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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JULY 3, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Photos by Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian Warrenton alumni baseball players gather for their annual post-game team photo. More photos from the alumni game online at DailyAstorian.com/sports Ex-Warriors meet for Alumni Game The Daily Astorian ABOVE: Boomer Bjaranson, right, runs down Michael Davis in a run- down. BELOW: Former Warriors meet Eric Gantenbein at the plate, following the catcher’s home run. WARRENTON — Thirty-plus players — many of them 30-plus — took part in the fifth annual Warrenton Alumni Baseball game Saturday at Huddleston Field. The game was a bit lop-sided (18-6 final), but everybody saw action in the game that benefits the Warrenton Baseball Club. Eric Gantenbein and Reese Johnson both hit home runs in the game, while Bran- don Slaughter won the post-game Home Run Derby, sponsored by Warrenton Ful- tano’s. Dane Gouge was the local celebrity contestant. It was also an opportunity for fans to tour Warrenton’s new indoor batting-cage facility. Wilson Construction is doing the work, while Walt Ferguson of Ferguson Timber donated all the funds for the proj- ect, nearly $43,000. “We are going to have a first-class facil- ity thanks to his contributions and the efforts of Robert Rush, who donated his time to prep the grounds the building is covering,” Warrenton coach Lennie Wolfe stated on Facebook. Saturday’s participants included play- ers from the Class of 1976 to 2016. Many played for Wolfe, the Warrenton coach since 1992. Warrenton graduate and current assis- tant coach Boomer Bjaranson also played a major role in organizing the fifth annual event. ABOVE: Jacoby Mar- shall gets a hold of a pitch during Satur- day’s alumni game at Warrenton. LEFT: Michael Davis, left, makes the tag on a diving Butch Johnson on a play at the plate in Satur- day’s Warrenton Alumni Game. Judge, Correa, Arenado among 12 first-time All-Star starters By RONALD BLUM Associated Press AP Photo/George Frey Oregon wide receiver Darren Carrington II (7) celebrates a win over Utah at an NCAA col- lege football game Nov. 19 in Salt Lake City. Oregon receiver Carrington suspended Associated Press EUGENE — Oregon receiver Darren Carrington has been sus- pended from the team indefinitely after being arrested on a misde- meanor charge of driving under the influence. Eugene police say Carrington was arrested after hitting a pole at a McDonald’s restaurant at 3:15 a.m. Saturday. In addition to DUI, Carrington was also cited for careless driving and making an improper turn. The senior was suspended by Oregon later Saturday. Shortly thereafter, Carrington posted a photo showing some of his Ducks teammates on Instagram , writing: “Thanks for everything I’ll truly miss my brothers love y’all.” The 22-year-old Carrington is scheduled to appear in Eugene Municipal Court on July 21. Last season, he caught 43 passes for 606 yards and five touchdowns. SCOREBOARD SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Junior Baseball — Warrenton at As- toria Ford, 6 p.m. NEW YORK — Aaron Judge, Carlos Correa and Nolan Arenado led a new generation of All-Stars, among 12 first-time starters elected by fans for the July 11 game at Marlins Park. “I’ve got to call my family and tell them to book a flight to Miami. They’re going to be excited,” Judge said after rosters were announced Sunday. The dozen first-time starters are the most since voting was returned to fans in 1970. Just one player was picked from the World Series champion Cubs: reliever Wade Davis, who wasn’t even with Chicago when it ended a 108-year title drought last fall. The Cubs had seven All-Stars last season, including their entire starting infield. “Frankly, we haven’t had many guys who were all that deserving,” Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta. Just past the halfway point, the Cubs are 41-41. “Maybe this is actually a good thing. Right now, rest is not a bad word,” said Chicago’s Joe Maddon, who will manage the NL. In a sign of the generational change, the All-Stars with the most selections are Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw with eight and St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina with seven. Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera, the senior All-Star last year with 11 selections, wasn’t picked for the first time since 2009. Two of the first-time starters are from the Houston Astros, who have the best record in the major leagues: Correa, the shortstop drafted first overall in 2012, and outfielder George Springer. Second baseman Jose Altuve was elected to his third start. “It’s something that you dream about since you are a little kid, since you get drafted, since you sign a pro- Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge, right, and Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve have a con- versation during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday in Houston. Both players have been elected to start in the All-Star Game in Miami on July 12. fessional contract,” Correa said. Houston pitchers Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers Jr. were picked, as well, giving the Astros five All- Stars, tied for the most with the New York Yankees, Cleveland and Wash- ington. Keuchel is hurt and won’t pitch. Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper, second baseman Daniel Murphy and first baseman Ryan Zimmerman were elected to start, and Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg were selected for the pitching staff. Harper led fan vot- ing with 4.63 million ballots. “Definitely humbled by fans, the way they treat me,” Harper said. At 32, Zimmerman is an All-Star for the first time since 2009, when he was a reserve third baseman. “Yeah, sports are funny, man,” Zimmerman said. “It’s just a crazy path to get back, but it’s also pretty cool.” Judge, the 6-foot-7 rookie who leads the major leagues with 27 home runs, topped the AL with 4.49 million votes. He is joined in the outfield by Springer and Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout, who hopes to return in time from a torn thumb ligament. Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez over- took Minnesota’s Miguel Sano in the final days of balloting to win the AL third base spot by about 54,000 votes, Toronto’s Justin Smoak bounced back to beat Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer by 555,000 at first base, and Tampa Bay’s Corey Dickerson rallied to win at designated hitter by nearly 75,000 over Seattle’s Nelson Cruz. The Roy- als’ Salvador Perez won at catcher. Arenado overtook the Cubs’ Kris Bryant, last year’s NL MVP, to win at third base by 180,000. Arenado will be joined in the NL lineup by Cincin- nati shortstop Zack Cozart, Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon, Miami outfielder Marcell Ozuna and San Francisco catcher Buster Posey. “It would be even more fun if there were a few more guys going from the team,” said Posey, whose Giants are last in the NL West. There were 11 first-time starters last season in San Diego, the last year the winning league received home- field advantage in the World Series. Under baseball’s new labor contract, the Series now starts in the ballpark of the pennant winner with the better record. Catcher Gary Sanchez, injured second baseman Starlin Castro and pitchers Dellin Betances and Luis Severino also were picked from the Yankees. Cleveland is sending pitch- ers Corey Kluber and Andrew Miller, shortstop Francisco Lindor and out- fielder Michael Brantley. “I’m just happy for Cleveland,” said the Indians’ Terry Francona, who will manage the AL. “I think the fans and the city — everybody should be proud.” Cano, Paxton propel Mariners past Angels, 5-3 By GREG BEACHAM Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Robin- son Cano hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and James Paxton retired the first 16 Angels he faced in the Seattle Mariners’ 5-3 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday. Paxton (6-3) continued his career-long dominance of the Angels, throwing 6 1/3 innings of two-hit ball in his best start since missing most of May with a fore- arm strain. The left-hander has a career 2.04 ERA against the Halos, the second-best among active pitchers. Jean Segura had four hits and drove in two runs as the Mariners took two of three from their AL West rivals. Danny Espinosa got the Angels’ first hit off Paxton in the sixth, and Yunel Escobar chased him with an RBI single in the seventh inning of Los Angeles’ third loss in four games. Jesse Chavez (5-9) yielded just four hits and two runs over five innings in his fifth consecutive winless start for the Angels. Cameron Maybin and pinch-hitter Nick Franklin drove in runs for Los Angeles in the eighth, but Seattle’s bullpen avoided a repeat of its spectacular Sunday meltdown at Angel Sta- dium on April 9, when it blew a six-run lead in the ninth inning of a 10-9 loss. After Mark Rzepczynski and Edwin Diaz got big outs in the eighth, Diaz pitched the ninth for his 13th save. UP NEXT: MARINERS • Kansas City Royals (41-40) at Seattle Mariners (41-42) • Tonight, 7:10 p.m. TV: RTNW
