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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Thursday, May 26, 2016 Prep Baseball Prep Softball Tigers smooth out rough start, beat Honkers TigerScots enter 3A Stanfi eld advances postseason with win to 3A quarterfi nals Lambert sisters come up big for Weston-McEwen East Oregonian STANFIELD — The Stanfi eld Tigers over- came a rocky start to their postseason to cruise past Lakeview 11-2 on Wednesday in the fi rst round of the OSAA 3A baseball state tournament. Brody Woods pitched into the seventh inning, and Jason Fitzpatrick and Adrian Renner each had three hits to lead the Tigers into the quarterfi nals for the second-straight season. Woods fi nished with two runs allowed, but neither of them earned, off four hits, two walks and three hits batters over 6 1-3 innings. He struck out seven. Tony Flores relieved him in the seventh, and struck out the fi nal two batters. The No. 3 Tigers (26-2) committed two of their four errors to allow the No. 14 Honkers (20-8) to take a 1-0 lead in the fi rst inning, but responded with four runs in their at-bat. Thyler Monkus walked to lead off and Flores followed with a single. Dylan Grogan then singled and Lakeview made an error trying to fi eld the ball to bring Monkus and Flores around for a 2-1 lead. Lakeview didn’t score again until the seventh. Fitzpatrick went 3 for 3 with three RBI to lead the offense, Renner was 3 for 4 with three runs and one RBI, and Flores went 2 for 4 with two runs. “Offensively we executed a lot of things well,” said Stanfi eld coach 11 Contributed photo courtesy of Katie Johnson Stanfi eld’s Brody Woods pitches during the Tigers’ 11-2 win over Lakeview on Wednesday in the fi rst round of the OSAA 3A Baseball State Tournament at Madigan Field in Stanfi eld. Baseball Contributed photo courtesy of Katie Johnson Stanfi eld’s Jason Fitzpatrick prepares to bunt in a play- off baseball game against Lakeview on Wednesday in Stanfi eld. Stanfi eld won 11-2. Bryan Johnson. “We tried to do some bunts, hits and runs, steals — some things that we haven’t had to use a lot, but we were able to steal some runs and offensively we did really well.” The Tigers host No. 11 Catlin Gabel in the quarter- fi nals on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Stanfi eld Lakeview 11 2 at Madigan Field. Catlin Gabel beat No. 6 Pleasant Hill 11-6 in the fi rst round. “I think this is their fi rst time they’ve been in the playoffs for baseball, but they beat a really good Pleasant Hill team,” Johnson said. “They’re pretty young but have a lot of talent. They’re the kind of kids that can play and run, and they’ll be solid.” ——— R H E LHS 100 000 1 — 2 4 6 SHS 450 002 X — 11 12 4 C. Hamilton, L. Lampman (6). B. Woods, T. Flores (7). W — Woods. L — Hamilton. 2B — D. Deidrich, L. Lampman (LHS); J. Fitzpatrick (SHS). Prep Baseball Sater, Dearing give TigerScots boost Weston-McEwen beat Regis to reach state quarterfi nals East Oregonian ATHENA — The TigerScots took the lead with three runs in the sixth inning, then Hunter Sater struck out the fi nal batter in the seventh with the go-ahead run on second base as Weston-McEwen baseball defeated Regis 4-3 in the OSAA 2A/1A fi rst round on Wednesday. The No. 6 TigerScots (19-8) knotted the score at 2-2 with one out in the sixth when Lake Albert hit into a fi elder’s choice that allowed Jimmy Patrick to score from third when the No. 11 Rams (14-10) went for the out at second base. Albert advanced to third when singles by Travis Hendley and Shaw Broncheau loaded the bases, and Brendan Dearing gave the TigerScots a 4-2 lead with a two RBI single. Sater took the bump in the seventh to relieve Patrick, and faced bases loaded with one out after a pair of Regis singles and a Baseball Weston-McEwen Regis 4 3 walk. A fl y out put the Tiger- Scots one out from victory, but the Rams refused to lay down and made it 4-3 on a Tanner Williams infi eld single before Sater struck out Charlie Gescher swinging to get the win. Patrick pitched the fi rst fi ve innings and allowed tow runs, one earned, on four hits. He struck out six and walked one. Sater struck out two, walked one and allowed one earned run on three hits. Dearing (2 for 4) and Sater (2 for 3) lead the offense. Weston-McEwen will remain on the road in the quarterfi nals and plays at No. 3 Monroe on Friday at a time that was not announced by press time. Monroe beat No. 14 Neah-Kah-Nie 7-3 in the fi rst round. ——— RHS 100 010 1 — W-M 000 103 X — W — H. Sater. L — Piete. 