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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Gulls sweep Warriors at Broadway Field By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — The Warrenton War- riors were closing in on their first sum- mertime win over Seaside Thursday, when a two-run rally by Seaside in the bottom of the sixth kept the Gulls’ perfect in their summer series with Warrenton. Seaside opened Thursday’s action with a 12-2 victory in Game 1 at Broadway Field, then followed up with a dramatic 3-2 win in the night- cap, as the Gulls’ Junior Baseball team improved to 4-0 against the Warriors this month. “That was just a fun game,” said Seaside coach Joel Dierickx, follow- ing his team’s Game 2 victory. “The way we finished against Glencoe Sat- urday, and the way we played tonight (winning late), we’re playing well and we’re learning how to finish games. “We knew (Warrenton’s Devin Jackson) was going to be tough, and Duncan Thompson threw a great game for us.” Warrenton scored the first run in the opener, but it only took two at-bats for Seaside to build a 7-1 lead, as a pair of Warrior errors and an RBI single to center from Isaias Jantes helped the Gulls score three runs in the bottom of the first. A one-out triple to left field by Brayden Johnson highlighted Sea- side’s four-run second inning, and pitcher Gage McFadden took it from there, allowing five hits with five strikeouts and no walks in the five-in- ning victory. Thompson had a double and two singles with two RBIs in Game 1, and the Gulls had nine hits off two Warren- ton pitchers. Game 2 was played at a much quicker pace, as Jackson and Thomp- son settled into a pitcher’s duel. The left-handed Jackson faced just 10 batters through three innings, twice retiring four in a row. The Warriors had base runners in every inning of Game 2, but Thomp- son had Warrenton scoreless through three innings before the Warriors scored one in the fourth. Dalton Knight had a leadoff sin- gle and scored on a base hit by Duane Falls, who was thrown out at third try- ing to stretch a double into a triple. The Gulls answered with a run in the bottom of the fourth, as Johnson led off with a single, advanced to third on a passed ball and an error, then trot- ted home a single by Thompson. Warrenton retook the lead in the fifth, as Gabe Breitmeyer reached on an error, stole second and scored on a ground ball RBI by Ethan Holthusen. Jackson retired the Gulls in order in the bottom of the fifth, but Seaside’s Jake Black opened the bottom of the sixth with a double to center field. McFadden’s sacrifice bunt moved Black to third, and he scored easily as Johnson doubled down the left field line to the fence to tie the game. The Warriors misplayed a grounder by Thompson which allowed Johnson to score the go-ahead run, before War- renton turned its second 1-6-3 double play of the game to end the inning. On in relief of Thompson, Johnson pitched the last two innings for Sea- side, striking out four, including the last two batters with a runner at second in the top of the seventh. Warrenton had four hits off the two Seaside pitchers, while Jackson threw 70 pitches and allowed just five hits with five strikeouts and a walk for the Warriors. Warrenton hosts an Alumni Day Saturday, while the Warriors return to action Monday with a single game (6 p.m.) vs. Astoria Ford at Aiken Field. Seaside hosts a doubleheader with Scappoose Monday, 4 p.m. at Broad- way Field. SPORTS IN BRIEF Timbers to be without two key players for at least month Top men’s players get tough quarterfinal draws at Wimbledon Associated Press PORTLAND — The Portland Timbers earned a big point with Sunday’s draw against Seattle, but it came at a high cost. Timbers head coach Caleb Porter announced on Thursday that midfielder Diego Chara and defender Amobi Okugo will each miss at least four weeks due to injury. Chara suffered a hamstring injury, while Okugo sprained his MCL. The 31-year-old Chara has played in 17 games this sea- son with one goal and three shots, while the 26-year-old Okugo has appeared in just eight games and started only three. Portland (7-7-4, 25) next hits the field on Saturday when it hosts the Western Conference leader Sporting Kansas City (8-4-6, 30) at Providence Park with a 4 p.m. start. Police: Venus Williams at fault in fatal car crash Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tennis star Venus Williams caused a car crash earlier this month that led to the death of a passenger in another vehicle, according to a police report released Thursday. Palm Beach Gardens police say witnesses told investigators that Williams ran a red light in her 2010 Toyota Sequoia SUV, caus- ing a June 9 crash that injured 78-year-old Jerome Barson, who died two weeks later. The report says a 2016 Hyun- dai Accent driven by Barson’s wife, Linda, crashed into the side of Williams’ SUV. Linda Bar- son told investigators that she was approaching the intersection when her light turned green and that she was unable to stop in time. Linda Barson suffered unspeci- fied moderate injuries. Williams, who turned 37 on June 17, was not hurt. SCOREBOARD LOCAL SPORTS SCHEDULE SATURDAY Baseball — Warrenton Alumni Day at Huddleston Field, Noon Junior Baseball — Scappoose at As- toria Ford, 1 p.m. JUNIOR BASEBALL Game 1 Seaside 12, Warrenton 2 Warrenton 100 01—2 5 2 Seaside 340 32—12 9 1 Knight, Falls (2) and Breitmeyer; Mc- Fadden and Black. W: McFadden. L: Knight. RBI: War, Falls; Sea, Johnson 2, Thompson 2, Jantes, Derby, Pugh, Plampin. 2B: Sea, Thompson. 