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SPORTS Thursday, April 5, 2018 East Oregonian Page 3B BMCC: Timberwolves’ play in Game 2 showed their potential Continued from 1B that have the right work ethic and are competitive.” The biggest hurdle the Timberwolves have yet to clear is keeping their focus for all 18 innings of double- headers in regional play. They have played three double- headers so far and have split each one of them, featuring one game of fantastic baseball while the other game falls off the rails. “I’ll keep thinking of how to get them to play the full 18,” Baker said. “But once we get there and play like we’re capable of playing, we’re going to be tough to beat.” The way the Timberwolves played in Game 2 against Spokane certainly showed their potential, where they cranked 15 hits and scored 11 runs in an 11-3 victory over the Sasquatch. This was on the heels of a 10-4 loss in Game 1. In the bottom of the third inning, the Timber- wolves came to bat after the Sasquatch had just scored a run in the top half to make it a 2-1 game. However, instead of letting the Sasquatch gain the momentum this time, the Timberwolves hung on to it. Dustin Durflinger and TJ Rea hit back-to-back singles and one batter later, Alex Salsman turned on a first-pitch curveball and blasted it 350 feet over the left-center field fence for a three-run home run and a 5-1 lead. “I always have a mindset for first-pitch fastball, but I just tried to get my pitch and it was there and I put my swing on it and it happened to go out,” Salsman said. “It felt great.” Spokane then added two runs in the sixth to make it a 5-3 game, but once again the Timberwolves didn’t give up the momentum. Joe Hixen- baugh hit an RBI double to left and Brady White had an RBI single to right field to push the Staff photo by E.J. Harris BMCC’s T.J. Rea misses the ball as Spokane’s Aaron Fritts slides into second base in the Timberwolves’ 10-4 loss to the Sasquatch in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday in Pendleton. lead back to four runs. But the Timberwolves’ bats weren’t finished. In the seventh inning, nine batters stepped to the plate and four of them scored after Hunter Hughes’ two-RBI single and Durflinger’s two-RBI single. Durflinger reached base in all five plate appearances in the game, with four singles, one hit-by-pitch and he scored twice. In 26 games this season, Durflinger holds a .320 batting average and an outstanding .416 on-base percentage, which is great production for a leadoff hitter. “That guys has been the ultimate warrior,” Baker said of Durflinger. “He does every- thing you want as a coach. He works hard, he’s tough, he’s a great student and he’s been a real table-setter for us.” BMCC also had some solid pitching efforts, with Fabian Green earning the win after five innings of three-hit one-run ball with six strikeouts, and Brooks Juhasz throwing three innings of relief with three hits and two runs allowed with three strikeouts. In Game 1, things didn’t go the Timberwolves’ way after a solid start to the game. Tanner Broom had two RBI singles in the first and third innings to give the Timberwolves a 2-0 lead, however the pitching couldn’t hold off the Sasquatch’s offense. BMCC starter Colton Walker was tagged with five hits, five runs and five walks allowed over 5 2/3 innings, while relievers Tyler Poe and Austyn Wayenberg allowed five more hits and five more runs in 3 1/3 innings of relief. The Timberwolves scored twice more in the seventh inning on an RBI groundout by Durflinger and an RBI single by Nate Cantonwine, but that was it for the offense. The Timberwolves stranded seven runners in the game and were 3-for-10 hitting with runners in scoring position (they were 5-for-7 with runners in scoring position in Game 2). Salsman believes that once the Timber- wolves can be more consistent in that department, then more games will turn into wins. “I feel like we’re doing good, it’s just the timely hits,” Salsman said. “We get more timely hits in the games we win and I feel like as a team we’re going to push through that and get some sweeps here soon.” ———— Game 1 R H E CCS 000 302 311 — 10 10 1 BMCC 101 000 200 — 4 6 2 (S) M. Gulberson, R. Frey (5), C. Grytdal (7) and R. Gross. (B) C. Walker, T. Poe (6), A. Wayenberg (8) and N. Cantonwine. W — Gulberson, L — Walker. 