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12A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Lady Fish top Tigers in seven some serious control problems in Asto- ria’s last at-bat. Caitlyn Hougham drew a leadoff walk, which was followed by a four- pitch walk to Abi Danen. Both runners advanced on a passed ball. McKailyn Rogers reached on an error to load the bases, and on Lock- hart’s first pitch to Lexi Lyngstad, she hit Lyngstad in the foot to force in the tying run. On her very next pitch to Hailey O’Brien, Lockhart also hit O’Brien, forcing in Danen with the game-winner. Freshman pitcher Julia Norris got the complete-game victory for Astoria, The Daily Astorian It was an anti-climactic victory, but a win’s a win for the Astoria Lady Fish- ermen. Especially when it’s your first of the season. Astoria scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday night, in a 7-6 win over Yamhill-Carlton in a non- league softball game at CMH Field. After a long rain delay, then giving up three runs in the top of the seventh and falling behind 6-5, Astoria scored twice in the bottom of the seventh with- out even swinging a bat. Yamhill-Carlton’s pitcher ran into Astoria freshman pitcher Julia Norris tossed a com- plete-game, seven- inning victory over Yam- hill-Carlton Tuesday at CMH Field. which grabbed a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning on a walk to Hailey Ranta and a double to center by Hougham, with both runners scoring on an infield single by Danen. The Tigers took their first lead with three runs in the top of the third, before the Lady Fish answered with three in the bottom of the fifth. On a leadoff bunt by Ranta, the junior raced all the way to third on an infield error by the Tigers. She scored on a single to left by Hougham. A triple by Lyngstad moments later scored Hougham and Danen for a 5-3 lead. Gary Henley/ The Daily Astorian Loggers open season in Arizona tournament The Daily Astorian Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Astoria senior Fridtjof Fremstad is welcomed home by teammates following a two-run homer in Tuesday’s win, in which Fremstad hit for the cycle in just four innings. Fremstad finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs. More photos online at DailyAstorian.com/sports Fremstad hits for cycle in 15-3 win By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian The Astoria bats came alive Tuesday after- noon, in a 15-3 win over St. Helens at CMH Field. The Fishermen (2-1 overall) collected 16 hits, which included five extra-base hits in just four at-bats. Senior Fridtjof Fremstad hit for the cycle and Jackson Arnsdorf threw a com- plete-game four-hitter, striking out six with two walks in five innings. Astoria jumped all over the Class 5A Lions in the first inning. Cade O’Brien beat out an infield single and Olaf Englund drew a walk, and both run- ners scored on a triple to deep right-center Middleton has 26 and Bucks beat the Blazers 93-90 By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press PORTLAND — Khris Middle- ton scored 26 points, and the Mil- waukee Bucks held off the Port- land Trail Blazers for a 93-90 victory on Tuesday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 22 points for the Bucks (35-35), who have won nine of 11 as they jostle for playoff positon in the Eastern Conference. They are a half-game ahead of Miami for the seventh spot. Portland (32-38) had won three in a row and eight of 10. It dropped to a full game back of idle Den- ver for the final postseason berth in the West. UP NEXT: TRAIL BLAZERS • New York Knicks (27-43) at Portland Trail Blazers (32-38) • Thursday, 7 p.m. TV: MSG, KGW field by Fremstad. Kyle Strange reached on an error to score Fremstad, Trey Hageman was hit by a pitch, and the Lions committed the first of five errors on a bunt by Jasyn Gohl, allowing Strange to score. Arnsdorf’s ground-rule double to center scored Hageman and Gohl; Burke Matthews was hit by a pitch, and Arnsdorf sprinted home on a fielder’s choice by Tristan Wallace, as the Fishermen lead reached 7-0, all before St. Hel- ens recorded the first out. Astoria tacked on three runs in the sec- ond, highlighted by a few more Lion errors, a wild pitch, and Matthews’ single to center that scored Gohl. St. Helens’ Garrett Sukau had the Lions’ biggest hit of the day, a double with the bases loaded in the top of the third that scored all three runners. But Fremstad still had the highlight of the inning, a two-run home run to deep left field for a 12-3 lead. Fremstad finished hitting for the cycle in just the fourth inning. In his final at-bat in the bottom of the fourth, Fremstad’s would-be triple ended up as a ground-rule double. The Fishermen scored three runs in the inning, and Arnsdorf was able to finish off the Lions in order in the top of the fifth for the mer- cy-rule win. Fremstad finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs, and