SPORTS
Thursday, April 5, 2018
East Oregonian
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BMCC: Timberwolves’ play in Game 2 showed their potential
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.