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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2018
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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.”