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Newspaper Page TextPage 4E BASEBALL East Oregonian Saturday, March 21, 2015 P IONEER B ASEBALL EO file photo Stanfield pticher Dylan Grogan throws in a game ver- sus Umatilla last season. Grogran will lead the defend- ing league champ Tigers this spring. Tigers eye breakout season Ǣǻŗ®Ýrĵ^˜ǻÌsˡ˟ˠˣ ǣŸŎsŸǼÌsǋƼsŸƼĶsʳˇ EǣsEĶĶ ǣsǣŸŘ sŘ_s_ ÞŘ ǢǼŘʩsĶ_ ƼŸǣǣsǣǣsǣ ÌsǋǼEǋsĨ¯ŸǋǼÌsǢǼŘʩsĶ_ _sƼǼÌǼÌǋŸȖ¶ÌŸȖǼǼÌsǋŸǣ˚ ǻÞ¶sǋǣʳ ǼsǋŘ_EĶŘOsǼÌǋŸȖ¶ÌŸȖǼ ǻÌsɴ¶ɚsȖƼĶǼsǋĶ˚ ǼÌs ĶÞŘsȖƼʳ ǢŸƼÌŸŎŸǋsǣ ĶɴǼŸËǋǋÞǣEȖǋ¶ÞŘǼÌsʩǋǣǼ ^ɴĶŘµǋŸ¶ŘʰǻŸŘɴ®ĶŸǋsǣʰ ǋŸȖŘ_Ÿ¯ǼÌsǣǼǼsƼĶɴŸ¯¯ǣ ǻɴĶsǋ ōŸŘĨȖǣ Ř_ ǊɴŘ ÞŘ ˠ˟˚˦ DÞĶsɴ ĶĶ _ s ¯ s Ǽ ʰ ʩ¶Ȗǋs ǼŸ Es IGER ASEBALL ŎĠŸǋƼÞsOsǣ Ř_ǼÌsɴ˅ǋs ĶŸŸĨÞŘ¶ ǼŸ Coach: Bryan Johnson, 9th year ¯Ÿǋ ğŸÌŘǣŸŘʳ season: 20-8,10-2 (Eastern Ës ǋ s E Ÿ Ȗ Ř _ ʳ 2014 OĶĶs_ Oregon League) ǻÌs ǻÞ¶sǋǣ Postseason sto- ōŸŘĨȖǣ ǋsǼȖǋŘǼÌsÞǋ ry: The Tigers lost ˆ ¯ Þ ɚ s ˚ Ǽ Ÿ Ÿ Ķ 10-7 to Harrisburg in ¶Ȗɴʰˇ OŸǋs ¯ǋŸŎ Ř_ Round 1 of the Class µǋŸ¶Ř Ř_ ˡ˟˚ɠÞŘ 3A state playoffs ǼsŎǣs˚ ɠÞĶĶ Key returners: Dylan ®ĶŸǋsǣ ǣŸŘ ¶Ÿʰ Grogan, soph.;Tony ǣƼĶÞǼ ǼÞŎs Ǽ Flores, soph.; Ryan ǣÌŸǋǼ ɠÌÞĶs Ř_ Ìɚs ǼÌs ǼĶsŘǼʰ Bailey, soph.;Thyler Monkus, soph. ǼÌs ŸǼÌsǋ E Ķ Ř O s Þǣ ƼÞǼOÌÞŘ¶ʳ Ř_ ŎŸǼÞ˚ ɟÌsŘ ŘsÞ˚ ɚǼÞŸŘ ǼŸ ÞŎƼǋŸɚs ŸŘ ĶǣǼ ǼÌsǋ ǋs ƼÞǼOÌÞŘ¶ʰ µǋŸ¶Ř ɴsǋ˅ǣʩŘÞǣÌʳ ɠÞĶĶŎŘǼÌÞǋ_Eǣsʳ ˆǻÌsʹOŸOÌÞŘ¶ʺǣǼ¯¯Ìǣ ǢǼŘʩsĶ_ Ìǣ ŸƼǼÞŸŘǣ EssŘƼǋsǼǼɴÞŎƼǋsǣǣs_ɠÞǼÌ ŸŘ ǼÌs EȖŎƼʰ ǼŸŸʳ DÞĶsɴ ÌŸɠ _s_ÞOǼs_ ǼÌsɴ ǋsʰˇ Ř_ ħĶɴ ğsŘǣŸŘ ǋs EŸǼÌ ŘÞŘǼÌ˚ɴsǋÌs_OŸOÌDǋɴ˚ Ķs¯ǼÞsǣǼÌǼOŘsǼÞŘŘÞŘ¶ǣʰ Ř ğŸÌŘǣŸŘ ǣÞ_ʳ ˆǻÌsɴ˅ǋs µǋŸ¶ŘÌǣĶÞɚsǋŎŘ_ ĶĶOŸOÌEĶsʰǼÌsɴ¶sǼÞǼʳʳʳʳÝ ®ĶŸǋsǣ OŘ ǼÌǋŸɠ ǣǼǋÞĨsǣʰ ǼÌÞŘĨǼÌsɴ˅ǋssɮOÞǼs_ǼŸƼĶɴ ǼŸŸʳ T B 2015 Schedule Fri., March 20 at Orting (WA) 3 p.m. Sat., March 21 at Cascade (WA) 11 a.m. Sat., March 21 at Cashmere (WA) 1:30 