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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com ALL-STAR WEEKEND By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian A few local high school seniors recently wrapped up their athletic careers at the prep level, in annual summer all-star games for baseball and basketball, as part of the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association all- star series. Astoria’s Trey Hageman — who will continue his base- ball career at Linn-Benton Com- munity College next season — played his final three games as a Fisherman over the weekend. And Hageman helped the North All-Stars sweep the South in three games Saturday and Sunday at Bill Gray Stadium in Roseburg. In a single game Saturday, the North scored seven runs in the first inning for a 16-6 win. The North continued its domi- nance with a pair of victories in a Sunday doubleheader. Hageman was 1-for-1 at the plate, with a single, an RBI and a run scored in North’s 11-7 win in Game 1. He added an RBI double in Game 2, as the North pounded the South 16-3 to complete the sweep. Earlier, Hageman was named as an infielder on the Class 4A first team all-state squad, as voted on by coaches. Knappa’s Kaleb Miller, left, was the most valuable player, and teammate Dale Takalo was named outstanding pitcher in the recent 3A/2A/1A all-star baseball series. From left to right, Seaside’s Jetta Ideue, Astoria’s McKailyn Rogers, and Seaside’s Viola Soprano played in the 4A all-star softball series. Loggers still winning No matter what time of year or what sport they’re playing at Knappa, the Loggers just keep on winning. In the 3A/2A/1A baseball all- star series at Linfield College in McMinnville, Knappa’s Mason Hoover, Kaleb Miller and Dale Takalo all took part as players, for coach Jeff Miller of the North squad. Fresh off their state champion- ship earlier this month, the Log- gers and the West all-star team won two of three games in the summer all-star series. The West defeated the East by scores of 8-3 and 8-4, while the East managed an 8-7 win. Miller was named Most Valu- able Player for the entire series, as the senior bound for Clark Col- lege started two games at catcher. Seattle activates RHP Nicasio Associated Press SEATTLE — The Mari- ners have activated right-handed reliever Juan Nicasio from the 10-day disabled list as they con- tinue to add options in their bullpen. Nicasio and catcher Chris Her- rmann were added to the 25-man roster on Monday ahead of a road trip against the New York Yankees and Boston that begins on Tues- day. Seattle optioned right-hander Rob Whalen and catcher David Freitas to Triple-A Tacoma. Nicasio was one of Seattle’s big offseason additions to the bull- pen. He was placed on the DL on June 8 with a right knee injury. His results to that point had been mixed, with an eight-game stretch of not allowing a run in late May and early June, followed by giv- ing up four runs without retiring a batter in his previous outing on June 6 against Houston. Nicasio has appeared in 30 games and has a 5.34 ERA. SCOREBOARD LOCAL SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Junior baseball — Tillamook at War- renton (2), 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY Junior baseball — Knappa at Neah- Kah-Nie (2), 4 p.m. THURSDAY Junior baseball — Knappa at Tilla- mook (2), 4 p.m.; Warrenton at Clats- kanie, 5 p.m. FRIDAY Junior baseball — Astoria Ford at Seaside (2), 4 p.m. Astoria’s Trey Hageman, far left, joined other players from the Cowapa League in the recent 4A all-star baseball series. Seaside teammates Bryre Babbitt and Jetta Ideue took part in a 4A basketball all-star series last weekend. Takalo missed Saturday’s game (he was class valedicto- rian at Knappa’s graduation), but he was still selected outstanding pitcher for his performance in Sunday’s third game. Hoover had the most RBIs in the series and stood out defen- sively, said coach Miller. He played second base, shortstop and third base, and also pitched a couple innings. Neah-Kah-Nie’s Bryce Bridge was named outstanding defensive player. Meanwhile, the all-league and all-state awards are in for the Loggers, who dominated most of the selections. Knappa’s entire starting lineup was named all-league, with first-team honors going to Dale Takalo (the Northwest League’s player of the year), Hoover, Miller, seniors Reuben Cruz and Colton Weirup, and sophomore Eli Takalo. Junior Logan Bartlett was a second-team selection, and juniors Ryker Coffey and Shaun Lackey were named honorable mention. Dale Takalo was selected as the 2A player of the year, and was joined on the all-state first team by Cruz and Miller. Hoover and Eli Takalo were second team all-state, and Weirup was a third- team outfielder. After finishing his high school baseball career, Takalo played in a two-game all-star basketball series for 4A/3A/2A seniors last weekend. Friday at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Takalo and the North All-Stars defeated the East, 83-63. One night