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CRC BASEBALL
Saturday, March 21, 2015
East Oregonian
Demanding start for Dawgs
EO file photo
Hermiston’s Landon Clark-Gammel slide safely into home plate in front of the tag
from Pendleton’s Alex O’Rourke last season. The Bulldogs and Buckaroos finished
tied atop the Columbia River Conference a season ago.
Bucks green on the mound
ƻrŗ^ĵrǻŷŗ˜ōȖOÌŸ¯ĶǣǼɴsNj˅ǣNŸ˚ ɴsNj ¶Ÿ Es¯ŸNjs ÌɚÞض ǼÌsÞNj ǣsǣŸŘǣ
ĶȖŎEÞ NJÞɚsNj NŸŘ¯sNjsŘOs ɠÞŘŘÞض ǣLJȖ_ ǣÌsĶɚs__ȖsǼŸNjŎÞŘĠȖNjÞsǣʳ
NjsǼȖNjŘǣ¯ŸNjŘŸǼÌsNj¶ŸǼĶs¶ȖsǼÞǼĶsŘ_
ğȖŘÞŸNj ğŎsǣ DNj_Ǽ Ř_ ɚNjǣÞǼɴ Řsɠ˚
NjȖŘÞŘǼŸǼÌsǣǼǼsƼĶɴŸ¯¯ǣʳ
OŸŎsNjǣN_sŘǢŎÞǼÌŘ_NJɴŘōŸNjǣsɠÞĶĶ
ǢsŘÞŸNjOǼOÌsNjĶsɮŷ˅NJŸȖNjĨsĶs_ǣǼÌs ĶǣŸEs¶ÞɚsŘǣÌŸǼǣʳ
ɠɴʳǻÌs¯ŸȖNj˚ɴsNjǣǼNjǼsNj
DNj_ǼʰǢŎÞǼÌŘ_NŸOĨ˚
ɠǣ Ř ĶĶ˚ǢǼǼs ÌŸŘŸNj˚ B UCKAROO B ASEBALL EȖNjŘ Njs ǼÌNjss Ÿ¯ sÞ¶ÌǼ
EĶs ŎsŘǼÞŸŘ ɴsNj ¶Ÿ Coach: Greg Whitten (10th year)
ƼĶɴsNjǣɠÌŸɠÞĶĶEsǼÌNjȖǣǼ
Ř_ Ìǣ ĶNjs_ɴ ĶÞŘs_ ȖƼ 2014 season: 18-10, 8-4 (Columbia River ÞŘǼŸOŸŎƼsǼÞǼÞŸŘ¯ǼsNjǼÌs
ǣƼŸǼ ŸŘ ǼÌs ŷNjs¶ŸŘ Conference)
EǣĨsǼEĶĶ ǼsŎ Ŏ_s
ǢǼǼsEǣsEĶĶǼsŎŸŘOs Postseason story:
_ssƼ ǣǼǼs ǼŸȖNjŘŎsŘǼ
sixth-seeded
Ìs OŸŎƼĶsǼsǣ ÌÞǣ ǣǼŸNjÞs_ The
NjȖŘʳ
ONjssNjɠÞǼÌǼÌsDȖOĨNjŸŸǣ Buckaroos were upset
ˆÝ˅Ŏ NjsĶĶɴ sɮOÞǼs_
by league rival Hood
ǼÌÞǣ¯ĶĶʳ
EŸȖǼ ǼÌÞǣ ɴsNjʰˇ ɟÌÞǼǼsŘ
®ŸȖNj ŸǼÌsNj ĶĶ˚ĵs¶Ȗs River Valley 5-4 in
ǣÞ_ʳˆÝ_ŸǼÌÞŘĨɠÌsŘɠs
ǣsĶsOǼÞŸŘǣ ɠÞĶĶ ĠŸÞŘ ÌÞŎʳ the Class 5A quarter-
¶sǼ ĶĶ Ÿ¯ ǼÌs ĨÞ_ǣ EOĨ
ğȖŘÞŸNj džȖÞŘŘ NŸOĨEȖNjŘ finals.
¯NjŸŎEǣĨsǼEĶĶŘ_ǼÌsɴ
Key Returners: Alex
ʹƼÞǼOÌsNjʺʰ ǻğ ËŘOŸOĨ O’Rourke, sr., C; TJ
¶sǼ ÞŘǼŸ ǼÌs ǣɠÞض Ÿ¯
ʹǣsOŸŘ_ Eǣsʺ Ř_ ħɴĶsNj Hancock, sr., UT; P/OF; OF; Tony Papol, EǣsEĶĶʰ ENjNjÞض ÞŘĠȖNjÞsǣʰ
ĵȖŘŘɴ ʹOsŘǼsNj ʩsĶ_ʺ ɠsNjs sr., INF; Kyler Lunny, sr., OF; Quinn Cock- Ý ǼÌÞŘĨ ɠs OŘ Es ƼNjsǼǼɴ
ŸŘ ǼÌs ǣsOŸŘ_ ǼsŎ ĶǣǼ burn, jr., P.
