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SPORTS 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 /RJJHUVEDFNLQWKHVHPL¿QDOV By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian they made us play well,” Knappa coach Jeff Miller said of the Rangers. “Two good teams had a good high school baseball game. In mo- ments, they brought out the best in us. Hats off to coach (C.S.) Little and their se- niors.” Meanwhile, Knappa’s key plays and key hits came from the Logger seniors. 'UDJRR KDG WKH ¿UVW ELJ hit, a two-run single in the ¿UVW LQQLQJ DQG 7\VRQ %XU- nard had an RBI single in the second, scoring freshman Dale Takalo. Dragoo — who had two triples and a home run in a playoff win earlier in the week — had an RBI double LQ WKH ¿IWK WR VFRUH -DVRQ Miller. But the two biggest plays of the game may have been miscues by the Dufur de- fense. After Jason Miller drew D OHDGRII ZDON LQ WKH ¿IWK Andy Miller followed with a grounder to shortstop. The EDOO ZDV ¿HOGHG FOHDQO\ EXW the Rangers couldn’t make the tailor-made double play, as the toss from Dufur’s shortstop to second base HQGHG XS LQ ULJKW ¿HOG SXW- ting Jason Miller at third and $QG\0LOOHUDW¿UVW Dragoo followed with his run-scoring double, and after an out, Knappa’s Nate Truax OLIWHGDURXWLQHÀ\EDOOWRFHQ- WHUZKHUHWKH'XIXURXW¿HOG- er dropped the ball, allowing two more runs to score. Two errors, three runs, and the Loggers had a 6-3 lead. “Obviously a game-chang- er there,” Jeff Miller said. “They had the double play, but nothing’s a given. It’s high KNAPPA — In Oregon 2A high school sports, it’s pretty much the same cast of characters in the Final Four, every season, in every sport. Knappa, Monroe, Regis, 2A newcomer Burns … those four schools just have a way RI VKRZLQJ XS LQ WKH VHPL¿- nals, no matter the season. Monroe is the defend- ing state champ in baseball; Burns won the title in foot- ball; Regis showed up in the Final Four in both football and basketball; and Knappa is a state playoff regular in everything. When it comes to base- ball, the Loggers have a life- time pass to the Final Four. They’ve been there three of the last four years, they’re back again, and they’ll be there next year. With a 6-4 victory over Dufur Friday at Teevin Field, the Loggers clinched their ODWHVWWULSWRWKHVHPL¿QDOV Photos by JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Justin Dragoo drove in Knappa’s Justin Dragoo, No. 3, hits a RBI double in the fifth inning of the playoff game against Dufur Friday at Knappa. three runs and Dufur com- mitted two huge errors in the ¿IWKLQQLQJDV.QDSSDHOLPL- nated the Rangers. ited the big innings,” Miller On the mound, Logger said. “They had a couple starter Chase Rusinovich chances at big innings and we pitched six solid innings, al- were able to stop the bleeding lowing four hits with four in those innings. VWULNHRXWVDQG¿YHZDONV “Chase stayed out there “It wasn’t my best out- and gave us six strong in- ing,” Rusinovich said. “I got nings. He left with a two-run a little rattled and wasn’t as lead, and that’s what we ask accurate as I’d like, but I for. Aces are big in big mo- battled back and we got ’er ments, and that’s what he was done.” today.” And now there’s only The Loggers also realize two games left for Class 2A that it’s no longer the league baseball to come up with a season, when they can score team that can beat Knappa. It at will and take turns throw- hasn’t been done, yet. ing no-hitters. With Friday’s win, the “We were under pressure, Loggers are and our kids re- now 25-0 and sponded,” Mill- the only un- er said. “That’s beaten team in ‘Chase stayed out there a great sign for a Oregon high that hasn’t and gave us six strong team school base- had a lot of pres- Knappa’s Dave Takalo, No. 5, is late to tag Dufur’s Trever Tibbets during a pick-off attempt in the fifth inning of their playoff game. ball. this year. innings...Aces are big sure “This Regis will is the visit Knappa third time in the by Michael Hults. in big moments, Tuesday, with VHPL¿QDOV IRU WKH Zachery Morris got the WKH ¿UVW SLWFK seniors, so even if win in relief for Hidden Val- and that’s what scheduled for they haven’t been ley, despite allowing six runs he was today.’ 