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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Summer season over for Lower Columbia team By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian CENTRALIA, Wash. — Two games, two high-scoring losses over the weekend for Hilander Dental, the AAA Legion team of the Lower Columbia Base- ball Club. Hilander was competing in the Washington AAA Ameri- can Legion state tournament, which concludes Tuesday at fields in Centralia and Chehalis, Washington. Hilander Dental opened the tournament Saturday at W.F. West High School in Chehalis, where they faced the Spokane Northstars. After Hilander scored three runs in the top of the first inning, Spokane answered with three runs in the bottom of the first, and built a 9-3 lead through four innings. The Northstars scored in every single inning, and finished with 12 hits off four different pitchers for Hilander, including Knappa’s Eli Takalo and Ethan Lindstrom of Naselle. Hilander Dental had 10 hits of its own, including a 2-for-4 effort by Seaside’s Pay- ton Westerholm. Knappa’s Dale Takalo added a double, and Kaleb Miller was 1-for-3, scored twice and was hit by two pitches. Kameron Kinder led the Northstars at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and a triple, with four RBIs and three runs scored. Spokane committed six errors, to four errors by Hilander. In a wild consolation game Sunday, Hilander Dental and the Kennewick Outlaws each had 19 hits, and Kennewick scored two runs in the bot- tom of the seventh for a 16-15 win. Hilander scored eight runs in the top of the third inning for a 10-3 lead, before the Outlaws rallied with 13 runs over the final four innings. Westerholm had another big day at the plate (3-for-5), while Eli Takalo was 3-for-4 and scored three times. Miller had a double and drove in two runs. Hilander pitchers Dale Takalo, Taite Hensley and Westerholm combined for three strikeouts and five walks, while giving up 19 hits. Tim Gee led Kennewick’s offensive attack, going 4-for-5 with a double, a grand slam home run and seven RBIs. Combined, Hilander Dental stranded 22 base runners in the two games, while a big absence for the team was Astoria’s Trey Hageman — one of Hilander’s leading hitters — who is prepar- ing for an all-star football game later this week. Hilander Dental finished the season 20-18-1 overall. SCOREBOARD BASEBALL Spokane 12, Hilander Dental 8 Hilander 300 041 0—8 10 4 Spokane 331 212 x—12 12 6 W: Colton Miracle. L: Zach Brown. RBI: HD, Bergonzine 3, Guttorm- sen, Jenkins; Spo, Kinder 4, Adams, Grooms, Krausz, Kubic, L.Miracle, Moore. 2B: HD, Takalo, Brown, Reece; Spo, Kinder 2, Houser, Krausz, Kubic. 3B: Spo, Kinder. HBP: HD, Miller 2; Spo, Kinder, L.Miracle. LOB: Hilander 10, Spokane 7. Kennewick 16, Hilander Dental 15 Hilander 208 320 0—15 19 2 Kennewick 210 362 2—16 19 0 W: Jacob Schuldheisz. L: Payton Westerholm. RBI: HD, Bergonzine 3, Jenkins 3, Miller 2, L.Brown 2, Bergq- uist, Z.Brown, Reece, E.Takalo; Ken, Gee 7, T.LaFontaine 4, C.LaFontaine 2. 2B: HD, L.Brown, Z.Brown, Jen- kins, Miller; Ken, Gee, Lind. 3B: HD, L.Brown. HR: Ken, Gee, C.LaFon- taine. HBP: HD, Bergonzine, Z.Brown. LOB: Hilander 12, Kennewick 8. DP: Hilander Dental, Kennewick. From left to right, Astoria’s Trey Hageman and Seaside graduates Skyler Yoshino and Michael Bailey. Astoria, Seaside represented in Shrine Game The Daily Astorian Three players from Clatsop County will be on the field Sat- urday for the 66th annual East- West Shrine All-Star football game. A night game this year, the con- test is set to kick off at 7 p.m. at Bulldog Stadium in Baker City, with a pregame parade scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday. The annual game showcases some of the state’s top seniors from the 2017 season. Players are prac- ticing this week at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. The West roster includes Asto- ria’s Trey Hageman, and Seaside graduates Michael Bailey and Sky- ler Yoshino, who was originally selected to be an alternate. Other players from the North- west region include Dawson Carr of Rainier, Ross Parsons of Scap- poose and Gunnar Partain of Banks. The West coaches are Kyle Braa (Scio), Laric Cook (Falls City), Ben Lane (Oakland) and Steve Stebbins (South Umpqua). West alternates include Logan Fischer of Warrenton and Verno- nia’s Gaven Everett. The game will not be televised live, but will be aired on Root Sports Northwest at a later date to be announced. West Roster No. Name 2 - Dawson Carr, Rainier 4 - Gunnar Partain, Banks 5 - Trey Hageman, Astoria 6 - Johnathan Warner, S. Umpqua 7 - Holden Smith, St. Paul 8 - Dru Cook, Scio 10 - Brandon Piete, Regis 11 - Eli Builta, Triad 13 - Gage Hazelton, Salem Academy 14 - Taylor Gross, South Umpqua 15 - Andrew Harrington, Oakland 16 - Tristan Fergus, Dayton 22 - Parker Wynn, Monroe 24 - Silas Sanchas, Hosanna Chr. 32 - Jacob Payne, Camas Valley 44 - Wyatt Riedel, Estacada 47 - Devon Whitmire, Santiam 55 - Michael Bailey, Seaside 58 - Ross Parsons, Scappoose 59 - Skyler Yoshino, Seaside 60 - Kyla Paratore, Santiam Chr. 65 - Martin Sylvester, Blanchet 68 - Tyler Post, Marshfield 80 - Nic Freeman, Oakland 99 - Keith Saito, Monroe Coaches Kyle Braa, Scio Steve Stebbins, South Umpqua Ben Lane, Oakland Laric Cook, Falls City West alternates Will Combee, Crook County Colton Craigmyle, Santiam Gaven Everett, Vernonia Logan Fischer, Warrenton Devin Hall, Gladstone Jake Hamblet, North Bend Eduardo Murillo, Lost River Marcos Reyes, Cascade Ben Robbins, Valley Catholic Anthony Rondeau, South Umpqua Noah Sickles, Falls City Campbell Smith, St. Paul Trent Warden, Monroe Zach Watson, Santiam Christian Ted Wickman, Yoncalla Paxton, Cruz power Mariners over Cole, Astros 2-0 By DOUG MILLER Associated Press SEATTLE — James Paxton wanted a healthy return from the dis- abled list and a chance to beat the first-place Houston Astros. He and the Seattle Mariners got just that with a tidy 2-0 victory Mon- day night. Paxton excelled in his first start since suffering lower back inflamma- tion in Anaheim on July 12, and he needed to in order to outduel Houston starter Gerrit Cole, who had a perfect game through four innings. Both pitchers traded high-90s fastballs and sharp breaking stuff in a scoreless tie until Nelson Cruz’s two-run double in the sixth inning accounted for all the scoring. “Cole was about as good as you can get, and Pax is out there match- ing him back and forth,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “Proba- AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning. bly one of the top pitching games that we’ve seen all year, on both sides of the ball.” Cole (10-3) retired the first 12 bat- ters he faced, striking out six, until he hit Cruz with a pitch leading off the fifth. After Segura’s single, Denard Span hit a clean single to right-cen- ter, and Cruz lined a first-pitch slider inside third base. Segura scored easily, and the ball caromed off the protruding side wall, allowing Span to narrowly beat catcher Max Stassi’s tag after a strong throw by left fielder Marwin Gonzalez. “He was dealing,” Cruz said of Cole. “We battled. We found a way to get runners on base. He’s a really tough pitcher to score runs on.” Paxton (9-4) was solid for Seattle, scattering three hits — two of them infield singles — over seven innings. He struck out eight, did not walk a batter, and threw 59 of his 82 pitches for strikes. “He was good,” Astros shortstop Alex Bregman said. “His fastball was jumping. 12-6 curveball and then a cutter as well. Both pitching per- formances were pretty dominating tonight, him and Gerrit. We just came up a little short.” Cole allowed four hits over 6 2/3 innings, striking out eight and walk- ing two. Mariners get Duke and Warren in bullpen remodel Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Mari- ners worked on their bullpen again on Monday, acquiring left-hander Zach Duke from the Minnesota Twins and right-hander Adam Warren from the New York Yankees for a pair of minor leaguers. The trades on the eve of the non- waiver deadline provided two more relief options for manager Scott Ser- vais with Seattle in the playoff hunt in the AL West. The Mariners sent pitcher Chase De Jong and infielder Ryan Costello to the Twins, and dealt $1.25 million in international signing bonus allocation to the Yankees for Warren. “Obviously a lot of teams are look- ing to add to