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MYB eighth graders get one last chance to shine
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Despite their fi nal youth
season being lost due to
COVID-19, McNary Youth
Baseball (MYB) wanted to
provide one last memorable
experience for their players.
The MYB outgoing eighth
graders got the chance to
play a pickup game under
the lights against Woodburn
at Volcanoes Stadium on
Wednesday Aug. 19.
“With all that our kids
have been through, we want-
ed to provide an opportunity
for them to play under the
lights at (Volcanoes) Stadium
and give them that special
moment before they go off to
high school,” MYB president
Bo Lane said. “I just wanted
them to soak in the moment
and have a great night playing
baseball.”
The game was played in
honor of Chris Holt, a Keiz-
er resident and former youth
baseball player who passed
away in 2003 of leukemia. He
was only 13 years old.
MYB has taken multiple
opportunities to honor the
memory of Holt, including
creating a $1,000 yearly schol-
arship for any graduating se-
nior of McNary High School
who has been an active par- were quiet for much of the
ticipant in any McNary High contest, the Celtics pulled off
an incredible two-out rally in
School sports programs.
MYB was also attempt- the top of the fi rst.
A f t e r
ing to work
Wo o d b u r n
alongside the
pitcher Aaron
Salem-Keiz- “ With all that
Cruz
start-
er School in
our kids have
ed the frame
renovating
off by fanning
and
renam- been through,
back-to-back
ing the fi eld
McNary hit-
at Whiteaker we wanted
ters, Landon
Middle School to provide an
Gerig
and
to Chris Holt
opportunity for Bradley Fry-
Field.
man
each
W h e n them to play
reached
on
C OV I D - 1 9
free
passes
put the plans under the lights
to begin the
on hold, MYB at (Volcanoes)
Celtics threat.
decided
to
J.T. Walsh
recognize Holt Stadium and
then stepped
and his family give them that
to the plate
in a different
special moment and lined a
way.
double
into
“Since the
beore they
the right cen-
fi eld
reno-
terfi eld
gap,
vation
fell go off to high
scoring both
through, we
Gerig
and
wanted
to school.”
Fryman.
Walsh
take this op-
— Bo Lane,
scored
mo-
portunity to
MYB Presisent
ments later on
honor
both
an RBI-single
Chris and his
to right fi eld
parents,” Lane
said. “Chris was a great kid from Andrew Hammond.
Logan Hendrickson drew
who had an impact on this
a walk to continue the inning
community.”
While the McNary bats and both he and Hammond
moved up 90 feet on a wild
pitch. The next hitter, Evan
Lawson, legged out an infi eld
single to score Hammond
from third.
“The kids defi nitely got
to showcase their skills. Even
with two outs, they kept their
foot on the gas. It’s a testament
to our coaching staff and our
program, It’s been special see-
ing these kids learn along the
way over the years,” Lane said.
Ethan Ortiz started on the
mound in the top of the fi rst
and gave up one run and two
walks while striking out one.
Gerig came in to throw
in the top of the second. Al-
though he gave up a leadoff
single, Lawson threw a seed
to second base to throw out
the runner attempting to steal
second. Gerig then forced the
next two hitters to groundout,
ending the inning.
While the score got out of
hand, in Woodburn’s favor, af-
ter the Celtics experimented
with a multitude of different
kids on the mound, the joy
was not lost on the players
who got the chance to play
on a professional ball fi eld.
“It was fun to see those
kids get that experience. You
could see that they were hav-
ing a good time,” Lane said.
KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
Ethan Ortiz hurls to the dish in the top of the fi rst inning.
KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
Andrew Hammond advances to third base.
KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
Anthony Sanchez drives the ball down the fi rst base line.