p.m. Thu., March 26 vs. Union/Cove 11 a.m. Fri., March 27 vs. Sheridan 1:30 p.m. Fri., March 27 vs. Dufur 4 p.m. Fri., April 3 vs. Riverside (DH) 1 p.m. Sat., April 4 at Irrigon 11 a.m. Sat., April 11 at Elgin/Imbler (DH) 1 p.m. Tue., April 14 vs. Weston-McEwen 5 p.m. Sat., April 18 Fri., April 24 Tue., April 28 Fri., May 1 Tue., May 5 Sat., May 9 Sat., May 9 Tue., May 12 Thu., May 14 Fri., May 15 vs. Valley Catholic Noon at Vale (DH) 1 p.m. at Dufur 4:30 p.m. vs. Nyssa (DH) 1 p.m. vs. Tri-Cities Prep 5 p.m. vs. Clatskanie Noon at Portland Christian 2 p.m. vs. Irrigon 5 p.m. vs. Mac-Hi 5 p.m. at Umatilla (DH) 1 p.m. Coach: Mike Garcia, 5th year 2014: 9-13, 2-10 (Greater Oregon League) Postseason story: The Pioneers did not reach the playoffs Key Returners: Joey Barn- hart, sr., INF; OF; Scott Zitter- kopf, sr., OF; Jacob Chaney, sr., P/INF; Kody Banek, sr., P/OF; Hunter Yensen, jr., P/ INF; Bailey DeBord, jr., INF. Coachspeak: On team’s pitching staff: “Right now I see that we’ve got three who can get the job done.” Key to the season: All-Greater Oregon League pitcher and infielder Hunter Yensen will have to be a force for the Pioneers to climb out of the GOL basement. The Pi- oneers benefit from returning all but one player from a year ago and adding a few possible contrubutors. Yensen will guide Pioneers ĶǣǼɴsǋʰˇµǋOÞǣÞ_ʳ ğOŸE NÌŘsɴ Þǣ sɮƼsOǼs_ ǼŸ ĠŸÞŘ ɳsŘǣsŘ ÞŘ ǼÌs ǣǼǋǼ˚ ÞŘ¶ ǋŸǼǼÞŸŘ ǣ Ìs _Þ_ ĶǣǼ ɴsǋʰŘ_ħŸ_ɴDŘsĨɠÞĶĶ__ _sƼǼÌ EsÌÞŘ_ ǼÌs ƼÞǋʳ ®ǋsǣÌ˚ ŎsŘ ğsǣȖǣ əsĶĶ Ř_ ğȖǣǼÞŘ NǋĶǼŸŘ EŸĶǣǼsǋ ǼÌs ǣǼ¯¯ ɠÞǼÌ ɴŸȖŘ¶ǋŎǣʳǻÌsōO˚ËÞEǼǣ ǋsǣÞɮŸǋǣsɚsŘǣǼǋŸŘ¶ʰµǋOÞ ǣÞ_ʳ ɳsŘǣsŘʰ DŘĨs Ř_ ǣs˚ ŘÞŸǋǣ ğOŸE NÌŘsɴ Ř_ ğŸsɴ DǋŘÌǋ_Ǽ ǋs ĨŘŸɠŘ OŸŎ˚ ŎŸ_ÞǼÞsǣǼǼÌsƼĶǼsʳ ǢǼsǋĶÞŘ¶ ǢŘ_Esǋ¶ ¶ŸĶ¯s_ ǼÌs ĶǣǼ ǼÌǋss ɴsǋǣʰ EȖǼ ǼÌs