later at Warner Pacific College in Port- land, the North knocked off the West, 81-68. In a two-game girls all-star basketball tournament over the weekend, Seaside’s Bryre Bab- bitt and Jetta Ideue both suited up for the North team, which lost to the South on Friday, and bounced back with a Saturday win over the East. Ideue also played in an all-star softball game for 4A seniors, held June 3. Seaside’s Viola Soprano and Astoria’s McKailyn Rogers were part of the North squad. COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Beavers rally after 4-hour delay Oregon State pours on offense, sends Washington home By ERIC OLSON Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Oregon State kept things loose in the clubhouse during a weather delay that stretched to 4 ½ hours at the College World Series. Reserve outfielder Joe Casey entertained teammates by stuffing 30 pieces of gum into his mouth, a party game known as “Mafia” broke out and the tunes were cranked up. When it was time to return to the field, the Beavers were all business. Kyle Nobach hit a three-run homer to put Oregon State in control in the seventh inning, Kevin Abel pitched four strong innings of relief and Ore- gon State sent Pac-12 rival Washing- ton home from the College World Series with a 14-5 win on Monday night. “Crazy game. Long day,” Beavers coach Pat Casey said. “I thought our guys came out really prepared after the rain delay. We were kind of scuf- fling out of the chute. Really appreci- ate the way they hung with it and got themselves a win.” The Beavers erased early deficits, starting their comeback just before the teams were pulled off the field because of lightning near TD Amer- itrade Park. Before play resumed, star second baseman Nick Madrigal gave a talk to emphasize the stakes. “It’s win or go home at this point, and there are a lot of guys that will never put this uniform on again,” Nobach said. “It means a lot to us, AP Photo/Nati Harnik Oregon State’s Tyler Malone, right, is greeted by Kyle Nobach (28) and Cadyn Grenier (2) after he hit a solo home run against Washington. and a lot of people don’t really under- stand it until you play here and you’re around ‘Case’ and this program. That’s motivating for us. And that’s what his message was, just to strictly compete.” Oregon State (50-11-1), the No. 3 national seed, was coming off a loss to North Carolina in its CWS opener and still must win three more games to reach the best-of-three finals. Washington (35-26) went two games and out in its first CWS. “A lot of people expected us to roll over halfway through the season,” Huskies shortstop Levi Jordan said. “Instead, we went the other direction and brought this program to its first College World Series. To hang our heads about our performance in the College World Series... it shouldn’t be a reflection of our season. Obviously, a tough loss. But the program is mov- ing in a great direction.” UP NEXT: CWS • Oregon State Beavers (1-1) vs. Game 6 loser (1-1) • Wednesday, 4 p.m. TV: ESPN Washington had leads of 3-0 and 5-4 before the delay in the top of the sixth inning. The Beavers had bases loaded with two outs when play was stopped. Washington sent out closer Alex Hardy (5-4), the fourth of seven Huskies pitchers, after the delay and he walked in the tying run. The Huskies elected to intention- ally walk Adley Rutschman to set up forces on the bases with two outs in the seventh. Michael Gretler smashed a ball down the left-field line for the tie-breaking double, and Nobach hit a 2-2 pitch that barely cleared the wall in right center for his sixth homer of the season and a 9-5 lead. Oregon State scored all but one of its runs with two outs. The Beavers were 13 for 21 with two outs and 7 for 10 with runners in scoring position. Tyler Malone homered to start a five-run eighth inning that finished off the Huskies. Beavers starter Bryce Fehmel turned the game over Kevin Abel after giving up a single to start the fifth. Abel (5-1) threw 17 pitches before the delay, and Casey opted to have him go back to the mound when play resumed. Abel allowed one run on one hit and two walks. He struck out five. Oregon State avoided going 0-2 at a CWS for the first time in five appearances since 2005. KWAN INJURED Oregon State lost All-Pac-12 cen- ter fielder Steven Kwan to a ham- string injury at the end of the third inning. Kwan, who came into the game batting .363 and reached base four times in the loss to North Caro- lina, pulled up as he was running to first base on a double play ending the third inning. Preston Jones replaced him and was 1 for 4 with a two-run double. Casey said he didn’t know if Kwan would play Wednesday. UP NEXT Oregon State will play another elimination game Wednesday against the North Carolina-Mississippi State loser. That game was postponed until Tuesday morning because of the long delay in the Beavers’ game and the threat of more rain Monday night. Washington made a big late-sea- son push to get to Omaha after being picked seventh in the Pac-12 presea- son coaches’ poll.
