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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2018
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Seaside wins two at
Madras tournament
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MADRAS — An otherwise success-
ful road swing came to a disappointing
end for the Seaside baseball team over the
weekend.
The Gulls participated in the three-day
Madras White Buffalo Spring Classic,
scoring two wins with one loss.
Seaside completed its stay Saturday
afternoon against Crook County, which
scored an 11-1 win over the Gulls.
Seaside pitchers Travis Fenton and
Gage McFadden gave up 11 hits, with
eight strikeouts and three walks.
Crook County pitcher Heath Pickhardt
scattered three hits, with seven strikeouts
and three walks.
The Gulls scored their run in the fourth,
Dawson Blanchard scoring after a triple.
Josh Norris had a triple and teammate
Brody Connell had a home run and four
RBIs for the Cowboys.
Gulls 7, Madras 4
MADRAS — The Seaside infield
turned a triple play to highlight a 7-4
win Friday over Madras, on Day 2 of the
White Buffalo Spring Classic.
The Gulls held a 6-4 lead going into
the bottom of the fifth, when Madras had
runners at first and second with no outs
and the heart of their order at the plate.
Madras attempted a bunt off Seaside
pitcher Payton Westerholm, who made
a diving, snow-cone catch near the first
base line. Before either base-runner could
return safely, Westerholm fired the ball to
Ashton Boyd at first for the second out,
and Boyd delivered to Gage McFad-
den at second to complete the triple
play.
Meanwhile, Seaside scored three runs
in the top of the fourth to take the lead,
and finished the game with nine hits.
Isaias Jantes was the only multiple hit-
ter for the Gulls, with a single and a dou-
ble. McFadden scored twice, and Wester-
holm was 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run
scored. Duncan Thompson drove in two
runs.
Pitchers Brayden Johnson and Wester-
holm scattered four hits with three strike-
outs and three walks.
Blazers clinch playoff spot,
then beat Grizzlies 113-98
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
PORTLAND — The cel-
ebration in the Trail Blazers’
locker room after making the
playoffs for the fifth straight
season was one of relief more
than excitement.
First goal accomplished.
Now Portland heads out on the
road with more work to do.
“We’re just looking to stay
sharp, keep doing the things
that’s allowed us to have the
success that we’ve had and try
to finish it off and win the divi-
sion, get home court,” Damian
Lillard said.
Lillard had 27 points and
nine assists, and the Trail Blaz-
ers held off a late run by the
Memphis Grizzlies for a 113-
98 victory on Sunday night.
The Trail Blazers clinched
their fifth straight playoff spot
earlier in the evening when
Utah won at Minnesota.
“I told the team, one thing I
like about Major League Base-
ball is when they clinch some-
thing, they celebrate. Unfor-
tunately, we don’t do that as
much as we probably should,”
Blazers coach Terry Stotts
said. “Clinching the play-
offs, being in the playoffs five
straight years is a good accom-
plishment, is one of our goals
at the beginning of the season.
We still have some more goals
to accomplish, but it’s some-
thing everybody should be
proud of.”
CJ McCollum added 20
points and another nine assists
for Portland, which is still
holding on to third place in the
Western Conference with five
games remaining.
The Blazers, who have won
four of their last five, embark
on a four-game trip starting
Tuesday night in Dallas.
Rookie Dillon Brooks had
28 points for Memphis, which
sits second-to-last in the West.
Brooks was one point shy of
his season high.
“Yeah, my teammates
wanted me to get it,” said
TODAY
Softball — Chemawa at Knappa,
4:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Baseball — Scappoose at Asto-
ria, 5 p.m.; Valley Catholic at Sea-
side, 5 p.m.; Knappa at Colton, 4:30
p.m.
Softball — Astoria at Scappoose,
5 p.m.; Seaside at Valley Catholic,
5 p.m.
Girls golf — Seaside at Valley
Catholic, 1 p.m.
Boys golf — Seaside at Astoria,
2 p.m.
BASEBALL
Crook County 11, Seaside 1
Crook County 205 04—11 11 2
Seaside
000 10—1 3 2
W: Pickhardt. L: Fenton. RBI:
CC, Connell 4, Burkhardt 2,
Pickhardt, Faust, Norris. 2B:
CC, Faust. 3B: CC, Norris; Sea,
Blanchard. HR: CC, Connell. HBP:
CC, Smith. LOB: Crook County 6,
Seaside 5.
