AUGUST 25, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B1
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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