3B: Sea, Johnson. HBP: Sea, VanNortwich. LOB: Warrenton 4, Seaside 7. Game 2 Seaside 3, Warrenton 2 Warrenton 000 110 0—2 4 2 Seaside 000 102 x—3 5 3 Jackson and Breitmeyer; Thompson, Johnson (6) and Black. W: Johnson. L: Jackson. RBI: War, Falls, Holthusen; Sea, Thompson 2, Johnson. 2B: War, Falls; Sea, Black, Johnson. LOB: War- renton 4, Seaside 1. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee Roger Federer, of Switzerland, celebrates after defeating Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, in a tennis match at the Miami Open, in Key Biscayne, Fla., in March Federer extended his record with an 18th major championship in Australia, opened the year 19-1, took some time off and then won a grass title at Halle, Germany. With defending champion Andy Murray off-form this season, Federer is a popular pick to win Wimbledon for what would be a record eighth time. Associated Press LONDON — The “Big 4” got a tough draw at Wimbledon. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, the only four men to win the Wimbledon title over the last 14 years and the top four seeded players this year, all could face difficult opponents in the quarterfinals. Federer, who is looking for a record eighth title at the All England Club, could meet 2016 finalist Milos Raonic in the quarterfi- nals before facing either Djokovic or Dominic Thiem in the semifinals. Defending champion Murray could have to beat Stan Wawrinka before possibly facing Nadal. The French Open champion will have to beat Marin Cilic in the quarterfinals. The toughest draw might have been given to Djokovic, a three-time champion at the All England Club. Struggling since win- ning last year’s French Open, the Serb has a potential third-round match against Juan Martin del Potro. The 2009 U.S. Open champion beat Djokovic in the first round at last year’s Olympics. Djokovic, however, has won all three head-to-head matches this year. The top-ranked Murray has been bothered by a sore hip recently and withdrew from a pair of exhibition matches this week. He will open the tournament against lucky loser Alex- ander Bublik. Federer last won the Wimbledon title in 2012, but he has been having a stellar year this season, already winning the Austra- lian Open. He will open against Alexandr Dolgopolov. In other opening matches, Djokovic will face Martin Klizan and Nadal will take on John Millman. In the women’s draw, top-ranked Angeli- que Kerber could meet third-seeded Karolina Pliskova or fifth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals. And Simona Halep, seeded second, could face fourth-seeded Elina Svito- lina at the same stage. ANALYSIS Mariners Cruz gets call at DH Black woman set to make polo history in top-tier event By MIKE FITZPATRICK Associated Press By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NEW YORK — Time to pick players for the All-Star Game and make those close calls. Yankees rookie Aaron Judge and Washington slugger Bryce Harper are among the big names who have undoubtedly secured their spots in Miami on July 11. But there’s a log- jam at the corners in the National League, and both rosters are smaller now that the Midsummer Classic no longer determines where the World Series begins. “I’m OK with this,” Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “When you’re combining the attempt to play everybody and win the game for the sake of the National League so you get home-field advantage, there’s a lot going on.” Online voting for the starters ended at midnight Thursday, so let’s take a swing at sorting it all out — ignoring fan and player balloting. Simply our choices. Both teams get 32 players, includ- ing 12 pitchers. That’s down from 34 last year, with at least 13 pitchers. But all 30 clubs still must be represented, and that’s where it really gets tricky. HARTFORD, Conn. — Shariah Harris says the stares, the inappro- priate comments and the whisper- ing that comes with being a black woman playing polo can be dis- couraging at times, but it won’t stop her from riding. The 19-year-old from south- west Philadelphia, who plays col- legiately at Cornell, will mount up today for the Postage Stamp Farm polo team in the Silver Cup tourna- ment at the tony Greenwich Polo Club. Brenda Lynn, a spokeswoman for the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, said Harris will become the first African-American woman to ever play in the top tier of U.S. polo, known as high-goal polo. High-goal doesn’t refer to scoring, but rather the handicap (like in golf) of the players. “If me playing will mean opportunities to play for other kids like me, then I’m per- fectly happy to be breaking down doors,” Harris said. “I just keep quiet, put on my boots and go out and play.” Rookie sluggers grab All-Star attention AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee Houston Astros’ Carlos Correa (1) congratulates Jose Altuve after Al- tuve hit a home run against the Miami Marlins during a baseball game in Miami in May. The 2017 MLB All-Star Game will be on July 11. For the purpose of these selec- tions, we eliminated players expected to remain on the disabled list through Sunday night, when the rosters will be revealed. That means stars like Mike Trout and Dallas Keuchel, who were having All-Star seasons before they got injured, were left out because it’s unclear if they’ll be healthy enough to participate at Marlins Park. Banged-up players on the cusp of returning to action within a few days were given full consideration. Maddon will manage the NL squad after guiding the Cubs to a World Series title last season. Cleve- land skipper Terry Francona runs the American League team.
