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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THuRSDAY, MARcH 14, 2019
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OLD RIVALRY: KNAPPA
CUTS DOWN WARRENTON
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Molalla defeated Seaside
18-2 in a nonleague softball
season opener Wednesday at
Molalla.
Astoria’s scheduled season
opener Wednesday with Glad-
stone was canceled due to a
lack of players for the Gladia-
tors, who had several players
out with an illness.
The Fishermen — facing a
wave of illnesses themselves —
are scheduled to play Thursday
at Clatskanie.
Former Seahawk
safety Thomas
signs with Ravens
Associated Press
BALTIMORE — The Balti-
more Ravens finally made their
move during the NFL’s free
agent frenzy, securing safety
Earl Thomas and running back
Mark Ingram on Wednesday.
After losing receiver John
Brown and linebackers C.J.
Mosley, Terrell Suggs and
Za’darius Smith earlier in the
week, Ravens first-year general
manager Eric DeCosta bounced
back to address two glaring
needs.
Thomas accepted a four-
year deal and Ingram agreed
to terms on a three-year con-
tract. In addition, the Ravens
formally announced the trade
of quarterback Joe Flacco to
Denver for a fourth-round draft
pick.
Thomas, 29, arrives after a
nine-year run with Seattle. He is
expected to replace free safety
Eric Wedge, who played three
seasons in Baltimore before
being released last week.
Despite having his 2018 sea-
son end with a broken left leg,
Thomas finished with three
interceptions. No one on the
Ravens had more than two last
year.
Seahawks sign LB
Kendricks, K Myers
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. — The
Seattle Seahawks hope they
have found the solution for
their recent kicking troubles in
Jason Myers and are bringing
back linebacker Mychal Kend-
ricks despite his uncertain legal
situation.
The team agreed Wednes-
day to sign Myers to a four-year
deal, according to a person with
knowledge of the deal. Seat-
tle agreed to sign Kendricks to
a one-year deal, according to
another person with knowledge
of that deal.
Kendricks’ deal is worth up
to $5.5 million but is dependent
on his legal situation after he
pleaded guilty to insider trading
charges last year. Seattle coach
Pete Carroll said late last season
he was hoping to bring Kend-
ricks back for 2019.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TODAY
Baseball — Astoria at Gladstone, 5 p.m.;
Naselle at Knappa, 4 p.m.
Softball — Astoria at Clatskanie, 4:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Baseball — North Marion at Astoria, 5 p.m.;
Nestucca at Warrenton, 4 p.m.
Softball — Seaside at Gladstone, 5 p.m.;
Nestucca at Warrenton, 4 p.m.
Track — Astoria at Cotton Invitational, 4:30
p.m.; Seaside at Grant, 4:30 p.m.
Seaside baseball tournament
Friday-Sunday
(at Broadway Field)
Friday’s schedule
11:15 a.m.: Tillamook vs. Hockinson
1:30: La Center vs. Ft. Vancouver
3:45: Seaside vs. Corbett
6: Hoquiam vs. Centralia
BASEBALL
Knappa 7, Warrenton 1
Wallace, Takalo (2) and Patterson; Knight, Lit-
tle (3), Breitmeyer (6) and Morrow. W: Wal-
lace. L: Knight. RBI: Kna, Bartlett 2, Miethe 2,
Takalo, Wallace; War, Herrera. 2B: Kna, Wal-
lace, Bartlett. HBP: Kna, Goodman 2. LOB:
Knappa 10, Warrenton 4.
Photos by Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian
Knappa’s Tristin Wallace is off and running on a base hit in his first official at-bat of the season. He added two more in his team’s 7-1
win at Warrenton.
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W
ARRENTON — Two
teams looking to go far
at their respective levels
this year met on the field
Wednesday, as old rivals Knappa and
Warrenton officially opened the 2019
baseball season in a nonleague battle at
Huddleston Field.
While Warrenton is hoping for a big
year in the new Class 3A Coastal Range
League, the Warriors got a little taste of
what baseball teams will be dealing with
at the 2A level.
The two-time defending state cham-
pion Loggers may have lost some key
seniors last season, but rest assured —
Knappa can still hit, field and pitch at a
very high level, as it showed in a 7-1 win
over the Warriors.
The hitting was highlighted by new-
comer Tristin Wallace, who had three
hits in five at-bats, including a single to
lead off the game and a second-inning
double. The former Astoria Fisherman
scored three runs.
