MAY 11, 2018, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B3
Celtics fall apart at South Salem
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
SALEM—Two big er-
rors led to two big innings as
McNary was swept by South
Salem, falling 12-4 on Fri-
day, May 4 and then 11-1 on
Monday, May 7.
In game one, the error
came in the top of the second.
After walking the bases
loaded, McNary pitcher Kyle
McCallister got a ground ball
to short to get out of the in-
ning unscathed but Jacob Jack-
son couldn’t turn the double
play. Only one run scored on
the error but with new life the
Saxons responded with fi ve
hits, including a double and
home run to take a 7-0 lead.
McNary pitchers contin-
ued to struggle fi nding the
plate as Devon Bedoya walked
four South Salem batters in
the third as the Saxons scored
two more runs.
The Celtics scored three
runs in the fourth. Jackson
singled to lead off the inning
and then scored, along with Ty
Covalt, on a double to center
fi eld by David Allen. Collin
Wentworth then scored on a
ground ball by Ryan Thomp-
son.
McNary put one more
run on the board in the fi fth
when Wentworth was hit by
a pitch with the bases loaded.
The Celtics left two runners
on base in both the sixth and
seventh innings.
In game two, the error
came in the fi fth.
McNary entered the inning
tied 1-1. After getting ahead of
South Salem’s No. 9 hitter 0-2
but failing to put him away
and allowing a two-out single,
Carl Rumbaugh got a ground
ball to fi rst base to get out
of the inning but Thompson
couldn’t handle it, allowing
two runs to score.
“We have to have kids
make big plays in big mo-
ments,” McNary head coach
Larry Keeker said. “And when
you don’t do that, you’re giv-
ing that other team a chance
and against a good team, it’s
really risky at that point to ac-
tually get out of it.”
After a home run gave
South Salem a 5-1 lead, the
Celtics had another chance to
get out of the inning but Jack-
son overthrew Thompson at
fi rst on a ground ball to short.
The Saxons made McNary
pay, scoring six more runs to
end the game in fi ve innings.
“We just opened the door
and they went right through it
with 10 runs,” McNary head
coach Larry Keeker said. “We
just never stopped the bleed-
ing.”
The Celtics scored fi rst on
Monday as David Alfaro dou-
bled with two outs to drive in
Noah Bach and give McNary
a 1-0 lead in the top of the
fourth.
Rumbaugh didn’t allow
a hit until Aaron Zavala and
Ryan Brown hit back-to-back
doubles to tie the game at 1-1
in the bottom of the fourth.
McNary couldn’t cash in
on a Jackson double in the
top of the fi fth as Wentworth
grounded out with runners at
the corners to end the inning.
“That (fi fth) inning was re-
ally hard to swallow because
of the way we battled for
the fi rst four and two thirds
against one of the best pitchers
in the league in Ryan Brown,”
Keeker said.
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McNary senior David Alfaro drove in a run with a two-out double in the top of the fourth inning
on Monday at Gilmore Field in South Salem.
Lady Celts drop two
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
McNary didn’t get the
softball result it wanted, fall-
ing to West Albany 7-4 on
Friday, May 4.
But head coach Kevin
Wise liked the Lady Celts’
improved approach at the
plate.
“Last time when we
played them there we didn’t
hit well at all,” Wise said of
the 10-0 loss at West Albany
on April 13. “I think today
we had a lot better approach
and I think we did a good job
of putting balls in play, at least
a lot better than last time. I
was really happy with the
change.”
West Albany struck fi rst
at McNary, scoring one run
in the top of the third on a
double to left fi eld after an
infi eld error.
But the Lady Celts an-
swered with two runs in the
bottom of the inning.
After Alexa Cepeda hit a
sacrifi ce fl y to center fi eld
to score Abigail Covalt from
third, Haley Bingenheimer
tripled down the right fi eld
line to drive in Nadia Witt
and give McNary a 2-1 lead.
West Albany took the lead
for good in the fourth, scor-
ing two runs on back-to-
back singles with two outs.
The Bulldogs added to their
lead in the fi fth with four
runs, including a three-run
home run to center fi eld.
Nadia Witt tripled to lead
off the bottom of the seventh
and scored on a ground ball
by Bingenheimer to get Mc-
Nary within 7-4 but the rally
and the game ended with an-
other ground out.
“Really putting up four
runs on a team like that is
honestly pretty good because
she’s (Mahayla Gamble) a re-
ally good pitcher,” Wise said.
“They’re a really good team.
Losing is always hard. I just
want them to build off this.
We had good approaches at
the plate and defense was re-
ally pretty solid. If we play
like this and get a couple of
more hits to drop in, I think
the results will probably be
different.”
Witt was 2-for-3 and
scored two runs. Covalt had
a double and drew two walks.
Kate Ronning also doubled
in the loss.
Senior Emma Kinler
missed her sixth straight
game with a concussion.
“Nothing against the kids
that have stepped in because
they’ve done an awesome
job but when you have a
senior compared to a fresh-
man in games like this, there’s
just experience,” Wise said.
“When these kids get to be,
even next year and then ju-
niors and seniors, they’re go-
ing to be lights out.”
The Lady Celts suffered
another loss on Tuesday, fall-
ing at McMinnville 14-4.
McMinnville took the
lead early, scoring four runs
in the fi rst inning
McNary chipped away,
getting within 4-2 after Faith
Danner doubled to drive
home Taylor Ebbs and Ron-
ning in the top of the second.
Ebbs then doubled to lead
off the top of the fourth and
scored on a sacrifi ce fl y by
Danner to right fi eld.
But the Bulldogs added to
their lead with four runs in
the fourth and six in the fi fth
to run-rule McNary.
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