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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Wednesday, June 14, 2017 MLB BEAVERS: SENIOR SERIES: Twins set record, crush M’s Continued from 1B Continued from 2B Hillmick started both games in the circle and pitched six total innings. She got the win in Game 2 and was named MVP of series by the coaches and tournament director. She allowed just one earned run and five hits total on the day. She struck out six batters. At the plate she was 2 for 4 and drove in two runs, scored once and stole three bases. Peal caught eight innings behind the plate while also getting a double and single the plate. She went 2 for 5 and nearly had another big hit, but the ball was caught at the fence with a basket catch by the center fielder. By JON KRAWCZYNSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Eddie Rosario hit three home runs and drove in five runs and the Minnesota Twins set a franchise record with 28 hits while batting around in two different innings of a 20-7 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Max Kepler and Brian Dozier also went deep, Eduardo Escobar had five hits and two RBIs and Jason Castro had four hits and four RBIs for the Twins, who are in first place in the AL Central despite an AL-worst 13-19 record at Target Field. The 28 hits are the most in a game since the Rangers had 29 in a 30-3 win over the Orioles on Aug. 22, 2007. Seattle Minnesota 7 20 Christian Bergman (3-4) gave up nine runs and 10 hits in 2 1-3 innings for the Mariners. Jarrod Dyson had a homer, a double and an RBI. Ben Gamel had two doubles and an RBI. With slugger Miguel Sano getting a night off, the Twins batted around in a seven-run third inning and a seven-run seventh to snap a five-game home skid. The Twins strung together eight straight hits in the third inning, including back-to-back homers by Rosario and Dozier, to bust the game wide open. Rosario’s second two-run shot of the game came off of the first pitch from reliever Casey Lawrence, and Dozier followed with a solo shot for an 11-3 lead. Rosario’s final blast of the night came in the eighth inning off backup catcher Carlos Ruiz. Kyle Gibson (4-4) wobbled through six innings, giving up six runs and 12 hits and striking out four. UP NEXT Mariners: RHP Sam Gavi- glio (2-1, 2.79) takes the mound on Wednesday for Game 3 of the four-game series. Twins: RHP Ervin Santana (8-3, 2.20) will take the mound for the Twins, fresh off his majors-leading third shutout of the season, a 4-0 win over the Giants on June 9. ALL-STATE: Hillmick, Thieme make first team from the Sherman half of the roster. Player of the Year was Dufur senior Kolbe Bales, and Don Heuberger of Regis was Coach of the Year. ——— Continued from 1B Catchers Samantha Thompson, jr., Eagle Point Zoe Munn, jr., Hood River Valley Infield Tyler Creach, sr., Putnam Kalan McGlothan, jr., Pendleton Montessah Frost, sr., Bend Bailey Sundberg, jr., Churchill Outfield Lauren Decker, so., Hood River Valley Makayla Christensen, sr., Thurston Jori Kerr, sr., Central Hailey Williamson, sr., Ridgeview Utility/Designated Player Brooklyn Sheer, sr., St. Helens Natalie Hill, so., Ridgeview 2A/1A Baseball 2017 All-State Teams Player of the Year — Kolbe Bales, sr., Dufur Coach of the Year — Don Heuberger, Regis First Team Pitchers Dale Takalo, jr., Knappa Kolbe Bales, sr., Dufur Wayde Doane, sr., Reedsport Catchers Jack Suing, sr., Kennedy Mason Crowson, so., Monroe First Base Brycen Shumacher, sr., Regis Infield Javon Logan, sr., Regis Joe Hixenbaugh, sr., Reedsport Jason Miller, sr., Knappa Bailey Keever, sr., Dufur Outfield Reuben Cruz, jr., Knappa Levi Thieme, jr., Pilot Rock