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WILLAMINA — League
play has not even started,
and the Warrenton baseball
team has already quadrupled
its number of wins from last
season.
The Warriors improved
to 4-1-1 overall with a dou-
bleheader sweep Saturday at
Willamina, 13-1 and 11-2.
It’s early, but — for what
it’s worth — the Warriors are
currently ranked No. 1 in the
state at the 3A level.
Warrenton completely
dominated their future
league opponents from Wil-
lamina, racking up 24 runs
on 18 hits, while the Warriors
had a pair of pitching gems
on the mound.
Warrenton’s Devin Jack-
son tossed a two-hitter in the
opener, with nine strikeouts
and two walks on 99 pitches
thrown.
Austin Little provided
the offense, going 2-for-4 at
the plate with a double, three
steals, two RBIs and two
runs scored.
While the Bulldogs used
a combined 12 pitchers (who
walked 15 and hit eight bat-
ters), the Warriors used just
two pitchers on the day.
Dalton Knight followed
Jackson’s two-hitter with a
14-strikeout performance in
Game 2, allowing six hits
with just one walk and three
hit batters.
Offensively, Jacob Mor-
row had a double and a tri-
ple, and Alec Herrera drove
in two runs.
“It was just a great day,”
said Warrenton coach Len-
nie Wolfe. “I told the play-
ers afterwards that I was
pleased with the pitching, the
defense, the hitting and the
base running. Both games
were our most complete
games of the season so far.
“Devin threw very well in
the first game,” he said. “And
we didn’t have to play a lot of
defense. Dalton dug himself
out of some jams in Game
2, but we only had to make
seven plays defensively in
that one. Our pitchers made
it an easier day for us.
“When it’s this early,
it’s not about the rankings,”
Wolfe added. “It’s about get-
ting better, and I thought we
did that today.”
Warrenton is scheduled
to play Wednesday, 4 p.m. at
Ilwaco.
Warrenton shuts down
Willamina in twin bill
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Photos by Craig Mitchelldyer/AP
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jarell Martin shoots in front of Portland Trail Blazers forward
Al-Farouq Aminu, left rear, during the first half.
Portland Trail Blazers forward Evan Turner looks to pass
the ball away from Grizzlies forward Jarell Martin.
Brooks, who played at Oregon.
“That was on me, I missed two
open layups.”
Portland led 103-80 in the
fourth quarter, but the Griz-
zlies went on a 13-0 run
capped by Brooks’ jumper
with 4:19 left, pulling within
10. That led Stotts to re-insert
his starters.
Marquis Teague’s bas-
ket got Memphis within
eight points, but the Blazers
took over with back-to-back
3-pointers from Evan Turner
and Al-Farouq Aminu to
extend Portland’s lead to 113-
95 with 1:12 left. That sent the
starters back to the Blazers’
bench for good.
Marc Gasol started for the
Grizzlies, but his minutes were
limited because of a left groin
injury. He finished with seven
points and five rebounds in 20
minutes.
Seaside 7, Madras 4
Seaside
102 301 0—7 9 3
Madras
112 000 0—4 4 4
W: Westerholm. L: Rodriguez. RBI:
Sea, Thompson 2, Jantes, Kuhl,
Westerholm; Mad, Mitchell, Holli-
day, Zemke, White. 2B: Sea, Jantes,
Johnson. HBP: Mad, Zemke 2. LOB:
Seaside 6, Madras 6. TP: Seaside.
Morrow. HBP: War, Jackson, Kapua;
Wil, Ash, Colton, Onstot. LOB: War-
renton 5, Willamina 6.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
Top-ranked
Warrenton
sweeps Willamina
Game 1
Warrenton 13, Willamina 1
Warrenton
023 305—13 10 2
Willamina
001 000—1 1 1
W: Jackson. L: Reid. RBI: War, Bre-
itmeyer 2, Little 2, Herrera 2, Knight,
Morrow, Falls. 2B: War, Little. HBP:
War, Morrow 2, Breitmeyer, Kapua,
Pedraza, Miller; Wil, Ash, Reid,
Toney. LOB: Warrenton 9, Willamina
6. DP: Willamina.
Game 2
Warrenton 11, Willamina 2
Warrenton 240 001 4—11 8 0
Willamina 000 101 0—2 6 3
W: Knight. L: Colton. RBI: War,
Herrera 2, Morrow, Breitmeyer,
Jackson, Falls; Wil, Bruckner 2. 2B:
War, Morrow; Wil, Cook. 3B: War,
SOFTBALL
Game 1
Warrenton 11, Willamina 6
Warrenton 130 025 0—11 12 2
Willamina 001 030 2—6 7 0
W: Niqui Blodgett (10 Ks, 8 walks).
