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A10 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2019 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Local teams battle in wood bat tourney By GARY HENLEY The Astorian S EASIDE — War- renton pitcher Aus- tin Little needed just 86 pitches to fi nish off the Tillamook Cheesemakers, in a fi rst round game of the Seaside wood bat tourna- ment Thursday at Broad- way Field. Little tossed a two-hit- ter in a 2-0 win for the War- riors, who had just three hits themselves. “We didn’t do a lot at the plate, which made me even more pleased with how our defense played,” said War- renton coach Lennie Wolfe. Specifi cally, “Ethan Cald- well did a great job behind the plate,” said Wolfe, whose regular catcher — fi rst team all-state selection Jake Morrow — was out of town taking part in a show- case game. “And Ethan did just what we ask Warrenton catchers to do: keep every- thing in front and get hit by pitches.” Which Caldwell did, get- ting hit twice. The Warriors scored the game’s fi rst run in the top of the second, when Ryan Hoagland had a leadoff sin- gle to center. A sacrifi ce bunt from Devin Jackson put Hoag- land at second. He stole third and eventually scored on a ground ball, coupled with an errant throw to the plate. That was all Little needed, as the senior-to-be gave up a hit in the fi rst inning, then did not allow a baserunner from the second to the fi fth innings. Tillamook loaded the bases on two walks and an error with two outs in the sixth, but Little struck out the next batter to end the threat. He gave up a lead- off single in the seventh, but Warrenton turned a double play to help secure the win. Little struck out nine bat- ters in the victory. Warrenton 4, Stayton 1 After winning Thursday’s game with just three hits, the Warriors had another three hits to defeat the American Legion Post 58 Stayton Ban- dits on Friday, 4-1. Warrenton pitcher Devin Jackson did most of the work, allowing just three hits with 13 strikeouts in six innings. Duane Falls pitched the seventh. Jackson had nine strike- outs through three innings, including four K’s in the third inning. The Warriors had all the runs they would need in the fi rst inning, scoring two runs on three walks and six sto- len bases, as they ran at will on Stayton starter Keegan Jensen. With the exception of three errors in the top of the third, Warrenton played solid defensively. Jake Mor- row had two of Warrenton’s three hits and scored twice. Photos by Gary Henley/The Astorian Stayton’s David Kanoff slides into second base, as Leo Matthews takes the throw for Astoria Ford. After a scoreless fourth, the Bandits had back-to- back singles, followed by back-to-back doubles, in the top of the fi fth. Kanoff had a two-run, inside-the-park homer in the seventh to cap Stayton’s win. Stayton had 13 hits off Astoria Ford pitchers Will Eddy and Tumbarello. Astoria 11, Tillamook 2 Astoria Ford bounced back in consolation play Friday with a victory by the same score, 11-2, over Tillamook. Adam Feldman pitched six and two-thirds innings, scattering fi ve hits with six strikeouts and six walks. The Fishermen had run-scoring doubles by Tony Tumbarello and Dylan Rush in the second inning, and took advantage of some erratic pitching from the Cheesemakers. Astoria Ford scored fi ve runs on wild pitches, includ- ing two runs on one wild pitch in the third inning. Tumbarello drove in three runs for the game, while Brooks Fromwiller was hit by pitch twice. Two Tilla- mook pitchers combined to walk six and hit four batters. Madison 7, Seaside 5 SEASIDE — Madison capped the fi rst day of the Seaside wood bat tourna- ment with a 7-5 win over the Gulls at Broadway Field. The game was tied 5-5 in the fi fth, before Madison took the lead for good. Seaside’s day was high- lighted by a two-run homer run for Riley Kuhl, deep over the left fi eld fence. “It was a shot,” said Sea- side coach Dan McFadden. “I’ve only seen three home runs over the fence here. And even with a wood bat — that was amazing. I’d like to know what he ate for breakfast this morning.” We’re Better than a Bank. We’re a Family . As a Fibre Family member, you’re not just a customer, you’re a member and owner of your credit union. Along with Fibre The Vandervalks, Fibre Family Family status comes a level of Members Since 2013 service and care that you expect and deserve. It’s all in the family! Stayton 11, Astoria 2 SEASIDE — Astoria’s young lineup was no match Thursday for the American Legion Post 58 Stayton Ban- dits, who scored an 11-2 win over Dane Gouge’s Astoria Ford in a fi rst round game of the Seaside wood bat tour- nament at Broadway Field. Stayton pitchers Aaron Nease and David Kanoff allowed just three hits (by Hunter Ficken, Tony Tum- barello and Leo Matthews) with fi ve strikeouts and no walks, while the Bandits broke open a close game with four runs in the fi fth inning. A triple by Colton Gumc highlighted Stayton’s sec- ond inning, in which the Bandits took a 2-0 lead. Ficken had a leadoff sin- gle for Astoria in the third and later scored on an error. 503.842.7523 • 866.901.3521 85 W. Marine Dr. Astoria 2315 N. Roosevelt Dr. Seaside COMING SOON: 1771 SE Ensign Ln. Warrenton tlcfcu.org Federally Insured by NCUA A DIVISION OF CREDIT UNION Astoria Ford pitcher Will Eddy fl ips the ball to fi rst base for an out during Thursday’s loss to Stayton.
