ontario. Noah Petro, a research sci- entist for the National Aero- nautics and Space Administra- tion, threw two ceremonial pitches, one just before the eclipse and one just after it. Both balls are on their way to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Alexis Mather, Miss Or- egon 2016, sang the national anthem. The plan was for the fi rst inning to be played before the eclipse, the remainder of the game after. However, a traf- fi c delay for the Hops and a lengthy top of the fi rst inning changed plans. John Timmins, normally a reliever for Salem- Keizer, was the starting pitch- er with the plan for a regular starter, Peter Lanoo, to take over for the second inning, which he did. The bottom of the fi rst, however, did not start until the eclipse ended. Rather than start Tucker Ward, a reliever, the Hops started a rotation pitcher, Tyler Badano. Hillsboro made things rough in the top of the fi rst. Ryan Grotjohn hit a one-out single to right fi eld and went to second base on an infi eld single by Luis Lara. Dan Swain singled to center, driving in Grotjohn, and went to sec- ond on a throw. With Swain on third, Daulton Varsho hit a home run to left, his fi rst of two homers in the game. In the middle of the fi rst, the Hops had a 4-0 lead. Badano set the Volcanoes down in order in the fi rst. La- noo did the same to Hillsboro KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Salem-Keizer Volcanoes watch the eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21 during a delay of their baseball game against the Hillsboro Hops. BOTTOM, LEFT: John Timmins pitched the fi rst inning of the game before the delay. in the top of the second. In the Volcano second, Or- lando Garcia hit a one-out double down the left fi eld line. Manuel Geraldo singled to center, driving him home, and reached third on a single to center by Michael Sexton. Rob Calabrese hit a sacrifi ce fl y to right, scoring Geraldo. Hillsboro’s lead was cut to 4-2. The Hops added to their lead in the fourth. Thompson led off with a single to cen- ter and went to second as Var- sho grounded out. Ryan Tufts reached fi rst and then second on an error by third baseman Shane Matheny that allowed Thompson to score. Jorge Per- ez doubled to center, driving in Tufts and giving the Hops a 6-2 lead. In the Volcano fourth, Garcia singled to center and reached third on a single to right by Geraldo. Sexton got Garcia home on a fi elder’s choice, and the score was 6-3. Lara added a run in the top of the fi fth with a homer to right. Varsho led off the sixth with a home run over the right fi eld fence. Owings sin- gled to right, and Ryan Dob- son brought him home with a double to left. Hillsboro led 9-3. In the bottom of the sixth, Logan Baldwin led off with a walk. Ryan Kirby followed with a single to left, saw left fi elder Connor Owings bob- ble the ball, and headed for second. Owings, however, made a quick recovery and fi red to fi rst, and Kirby did not get back there in time. Bald- win reached third as Garcia grounded out and scored in an infi eld single by Geraldo. Cesar Yanez pitched for the Volcanoes in the seventh, al- lowing one hit but no runs. Facing Luis Castillo in the bottom of the seventh, the Volcanoes got only one baser- unner, on a walk. A newcomer, Weilly Yan, pitched for the Volcanoes in the ninth, walking two but not allowing a run. Matt Peacock, pitching the ninth for Hillsboro, walked Rob Calabrese with one out. A double by Matheny moved Calabrese to third, and he scored on a ground out by Malique Ziegler. That was the fi fth and last Salem-Keizer run. Badano was the winning pitcher with a 1-2 record. Timmins took the loss, going to 1-4. “They’re playing hard,” manager Jolbert Cabrera said of his Volcanoes, noting the fi rst inning was the biggest problem. “I think we’ve just got to be consistent all around,” was Garcia’s comment. “We need to put it together. International fi shermen fl ock to Oregon rivers BLUE DAY by G.I. Wilson KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley McNary junior Nigel Harris, No. 14, holds on for a touchdown catch after taking a hit from two Celtic defenders on Saturday, Aug. 19 during a Blue Day scrimmage. More photos on B6. How about anglers travel- ing over 10,000 miles, round trip, to catch an Oregon fi sh, and then turn it loose? It didn’t happen just once. It has been happening for sev- eral years. Groups of anglers from Germany, are coming to Oregon to fi sh the Columbia and Willamette for oversized white sturgeon. Local fi shing guides, Don- ald Koskela of Pastime Fish- ing Adventures, and Charlie Foster of Northwest Sturgeon Adventures, have been hosting groups for several years. Koskela’s German connec- tion came about almost by ac- cident. Another guide called Koskela, “Some foreigner emailed, said he wanted a one- on-one trip for big sturgeon. I don’t want to fool around with him.” Koskela follows through with an email. The guy is a veterinarian from Berlin. He has a good experience, goes home and tells a friend. That friend was Stephan Shandler, an outfi tter in Germany who books trips all over the world. Shandler has booked 10-day trips with Koskela twice a year ever since. “I look forward to the guests coming from Europe each season, sometimes twice a year,” Koskela adds. “No matter the language barrier, fi shing always makes sense to fi shermen.” (By the way, the guide that made that referral to Koskela is no longer in business.) Four years ago, Martin Sac, another outfi tter in Germany, brought clients to British Co- lumbia’s Fraser River to fi sh for sturgeon.. After eight days of disap- pointing results, Sac turned to the internet and looked for Oregon guides on the Co- lumbia River. He contacted Charlie Fos- ter. “Fishing two days with Foster, we caught more fi sh-- and larger fi sh--than we did in eight days in B.C.” That sealed the deal. He has been bringing clients to Foster ever since. “It’s always a delight to meet new clients from another country and show them how great the Columbia River can be,” Foster says. This year Sac brought six clients. Please see WILSON, Page B3