4:30 p.m. challenged too RYHU¿YHDQGDWKLUGLQQLQJV The Log- many times this He gave up 11 hits with two — Jeff Miller gers are clos- year, they’ve been strikeouts. Knappa baseball coach ing in on their there,” he said. Fridtjof Fremstad and ¿UVW WULS VLQFH “And in our two Bronson Holthusen had RBI 2010 to Volca- playoff games, our hits for Astoria in the sixth noes Stadium, where Tues- school baseball. We missed seniors have come up huge.” inning rally, along with a day’s winner will face either opportunities today, and they two-run double from Cade (guess who?) Burns or Mon- missed opportunities.” Hidden Valley 12, O’Brien. roe in the state championship Rusinovich walked two Astoria 10 O’Brien had another two- Friday. and gave up a hit in the sixth GRANTS PASS — The run double in the seventh, It would be hard to imag- inning, when the Rangers Astoria baseball team nearly before Norberg was able to ine Knappa not being there. loaded the bases with one RYHUFDPHDQGH¿FLW)UL- VWULNHRXWWKH¿QDOEDWWHUDQG Knappa’s Chase Rusinovich, No. 10, pitches in the sec- The Loggers are playing out. day, but Hidden Valley ulti- tying run. ÀDZOHVV GHIHQVH WKH\ KDYH On a trip to the mound, mately came away with a 12- Fremstad had a triple in ond inning of the playoff game against Dufur. the deepest pitching staff, and Miller told Rusinovich, “just 10 win over the Fishermen in the third inning and dou- the Loggers have yet to face a to be an ace. We know he’s a D&ODVV$TXDUWHU¿QDO bled in the sixth. He fin- pitcher who can slow their 14 good pitcher, but it’s in mo- The Mustangs scored nine ished 3-for-3 with two runs runs-per-game attack. ments like these where you runs in the third inning to scored, and O’Brien was Although the Rangers become an ace, and he is.” grab the nine-run lead, before 2-for-4 with four RBIs. came close Friday. Rusinovich gave up one Astoria rallied with four runs Three Astoria pitchers Starter Trever Tibbets UXQRQD¿HOGHU¶VFKRLFHEXW in the sixth inning and four in allowed 19 hits with one and reliever Bryson Cald- he was able to get Connor the seventh. strikeout and no walks. well held Knappa to just six 8KDOGHWRÀ\RXWWRFHQWHUWR Six Hidden Valley hitters runs on seven hits — almost end the threat. combined for 16 hits, 11 Knappa’s Dale Takalo, unheard of numbers for the Burnard pitched the sev- RBIs and eight runs scored. No. 5, tags out Dufur’s Loggers, who had scored enth to get the save, striking The nine-run rally in the Nick Little in the over 10 runs in 22 of their out two. third was highlighted by an fourth inning of their previous 23 games. Rusinovich “made pitches RBI double from Jarid Nor- playoff game. “They’re a great team, when he had to, and we lim- berg and a three-run homer SCOREBOARD BASEBALL HIGH SCHOOLS Class 4A Quarterfinal Hidden Valley 12, Astoria 10 Astoria 002 004 4—10 13 2 H.Valley 110 901 x—12 19 1 Wallace, Fremstad (3), Brown (6) and Helmersen; Morris, Hults (6), Norberg (7) and Bennett. W: Morris. L: Fremstad. S: Norberg. RBI: Ast, O’Brien 4, Fremstad 2, Helmersen, Holthusen, Scott; HV: Hults 4, Nor- berg 2, Fretz 2, Munoz 2, Bennett, Kissell. 2B: Ast, O’Brien 2, Scott 2, Tuimato, Fremstad; HV, Bennett 2, Norberg. 