OŸŎƼsǼÞǼÞɚsʳ ɟs Ìɚs
ǣsǣŸŘʰɠÌÞĶsǻŸŘɴƻƼŸĶ
OÌŘOsǼŸɠÞŘŸȖNjĶs¶Ȗs
ɠǣ Ř ÌŸŘŸNjEĶs ŎsŘ˚
Ř_ ŎĨs ǣŸŎs ŘŸÞǣs ÞŘ
ǼÞŸŘOÌŸÞOsʳ
ǼÌsǣǼǼsƼĶɴŸ¯¯ǣʳˇ
ǣÞ_s ¯NjŸŎ NŸOĨEȖNjŘʰ ɚsǼsNjŘ OŸOÌ
NJsOÌÞضǼÌŸǣsĶŸ¯Ǽɴ¶ŸĶǣɠÞĶĶÌÞضsŸŘ
µNjs¶ ɟÌÞǼǼsŘ˅ǣ ǣLJȖ_ ɠÞĶĶ Es ¯ÞNjĶɴ ¶NjssŘ ǼÌsǼsŎ˅ǣƼÞǼOÌÞضʰɟÌÞǼǼsŘǣÞ_ʳ
ŸŘ ǼÌs ŎŸȖŘ_ʳ ǢsŘÞŸNjǣ DNj_ɴ ǢŎÞǼÌ Ř_
ǻÌs DȖOĨNjŸŸǣ OŸŎŎÞǼǼs_ Ķsǣǣ ǼÌŘ
DNjŘ_ŸŘËsNj¶sNjǼÌ_ENjÞs¯ƼÞǼOÌÞضǣǼÞŘǼǣ ǼɠŸsNjNjŸNjǣƼsNj¶ŎsĶǣǼǣsǣŸŘʳ
2015 Schedule
2014 CRC Standings
Tue., March 17 at Southrdige (WA)
5 p.m.
Sat., April 18
vs. Hood River (2)*
Fri., March 20 vs. Hanford (WA) (2)
3 p.m.
Tue., April 21
at Hood River*
Mon., March 23 vs. Roseburg (2)
Noon
Noon
Sat., April 25
vs. The Dalles (2)*
Thu., March 26
at TBA
TBD
Tue., April 28
at The Dalles*
Fri., March 27
at TBA (2)
TBD
Fri., May 1
at Hermiston (2)*
Sat., March 28
at TBA
TBD
Tue., May 5
vs. Hermiston*
4:30 p.m.
Tue., March 31
vs. La Grande
4 p.m.
Fri., May 8
at Hood River*
4:30 p.m.
Noon
4:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
Fri., April 3
at Walla Walla
3 p.m.
Tue., May 12
at The Dalles*
4:30 p.m.
Sat., April 4
vs. Walla Walla
11 a.m.
Fri., May 15
vs. Hermiston*
4:30 p.m.
Thu., April 9
at La Grande
4 p.m.
vs. Baker
4:30 p.m.
Mon., May 18
CRC
OVR.
Pendleton
8-4
18-10
Hermiston
8-4
14-14
The Dalles
4-8
16-11
Hood River
4-8
14-17
4:30 p.m.
ËrNJōÝǢǻŷŗ ˜ ǻÌs
DȖĶĶ_Ÿ¶ǣ EǣsEĶĶ ǼsŎ
Ìǣ ENjȖǼĶ ǣOÌs_ȖĶs ǼŸ
Es¶ÞŘÞǼǣǣsǣŸŘʳ
ǻÌsDȖĶĶ_Ÿ¶ǣƼĶɴʩɚs
¶ŎsǣÞŘsÞ¶ÌǼ_ɴǣʰŘ_
ʩNjǣǼ˚ɴsNj Ìs_ OŸOÌ
ĵŘOs ËɠĨÞŘǣ ʩ¶ȖNjsǣ
ǼŸ ĶsNjŘ ǣ ŎȖOÌ ǣ Ìs
OŘ¯NjŸŎǼÌǼɠssĨ˚ĶŸŘ¶
ǣǼNjsǼOÌ ǼÌǼ˅ǣ Ìsɚɴ ɠÞǼÌ
EǣsEĶĶʳ
ˆɟs˅Njs ¶ŸŘŘ ƼĶɴ
ǼÌs ¶Ŏsʰˇ ËɠĨÞŘǣ
ǣÞ_ʳ ˆǻÌsǣs EŸɴǣ ĨŘŸɠ
¯NjŸŎƼĶɴÞض¯ŸNjŎsǼÌÞǣ
ǣȖŎŎsNjʰɠs˅Njs¶ŸŘŘEs
¶¶NjsǣǣÞɚsʳɟs˅Njs¶ŸŘŘ
EȖŘǼʰǣǼsĶʰ_ŸsɚsNjɴǼÌÞض
ɠsOŘǼŸǣOŸNjsʳˇ
ËsNjŎÞǣǼŸŘ
NjsǼȖNjŘǣ
ŎŸǣǼ Ÿ¯ ÞǼǣ NjŸǣǼsNj ¯NjŸŎ
ĶǣǼ ɴsNjʰ EȖǼ ĶŸǣǼ ǼÌs
ÌsNjǼŸ¯ÞǼǣǣǼNjǼÞضƼÞǼOÌ˚
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ǻÌsDȖĶĶ_Ÿ¶ǣŎɴĶOĨ
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EĶsǣ ǼŸǣǣs_ ¯ŸȖNj ǣOŸNjs˚