2B — Schumacher (RHS). R 3 4 H 7 9 E 2 2 BUCKS: Will face No. 10 seed Silverton on Friday Continued from 1B 4) followed with a single and Kalan McGlothan (2 for 3) was then hit by a pitch to load the bases. Sophomore Rylee Gentner (2 for 4, 3 runs) then gave the ball a ride to within six inches of clearing the fence in right fi eld to clear the bases and Crater pulled out a quick hook for Fisher. An error on Kiersten Murphy’s (2 for 3, 3 runs, 3 RBI) ground ball allowed Gentner to score with reliever Holley Warner in the circle, and after walks to Parker and Fell loaded the bases, Kirah McGlothan hit her double to left fi eld to bring them all in for a 7-0 lead. Richards relied on her defense for three quick putouts in the second, and Parker (1 for 2) pushed the lead into double digits with a three-run homer in the bottom of the inning that made it 11-0. Sydney Peal led it off with a double to left fi eld. Jordyn Lambert followed with a home run to left to make it 2-0, and the TigerScots added runs East Oregonian in the inning on a Bailey ATHENA — The Hillmick ground-out, a Weston-McEwen softball Clatskanie error and Jessica team proved it would be a Lambert’s three-run home contender in its fi rst season run, also to left. Lambert fi nished with at Class 3A by winning its six strikeouts and league and district two walks on the titles. Softball rubber and batted 2 They No. 4 for 3 with four RBI. TigerScots showed Amie Coffman no signs of slowing (2 for 3, two runs), Weston-McEwen down Wednesday Peal (2 for 3), Hill- when they took out mick (2 for 3, three No. 13 Clatskanie RBI) and Isabelle 11-0 in fi ve innings Dillow (2 for 3, in the state tourna- two runs) added ment’s fi rst round. multiple-hit games Clatskanie Senior Jessica for the TigerScots. Lambert allowed W e s t o n - two hits from McEwen, which the circle in a was runner-up at complete-game effort, and freshman Jordyn Lambert the 2A/1A level last season, went 3 for 3 to lead the will host No. 5 Pleasant Hill in the quarterfi nals on offense. Coach Jeff Griggs said Friday. The game time had the team was fi nding the not been announced by gaps with hard-hit balls all press time. Pleasant Hill game for its 14 hits, and beat No. 12 Taft 12-2 in fi ve was able to get several extra innings in the fi rst round. ——— bases thanks to smart and R H E CHS 000 00 — 0 2 1 aggressive base running. W-M 083 0X — 11 14 0 W — J. Lambert. L — Mitchell. An eight-run second Peal, Jo. Lambert, A. Hill (W- at-bat really put the Tiger- M). 2B 3B — — S. B. Hillmick (W-M). HR — Je. Lambert, Jo. Lambert (W-M). Scots (19-4) in control and Harrisburg beats Echo in first round Softball East Oregonian HARRISBURG — Brit- tany Ensley held the Echo Cougars to three hits and drove in four runs from the plate to guide Harrisburg to a 7-4 win in the fi rst round of the OSAA 3A Softball State Tournament on Wednesday. No. 10 Echo (19-9) scored all of its runs in the fi nal two innings after falling behind 4-0. But when the Cougars scored twice on passed balls in the sixth to make it 4-2, Ensley gave her team the deciding margin with a three-run home run in the bottom of the frame. She fi nished 2 for 2 and also scored three runs while striking out eight and Harrisburg Echo 7 4 walking seven from the rubber. Hannah McCarty, Cynthia Curiel and Bethanie Milbrodt were the only Cougars to get hits off Ensley, and Cheyenne Hilliard picked up her team’s only RBI. MacKenzie Gonzalez started for Echo and allowed seven runs (six earned) on seven hits, seven walks and struck out two. The loss ended Echo’s season. —— R H E EHS 000 002 2 — 4 3 3 HHS 201 013 X — 7 7 0 W — B. Ensley. L — M. Gonzales. 2B — C. Curiel (EHS). HR — B. Ensley (HHS). Prep Softball Copeland guides Pioneers into quarterfi nals East Oregonian ROCKETS: ‘They’re playing at the top of their game’ KNIGHTS: Will host Kennedy in state quarterfi nals on Friday Kalan McGlothan’s came with a runner on later in the inning to cap the scoring. “We’re really competitive, we push each other to go farther, that one more step,” McGlothan said. “This person did this, so we’ve got to one-up it. And it just makes us better.” Continued from 1B Staff photo by Kathy Aney Eagles eliminate Cougars R H E CHS 000 00 — 0 0 1 PHS 742 3X — 17 12 0 T. Fisher, H. Warner (1), T. Fisher (3) and J. Harris. L. Richards and R. Gentner. W — Richards. L — Fisher. 