Andrew Harrington, jr., Oakland Justin Herberger, so., St. Paul Utility Justin Doyle, sr., Monroe Designated Hitter Brett Traeger, sr., Kennedy Third Team Pitchers Kayla Berg, jr., Mountain View Alex Molloy, sr., Silverton Catchers Mercedes Massey, sr., St. Helens Kate Lieberenz, sr., Ridgeview Infield Gillian Willis, jr., Eagle Point Allie Dolbin, sr., Thurston Kiriahna Edeline, so., La Salle Olivia Nelson, sr., Dallas Outfield Kaila Fierstos, sr., Redmond Kathryn Bradford, so., The Dalles Mikayla Schweisnsberg, jr., Rex Putnam Zoe Richman, jr., Hillsboro Utility/Designated Player Aspen Garton, so., Pendleton Honorable Mention Pitchers Payton Goodrich, jr., Hillsboro Audrey Nelson, so., Bend Catcher Olivia Acker, jr., South Albany Infield Alexi Brehaut, jr., Pendleton Katie Sinclair, so., Corvallis Grace Voltin, jr., Silverton Madison Leighton, sr., Mountain View Katie Salka, sr., Ridgeview Sydney Nash, fr., Central Outfield Kassidy Noon, so., Central Emily McCollum, sr., Crater Lauren Isaak, sr., Wilsonville 3A SOFTBALL ATHENA — Three Weston-McEwen TigerScots and one Riverside Pirate were named among the 3A softball All-State honorees by coaches in Oregon. Weston-McEwen senior Bailey Hillmick was the lone first-team selection among them, one of four pitchers chosen for the squad. Her senior catcher Sydney Peal was named to the second team, and sophomore outfielder/pitcher Jordyn Lambert was an honorable mention. Riverside’s all-state selec- tion was junior pitcher Skyler Wightman. Player of the Year was Scio junior Ashton Phillips. The Pitcher of the Year voting was split between Dayton senior Haley Couch and Rainier senior Haley Schimmel, who faced each other in the state championship. Rainier won the game 3-2, and skipper Jim Knox was named Coach of the Year. ——— 3A Softball 2017 All-State Teams Player of the Year — Ashton Phillips, jr., Scio Co-Pitcher of the Year — Haley Couch, sr., Dayton; Haley Schimmel, sr., Rainier Coach of the Year — Jim Knox, Rainier First Team Pitchers Haley Couch, sr., Rainier Staff photo by Eric Singer Weston-McEwen pitcher Bailey Hillmick readies to fire a pitch towards home plate during the 3A Special Dis- trict 1 championship game against Irrigon in Athena. Hillmick struck out eight batters in a complete game victory and was a first-team all-state selection for the TigerScots. Bailey Hillmick, sr., Weston-McEwen/Helix Hailey Schimmel, sr., Rainier Erica Skelton, sr., Pleasant Hill Catchers Kami Gray, sr., Rainier Landree Miethe, sr., Warrenton Brianna Zweygardt, jr., Grant Union Infield Jadyn Crape, sr., Rainier Kylee Hill, sr., Dayton Allison Michel, jr., Glide Hannah Mizuta, sr., Vale Aspen Norman, jr., Rainier Ashton Phillips, jr., Scio Malina Ray, jr., Dayton Brooke Young, jr., Scio Outfield Rheanna McDaniel, jr., Scio Kasidee Parazoo, so., Scio Second Team Pitchers Haley Brooks, jr., Harrisburg Kelsey Pollard, jr., Scio Ally Sutcliffe, sr., Burns Amanda Trenkel, sr., Vale Catchers Natalie Downes, sr., Pleasant Hill Trinity Hamm, fr., Clatskanie Sydney Peal, sr., Weston-McEwen/Helix Analyssa Ruiz, sr., Blanchet Catholic Infield Grace Reever, sr., Vale Erin Skelton, sr., Pleasant Hill Whitney Stone, jr., Glide Olivia Warren, jr., Clatskanie Outfield Claudia Feil, sr., Pleasant Hill Ani Hiedt, jr., Dayton Cate Jacks, jr., Dayton Utility Ana Coronado, so., Blanchet Catholic Elly Moulder, sr., Rogue River Honorable Mention Pitchers Niquilla Blodgett, jr., Warrenton Skyler Wightman, jr., Riverside Jordan Williams, so., Glide Audra Zook, sr., Taft Catcher Sofia Cicerone, fr., Dayton Patty O’Leary, sr., Amity McKenzie Thompson, sr., Harrisburg Infield Cassie Aguilar, jr., Jefferson Nora