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Okada threw another
scoreless frame in the second
inning, getting a pair of fl y-
outs after a base-runner was
caught stealing.
“I just tried to pound the
zone and I let the defend-
ers behind me back me up,”
Okada said.
“Danny did a good job.
He’s a strike thrower He’s al-
ways been effi cient that way,”
Keeker added.
Tavera replaced Oka-
da on the hill in the top of
the third, but a trio of errors
and free passes allowed Team
Sandoval to get six runs in
the inning.
Patterson, who drew a
walk, was the fi rst player to
get on base for Lincecum in
the bottom of the third. Ta-
vera reached on an error lat-
er in the inning and Patter-
son eventually scored as the
Sandoval catcher could not
throw out Tavera, who stole
second on a fi rst-and-third
situation, which allowed Pat-
terson to come home.
In the top of the fourth,
Okada and Tavera pulled off
a highlight-reel double play
in the infi eld. With runners
on fi rst and second, a ground
ball was hit to Tavera, who
moved to second base. Ta-
vera fl ipped to Okada, who
was playing shortstop, for the
fi rst out. Instead of trying to
throw to fi rst to get the tra-
ditional 4-6-3 double play,
Okada noticed that the run-
ner on second was attempt-
ing to score on the play. So
Okada faked the throw to
fi rst and fi red home to nail
the runner at the dish.
Simpson took the mound
in the top of the sixth, strik-
ing out one and giving up a
run in the frame.
Simpson, along with Pat-
terson, drew walks in the
bottom of the sixth. But
Team Linceum couldn’t take
advantage as they dropped
the fi rst game 11-2.
Team Lincecum lost their
second game 10-3 against
Team Crawford the follow-
ing day, but had better offen-
sive performances from the
Celtics hitters. Martin and
Okada each had base hits
and Tavera came through
with an RBI via sacrifi ce fl y,
along with making several
key defensive plays.
While it didn’t make up
for the season that was lost,
the Celtics players cherished
their fi nal time on the fi eld.
“It was a lot of fun getting
to play ball again with kids
that I have played with for
all four years of high school,”
Okada said. “I’ve come to
Volcanoes games for years.
I was even at bat boy when
I was younger. It’s a dream
come true to play on this
fi eld with my best friends.”
“It felt really good to have
the opportunity to play one
last time with guys that I
have know for years. It was
special,” Martin added.
Volcanoes hosting 18U tourney
The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes are preparing to host an 18U
baseball tournament that will run Aug. 10-14.
The the tournament will feature teams like Showtime Ore-
gon, Diamond Sports Premier and the NW Star Eagles, along
with several other squads.
Game times on each day will be at 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m.,
4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tickets are available at Volcanoesbaseball.com.
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Luke Allen fl ashes a grin as he rounds the bases after hitting a
two-run homer.
8-3.
“My eyes lit up when I
saw that pitch,” he said.
Woodburn made things
interesting in the in the top
of the fi fth, scoring three
runs in the inning and cut-
ting the defi cit to 8-6. The
Celtics, however, put the
game away in the bottom
half of the frame.
After a one-out single
from Herring, Vachter dou-
bled to the left center fi eld
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Danny Okada threw two scoreless innings for Team Lincecum
on Friday, July 31.
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gap. Felbob then followed
with his third hit of the
game, an RBI-single. Vachter
eventually scored on a passed
ball.
Later in the inning, Al-
len was intentionally walked
to load the bases. The next
two batters, Olivio and Es-
teban Rusher, were both hit
by pitches, which brought
in two runs. Blake Hayman
knocked in McNary’s fi nal
two runs with a single to left
fi eld.
“We can play with anyone
when we hit like that,” Wort
said.
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