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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018
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Astoria rallies to beat Naselle in nine innings
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
The Naselle baseball team
was on the verge of a signature
win Wednesday night at CMH
Field.
The Comets held a 4-3 lead
over the Astoria Fishermen
in the bottom of the seventh
inning, with two outs and no
runners on base.
Unfortunately for the
Comets (and everyone else
Astoria plays), Trey Hageman
is one tough out.
The Astoria senior drew
a walk and later scored on a
wild pitch to tie the score,
sending the game to extra
innings.
And that’s where the Fish-
ermen eventually won it, 5-4,
in nine innings.
The Comets gave it their
best shot, holding a 3-0 lead
at one point, before the Fish-
ermen staged one of their old-
time rallies to escape with the
win over Naselle, a Class 1B
Washington school.
“Naselle’s tough,” said
Astoria coach Glen From-
willer. “And we just couldn’t
put together many hits. How
many times did we fly out?
We need to straighten some
things out.”
Hageman had three hits,
scored three times and drove
in a run, while three Astoria
pitchers combined for nine
strikeouts and just one walk,
with Dylan Rush picking up
the win in relief.
Meanwhile, Naselle pitch-
ers Cole Dorman, Corey
Gregory, Ethan Lindstrom
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Naselle’s Cole Dorman beats out an infield hit to lead off
the second inning.
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Astoria senior Trey Hageman had three hits, scored three times and drove in a run for the
Fishermen in their 5-4 win.
and Donny Edwards scattered
six hits, and the Fishermen
stranded nine baserunners.
Naselle scored three
runs in the top of the third.
The Fishermen were nearly
out of the inning when an
infield error allowed fresh-
man Jimmy Strange to reach
safely and Gregory to score
the game’s first run.
Dorman and Carson
Bergeson followed with RBI
singles for a three-run lead.
Gregory relieved Dorman
in the third, and the Fishermen
Knappa holds
off Irrigon, 8-6
The Daily Astorian
IRRIGON — It took
four tries, but Knappa was
finally able to score a vic-
tory in the Riverside Tour-
nament, which concluded
Wednesday at Irrigon High
School.
After losing two games
Tuesday and another
Wednesday afternoon, the
Lady Loggers defeated Irri-
gon 8-6 in their final game
Wednesday evening.
Knappa built an 8-2
lead, then held off a rally
by the Knights in the sev-
enth to win.
Knappa leadoff batter
Jaden Miethe went 3-for-3
with a double, and was also
hit by a pitch.
Logger pitcher Emily
Nicholson took the win,
allowing seven hits with
three strikeouts.
Pirates 5, Loggers 3
IRRIGON
—
In
Wednesday’s first game,
Knappa’s Mikayla Rethati
was 3-for-3 with two dou-
bles, but Riverside scored a
5-3 win.
The teams were tied
1-1 through four innings,
before the Pirates scored
four in the fifth. Knappa
came back with two in
the sixth before Riverside
retired the Loggers in the
seventh. Knappa pitcher
Madelynn Weaver allowed
just four hits, with six
strikeouts and two walks.
Big inning lifts Mark
Morris past Astoria
The Daily Astorian
LONGVIEW, Wash. — A
seven-run third inning was all
Mark Morris needed Wednes-
day afternoon in a 13-6 win
over Astoria in a nonleague
softball game.
The Monarchs tacked on
four runs in the sixth, as Mark
Morris avenged last season’s
loss to Astoria.
Astoria pitchers McKa-
ilyn Rogers and Julia Nor-
ris gave up 10 hits, and
struck out seven with four
walks.
The Fishermen had seven
hits and drew seven walks,
while Lexxi Lyngstad led
Astoria with a double and a tri-
ple. Halle Helmersen also had
a double for the Lady Fish-
ermen, who open Cowapa
League play at Scappoose next
week.
THURSDAY
Baseball — Seaside at Madras
Tournament, TBA; Amity at Warren-
ton, 3:30 p.m.
Softball — Warrenton at Amity, 4
p.m.; Knappa at Heppner, 1 p.m.