ǣsŘÞŸǋɠÞĶĶĠŸÞŘǼÌsƻÞŸŘssǋǣŸŘ ǼÌs_ÞŎŸŘ_ǼÌÞǣǣƼǋÞŘ¶ʳµǋ˚ OÞsɮƼsOǼǣÌÞŎǼŸǣǼsƼÞŘŘ_ ǣǼǋǼÞŘǼÌsŸȖǼʩsĶ_ʳ ǊÞĶsɴ NÌsǣǼsǋ ɠÞĶĶ ĶǣŸ Es ƼȖĶĶÞŘ¶_ŸȖEĶs_ȖǼɴɠÞǼÌ¶ŸĶ¯ʳ ōÝĵǻŷŗ˚®ǊrrɟǻrǊ ˜ ǻÌsƻÞŸŘssǋǣĨŘŸɠɠÌǼǼÌsɴ ÌɚsÞŘOsƼÞǼOÌsǋŘ_ǣÌŸǋǼ˚ ǣǼŸƼ ËȖŘǼsǋ ɳsŘǣsŘʱ ʩĶĶÞŘ¶ ÞŘ ǼÌsǋsǣǼŸ¯ǼÌsƼÞsOsǣŎɴǼĨs ǣŸŎsɠŸǋĨʳ ˆËȖŘǼsǋ ɠÞĶĶ Ìɚs ǼŸ Ķs_ ǼÌs ɠɴʰˇ ōO˚ËÞ OŸOÌ ōÞĨs µǋOÞ ǣÞ_ʳ ˆËs˅ǣ _ŸŘs ǼÌǼ ÞŘǼÌsƼǣǼʳÝ_ŸŘ˅ǼǣssɠÌɴÌs ɠŸȖĶ_Ř˅ǼEsEĶsǼŸ¶ÞŘʳˇ ĵǣǼ ɴsǋ ǼÌs ƻÞŸŘssǋǣ ʩŘÞǣÌs_ ÞŘ ǼÌs OsĶĶǋ Ÿ¯ ǼÌs µǋsǼsǋ ŷǋs¶ŸŘ ĵs¶Ȗsʰ EȖǼ ǼÌÞǣɴsǋ˅ǣǋŸǣǼsǋ˜Ìs_ĶÞŘs_ Eɴ ɳsŘǣsŘ ˜ ɠÞĶĶ Es ɚÞǋǼȖ˚ Ķ OǋEŸŘ OŸƼɴ Ÿ¯ ĶǣǼ ɴsǋ˅ǣʳ ŷŘĶɴ ŸŘs ǣsŘÞŸǋ ǣǼǋǼsǋ _s˚ ƼǋǼs_ʳ ŗŸɠ ÞǼ˅ǣ ŎǼǼsǋ Ÿ¯ _sǼsǋŎÞŘÞŘ¶ ÌŸɠ ǼÌs ǋsǣǼ Ÿ¯ ǼÌsƼÞsOsǣʩǼÞŘǼŸƼĶOsʳ ˆŷŘ ƼƼsǋʰ ɠs˅ǋs EsǼǼsǋ EĶŘOs_ ǼsŎ ǼÌŘ ɠs ɠsǋs 2015 Schedule Tue., March 17 vs. Prescott (WA) Fri., March 20 vs. Weston-McEwen Tue., March 24 at Prescott (WA) Tue., March 31 at DeSales (WA) Sat., April 4 at Crook County (2) Tue., April 7 vs. Walla Walla (WA) Sat., April 11 at La Grande* (2) Fri., April 17 at Baker* (2) Mon., April 20 vs. Walla Walla (WA) 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 10 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 3 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Thur., April 23 Sat., April 25 Mon., April 27 Sat,. May 2 Mon., May 4 Thu., May 7 Tue., May 12 Thu., May 14 Sat., May 16 vs. Riverside at Ontario* (2) at Riverside vs. La Grande* (2) vs. Joseph vs. Baker* (2) at DeSales (WA) at Stanfield/Echo vs. Ontario New manager for Pirates DŷǊ^ōŗ ˜ ®ÞǋǣǼ˚ ɴsǋOŸOÌğǋǋsǼǼǻÌŸŎƼ˚ ǣŸŘ ɠÞĶĶ Ìɚs ÌÞǣ ÌŘ_ǣ ¯ȖĶĶ ǣ Ìs ǼĨsǣ Ÿɚsǋ ƼǋŸ¶ǋŎǼÌǼÌǣŘ˅ǼOŸŎ˚ ƼsǼs_ ÞŘ ǼÌs ƼŸǣǼǣsǣŸŘ ÞŘŸɚsǋ_sO_sʳ ĵǣǼɴsǋ˅ǣǼsŎ¯ŸȖŘ_ ÞǼǣsĶ¯ ÞŘ ǼÌs rǣǼsǋŘ ŷǋ˚ s¶ŸŘ ĵs¶Ȗs EǣsŎsŘǼʰ EȖǼ ǻÌŸŎƼǣŸŘ EsĶÞsɚsǣ sŘŸȖ¶Ì Ĩsɴ ƼÞsOsǣ ǋs EOĨǼŸsŘĠŸɴǣȖOOsǣǣǼÌÞǣ ǣƼǋÞŘ¶ʳ ˆɟs