2B — A. Fritts, L. Brenneman (CCS). 3B — C. Padilla (CCS). HR — C. Padilla (CCS). Game 2 R H E CCS 001 002 000 — 3 7 2 BMCC 113 002 40X — 11 15 0 (S) C. Wagner, E. LaValley (6), R. Mount (7) and R. Gross. (B) F. Green, B. Juhasz (6), N. Keough (9) and D. Durflinger. W — Green, L — Wagner. 2B — J. Hixenbaugh (BMCC). HR — J. Vandervert (CCS); A. Salsman (BMCC). ROUNDUP: Hermiston girls tennis team perfect on the road Continued from 1B and eventually wore down the their pitcher and got the pitches we wanted to see. It was a good night for us.” UP NEXT Pendleton next hosts Mac-Hi on April 10. ——— R H E PHS 003 020 2 — 7 9 0 LGHS 000 000 0 — 0 1 0 (P) L. Richards and K. Solomon. (LG) A. Brock, M. Bell (7) and Seavert. W — Rich- ards, L — Brock. 2B — A. Garton, C. Cooley (PHS); J. How- ton (LG). HR — A. Brehaut, Ka. McGlothan (PHS). BASEBALL BEND 3, PENDLETON 1 — At Hood River, the four-game win streak that Pendleton put together at the Red Lion Buckaroo Classic over Spring Break came to a stop on Wednesday in a tough loss to Bend. The Buckaroos (5-6) were the first on the board after Gabe Umbarger hit an Photo by Ronald Bond/La Grande Observer Pendleton’s Alexi Brehaut (16) is surrounded by her teammates at home plate after hitting a home run during the Buckaroos’ 7-0 win over La Grande on Tues- day in La Grande. RBI single to right field that scored Shaw Jerome in the bottom of the second inning. Jerome had safely reached on a single up the middle — the pair accounted for two of Pendleton’s eight total hits on the day. In the third, the Lava Bears (4-3) answered to knot the game at one run apiece. Reese Gordon hit a ground ball to shortstop, and reached first on an error, which gave Kyle Reed — who also hit a grounder and reached base on an error — enough time to score. It was the Buckaroos’ only two errors of the game. Pendleton had chances in both the bottom of the third and the fourth inning but left four runners stranded, two of which were in scoring position. The winning run for Bend came off the bat of Tysen Scott, who hit an RBI single to right field but not before Gordon got in on the action one more time. A sacrifice fly to center field scored Austin Jones, which put the Lava Bears up for good. Chris Large pitched well for Pendleton, striking out three and allowing only three hits and three runs in 4 2/3 innings. Ryan Stahl pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless ball in relief. Bend’s Caden Mathison was rewarded the win after toeing the rubber for the entire game, and having surrendered a lone run and striking out nine. ——— R H E BHS 001 020 0 — 3 6 0 PHS 010 000 0 — 1 8 2 (B) C. Mathison. (P) C. Large, R. Stahl (4). W — Mathison, L — Large. 2B — C. Frey (B). TENNIS THE DALLES — The Hermiston girls tennis team was perfect on the road Wednesday. The Bulldogs swept The Dalles River- hawks, 8-0, and gave up at most four set points. In singles, Mackenzie Hill handily defeated Yahaira Alvarez 6-0, 6-2. Lindsay McAllister and Adriann Stewart both defeated their respective opponents, and let their Riverhawk counterparts each win only three sets each. Olivia Thomas battled Arlette Santillian to round out the first half of play with a 6-4, 6-4 victory. In doubles, Reed Middleton and Breena Wadekamper defeated Lupita Contreras and Natalie Varland 6-2, 6-3. Bulldog duo Breckyn Mecham and Alyssa Perkins took their match 6-2, 6-2 over Mireya Huila and Lizbet Leo. Emery Snyder and Katie Bradshaw, along with Ashlyn Hofbauer and Violet Mitchell worked to keep Hermiston spotless on the day. ——— Singles Results Mackenzie Hill (H) def. Yahaira Alvarez 6-0, 6-2 Lindsay McAllister (H) def. Dalia Mondrag- on 6-1, 6-2 Adriann Stewart (H) def. Michaela Haight 6-2, 6-1 Olivia Thomas (H) def. Arlette Santillian 6-4, 6-4 Doubles Results R. Middleton/B. Wadekamper (H) def. L. Contreras/N. Verland 6-2, 6-3 B. Mecham/A. Perkins (H) def. M. Huila/L. Leo 6-2, 6-2 E. Snyder/K. Bradshaw (H) def. K. Najer- a/K. Warren 6-3, 6-2 A. Hofbauer/V. Mitchell (H) def. P. Guz- man/S. Eziquio 6-3, 6-1 SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP BASEBALL Friday Burns at Stanfield (DH), 1 p.m. Umatilla at Irrigon (DH), 1 p.m. Heritage (WA) at Hermiston (DH), 2 p.m. Riverside at Nyssa (DH), 2 p.m. Saturday Union at Weston-McEwen (DH), 11 a.m. Mac-Hi at Baker (DH), 12 p.m. Pilot Rock at Elgin (DH), 1 p.m. PREP SOFTBALL Thursday Umatilla at Echo, 4 p.m. Riverside at Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m. Friday Sherwood at Hermiston, 4 p.m. Irrigon at Hood River JV, 4 p.m. Saturday Heppner at Grant Union (DH), 11 a.m. Enterprise at Echo (DH), 11 a.m. Mac-Hi at Baker (DH), 12 p.m. Hermiston at Central Catholic (DH), 12:30 p.m. PREP TRACK & FIELD Friday Riverside, Umatilla, Stanfield, Heppner, Pilot Rock, Arlington at Riverside Relays, 4:30 p.m. Saturday Hermiston at Davis (WA) Invitational, 10 a.m. Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Umatilla, Riverside, Weston-McEwen, Pilot Rock, Helix at Mac- Hi Carnival of Speed, 11 a.m. PREP GOLF Friday Pendleton (girls) at Juniper Golf Course, 8:30 a.m. Hermiston at Eagle Crest Resort, 8:30 a.m. PREP TENNIS Thursday Weston-McEwen at Stanfield, 3:30 p.m. Helix at Ione, 4 p.m. Friday Pendleton at Rex Putnam, 3 p.m. Mac-Hi at Riverside, 3:30 p.m. Condon/Wheeler, Stanfield at Umatilla, 3:30 p.m. Sherman at Ione, 4 p.m. Saturday Riverside at Helix, 12 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Saturday BMCC at Walla Walla CC (DH), 1 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Friday EOU at Northwest (DH), 11 a.m. Saturday EOU at Northwest (DH), 10 a.m. Columbia Basin at BMCC (DH), 12 p.m. Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct x-Toronto 56 22 .718 x-Boston 53 25 .679 x-Philadelphia 48 30 .615 New York 27 51 .346 Brooklyn 25 53 .321 Southeast Division W L Pct x-Miami 43 36 .544 x-Washington 42 36 .538 Charlotte 34 45 .430 Orlando 24 54 .308 Atlanta 22 57 .278 Central Division W L Pct x-Cleveland 48 30 .615 x-Indiana 46 32 .590 x-Milwaukee 42 36 .538 Detroit 37 41 .474 Chicago 27 51 .346 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct z-Houston 63 15 .808 San Antonio 45 34 .570 New Orleans 44 34 .564 Dallas 24 55 .304 Memphis 21 57 .269 Northwest Division W L Pct x-Portland 48 30 .615 Utah 45 33 .577 Oklahoma City 45 34 .570 Minnesota 44 34 .564 Denver 43 35 .551 Pacific Division W L Pct y-Golden State 57 21 .731 L.A. Clippers 42 36 .538 L.A. Lakers 34 44 .436 Sacramento 25 54 .316 Phoenix 20 59 .253 x-clinched playoff spot GB — 3 8 29 31 GB — ½ 9 18½ 21 GB — 2 6 11 21 GB — 18½ 19 39½ 42 GB — 3 3½ 4 5 GB — 15 23 32½ 37½ y-clinched division z-clinched conference ——— Wednesday’s Games Orlando 105, Dallas 100 Philadelphia 115, Detroit 108 Miami 115, Atlanta 86 New Orleans 123, Memphis 95 Toronto 96, Boston 78 L.A. Lakers 122, San Antonio 112, OT Thursday’s Games Golden State at Indiana, 4 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Portland at Houston, 5 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts x-Boston 79 49 18 12 110 x-Tampa Bay 80 53 23 4 110 x-Toronto 80 48 25 7 103 Florida 79 41 30 8 90 Detroit 80 30 38 12 72 Montreal 80 28 39 13 69 Ottawa 80 28 41 11 67 Buffalo 80 25 43 12 62 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts y-Washington 80 48 25 7 103 Columbus 80 45 29 6 96 x-Pittsburgh 80 45 29 6 96 New Jersey 80 43 28 9 95 Philadelphia 80 40 26 14 94 Carolina 80 35 34 11 81 N.Y. Rangers 80 34 37 9 77 N.Y. Islanders 80 33 37 10 76 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts x-Nashville 80 51 18 11 113 x-Winnipeg 80 50 20 10 110 x-Minnesota 80 44 26 10 98 Colorado 80 42 29 9 93 St. Louis 80 43 31 6 92 Dallas 80 41 31 8 90 Chicago 80 33 37 10 76 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts y-Vegas 80 51 22 7 109 x-San Jose 80 44 26 10 98 Anaheim 80 42 25 13 97 Los Angeles 80 44 28 8 96 Calgary 80 36 34 10 82 GF GA 261 205 287 228 272 228 237 239 211 247 203 257 219 282 191 269 GF GA 251 232 236 221 263 246 243 238 242 240 222 250 230 261 258 292 GF GA 259 206 271 216 243 224 250 231 220 216 228 218 227 248 GF GA 268 217 245 221 227 213 232 195 210 245 Edmonton 80 34 40 6 74 227 258 Vancouver 80 30 40 10 70 212 258 Arizona 80 29 40 11 69 205 249 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ——— Wednesday’s Games Ottawa 4, Buffalo 2 Chicago 4, St. Louis 3 Anaheim 3, Minnesota 1 Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh at Columbus, 4 p.m. Nashville at Washington, 4 p.m. Carolina at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Toronto at New