Strange was 3-for-4 and drove in two runs. US edges Japan 2-1, advances to WBC title game By GREG BEACHAM Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Luke Gre- gerson’s final strike breezed past Nobuhiro Matsuda, and the rain- drenched American players celebrated on the field while a soaked crowd roared through the evening mist. A daylong downpour couldn’t dampen this resilient United States club or its fans, who will finally get to root for the home team in a World Baseball Classic championship game. Brandon Crawford scored the tie- breaking run when Matsuda bobbled Adam Jones’ grounder to third in the eighth inning, and the United States reached the WBC final for the first time by beating Japan 2-1 on Tuesday night at rainy Dodger Stadium. Andrew McCutchen drove in an early run for the U.S., which will play Puerto Rico for the title Wednesday night. Puerto Rico edged the Nether- lands 4-3 in 11 innings Monday. “It means a heck of a lot,” said McCutchen, the Pittsburgh Pirates slugger. “We’ve got a great group of guys on this team who have dedicated this time to be able to try and win some ballgames. Sacrifices had to be made, and there are no egos when that door opens. That’s what’s good about this team. Everybody is a superstar on this PHOENIX — The Knappa Loggers showed that they’re just as dominant in Arizona as they are in Oregon, as they cruised to a 17-4 win over a team from Sitka, Alaska Tuesday afternoon, on their first day at a three-day baseball tourna- ment in Phoenix. Knappa scored 17 runs on 17 hits without an error, with junior Dale Takalo pitching four innings for the win. Reuben Cruz pitched the fifth, and the junior also had a big day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple. Knappa catcher Kaleb Miller — an all-state catcher at the 3A level last year with Pleasant Hill — made his Logger debut a memorable one. The junior was 4-for-5 at the plate, with five runs batted in, two triples, a double and three runs scored. Knappa’s other all-state catcher, Andrew Goozee, had a double, as did Logan Bartlett and Quen- tin Pinkstaff, while Mason Hoover had a triple and Jason Miller scored four runs. Freshman Eli Takalo was 2-for-3 in his high school debut. The Loggers return to action today against a team from Pali- sades, Colo. Gulls’ rally comes up short The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — A Seaside rally came up just short Tuesday at Broadway Field, where the Gulls hosted a nonleague baseball game with Estacada. The Rangers built an early lead, but Seaside rallied with a six-run sixth inning. In addition to a double earlier in the game, Dylan Meyer had a run-scoring single; Brent Walsh had a double and a two-run sin- gle in the sixth; and a fly ball by Otto Hoekstre that was aided by the wind down the right field line scored three runs for the Gulls. Meyer had a leadoff single in the bottom of the seventh, but was left stranded as the Rangers were able to escape with the 8-7 win. Seaside pitcher Gage McFad- den provided solid middle-inning relief for the Gulls, who are sched- uled to play at Corbett Thursday. Estacada scored a sweep over Seaside Tuesday, as the Rang- ers defeated the Lady Gulls 17-4 in a nonleague softball game in Estacada. AP Photo/Chris Carlson United States’ Buster Posey and Luke Gregerson celebrate after the Unit- ed States defeated Japan, 2-1, in a semifinal in the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles, Tuesday. United States will face Puerto Rico in the final. team. There are no egos.” The World Baseball Classic final has been played in the United States in each of its four editions, but the home team had never been able to play America’s pastime on what has become its biggest international stage. The U.S. only reached the semifinals once before, in 2009. While manager Jim Leyland’s cur- rent roster is missing Clayton Ker- shaw, Mike Trout and many other American superstars, the All-Star- laden group that decided to partici- pate has won two straight elimination games to earn a chance for the U.S.’ first crown. “Coming into this event, I didn’t really want to talk about the fact that the United States has never won it (and) they’ve never gone to the finals,” Leyland said. “I didn’t think that was a big deal. I wanted this, for the players, to be a memory. I’ve talked a lot about it. Make a memory. Hopefully it’s a real good one, regardless of the results (Wednesday). I know it is for me. It’s been an absolute honor.” SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball — Palisades, Colo. vs. Knap- pa, TBA (at Phoenix, AZ) THURSDAY Baseball — Seaside at Corbett, 5 p.m. Softball — Astoria at Mark Morris, 4 p.m. Track — Warrenton at Ilwaco, 3:30 p.m.; NWL Relays, at Columbia Christian, 4 p.m. FRIDAY Baseball — Astoria at Stayton, 4:30 p.m.; Cascade at Seaside, 4:30 p.m. SATURDAY Baseball — Regis at Warrenton (2), 1 p.m. Softball — Seaside at Warrenton (2), Noon
