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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2017
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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,
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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.
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Loggers
open season
in Arizona
tournament
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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.
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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
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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