FRIDAY
Baseball — Seaside at Madras
Tournament, TBA
SATURDAY
Baseball — Seaside at Madras
Tournament, TBA; Warrenton at Wil-
lamina (2), Noon
Softball — Warrenton at Willami-
na (2), Noon
BASEBALL
Astoria 5, Naselle 4
Naselle
003 001 000—4 8 2
Astoria
002 010 101—5 6 2
and scored on a single to right
from Warren Wirkkala.
Dorman was 4-for-4 at the
plate for the Comets.
In the bottom of the sev-
enth, Hageman drew a two-out
walk, took second on another
walk, advanced to third on a
balk call, then scored on a wild
pitch to tie the game.
After the teams battled
through a scoreless eighth, the
Comets had a leadoff double
by Holt in the top of the ninth,
but the freshman was stranded
at third as Rush retired the
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Astoria third baseman Zac Patterson, left, can’t make the
tag in time on Naselle’s Donny Edwards, who was safe at
third.
next three in order.
Matthews led off the bot-
tom of the ninth for Astoria
with a single to center, before
Edwards retired the next
two.
But the Comets never
made it out of the inning, as
a pop fly by Hirsch into shal-
low right field was dropped,
allowing Matthews to race
home with the winning run.
“Credit again to Naselle,”
Fromwiller said. “They saw
three of our top pitchers, and
they handled us pretty well.
“Matthews and Hageman
had five of our six hits, and
those two are taking the load
on their shoulders right now.”
Brooks scores 21 as Grizzlies
beat Trail Blazers 108-103
TIP-INS
By CLAY BAILEY
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With
a 10-day contract to make an
impression, MarShon Brooks
got off to a very nice start.
Brooks scored 14 of his 21
points in the fourth quarter in
his first game with Memphis,
helping the last-place Griz-
zlies beat the Portland Trail
Blazers 108-103 on Wednes-
day night.
Brooks made each of his
four 3-point attempts in the
final period in his first NBA
appearance since April 16,
2014, with the Lakers. He
signed a 10-day contract with
Memphis on Tuesday.
“You don’t really have
time to get comfortable on
a 10-day. You just don’t,”
Brooks said. “Thank God I
made shots. That helps.”
Brooks, who averaged
36.6 points for the Jiangsu
Dragons of the Chinese Bas-
ketball Association this year,
was 7 for 12 from the field.
Dillon Brooks had 18
points for the Grizzlies (21-
54), who trailed 93-86 with
7 minutes left. Chandler Par-
sons finished with 15 in Mem-
phis’ second straight win.
CJ McCollum led Port-
land (46-29) with 42 points,
and Wade Baldwin IV added
15 points on 5-for-6 shooting.
The Trail Blazers went 3
for 8 at the line in the final 7
minutes. A handful of turn-
overs in the fourth only made
Trail Blazers: Played their
third game in four days. ...
Shabazz Napier started his
eighth game of the season in
place of Lillard. ... Portland
had won seven in a row on
the road. ... The Blazers have
scored at least 100 points in
18 straight games. ... McCol-
lum’s 42 points were his sec-
ond-highest of the season. He
scored 50 on Jan. 31 against
Chicago.
Grizzlies: Had not won
consecutive games since a
three-game winning streak
from Jan. 15-19. ... Jarell
Martin had a career-high 14
rebounds. ... Of Memphis’ 21
victories this season, 11 have
come against teams currently
in playoff spots.
PLAYOFF WATCH
The Trail Blazers hold a
two-game lead over fourth-
place Oklahoma City in
the Western Conference
standings.
DRAFT WATCH
Brandon Dill/Associated Press
Memphis Grizzlies guard MarShon Brooks shoots be-
tween Portland Trail Blazers center Zach Collins, left,
and forward Al-Farouq Aminu.
matters worse.
“In the fourth quarter, you
have to make free throws,”
Portland coach Terry Stotts
said. “You can’t miss free
throws, and you have to guard
better. You can’t give up 32
points in the fourth quar-
ter and have turnovers and
missed free throws. Not going
to win many games like that.”