Řss_ ǼŸ _sɚsĶŸƼ ǼÌǼʩ¶ÌǼɠÞǼÌŸȖǋ¶ǋŸȖƼ ɠÌsǋs ɠs Řss_ ǼŸ Es ÞŘ sɚsǋɴ¶ŎsʰˇǼÌsˡˤ˚ɴsǋ ŸĶ_ OŸOÌ ǣÞ_ʳ ˆÝ˅Ŏ ŘŸǼ ¶ŸÞŘ¶ ǼŸ ƼÞŘ ǣȖOOsǣǣ ŸŘ ɠÞŘǣŘ_ĶŸǣǣsǣǼÌÞǣɴsǋʳˇ ǢsŘÞŸǋ ğŸǣs ǢĶ¶_Ÿ ʩ¶Ȗǋsǣ ǼŸ Es ǼÌs ƻÞǋǼsǣ˅ OsŸŘǼÌsŎŸȖŘ_ʳɟÌsŘ Ìs˅ǣ ŘŸǼʰ Ìs˅ĶĶ Es ǣĨs_ ǼŸ OĶĶ ¶ŸŸ_ ¶Ŏs Es˚ ÌÞŘ_ǼÌsƼĶǼsŘ_ǣɠÞŘ¶ ǣǼǋŸŘ¶ EǼʳ ǻɠŸ ŸǼÌsǋ ǣsŘÞŸǋǣ ɠÞĶĶ Þ_ ǢĶ¶_Ÿ ÞŘĶs_ÞŘ¶ǼÌsɠɴʳµɚÞŘ ǊŸEsǋǼǣŘ_EsĶǊŸ_sĶĶŸ ɠÞĶĶEŸǼÌEsʩɮǼȖǋsǣÞŘǼÌs ÞŘʩsĶ_ʳğȖŘÞŸǋǣɟɴŘsħÞĶ˚ ĶÞŸŘŘ_^sǋsĨDÞŘ¶ŎŘ ŎĨs ȖƼ ǼÌs ȖƼƼsǋOĶǣǣ˚ ŎsŘOŸǋsʳ ǢÞɮ ¯ǋsǣÌŎsŘ ÌsĶƼ ǼŸ EŸĶǣǼsǋǼÌsƻÞǋǼsǣǋŸǣǼsǋʳ 2015 Schedule Tue., March 17 vs. Dufur Thur., March19 vs. Irrigon Mon., March 23 Tournament Tue., March 24 Tournament (2) Mon. March 30 at Irrigon Fri., April 3 at Stanfield* (2) Tue., April 7 at Tri-City Prep Fri., April 10 at Vale* (2) Tue., April 14 at Waitsburg 4p.m. 4p.m. TBA TBA 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. Fri., April 17 vs Nyssa* (2) 1 p.m. Thu., April 23 at Mac-Hi 4:30 p.m. Sat., April 25 at Columbia (WA) 11 a.m. Mon., April 27 vs. Mac-Hi 4 p.m. Tue., April 28 vs. Waitsburg 4 p.m. Fri., May 1 at Umatilla* (2) 1 p.m. Tue., May 5 at Dufur 4:30 p.m. Tue., May 12 at Union 4:30 p.m. Fri., May 15 vs. Elgin* (2) 1 p.m. 2014 GOL Standings 4:30 p.m. Noon 4 p.m. Noon 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. at Noon GOL OVR. 11-1 19-9 La Grande 9-3 17-12 Ontario 2-10 6-18 Mac-Hi 2-10 9-13 Baker P IRATE B ASEBALL Coach: Jarrett Thompson, 1st year 2014 Season: 7-15, 2-10 (Eastern Oregon League) Postseason Story: The Pirates failed to make the postseason Key Returners: Abel Rodello, sr., 3B; Jose Salgado, sr., P/C; Gavin Roberts, sr., P/ INF; Wayne Killion, jr., P/INF; Derek Bin- gaman, jr., P/INF. WAY TO GO MAC-HI! 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