Mikolas, sr., Scio Sage Miller, sr., Clatskanie Mariah Moulton, jr., Grant Union Madison Plew, jr., Enterprise/Joseph/ Wallowa Kalina Rojas, jr., Dayton Outfield Shelby Marshall, sr., Colton Lexi Mulvany, sr., Vale Sarah Smith, sr., Rogue River Utility Tori Johnson, sr., Portland Adventist Jordyn Lambert, so., Weston-McEwen/Helix Shayla Pendergraft, sr., Amity 2A/1A BASEBALL PILOT ROCK — Three Pilot Rock Rockets comprised the list of All-State selections for local 2A/1A baseball programs when the state’s coaches announced their picks. Junior Levi Thieme was named to the first team as an outfielder, senior Braydon Postma was named to the second team as a utility player, and junior Chris Weinke was an honorable mention in the outfield. Four members of the Sherman/Arlington co-op were named to an All-State team, but all of them were RODEO: Ketscher wins at Sisters Continued from 1B Pederson was the only other Timberwolf competing in Tuesday’s performance. The women’s team was 14th in points (60) and the men were 43rd (20) after two full rounds. The CNFR will continue with performances each night with the championship round on Saturday at Casper Events Center. Sisters PRCA Rodeo SISTERS — Jordan Ketscher of Squaw Valley, California took home the All-Around Cowboy buckle at the Sisters Rodeo on Sunday, June 11. Ketscher was the only man to win money in two events, and took home $1,213 in tie-down roping and team roping. Jordan Wacey Spears of Redding, California left town with the largest boost to his season earnings with a check for $4,755 after winning the bull riding with a score of 86 in the fourth performance to bump Jordan Hansen’s 85.5 from the top spot. Tie-down roper Westyn Hughes set a new arena record in the second performance with his time of 7.6 seconds, but didn’t make the money in the aggregate. The old record was 7.8 set in 1997 by Blair Burk and tied last year by Matt Shiozawa. Other winners were: Shane Hanchey of Sulphur, Louisiana in tie-down, 17.9 seconds on two, $4,455; Justin Miller of Billings, Montana in bareback, 83.5 on one, $4,300; Olin Hannum of Malad, Idaho and Trevor Knowles of Mount Vernon in steer wrestling, 9.2 on two, $3,762 and $3,980; Taos Muncy of Corona, New Mexico in saddle bronc, 82.5 on one, $4,342; Brooks Dahozy of Window Rock, Arizona, and Jason Duby of Klamath Falls in team roping, 12.7 on two, $2,963 each; Jane Melby of Burneyville, Oklahoma, 17.39 on one, $4,088. Trent Jacobson of Irwin, Idaho won the Xtreme Bulls competition with 158.5 on two. He was the only rider to top a bull in the finals, and scored 85.5 to go from outside the money to first. He took home a check for $4,704. Second Team Pitchers Dallas McGill, fr., Reedsport Tyson Horning, sr., Monroe Trevor Thissel, sr., Waldport Sean Winn, jr., Oakland Catchers Kaleb Miller, jr., Knappa Gavin Everett, jr., Vernonia First Base Cameron Benzel, jr., Oakland Kyle Fields, sr., Sherman/Arlington Infield Mason Hoover, jr., Knappa JP Redfield, jr., Oakland Brandon Piete, jr., Regis Jacob Luther, so., Umpqua Valley Christian Outfield Nick Glover, so., Reedsport Jacob Justesen, jr., Sherman/Arlington Trent Warden, jr., Monroe Eli Takalo, fr., Knappa Utility Braydon Postma, sr., Pilot Rock Designated Hitter Cole Strober, jr., Nestucca Third Team Pitchers Aaron Buechley, so., Umpqua Valley Christian Mike Goodman, sr., Knappa Waylon Moore, sr., Lost River Jayce Ellis, sr., North Douglas Catchers Griffin Lavigne, so., Reedsport Charlie Updegrave, jr., Oakridge Hayden Staub, sr., Hosanna Christian First Base Brett Elliot, sr., Vernonia Infield Brandon Freitag, fr., Bandon Kyto Anderson, sr., Oakland Brandon Mulliken, jr., Vernonia Outfield