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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015
Lady Fish open league play with a bang
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
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BASEBALL
JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
Astoria’s Caitlyn Hougham, No. 20, avoids the tag by Seaside’s Allison Bussert, No. 10, to
score in the third inning of their softball game at Broadway Field Tuesday.
JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
Astoria’s Libby DiBartolomeo, No. 12, is greeted by teammate after hitting a home run in
the third inning.
Astoria’s Rylee DeMander, No. 1, reaches first base safely
in the first inning of the softball game against Seaside at
Broadway Field Tuesday.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SCHEDULE
TODAY
Boys Golf — Astoria at Valley Catholic, 2 p.m.
THURSDAY
Baseball — Tillamook at Astoria, 5 p.m.; Banks at Seaside, 5 p.m.
Softball — R.A. Long at Astoria, 3:30 p.m.
Track — Warrenton at Scappoose, 3:30 p.m.; Northwest League
Meet, TBA
Boys Golf — Astoria at Valley Catholic, 2 p.m.; Banks at Seaside,
2 p.m.
FRIDAY
Baseball — Rainier at Warrenton, 4:30 p.m.; Knappa at Neah-Kah-
Nie (2), 3 p.m.
Softball — Valley Catholic at Astoria (2), 4 p.m.; Tillamook at Sea-
side (2), 4 p.m.; Rainier at Warrenton, 4:30 p.m.; Knappa at Neah-
Kah-Nie (2), 3 p.m.
SATURDAY
Baseball — Horizon Christian at Astoria, 1 p.m.
Softball — Knappa at Warrenton, 1 p.m.
Track — Daily Astorian Invitational (at Astoria HS), 10 a.m.
SOFTBALL
HIGH SCHOOLS
Astoria 15, Seaside 2
W: Libby DiBartolomeo (3 K’s, 1 walk). L: Jetta Ideue (2 K’s, 2
walks). RBI: Ast, Lertora 4, Dietrichs 3, Abrahams 2, DiBartolomeo 2,
Danen, Wullger; Sea, Bodner. 2B: Ast, DiBartolomeo, Danen, Abra-
hams; Sea, West. LOB: Astoria 5, Seaside 5.
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JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
WZRKLWVDQGWZR5%,VIRU$V Seaside’s Jetta Ideue watches the game from the on deck
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circle in the third inning.
JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
Astoria’s Libby DiBartolomeo, No. 12, warms up before going up to bat against Seaside
in the third inning.
‘We came out to play today. We stayed
focused and kept the intensity going the
whole game.’
— Libby DiBartolomeo
Astoria softball player
JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian
Astoria’s Sarah Lertora, No. 6, goes airborne after being tripped up by Whitney Wester-
holm’s tag while running the bases in the fifth inning.