2B — A. Brehaut, Ki. McGlothan (PHS). 3B — R. Gentner, Ki. McGlothan (PHS). HR — Ka. McGlothan, M. Parker, T. Fell (PHS). Staff photo by E.J. Sara Weinke (left) and Jacey Wilson, of Pilot Rock, exult after Weinke’s home run brought both of them home during Wednesday’s game against Gaston. Prep Softball The No. 1 Pioneers (23-5) scored in every M I L T O N - F R E E - inning but the fourth. Sydney Richwine went WATER — Mallory Cope- land hit a two-run double 3 for 4 with one RBI, Rachael Lyon in the fi rst inning was 2 for 3 with to give Mac-Hi Softball three runs, Brooke the lead, then shut Kralman was 2 for out Hidden Valley 2 with two RBI from the circle the and Jenny Field rest of the way Mac-Hi batted 2 for 3 with as the Pioneers three runs. began their latest Winners of the title defense with last two 4A state an 11-1 win in titles, the Pioneers the fi rst round on Wednesday at Hidden Valley will host No. 8 Douglas on Friday Yantis Park. in the quarterfi nals. Copeland Game time had not allowed just two hits and one unearned run been announced at press with three strikeouts and time. Douglas advanced no walks in her postseason with an 8-5 win over No. pitching debut, and batted 9 Crook County in the fi rst 2 for 4 with two doubles round. ——— and three RBI. She scored R H E on a passed ball to activate HVHS 100 00 — 1 2 1 M-H 242 03 — 11 14 4 the mercy rule in the W — M. Copeland. L — S. Dawson. bottom of the fi fth inning. 2B — M. Copeland 2 (M-H). HarrisPendleton’s Kalan McGlothan, 11, is met at home plate by her teammates after hitting a three-run homer in the Bucks’ 17-0 shutout of Crater on Wednesday in Pendleton. “It was nerve-racking,” she said of her fi rst post- season experience outside of pinch running, “but I just had to calm myself and know that I had to do what I had to do to help the team.” Fell’s (1 for 1) home run was a solo shot to lead off the bottom of the fourth and Pendleton, the No. 2 seed, will try to stay on its roll against No. 10 Silverton on Friday when they host the Foxes. A game time had not been set by press time. Silverton upset No. 7 Hills- boro 2-0 in the fi rst round. TRAINING ROOM Cary said shortstop Ellie Richards is day-to-day with her knee injury and could be back in the lineup on Friday, although her return to the fi eld is unlikely. “It’s kind of a day to day thing. We decided (Tuesday) she wouldn’t play (Wednesday). It’s still a little bit of swelling. I think it gets a little better each day and (Thursday) we’ll make a deci- sion on whether she’ll maybe be able to DH on Friday.” ——— 0 four each in the third and fourth. Sara Weinke went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double for four RBI. Bekah Roe was 4 for 4 with four runs and four RBI, Stacy Fitzpatrick batted 2 for 3 with two RBI, and Kayla Deist went 2 for 3. “They’re playing at the top of their game and it’s a good time to be there,” Darin Fitzpatrick said. “Hopefully they can keep it up there.” The Rockets will host No. 8 Vernonia in the quar- terfi nals on Friday at 3 p.m. Vernonia beat No. 9 Burns 6-4 in the fi rst round. ——— R H E GHS 000 00 — 0 3 6 PRHS 174 4X — 14 16 0 C. Hall, A. Stolley (3) and T. Bassel. R. Hol- man and R. Oates. W — Holman. L — Hall. 2B — T. Bassel (GHS); B. Roe, S. Weinke, T. Ostrom, S. Fitzpatrick, K. Deist (PRHS). 3B — S. Walker (PRHS). HR — S. Weinke (PRHS). 11 1 Continued from 1B Nate Verley each had two hits to lead the offense, and White, Kroske and Roa fi nished with two RBIs apiece. No. 4 Irrigon will host No. 12 Kennedy in the state quarterfi nals on Friday. A game time had not been announced at press time. Kennedy beat No. 5 Reedsport 8-6 in the fi rst round. The Irrigon softball team lost its fi rst-round game 8-1 to North Douglas on Wednesday. Details were not reported. ——— R H E LRHS 000 100 0 — 1 2 8 IHS 520 127 X — 17 11 4 W. Moore, Z. Girtman (6). A. Rice, H. White (5). W — Rice. L — Moore. 2B — F. Vera, C. Kroske, A. Roa, A. Rice (IHS). HR — H. White (IHS).