Treve Martin, jr., Sherman/Arlington Mav Winslow, sr., Sherman/Arlington Gage Reeves, sr., Umpqua Valley Christian Utility Bryce Piete, sr., Regis Kyle Otis, sr., Toledo Designated Hitter Garrett Williams, sr., Monroe Honorable Mention Pitchers None Catchers Colton Walch, sr., Waldport Bradley Moe, jr., Sherman/Arlington First Base CJ Gale, fr., Umpqua Valley Christian Infield None Outfield Caleb Parks, so., North Douglas Campbell Smith, jr., St. Paul Chris Weinke, jr., Pilot Rock Rawley Koch, so., St. Paul Matt Yarbor, fr., Bandon Colton Weirup, jr., Knappa Brandon Seuser-Smith, so., Gold Beach Utility Mitchell Richwine, fr., Nestucca Designated Hitter Kolby Mahoney, so., Umpqua Valley Christian season 33-0 and ended the regular season and Southwest Conference Tournament schedule 53-4. But those were in the days when teams regularly played lower-division outfits. Among Texas’ opponents that season were Midwestern, Texas Lutheran, Lubbock Christian, Hardin-Simmons and Emporia State. The Longhorns lost twice at the College World Series and finished with a 59-6 record. The Beavers played only Division I foes this season. “It’s a tribute to our guys, coming every day ready to play,” OSU coach Pat Casey says. “That’s very difficult to do. Scholar- ship limitations dictate parity. You don’t play any non-Division I games anymore. It’s truly impressive these guys can sustain focus and this level of play from Feb. 17 to June 10.” Oregon State goes to Omaha with a 54-4 record, best in the 116-year history of the program. The Beavers have gone 5-0 in the postseason, rolling over the opposition by an aggregate score of 43-9. It’s been the most dominant OSU team ever in the postseason, by a lot. Included in that were a pair of Super Regional victories over Vanderbilt, a storied program that won the national championship in 2014 and finished as runner-up in 2015. “After playing (the Beavers) twice, I have a pretty good understanding of what they’ve done,” Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin says. “To go through a schedule like that and a regional and a Super Regional, they’re very deserving of being in Omaha. When we won (in 2014), I wouldn’t have said in the regional that we were a national championship team. Our energy came together and we played well. “What they’ve done … doesn’t happen all the time. They’re putting up number that are tough to come by. It’s fascinating to watch.” Corbin sounds as if he thinks the Beavers are the team to beat in Omaha. “They just keep coming,” he says. “They’re very moti- vated right now. The makeup of their team is very good. They have a lot of parts. They’re tough to stop.” Some of the motivation comes from the slight of last season, when Oregon State was left out of the NCAA tournament despite a 35-19 record and a third-place finish in the Pac-12. “Our guys have been on a mission,” Casey says. “I told the guys before the season, ‘You want to remember your Mom? Men on a Mission — that’s what MOM stands for.’ “Our mission was to get to Omaha. It wasn’t to show the NCAA anything. But the guys had a passion to work. They’ve showed it every day since the end of last season.” Casey credits co-captains Nick Madrigal and Drew Rasmussen as team leaders, and says it extends even beyond that. “The leadership within that locker room is phenom- enal,” the OSU coach says. “Some guys are quiet; some guys are more vocal. Drew took that pitching staff under his wing when he couldn’t throw (through the early season) and said, ‘We’re going to do it right.’ And they have.” Madrigal was the Pac-12 Player of the Year and Defen- sive Player of the Year. Luke Heimlich was Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, owning the nation’s best ERA. And there was help all around from the deepest group of position players Casey has employed in his 23 years at the helm. “To have a freshman catcher like Adley Rutschman and a center fielder like Steven Kwan … look at the jump Cadyn Grenier has made,” Casey says. “It’s a statement to what our guys believe in. You don’t need to have a bunch of at-bats for me to put you in a game. Just be ready to go. I trust every one of you. “There’s no ego on this team. Nick could probably play shortstop on any team in the country. The only reason he’s playing second base is because Cadyn has never played second. Nick is doing what is best for the team. So are all of our guys.” Casey has used nearly every position player on his active roster in the postseason. “This team is selfless,” he says. “They don’t care who plays. They don’t care where they hit in the order. I trust all the players. I don’t know if we’ve ever had as many players capable of helping us. We used the same lineup every day with the ‘06 team.” The Beavers will go to Omaha without the services of Heimlich, removed from the team before the Super Regional after OregonLive’s revelation last Thursday that he was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor when he was 15 years old. “People may think now we don’t need Luke, who is one of the best pitchers in the country,” Casey says. “The Super Regional was two games. There are a tremendous amount of games to play back there in Omaha.” But Casey’s projected starting rotation looks much better after the come-through performance of Bryce Fehmel in last Saturday’s deciding win over Vanderbilt. Pitching coach Nate Yeskie will have junior Jake Thompson (14-0), Fehmel (5-2) and sophomore Rasmussen (3-0) at his disposal in Omaha. Rasmussen, who came back after March 2016 Tommy John elbow surgery late this season, struggled in a regional game against Yale from a hematoma to his pitching arm after taking a line drive in a game against Abilene Chris- tian. Rasmussen has now recovered. “We were going to roll him out there if we needed him (during the Super Regional),” Yeskie says. “He’s ready to go.” Casey thinks the Beavers are, too. He likes his team’s chances at spacious TD Ameritrade Park. “All eight teams have a chance to win it,” he says. “We’re one of the eight. I guarantee you one thing. There are a lot of people who think we should win it because of our record. But you have to play your hand right. “You have to know what you’re doing with your personnel. The things you have to do to win in that ballpark — defend, pitch well and minimize extra bases — we do pretty well.” There is one thing left for this Oregon State team to accomplish. What’s already in the books, though, has made this a season for the ages. SCOREBOARD Correction In the article titled ‘He’s one of a kind’ in Tues- day’s edition, former Pendleton baseball head coach Greg Whitten’s first name was incorrectly printed as ‘Mark.’ It has been fixed in the online edition of the story. Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay 8, Toronto 1 Arizona 7, Detroit 6 L.A. Dodgers 7, Cleveland 5 Miami 8, Oakland 1 Chicago White Sox 6, Baltimore 1 Minnesota 20, Seattle 7 Boston 4, Philadelphia 3, 12 innings Texas 4, Houston 2 N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels, late finish Kansas City at San Francisco, late finish Wednesday’s Games Oakland (Gossett 0-0) at Miami (Volquez 3-7), 9:10 a.m. Kansas City (Hammel 2-6) at San Francisco (Cueto 5-5), 12:45 p.m. Boston (Johnson 2-0) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 5-4), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 