ĶsǣǣÞŘŘÞضǣÞŘǼÌsŸƼsŘsNj
¶ÞŘǣǼNJÞ_¶sɚÞsɠʰŘ_
ŘȖŎEsNj Ÿ¯ ŸǼÌsNj ¶Ȗɴǣ
ɠÞĶĶ¶sǼOÌŘOsǼŸsNjŘ
ǣƼŸǼÞŘǼÌsNjŸǼǼÞŸŘʳ
ËɠĨÞŘǣÞǣĶǣŸʪÞNjǼÞض
ɠÞǼÌ ǣǼNjǼÞض ¯NjsǣÌŎŘ
sɚsNjɴ¶ŎsǼǼÌÞNj_Eǣsʳ
ĵȖOǣ ǻŸĶŘ ƼƼsNjǣ ǼŸ
Ìɚs ǼÌs ÞŘǣÞ_s ǼNjOĨ ǼŸ
ǼÌÞNj_Eǣs¯ŸNjǼÌsNjsǣǼŸ¯
ǼÌsɴsNjʳ
®sĶĶŸɠ¯NjŸǣÌ^ɴǣÌȖŘ
ŗsĶɠÞĶĶƼȖǣÌǼŸǣǼNjǼÞŘ
ǼÌsŸȖǼʩsĶ_ʳ
ËɠĨÞŘǣ Þǣ ŸƼsŘ ǼŸ
ŎÞɮÞضŘ_ŎǼOÌÞضÌÞǣ
ǣǼNjǼÞض ĶÞŘsȖƼ ǼŸ ʩ¶ȖNjs
ŸȖǼɠÌǼÌsÌǣŘ_ÞǣŘ˅Ǽ
ǣÌɴÞض ɠɴ ¯NjŸŎ ǣǼNjǼ˚
ÞضÌÞǣEsǣǼŘÞŘsʰŘŸǼÌÞǣ
ŘÞŘsEsǣǼʳ
ˆÝ˅Ŏ ŘŸǼ NjsĶĶɴ ǣȖNjs
ɠÌǼ ǼŸ sɮƼsOǼʰˇ Ëɠ˚
ĨÞŘǣ ǣÞ_ʳ ˆɟs ¶ŸǼ ǣŸŎs
¶Ȗɴǣ ǼÌǼ ĠȖǣǼ ƼĶɴ ÌNj_ʳ
Njs ǼÌsɴ ǼNjȖs EǣsEĶĶ
ƼĶɴsNjǣʷÝ˅ŎŘŸǼǣȖNjsʳDȖǼ
ǼÌsɴ˅Njs ¶ŸŘŘ ¶Þɚs ɴŸȖ
sɚsNjɴǼÌÞضǼÌsɴÌɚsʳÝ˅_
NjǼÌsNj ɠŸNjĨ ɠÞǼÌ ¶Ȗɴǣ
ĶÞĨsǼÌǼǼÌŘÌɚsƼNjÞŎ
_ŸŘŘEǣsEĶĶƼĶɴsNjǣʳˇ
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B ULLDOG B ASEBALL
Coach: Lance Hawkins, 1st year
2014: 14-14,
8-2, (CRC)
Postseason
story:
The
twelve-seed
Bulldogs lost to
Sherwood 4-0
in Round 1 the
Class 5A play-
offs.
Key Returners: RJ Robles, jr.;
Hayden Edmiston, jr.; Jay Lin-
deman, sr.; Landon Gammell,
sr.; Cole Smith, sr.; Shade Gritz,
soph.; Dylan Caldwell, sr.; Kyler
Mikami, sr.
2015 Schedule
Tue., March 17
vs. Ridgeview
(L 9-4)
Wed., March 18
at Pasco (WA)
5 p.m.
Fri., March 20
at Central Catholic
3 p.m.
Mon., March 23
vs. Redmond (DH)
11 a.m.
Wed., March 25
at Kamiakin
4 p.m.
Fri., March 27
vs. Century (DH)
Noon
Tue., March 31
vs. West Linn
4 p.m.
Fri., April 3
at David Douglas 4:30 p.m.
Fri., April 10
vs. Parkrose (DH)
3 p.m.
Sat., April 18
at The Dalles
Noon
Tue., April 21
vs. The Dalles
4 p.m.
Sat., April 25
at Hood River Valley (DH) Noon
Tue., April 28
vs. Hood River Valley 4:30 p.m.
Thu., April 30
at DeSales
4:30 p.m.
Fri., May 1
vs. Pendleton (DH)
4 p.m.
Tue., May 5
at Pendleton
4:30 p.m.
Fri., May 8
vs. The Dalles
4 p.m.
Tue., May 12
vs. Hood River Valley 4:30 p.m.
Fri., May 15
at Pendleton
4:30 p.m.
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