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A12 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARcH 29, 2019 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Warrenton’s Knight shuts down Irish The Daily Astorian After a doubleheader rainout at Monroe and a nine-day lay- off, the Warrenton baseball team returned to action Thursday, for Day 1 of the Santiam Christian tournament in Adair Village. Warrenton’s Dalton Knight won a pitcher’s dual, helping the Warriors defeat Riddle 2-1. Riddle pitcher Drake Bor- schowa allowed four hits with 10 strikeouts and four walks, while Knight countered with 15 strike- outs and two walks, and also gave up four hits. Borschowa was 2-for-4 at the plate, and drove in teammate Dylan Moore with a two-out sin- gle in the second inning. Warrenton’s only two runs came in the fourth, when Jacob Morrow reached on a walk, Devin Jackson followed with a drag bunt single, and Kale’o Kapua was safe on a fielder’s choice. Duane Falls drew a bas- es-loaded walk to force in Mor- row, and Ethan Caldwell’s infield hit down the third base line scored the eventual game-winner. “It was a really well-pitched game,” said Warrenton coach Lennie Wolfe. “Not a lot of offense, and Borschowa was the best pitcher we’ve faced. He was the hardest thrower we’ve seen — he hit 84 on the radar gun — with a nice tight curve.” Warrenton will play Friday at 4 p.m. against host Santiam Christian. Ranked No. 5 in the latest 3A rankings, the Warriors improved to 3-1 overall. Weaver and Loggers blank Heppner The Daily Astorian The No. 6-ranked Knappa softball team tuned up for its return to league play with another win Thursday, as the Loggers concluded their long road trip with a 6-0 win at Heppner. Knappa pitcher Madelynn Weaver tossed a two-hitter, striking out 14 batters with one walk. She gave up her lone hits in the sixth inning. The Loggers scored twice in the top of the first inning. Sophia Carlson reached on an error and scored on a triple by Weaver, and Weaver crossed the plate on a single to left field by Laicee Hendrickson. With two outs in the second inning, Raven Corcoran and Carlson had back-to-back sin- gles, and both advanced on a passed ball. Heppner’s third error of the game on a ground ball by Emily Nicholson allowed both runners to score. In the fourth, Corcoran, Carlson and Hannah Dietrichs all had base hits in another two- run inning. Carlson scored three runs and had four singles to lead Knappa’s 10-hit attack, while Heppner committed six errors. The Loggers return to league play Tuesday at Gaston. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball — Warrenton at Santiam Christian, 4 p.m. Softball — Warrenton at Union Spring Bash, TBA Seaside tournament (at Broadway Field) Friday’s schedule 11 a.m.: North Marion vs. Seaside 1 p.m.: Umatilla vs. Astoria 7 p.m.: Umatilla vs. Seaside SATURDAY Softball — Warrenton at Union Spring Bash, TBA Seaside tournament Saturday’s schedule 11 a.m.: North Eugene vs. Astoria 3 p.m.: North Eugene vs. Seaside 5 p.m.: Woodburn vs. Astoria SOFTBALL Knappa 6, Heppner 0 Knappa 220 200 0—6 10 1 Heppner 000 000 0—0 2 6 W: Madelynn Weaver (14 Ks, 1 walk). L: Eva Mar- tin (1 K, 4 walks). RBI: Kna, Hendrickson 2, Diet- richs, Weaver. 3B: Kna, Weaver. LOB: Knappa 12, Heppner 4. AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter is defended by Oregon’s Ehab Amin, Kenny Wooten and Paul White. Virginia outlasts Oregon 53-49 in Sweet Sixteen By GARY B. GRAVES Associated Press WOMEN’S SWEET 16 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ty Jerome’s 3-pointer was mem- orable not only for its timing, but because it marked one of the few Virginia made against Oregon. Jerome gave the Cavaliers a three-point lead with 3:34 remaining, and then they used their trademark defense to smother the Ducks and make it stand. No. 1 seed Virginia reached its second regional final in four years with a 53-49 vic- tory over 12th-seeded Ore- gon on Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament. The Cav- aliers face third-seeded Pur- due in the South Regional finals Sunday for a trip to the Final Four. After beating opponents by an average of 18 points during their run, the Ducks were slowed down and then shut down by Virginia. They made • Oregon State (26-7) plays Louisville (31-3) — 6 p.m. ESPN • Oregon (31-4) plays South Dakota State (28-6) — 8 p.m. ESPN2 AP Photo/Michael Conroy Virginia’s Ty Jerome is fouled by Oregon’s Payton Pritchard. just 9 of 25 from long range and were caught off guard defensively several times as Virginia found its post men inside and topped the Ducks 18-14 in the paint. “We were right there, down to the wire,” Oregon guard Payton Pritchard said. “We’re going to look back at this, and we’re going to be ... It’s going to be frustrating for a while now.” Louis King’s 16 points led Oregon, while Pritchard had 11 and Paul White 10. The Ducks had hoped to reach their third Elite Eight in four years but struggled all night to score — especially down the stretch. “They make a lot of people take bad shots,” coach