4-3) at Toronto (Liriano 3-2), 4:07 p.m. Arizona (Walker 4-3) at Detroit (Fulmer 6-4), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (McCarthy 5-3) at Cleveland (Kluber 5-2), 4:10 p.m. Baltimore (Bundy 6-5) at Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 4-7), 5:10 p.m. Seattle (Gaviglio 2-1) at Minnesota (Santana 8-3), 5:10 p.m. Texas (Cashner 3-5) at Houston (Martes 0-0), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 7-3) at L.A. Angels (Shoe- maker 6-3), 7:07 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday’s Games St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 0, 1st game Washington 10, Atlanta 5 Pittsburgh 5, Colorado 2 Arizona 7, Detroit 6 L.A. Dodgers 7, Cleveland 5 Miami 8, Oakland 1 Chicago Cubs 14, N.Y. Mets 3 Boston 4, Philadelphia 3, 12 innings Milwaukee 8, St. Louis 5 Cincinnati at San Diego, late finish Kansas City at San Francisco, late finish Wednesday’s Games Oakland (Gossett 0-0) at Miami (Volquez 3-7), 12:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Garrett 3-5) at San Diego (Chacin 5-5), 3:40 p.m. Kansas City (Hammel 2-6) at San Francisco (Cueto 5-5), 3:45 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 5-4) at Washington (Roark 6-3), 4:05 p.m. Boston (Johnson 2-0) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 5-4), 7:05 p.m. Colorado (Marquez 4-3) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl 1-5), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (Walker 4-3) at Detroit (Fulmer 6-4), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 0-3) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 4-3), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (McCarthy 5-3) at Cleveland (Kluber 5-2), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Garza 2-2) at St. Louis (Leake 5-5), 8:15 p.m. MLB First-Year Player Draft Seattle Mariners Day 2 Selections (Pick number in parenthesis) Rd. 3 (93) — Wyatt Mills, RHP, Gonzaga Rd. 4 (123) — Seth Elledge, RHP, Dallas Baptist Rd. 5 (153) — David Banuelos, C, Long Beach St. Rd. 6 (183) — Oliver Jaskie, LHP, Michigan Rd. 7 (213) — Max Roberts, LHP, Wabash Valley College Rd. 8 (243) — Billy Cooke, CF, Coastal Carolina Rd. 9 (273) — Jorge Benitez, LHP, Leadership Christian Academy (HS) Rd. 10 (303) — Randy Bell, RHP, University of South Alabama Regional Draft Picks Rd. 3 (84) — KJ Harrison, 1B/C, Oregon State (Milwaukee Brewers) Rd. 3 (95) — Joey Morgan, C, Washington/Sis- ters HS (Detroit Tigers) Rd. 4 (131) — Jake Thompson, RHP, Oregon State (Boston Red Sox) Rd. 8 (232) — Tim Susnara, C, Oregon (Arizona Diamondbacks) Rd. 10 (293) — Connor Brodgon, RHP, Lew- is-Clark State (Philadelphia Phillies) Basketball WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Washington 7 3 .700 New York 6 3 .667 Atlanta 5 4 .556 Connecticut 3 5 .375 Indiana 4 6 .400 Chicago 2 7 .222 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Minnesota 9 0 1.000 Los Angeles 6 3 .667 Phoenix 5 4 .556 Seattle 5 5 .500 Dallas 4 7 .364 San Antonio 0 9 .000 ——— Tuesday’s Games Atlanta 91, Seattle 86, OT Los Angeles 97, Dallas 87 Wednesday’s Games New York at Connecticut, 4 p.m. GB — ½ 1½ 3 3 4½ GB — 3 4 4½ 6 9 Golf PGA Tour Upcoming Glance U.S. OPEN Site: Erin, Wis. Course: Erin Hills. Yardage: 7,741. Par: 72. Purse: $12 million (First prize: $2,160,000). Television: Thursday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (FS1), 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (FOX); Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (FOX); Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (FOX). Defending champion: Dustin Johnson. Last week: Daniel Berger won the FedEx St. Jude Classic for the second straight year.