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A3 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 SPORTS Astoria, Seaside softball post wins The Astorian Astoria held an 8-2 lead after two innings, and cruised to a 12-5 Cowapa League softball victory, Tuesday at Valley Catholic. Astoria’s top four play- ers in the lineup all had at least two hits apiece, while Shelby Rasmussen led the Lady Fish, going 3-for-4 with a double. Halle Helmersen and Tenley Matteucci also had doubles, and Mollie Mat- thews scored three runs with three RBIs. Astoria pitcher Emma Biederman scattered six hits with seven strikeouts and six walks. Malia Groshong had a home run for Valley Catho- lic, which dropped to 0-12, while Astoria improved to 7-7 overall. Seaside 12, Tillamook 7 Seaside softball is still in the playoff hunt, as the Lady Gulls improved to 9-3 overall with a 12-7 victory over Tillamook, Tuesday at Broadway Field. Erin Owsley hit a three- run home run to highlight the win. Now 8-2 in Cowapa League play, Seaside can still earn a co-league cham- pionship with two wins over Banks, Thursday and Saturday. Rainier 10, Warrenton 0 Rainier pitcher Kyla Cook gave up just one hit with 11 strikeouts and no walks Tuesday, leading the Jeff Ter Har Seaside’s Erin Owsley (15), is greeted at home plate by her teammates, following her three-run homer in Tuesday’s win over Tillamook. Columbians to a 10-0 win over Warrenton in a Coastal Range League softball game. Reese Schimmel had a home run for Rainier, while Jamie Annat had Warren- ton’s lone hit. PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE THURSDAY Baseball — Seaside at Banks, 5 p.m. Softball — Banks at Seaside, 5 p.m. Vernonia 4, Knappa 3 Knappa’s Hannah Diet- richs was 3-for-4 with three runs batted in, but those were the only three runs for Knappa, in a 4-3 loss at Ver- nonia in a Northwest League softball game Tuesday. Dietrichs also gave up just four hits as pitcher, with 14 strikeouts and three walks. Knappa hosts a double- header Friday with Vernonia to end the regular season. FRIDAY Baseball — Warrenton at Rainier (2), 3 p.m.; Knappa at Vernonia (2), 3 p.m. Softball — Newport at Astoria (2), 1 p.m.; Rainier at Warrenton (2), 3 p.m.; Ver- nonia at Knappa (2), 3 p.m. Track — Valley Catholic at Astoria, 3:30 p.m. SATURDAY Baseball — Seaside at Astoria, Noon Softball — Seaside at Banks, 1 p.m. OREGON CAPITAL Warrenton tops Rainier in battle of 3A baseball powers By GARY HENLEY The Astorian Everything looked back to normal Tuesday afternoon at Warrenton’s Huddleston Field: a sunny spring day with a big crowd on hand to watch the Warriors start a three-game series to decide a league champion. And — business as usual — as Warrenton slipped past previously unbeaten Rainier 6-4 to move into fi rst place in the Coastal Range League baseball standings. Crucial hits by Dylon Atwood and Mike Ulness proved to be the diff erence in Tuesday’s win, while Atwood also picked up the victory on the mound in relief. The Warriors (11-1) are seeking a return to the state championship, where they fi nished the 2019 season with an 8-1 loss to La Pine. And — to show that things haven’t changed much — the Warriors look like they’re ready to play for another state title as they made all the crucial hits and recorded the big outs in Mon- day’s win over the Columbi- ans, also 11-1. “That was just a lot of fun,” said Warrenton coach Lennie Wolfe. Regardless of the outcome, “it was just a great game between two quality teams. Both coaches agreed on that.” The two teams still have two games remaining (dou- bleheader, Friday at Rainier), but the Warriors have won 11 straight, and only need a split to secure the league title. After that, 3A baseball will set up an eight-team tournament to play for an unoffi cial state title, which will be held next week, with the fi nal’s place and time to be determined. The only thing deter- mined at this point: the War- riors are on a roll. After Warrenton spot- ted the Columbians a 2-0 lead through three innings of Tuesday’s game, the War- riors roared back with a four-run fourth inning, high- lighted by a two-run single from Ulness, Warrenton’s ‘I HOPE BOTH TEAMS MAKE THE PLAYOFFS, BECAUSE I THINK BOTH WILL REPRESENT OUR LEAGUE WELL.’ Lennie Wolfe | Warrenton coach No. 8 hitter. After a scoreless fi fth, Rainier rallied for two runs on RBI hits from Logan Chapman and Josh Ellis. But it could have been more, had not Atwood picked off pinch runner Grif- fi n Hunt at fi rst base, just before Ellis’s double. Atwood made up for giv- ing up the two runs by lead- ing off the bottom of the sixth with a triple. Rainier reliever Kenney Tripp struck out the next two batters, but Ulness followed with his eventual game-win- ning single to right to score Atwood. A bases loaded walk gave the Warriors their sixth run. Rainier starter Brayden Marcum — on a pitch count, as was Warrenton’s Duane Falls — struck out seven, walked one and allowed two hits before leaving in the fourth. “It’s been a number of years since I’ve coached against a kid that good,” Wolfe said. For the Warriors, he said, “It was a good team eff ort win for both the coach- ing staff and the players on Senior Day. Ryan (Hoag- lund) and Duane (Falls) have meant a lot to the program. “I hope both teams make the playoff s, because I think both will represent league well.” INSIDER We’re investing in Salem coverage when other news organizations are cutting back. Get the inside scoop on state government and politics! our Astoria 14, Valiants 4 Trailing 4-3 after four- and-a-half innings, the Asto- ria baseball team scored 11 runs in the bottom of the fi fth, on its way to a 14-4 win over Valley Catholic, in a Cowapa League baseball game at Tapiola Park. Michael Moore was 4-for-4 with two doubles and a home run to lead Astoria’s 10-hit attack, while Niko Boudreau and Gunnar Olson combined to pitch a two-hit- ter with 11 strikeouts and six walks. WE’RE READY FOR YOU! Seaside 5, Tillamook 4 Tillamook’s two-run rally in the bottom of the sev- enth came up one run short, as Seaside held on for a 5-4 win over the Cheesemakers in Cowapa League baseball action Tuesday. Both teams had nine hits, while Riley Kuhl and Jarred White had two hits apiece for the Gulls. Seaside starter Tanner Kraushaar allowed fi ve hits in fi ve innings, with Cameron Schulte pitching the fi nal two innings. Still hoping for a spot in the season-ending, eight- team tournament, the Gulls fi nish the regular season with games Thursday at Banks and Saturday at Astoria. Knappa 9, Vernonia 3 Vernonia played Knappa to a 3-3 tie through fi ve innings, but Knappa fi nally pulled away with six runs in the bottom of the sixth on its way to a 9-3 win in the Log- ger showdown. Having already clinched the Northwest League base- ball title, Knappa was out- hit (fi ve to four) in Tuesday’s win, but remains as one of only three unbeaten 2A team at 12-0. The two teams play a dou- bleheader Friday at Vernonia. WANTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber Northwest Hardwoods • Longview, WA Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 On-Campus, Online, & Hybrid Classes Available Fall Registration is Open, Scholarships Available Visit the Welcome Center Call (503) 338-2411 Email admissions@clatsopcc.edu Clatsop Community College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. ADA accessible. 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