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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2017
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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.