Wallace was also Knappa’s starting
pitcher, and struck out three of the five
batters he faced before giving way to Eli
Takalo in the bottom of the second.
Takalo retired the first seven bat-
ristin Wallace celebrates a second-inning
standup double for Knappa.
ters he faced, taking a combined perfect
game into the bottom of the fifth before
giving up a walk and consecutive singles
to Warrenton’s Duane Falls and Alec
Herrera, helping the Warriors close the
deficit to 3-1.
The Loggers responded with a run in
the sixth (Wallace scoring on a single by
Takalo), and three more in the seventh,
highlighted by consecutive hits from
Ryson Patterson and Cameron Miethe,
and Warrenton’s fourth error of the game
allowing three runs in the inning.
Wallace’s third hit was an infield sin-
gle that scored Patterson with the final
run.
On the mound, Wallace and Takalo
struck out 14 batters with two walks.
Warrenton pitchers Dalton Knight,
Austin Little and Gabe Breitmeyer
struck out eight and walked five, with
the Loggers collecting eight hits.
“We definitely did not play our best,”
said Warrenton coach Lennie Wolfe,
whose team was ranked seventh in the
3A preseason coaches poll. “We were
way too passive at the plate, and made
several critical errors in the field. With
that being said, I have to tip my cap to
Wallace and Takalo. Their No. 1 and 2
guys threw well and also had a good day
at the plate.
“Knappa has an awful lot of new guys
on the field,” he said, “and it wouldn’t
be fair to compare this team with last
year’s. I tip my hat to the 2019 Loggers.”
Knappa’s Logan Bartlett had two
hits, with a double and two RBIs.
Knappa is scheduled to host Naselle
on Thursday (4 p.m., Teevin Field),
while Warrenton returns to play Friday
at home vs. Nestucca (4 p.m.).
Oregon dominates Washington State in Pac-12 opener
the shot-clock era (since 1985-86).
Oregon certainly had Washing-
ton State on lockdown.
The Ducks swarmed the Cou-
gars into turnovers and missed
shots, starting the game with an
18-3 run.
Washington State had 10 turn-
overs in the opening 10 minutes
and 16 to trail 37-20 at halftime.
The Cougars shot 5 of 22, includ-
ing 4 for 17 from 3 in the first half.
Oregon didn’t let up, pushing
the lead to 29 in the first six min-
utes of the second half.
By JOHN MARSHALL
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Ehab Amin
scored 17 points, Miles Nor-
ris added 14 and Oregon rolled
over Washington State 84-51
Wednesday night in the most lop-
sided game in Pac-12 tournament
history.
The sixth-seeded Ducks (20-
12) jumped on the Cougars from
the start, racing out to a 15-point
lead in the opening 12 minutes.
Oregon shot 49 percent from the
floor and had 14 steals to earn a
spot in Thursday’s quarterfinals
against No. 3 seed Utah.
The tournament’s largest mar-
gin of victory had been 32, accom-
plished twice.
Washington State (11-21) shot
31 percent, went 7 for 32 from the
3-point line and didn’t hit dou-
ble-digits in points until the 5:34
mark of the first half
The 11th-seeded Cougars
also had 20 turnovers that led to
26 Oregon points in their ninth
straight one-and-done trip to the
Pac-12 tournament.
BIG PICTURE
AP Photo/John Locher
Washington State’s CJ Elleby shoots between Oregon’s Miles Norris, left,
and Kenny Wooten.
Washington State had no play-
ers score in double figures.
Oregon and Washington State
were in the same position a year
ago, both with the same seedings
and Utah up next. Oregon won
64-62 in overtime.
The Ducks closed the reg-
ular season with four straight
wins, including their second dou-
ble-digit win over the Cougars.
Oregon’s late-season run
coincided with a lineup change,
with four players 6-foot-9 start-
ing alongside Payton Pritchard.
The big lineup helped the Ducks
hold four straight opponents to 62
points or less, a program first in
The Cougars were no match
for Oregon’s length and athleti-
cism, and didn’t help themselves
by being careless with the ball.
The Ducks are on a defensive
roll as they try to earn the Pac-
12’s automatic NCAA Tourna-
ment bid.
UP NEXT
Washington State’s season is
over.
Oregon faces Utah in a rematch
of last year’s quarterfinals.