3B: Ast, Fremstad; HV: Morris, Munoz. HR: HV, Hults. LOB: Astoria 7, Hidden Valley 8. DP: Hid- den Valley. Class 2A Quarterfinal Knappa 6, Dufur 4 Dufur 002 011 0—4 5 3 Knappa 210 030 x—6 7 1 Tibbets, Caldwell (3) and Kortge; Rusinovich, Burnard (7) and Truax. W: Rusinovich. L: Caldwell. S: Bur- nard. RBI: Duf, Tibbets 2, Kortge, Crawford; Kna, J.Dragoo 3, Bur- nard. 2B: Duf, Kortge; Kna, J.Dra- goo. HBP: Duf, Uhalde, Little; Kna, Cruz. LOB: Dufur 6, Knappa 5. DP: Knappa. Scores 2A Quarterfinals Monroe 6, Pilot Rock 2 Burns 8, Reedsport 6 Regis 25, North Douglas 2 Knappa 6, Dufur 4 3A Quarterfinals Cascade Christian 9, Stanfield 6 Glide 3, Horizon Christian 1 Clatskanie 6, Rainier 2 Santiam Christian 5, St. Mary’s 1 4A Quarterfinals Henley 6, North Bend 0 Hidden Valley 12, Astoria 10 Gladstone 15, North Marion 8 Scappoose 13, Molalla 2 SOFTBALL HIGH SCHOOLS Class 2A Quarterfinal Pilot Rock 1, Knappa 0 Knappa 000 000 0—0 8 3 Pilot Rock 000 000 1—1 3 0 W: Tehya Ostrom (9 K’s, 0 walks). L: Kacie Cameron (10 K’s, 3 walks). Scores 4A Quarterfinals Banks 4, Scappoose 1 Mazama 5, Newport 4 Yamhill-Carlton 4, Henley 1 McLoughlin 4, Douglas 0 3A Quarterfinals Dayton 12, Echo/Stanfield 2 Pleasant Hill 1, Taft 0 Scio 12, Vale 0 Rainier 2, Harrisburg 1 2A Quarterfinals Union/Cove 3, North Douglas 0 Weston-McEwen 7, Bonanza 3 Pilot Rock 1, Knappa 0 Central Linn 8, Gold Beach 1 Lady Loggers lose a heartbreaker Bekkah Roe started with a VLQJOHLQWKH¿UVWVWROHVHFRQG PILOT ROCK — When and moved to third on an er- you lead the state in runs ror, but was left stranded. scored and haven’t lost in 23 For six innings, Camer- games, any loss is going to be on and Ostrom traded barbs. — James Nichols a disappointment. A couple times Knappa had Knappa softball coach runners on, including the bas- That’s what the Knap- es-loaded jam in the fourth, pa Lady Loggers were feel- ing Friday afternoon at Pilot tion to take control in the top as good as they are,” he said. but both pitchers found ways Rock, where the Rockets of the fourth, as they had three “Kacie had a good game — to get outs. After an out to start the managed to upset the Log- straight hits with just one out. we just couldn’t get the hits bottom of the seventh, Wil- JHUV .QDSSD¶V ¿UVW ORVV But Ostrom knocked down behind her.” since March 24. a hard-hit comebacker to get Pilot Rock coach Darin son singled on a blooper up Scoreless through 6 1/2 DQRXWDWKRPHWKHQ¿HOGHGD Fitzpatrick said, “I knew we the third base line that Cam- innings, Pilot Rock’s Bailey grounder back to the circle for ZHUH JRLQJ WR KDYH WR ¿QG eron tried to snag with a dive, Weinke walked with the bas- WKH¿QDORXW a way to manufacture runs. but was just late and the ball es loaded in the bottom of the Pilot Rock improves to 24- They have a really good pitch- bounced off her glove into seventh, forcing in Jacey Wil- 2, while the season comes to a er (Cameron) and, sadly, we foul territory, providing ample son with the game’s only run. close for Knappa at 24-4. haven’t seen good pitching WLPHIRU:LOVRQWRUHDFK¿UVW Kayla Deist was safe on a Pilot Rock sophomore “We had 24 wins and only since the Athena game a cou- pitcher Tehya Ostrom allowed four losses, so I’m not going ple weeks ago. So I knew it bunt single. Rhyanne Oates reached on an error to load eight hits with nine strikeouts to complain,” said Knappa was going to be tough.” and no walks, while Knappa coach James Nichols. “I feel Most of it had to do with the bases with two outs, senior Kacie Cameron coun- sorry for our seniors, who Cameron. The Rockets had bringing Weinke to the plate, tered with a three-hitter, with gave a lot over the last three seen Cameron before, both DQGWKHVHQLRUZDONHGRQ¿YH 10 strikeouts and three walks. or four years. this season and last, so they pitches. Sam Barbee of EO Me- Two of Pilot Rock’s hits “We had two losses to (the knew what they were up came in the seventh inning. Rockets) this year by a com- against. But that didn’t help dia Group contributed to this The Loggers were in posi- bined 4-1, so I know we’re much. Rocket leadoff batter story The Daily Astorian ‘We had 24 wins and only four losses, so I’m not going to complain.’