L: Graham (4 Ks, 7 walks). RBI: War,
Duncan 3, Blodgett 2, Bue, Bussert,
Ra.Dyer, Ru.Dyer, Ramsey; Moony
2, Tuck. 2B: War, Blodgett. 3B: War,
Duncan; Wil, Tuck. HBP: Wil, Mes-
tos. LOB: Warrenton 7, Willamina 8.
DP: Warrenton 2.
Game 2
Warrenton 11, Willamina 6
Warrenton 211 013 3—11 23 4
Willamina 012 001 2—6 11 2
W: Niqui Blodgett (11 Ks, 1 walk).
L: Gravaly (2 Ks, 3 walks). RBI:
War, Blodgett 3, Duncan 2, Bus-
sert, Ramsey, Thomas; Wil, Moony
2, Hunt, Rust. 2B: War, Blodgett
3, Duncan; Wil, Moony. HR: War,
Blodgett. HBP: War, Duncan. LOB:
Warrenton 12, Willamina 6.
MarShon Brooks, who had
21 points against the Blazers in
a 108-103 victory in Memphis
on Wednesday, was out with
a left ankle injury. Coach J.B.
Bickerstaff also sat JaMychal
Green (knee soreness), Can-
dler Parsons (rest) and Andrew
Harrison, who missed this
third game with a right wrist/
left shoulder injury.
Portland’s loss to the Griz-
zlies earlier this week spoiled
a three-game road trip. But the
Blazers were without Lillard,
who didn’t play because he
was back in Portland awaiting
the birth of his son. Damian
Lillard Jr. was born Thursday
morning.
The Blazers were with-
out backup center Ed Davis,
who rolled his ankle during the
Blazers’ 105-96 victory over
the Clippers on Friday night.
Portland said X-rays and an
MRI on the ankle were both
negative. Davis is expected to
miss up to 14 days.
The Blazers led by 15
points in the first quarter, but
Memphis closed the gap in the
second.
WILLAMINA — The
Willamina softball team
will compete in the Coastal
Range League next school
year, against the likes of
Clatskanie, Rainier, Taft and
Warrenton.
And the Warriors gave
the Lady Bulldogs an idea of
how tough it will be, as War-
renton swept Willamina in a
Saturday doubleheader, 11-6
and 11-6.
Warrenton finished the
day with 35 total hits and 24
stolen bases, while pitcher
Niqui Blodgett threw 255
pitches and struck out 21 bat-
ters in two complete games.
Blodgett struck out 10 in
Game 1, with eight walks
and a hit batter.
Offensively, the War-
riors collected 12 hits in the
opener, including a 3-for-4
effort from leadoff batter
Melia Kapua, who scored
twice. Blodgett had a double
and Natalie Duncan added
a triple and drove in three
runs.
In her first action of the
season, Warrenton’s Claire
Bussert had four hits in
Game 2, part of a 23-hit
attack for the Warriors.
Dani Bue and Blodgett
also had four hits apiece,
with Bue scoring three runs
and Blodgett driving in
three. Blodgett helped her
cause with three doubles and
a home run.
The Warriors had 15
steals in Game 2, and
Blodgett struck out 11 with
just one walk.
Warrenton hosts a non-
league game Wednesday
with Dayton.
Gordon, Haniger homer in
Mariners’ 5-4 win over Indians
Associated Press
SEATTLE — Dee Gor-
don isn’t known for hitting
home runs, and before this
year he’d never played the
outfield. But on Sunday, his
power and his glove in cen-
ter field led the Seattle Mari-
ners to a 5-4 win against the
Cleveland Indians.
Gordon, who has never
hit more than four homers
in a season, led off the sev-
enth inning with a tiebreak-
ing shot to right off Dan
Otero (0-1). Gordon clearly
knew he’d hit it well — after
making contact, he watched
the ball and walked out of the
batter’s box.
“It was a 2-2 game in the
bottom of the seventh inning
and it put us ahead, so I was
excited,” he said.
After he rounded the
bases, Gordon leapt high for
a celebratory high-five with
teammate Jean Segura in the
on-deck circle.