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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Januik MVP of All-Star series The Daily Astorian The Seaside Gulls were well-represented over the week- end in the annual Oregon Athletic Coaches Association’s All-Star basketball series in Eugene and Wilsonville. Seaside’s Bill Westerholm served as one of three coaches for the North All-Stars, which finished 2-0 and won the series final over the South All- Stars, 114-87. The 45th annual All-Star series featured the top small-school (2A/3A/4A) seniors from around the state. Three of Westerholm’s for- mer players were on the North ros- ter, Attikin Babb, Jackson Januik and Hunter Thompson. And not surprisingly, Januik was named Player of the Series, with 13 points and six assists in the final. The North team also included Valley Catholic seniors Colin Hagerty and Daniel Hardy, while Dayton’s Ron Hop and Vernonia’s David Weller joined Westerholm on the North coaching staff. The North All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars in Game 1 Friday at Northwest Christian College in Eugene. The North followed up with the win over the South Saturday at Wilsonville High School. Seaside was also represented in the girls’ All-Star basketball series, which included former Gulls Maddi Utti and Sydney Villegas on the North team, along with Knappa’s Kaitlyn Landwehr. The North All-Stars split their series. Harrison slam fuels Beavers victory Oregon State beats LSU, 13-1 By ERIC OLSON Associated Press Submitted Photo The champion North All-Stars featured, from left to right, Seaside coach Bill Westerholm, Valley Catholic’s Daniel Hardy and Colin Haggerty, and Seaside’s Attikin Babb, Hunter Thompson and Jackson Januik. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Austin Little puts the ball in play for Warrenton on Monday during a summer league game against Seaside. GULLS TOP WARRIORS Seaside wins Game 1, 9-3; darkness stops Game 2 The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — Two Seaside pitch- ers combined on a three-hitter in Game 1, and a lengthy Game 2 was tied 3-3 when it was called because of darkness Monday night, as Warrenton hosted a Junior Baseball doubleheader with the Gulls at Huddleston Field. Seaside won the only game that had a winner, 9-3, as Duncan Thompson and Gage McFadden teamed up on the mound for the Gulls’ second straight win over Warrenton this summer. Thompson started and pitched five solid innings, allowing three hits with three strike- outs and two walks. McFadden was impressive as well, as the junior-to-be retired all six batters he faced, the last five by strikeout. The Gulls jumped out to an early lead, scoring four runs in the top of the first. McFadden drew a leadoff walk and scored on a three-base error, when the Warriors mis- handled a fly ball by Alex Teubner. Teubner scored moments later on a grounder by Thompson, and after another error in the outfield, Dawson Blanchard sprinted home on a passed ball and Pay- ton Westerholm scored on a ground ball by Chase Januik for the four-run lead. Seaside tacked on a run in the third, as Blanchard singled to right and scored on the third of five Warrenton errors. Dalton Knight had the first hit for the Warriors in the bottom of the fourth, and took third on an errant pickoff throw. Knight scored on a ground-out by Gabe Breitmeyer, which was followed by a single to center from Austin Little, who scored on Gage Threet’s base hit to right. Seaside answered with two runs in the top of the fifth. Following a walk to Blanchard and a fielder’s choice, Isaias Jantes had the highlight hit of the day for the Gulls, a two- run triple to the right field fence. Jacob Derby capped the Seaside scoring with a single in the seventh that brought in Paxson VanNortwich. COLLEGE WORLD SERIES OMAHA, Neb. — The domi- nance Oregon State has shown all season was on full display Mon- day night. Bryce Fehmel limited LSU to two hits in eight innings, KJ Har- rison hit the first College World Series grand slam at TD Ameri- trade Park, and Oregon State beat the Tigers 13-1 for its 23rd straight win. The Beavers (56-4), who matched the school-record win streak they set earlier this season, took control of Bracket 1. They don’t play again until Friday, and need one more win to advance to next week’s best-of-three finals. “We just talked before the game about this is our time, this is our opportu- nity,” Ore- gon State coach Pat Casey said. “This is what we came here for. Let’s not miss that moment. So the guys played great.” The matchup between the teams with the two longest active win streaks in the country was one of the most anticipated at the CWS in years. It turned out to be a dud. The 12-run margin tied the largest in a CWS game in the seven years it’s been played at TD Ameritrade. LSU (49-18) had its 17-game win streak end with its most lop- sided loss in Omaha since a 20-6 rout by Cal State Fullerton in 1994. “It wasn’t what we expected or hoped for, obviously,” Tigers coach Paul Mainieri said. “Heck of a way for a 17-game winning streak to end. Right from the start things didn’t go well for us.” Starter Eric Walker (8-2) left the game after throwing four pitches in the third inning because of forearm tightness. Caleb Gilbert held the Beavers for a couple of innings, but they capitalized on a couple of LSU misplays to go up 3-0 in the fifth. “They’re definitely a scrappy offense,” Gilbert said. “I thought I was making some good pitches. They would just foul it off, and I’d have to go right back at it, do it again. Just couldn’t get that put- away when it was crunch time.” Oregon State broke the game open in the sixth. Harrison hammered Hunter Newman’s first pitch to him over the left-center fence for the first CWS grand slam since 2010, the last year the event was played at Rosenblatt Stadium. Harrison broke into a wide smile as he watched the ball fly out, his trot turned into a run and he whooped and pounded his chest as he approached teammates wait- ing at home plate. Harrison has four home runs and 14 RBIs in seven NCAA Tournament games. “That’s the stuff you dream of doing,” Harrison said, “and for it to come true on such a big stage is an amazing feeling.” SCOREBOARD SPORTS SCHEDULE Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Duncan Thompson pitches for Seaside during a summer league game Monday. Duane Falls had a pair of hits for Warren- ton in Game 2, while Warrior starter Devin Jackson pitched all six innings, allowing two hits with eight strikeouts and five walks before the game was stopped. Three Seaside pitchers allowed just two hits, with nine strikeouts, five walks and three hit batters. Brayden Johnson had a two-run single in the fifth inning that gave the Gulls a brief 3-2 lead, before Warrenton scored a run in the bottom of the fifth. Warrenton hosts Kennedy at 4 p.m. Fri- day, the first of three games between Ken- nedy and the Warriors, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Huddleston Field. THURSDAY Junior Baseball — (At Scappoose) Tillamook vs. Astoria Ford, 11:30 a.m.; Astoria Ford vs. Scappoose, 4 p.m. FRIDAY Junior Baseball — Kennedy at War- renton, 4 p.m. JUNIOR BASEBALL Seaside 9, Warrenton 3 Seaside 401 021 1—9 9 2 Warrenton 000 210 0—3 3 5 Thompson, McFadden (6) and Teub- ner; Knight, Breitmeyer (7) and Threet. W: Thompson. L: Knight. RBI: Sea, Jantes 2, Thompson, Januik, Derby; War, Breitmeyer, Threet. 2B: Sea, Fen- ton. 3B: Sea, Jantes. LOB: Seaside 8, Warrenton 1. DP: Seaside.