Trail Blazers star Damian
Lillard, who had 41 points
in Tuesday’s win over New
Orleans, was not with the
team after the birth of his son.
The Grizzlies moved into
a tie with Atlanta for the sec-
ond-worst record in the NBA.
The Hawks lost Wednesday
night to Minnesota. Both still
have a better record than the
Phoenix Suns.
UP NEXT
Trail Blazers: Host the Los
Angeles Clippers on Friday
Grizzlies: Play the Jazz in
Utah on Friday.
Suzuki to be in lineup as Mariners open vs Indians
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
greeted the sophomore with a
leadoff double by Burke Mat-
thews and a run-scoring sin-
gle by Hageman, who eventu-
ally reached third, then scored
on an errant pickoff throw.
Astoria tied the game at 3-3
in the fifth, as Hageman had a
leadoff single and scored on a
sacrifice fly by Josiah Hirsch.
The inning was highlighted,
however, by a diving catch in
center field by Edwards.
The Comets retook the lead
in the top of the sixth, when
Dorman led off with a single
Dorman, Gregory (3), Lindstrom
(6), Edwards (8) and Ji.Strange;
Hageman, Matthews (5), Rush (7).
W: Rush. L: Edwards. RBI: Nas,
Dorman, Bergeson, Wirkkala; Ast,
Hageman, Hirsch. 2B: Nas, Holt;
Ast, Kolee. LOB: Naselle 5, Astoria
9. DP: Astoria.
SOFTBALL
Knappa 8, Irrigon 6
Knappa
003 120 2—8 11 1
Irrigon
200 000 4—6 7 1
W: Emily Nicholson (3 Ks, 3
walks). L: Princesa Chavez (4 Ks, 4
walks). RBI: Kna, Nicholson 2, Mi-
ethe, Ramvick, Weaver; Irr, Collins
3, K.Luna 2, A.Luna. 2B: Kna, Mi-
ethe; Irr, K.Luna 2, Collins, Botefuhr.
HBP: Kna, Miethe; Irr, Mendoza,
K.Luna. DP: Knappa.
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
SEATTLE — The lingering ques-
tion of whether Ichiro Suzuki would be
ready for opening day was solved on
Wednesday.
Yes, he’ll be on the Seattle Mari-
ners 25-man roster, despite a lingering
calf injury. And, yes, he’ll be in left field
tonight when the Mariners open the sea-
son hosting the Cleveland Indians.
“It was a crazy spring for him get-
ting in late and having a little setback
with the calf injury but I think he showed
us enough here the last couple of days
that he can get out there, run around and
help us out a little bit,” Seattle manager
Scott Servais said. “As I said when we
brought him in he’ll hit at the bottom of
the lineup, he’ll help in a number of dif-
ferent ways. But obviously he’ll be in the
lineup tomorrow night.”
This isn’t turn back the clock night,
although the nostalgia will be thick — let
alone the challenge of facing Cleveland
ace Corey Kluber and one of the power-
house clubs in the American League. It’ll
be Suzuki’s first regular season game in
a Seattle uniform since July 22, 2012.
He made his mark as a right fielder with
Seattle, though that spot now will be
manned by Mitch Haniger.
And there’s a very real chance this
is a temporary assignment. Suzuki must
perform better than he did in his limited
spring training opportunities to justify
receiving playing time ahead of Guill-
ermo Heredia or Ben Gamel when Gamel
returns from his oblique injury.
At least for the opener, it’ll be Suzu-
ki’s stage in left field.
“Obviously being out there on the
field is one thing, but just driving from
my house to the stadium, just the views
that I remember,” Suzuki said through an
interpreter. “Just an awesome thing that
I’m here. I’m just so happy.”
It’s hard to know what to expect from
the 44-year-old, who was hitless in the
five spring training games he played in,
not counting side field games against
minor leaguers. A year ago, Suzuki hit
.255 in limited at-bats for Miami.