the bullpen this time of year with the trade deadline coming up. I’m not surprised,” Servais said. “It may not be the last thing we do.” General manager Jerry Dipoto said recently he was hoping to add another righty to the bullpen and pick up a left-handed specialist as well to take some stress off James Pazos. He accomplished both by acquiring Sam Tuivailala from St. Louis late last week and then landing Duke and Warren. Dipoto said the additions com- bined with what Seattle already has in its bullpen should help Servais keep everyone fresh. “He can do that and not just bur- den anybody with too much work- load,” Dipoto said. “And that’s part of this too just trying to make sure each guy we send out there does his job and maybe taking the burden off the next guy.” The 35-year-old Duke went 3-4 with a 3.62 ERA in 45 appearances for the Twins. He has limited left-handed batters to a .237 average this season. Minnesota is sending $75,000 to Seattle as part of the deal. Duke is owed $716,667 of his $2.15 mil- lion salary. He has earned a $200,000 bonus for making 40 pitching appear- ances and can earn up to $1.3 million more, getting the entire amount if he makes 65 pitching appearances. “Duke’s got a pretty good track record of getting lefties out. The last couple of years he’s been pretty good against the righties, too,” Servais said. “He’s got different arm angles, a little bit different look, he’s got experience, so a welcome addition.” Duke was playing catch on the field before Minnesota’s home game against Cleveland when he was sum- moned for a meeting with chief base- ball officer Derek Falvey, general manager Thad Levine and manager Paul Molitor. The Mariners will be Duke’s sev- enth team in the last six seasons. He signed with Minnesota in the off- season and also has played for Pitts- burgh, Washington, Cincinnati, Mil- waukee, St. Louis and the Chicago White Sox. Duke became primarily a reliever in 2012 after starting his career with the Pirates as a starter. “I truly enjoyed my time here. Love the guys in this room, and I’m going to miss there,” Duke said. “But I’m looking very forward to being out there in a pennant race.” LA-bound LeBron leaves lasting gift, Akron ‘always home’ By TOM WITHERS Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — LeBron James stood on a stage near one of the streets he walked as a troubled kid and looked out at thousands of faces. He felt con- nected to every one of them. While his 3-year-old daugh- ter, Zhuri, played at his feet, James watched as his mother, Gloria, raised a flag in front of a school that is perhaps his greatest triumph. His incredible life. Full circle. Before leaving for Los Angeles, James gave his hometown quite a gift. James, who ended his second stint with Cleve- land earlier this month by sign- ing with the Los Angeles Lak- ers, on Mon- LeBron James day opened his I Promise School, a year-around learning center devoted to some of the city’s most challenged youngsters — ones just like him. For James, who recalled missing 82 days of school as a fourth grader while he and his mom “looked for sta- bility,” the opening culminated years of planning by his family foundation. “This means everything,” James told The Associated Press in an inter- view before the public event. “I think this is the greatest accomplishment for me because it’s not just me. A champi- onship is for a team, that’s for an orga- nization and a city. But these kids, this is for generation after generation after generation and it’s for these kids, so it means everything.” It was an emotional day for James, who also made his first comments since signing the $154 million deal with the Lakers — a move still caus- ing tremors across in the NBA. James recalled beating the odds of his youth when life was a daily strug- gle for him and his mom. Nothing was easy as the pair constantly moved and it was only with the help of others than James found structure. Now, he’s giving kids with the same problems a path. “There is no way I could have imagined this,” he said. “I remem- ber our foundation having a bike-a- thon, and I never thought a five-mile bike ride would turn into a school. This is something I’m at a loss of words for.”