Dana Altman said. “But we didn’t handle that very well.” Oregon’s loss denied Alt- man from becoming the pro- gram’s winningest coach. He entered the game tied with Ernie Kent at 235 wins but must wait until the Ducks’ sea- son opener for another chance to stand alone. Virginia held an opponent below 50 points for the 11th time this season. Oregon’s bench outscored Virginia 8-0, all by Amin. The Cavaliers (32-3) shot 36 percent and matched a sea- son low in scoring, but got baskets when needed to outlast the Ducks (25-13). Jerome’s 3 was the biggest as he took Kihei Clark’s pass and con- verted from deep to make it 48-45. A follow-up from behind the arc would have been even better for the junior guard, who obviously wanted breath- ing room in a tight defensive game. “Honestly, right now I’m just thinking about the one I missed after that,” said Jerome, who scored 13 points and made 3 of 8 from long range and 5 of 12 overall. “That would have really sealed the game.” Hachimura leads top-seeded Gonzaga to West regional final By JOE REEDY Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Gonzaga is in the Elite Eight for the fourth time in history following a 72-58 victory over Florida State in the opening West regional semifinal on Thursday night. Rui Hachimura scored 17 points to lead the top-seeded Bull- dogs, while Brandon Clarke had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Gonzaga returned to the regional final for the second time in three seasons. Gonzaga plays Texas Tech in Saturday’s regional final. Josh Perkins and Zach Norvell Jr. each scored 14 points for Gon- zaga, which led most of the game. Florida State pulled within four with less five minutes to play but the Bulldogs closed with a 12-2 run and avenged last year’s loss to the Sem- inoles in the regional semifinals. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Gonzaga forward Rui Hachimura shoots over Florida State forward Mfiondu Kabengele. Trent Forrest led fourth-seeded Florida State (29-8) with 20 points. The Seminoles advanced to the Sweet 16 in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1993, but fell one step short of another trip to the Elite Eight. Florida State played without senior Phil Cofer, who learned after his team’s first-round win over Ver- mont that his father, former NFL player Mike Cofer, had died after a long illness. The funeral is Satur- day in Georgia and Cofer is with his family. The Seminoles left an open spot for Cofer when they lined up in pregame for the national anthem. Gonzaga used a 16-5 run to break open the rematch and take a 30-17 lead in the first half. The Bulldogs missed their first three 3-point attempts but recovered to hit 4 of 6 from behind the arc during the run. The Seminoles commit- ted three turnovers and were 2 of 9 from the field. Gonzaga led by as many as 14 in the first half before the Seminoles got within eight late in the half. The Bulldogs seized momentum before the break when Perkins stole the ball from Trent Forrest and made a three-point play with .4 seconds remaining to give them a 38-27 lead at halftime. Mariners tag Sale, rout defending champion Red Sox 12-4 By TIM BOOTH Associated Press SEATTLE — Tim Beckham hit two of Seattle’s three home runs off Boston ace Chris Sale, and the Mariners improved to 3-0 with a 12-4 win over the World Series champion Red Sox on Thursday. The Mariners followed up their two wins over Oakland last week in Japan by rattling Sale (0-1) and knocking out the lefty who had dominated Seattle in the past. Sale was done after just three innings, while the Mariners were just get- ting started on their big offensive day. Beckham did the most damage, hitting a solo homer in the second and following up in the third with a two-run shot to center field. The infielder was hitless in 15 career at-bats with nine strikeouts against AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Tim Beckham watches his two-run home run during the third inning. Sale before hitting his second and third home runs of the season. Edwin Encarnacion added a solo shot off Sale as part of a four- run third inning. Ryon Healy and Domingo Santana both homered off Boston’s bullpen as Seattle finished with five long balls. Santana has nine RBIs in three games, the most in team history after the first three games of a sea- son. He had 20 RBIs in 85 games last year with Milwaukee. Sale had overpowered Seat- tle the last three times he faced the Mariners, with double-digit strike- outs in all three outings. And it appeared he was headed for another dominant performance that would have delighted the numerous red- clad fans that showed up at T-Mo- bile Park to see the world champs. Sale struck out the side with ease in the first inning. His opening day outing fell apart quickly from there. Beckham’s homer started Sale’s problems, but it was his inability to finish off the second inning that raised his pitch count and led to two runs. Sale issued a two-out walk to David Freitas, gave up a single to Dee Gordon and hit Mitch Haniger with a pitch to load the bases.