Jersey, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Montreal at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Calgary at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Vegas at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Arizona at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct GB Boston 5 1 .833 — New York 4 2 .667 1 Toronto 4 3 .571 1½ Baltimore 1 5 .167 4 Tampa Bay 1 5 .167 4 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 3 2 .600 — Minnesota 3 2 .600 — Cleveland 2 4 .333 1½ Kansas City 1 3 .250 1½ Detroit 1 4 .200 2 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 6 1 .857 — Los Angeles 5 2 .714 1 Seattle 3 2 .600 2 Oakland 3 4 .429 3 Texas 2 5 .286 4 ——— Wednesday’s Games Kansas City at Detroit, ppd. N.Y. Yankees 7, Tampa Bay 2 Houston 3, Baltimore 2 L.A. Angels 3, Cleveland 2, 13 innings Minnesota 7, Pittsburgh 3 Chicago White Sox 4, Toronto 3 San Francisco 10, Seattle 1 Oakland 6, Texas 2 Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay (Chirinos 0-0) at Boston (Price 1-0), 11:05 a.m. Texas (Perez 0-0) at Oakland (Mengden 0-1), 12:35 p.m. Detroit (Zimmermann 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 1-0), 1:10 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 0-1) at Minnesota (Gibson 1-0), 1:10 p.m. Baltimore (Cashner 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 1-0), 3:35 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB New York 4 1 .800 — Atlanta 4 2 .667 ½ Washington 4 2 .667 ½ Miami 2 4 .333 2½ Philadelphia 1 4 .200 3 Central Division W L Pct GB Pittsburgh 4 1 .800 — Milwaukee 4 2 .667 ½ St. Louis 3 3 .500 1½ Chicago 2 3 .400 2 Cincinnati 1 3 .250 2½ West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 5 1 .833 — Colorado 3 3 .500 2 San Francisco 3 3 .500 2 Los Angeles 2 5 .286 3½ San Diego 1 5 .167 4 ——— Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 7, Washington 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Philadelphia 2 Arizona 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 Minnesota 7, Pittsburgh 3 San Francisco 10, Seattle 1 St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 0 Colorado 5, San Diego 2 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets (deGrom 1-0) at Washington (Strasburg 1-0), 10:05 a.m. Miami (Smith 0-0) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 0-0), 12:05 p.m. Colorado (Anderson 0-0) at San Diego (Lucchesi 0-0), 12:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Bailey 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Brault 1-0), 4:05 p.m. Arizona (Ray 1-0) at St. Louis (Wainwright 0-0), 4:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Lester 0-0) at Milwaukee (Suter 1-0), 5:10 p.m. Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA NYC FC 4 0 1 13 10 4 Columbus 3 1 1 10 9 5 Atlanta United FC 3 1 0 9 8 6 New England 2 1 1 7 6 5 New York 2 2 0 6 10 5 Montreal 2 2 0 6 5 5 Philadelphia 1 1 1 4 2 3 Orlando City 1 2 1 4 6 8 Toronto FC 1 2 0 3 3 4 D.C. United 0 3 2 2 5 10 Chicago 0 2 1 1 6 8 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Sporting K.C. 3 1 1 10 10 9 Vancouver 3 1 1 10 7 7 LA Galaxy 2 1 1 7 7 6 Los Angeles FC 2 1 0 6 9 5 Minnesota United 2 3 0 6 6 9 FC Dallas 1 0 2 5 5 2 Colorado 1 1 1 4 6 4 Houston 1 2 1 4 7 6 Real Salt Lake 1 2 1 4 4 9 San Jose 1 2 0 3 6 7 Portland 0 2 2 2 4 9 Seattle 0 3 0 0 0 5 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Friday Montreal at New England, 4:30 p.m. Saturday Houston at New York, Noon Los Angeles FC at Atlanta United FC, 2 p.m. San Jose at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. D.C. United at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m. Colorado at FC Dallas, 5 p.m. Columbus at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Vancouver at Real Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m. Sunday Portland at Orlando City, 1 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at LA Galaxy, 6 p.m. Golf PGA TOUR THE MASTERS Augusta National Golf Club Site: Augusta, Ga. Course: Augusta National GC. Yardage: 7,435 yards. Par: 72. Purse: TBA ($11 million in 2017.) Winners share: TBA ($1,980,000 in 2017). Television: Thursday-Friday, 12-4:30 p.m. (ESPN); Saturday, 12-4 p.m. (CBS Sports); Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (CBS Sports). Defending champion: Sergio Garcia.