JUNE 28, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A13
Celtics baseball bounces back against Sprague
contributed to. Alex Simpson
came in and fi nished the game
for us. It was good to see him get
back on the mound and have a
good fi nish. He saved the game,”
said head coach Larry Keeker.
As the game started the two
teams appear to be equal in
ability and skill level. Sprague
took to the fi eld keeping the
Celtics from scoring at the
top of the fi rst of the inning.
McNary returned the favor in
the bottom half.
The Celtics scored their
fi rst run during the top of the
second thanks to Cameron
Zerbe but failed to bring in
more runners. The team was
once again plagued by faulty
ball transfers and
led to Sprague
slipping two runs
past them during
the bottom of
the second.
M c N a r y
continued
to hold their
own
against
the Olympians
while blocking
attempted runs
through
the
fourth.
They
evened
the
score to 2-2
MHS Relief pitcher Kyle Weathers takes over
during the fi fth
pitching in the fi fth inning.
while fi ghting
off
Sprague’s
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By DEE MOORE
For the Keizertimes
McNary Celtics redeemed
themselves with an 11 to 2 win
Thursday, June 20 when they
battled against the Sprague
Olympians in South Salem.
Logan Ready who pitched
a strong game through the
fi rst fi ve innings was relieved
in the fi fth by Alex Simpson.
Both pitchers were pivotal to
McNary’s win.
“Starting pitcher Logan
Ready had a really good start
for us and we had really good
defense behind him. He had
a lot of strikes and he kept the
ball in play for us and we made
a lot of defensive plays that he
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attempts to put more runs on
the board.
Tensions were high as the
Celtics fi nally found their
groove during the sixth. With
bases loaded the team added fi ve
runs to the board demonstrating
their potential for greatness.
McNary powered on into the
bottom of the sixth preventing
Sprague from completing any
runs.
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Eban Mayer hits a pitch against Sprague.
until the top of the sixth and
they we able to break free
for fi ve and four in the sixth.
There were some big RBI hits.
Griffi n Hubbard had one and
Erik Sorenson had one. We had
a lot of key hits with guys on
base which is a big deal for us,
because we’ve had some games
where we’ve left some guys on
base and didn’t pick them up. It’s
good to see the offense come
around with guys on base and
score multiple runs in an inning
to put the game away in the last
two innings.
“I was proud of them because
we had a rough game before
that against West Salem, so it was
a good bounce back game for us
against a good team on top of
it,” Keeker said.
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Celtics swung into the seventh
inning with the same energy
they had brought to the previous
inning. McNary dominated the
fi eld adding four more runs to
the board for a total of 11 at
top of the seventh. Pitcher Alex
Simpson did his part when he
took the mound in the bottom
of the seventh. He pitched a
strong game insuring that the
Celtics maintained their score.
“It was a tight ball game
has grown immensely, and
has become one of the most
successful Patriotic Tributes
in minor league baseball.
They are the recipient of the
Northwest League’s Charles
K. Murphy Patriot Award
for 2017 and 2018, and a
runner-up for the National
Minor League Baseball.
The main feature of their
annual Patriotic Tribute is
the formal Fallen Warrior
Ceremony. This July 4th, the
ceremony will be for Sergeant
Ian Tawney, of Dallas, Ore.,
who was killed in Afghanistan
when he was hit by an
improvised explosive device.
His only child, daughter
Claire, was born three months
after his death. Tawney’s
extended family, and other
relatives, and some of his
Marine Corps brothers will
be here for the ceremony.
Participating
in
the
ceremony will be United
States Congressman Kurt
Schrader,
United
States
Marine
Corps
Major
General Chris Owens (Ret.),
Oregon State University
Naval ROTC Commander
Captain Trey Sisson, National
Vice-Commandant
of
the Marine Corps League
T.J. Morgan, former Navy
Offi cer Chaplain Nate Krupp
delivering the Prayer for the
Fallen and Missing Warriors,
Polk County Commissioner
Mike Ainsworth, Polk County
Sheriff Mark Garton, Dallas
Mayor and former Army
Lt. Colonel Brian Dalton
and Dallas Chamber of
Commerce CEO J.D. Shinn.
There will also be many
service people up the base
lines, like the Willamette
Valley Pipes and Drum Corps,
American Legion Rifl e Team,
trumpeter Marine Corps
Staff Sergeant Jason Mosser
and Oregon National Guard
Senior
Master
Sergeant
Denise
Phillips
singing
Mansions of the Lord.
The theme for 2019 is
A Time to Recognize and
Honor the Youth of Our
Military
Families.
The
Oregon National Guard is
scheduled to deploy 2,400
soldiers this coming fall. This
game will likely be a sellout
as the Volcanoes average
attendance on The 4th of July
is 5,600. A fi reworks show
will follow the game. Tickets
may be purchased by calling
the Volcanoes at 503-779-
4088.