SPORTS
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
East Oregonian
Texas: Garton joins Weatherford fall ball in August
Continued from Page A8
Garton said of the softball
coaches.
Once her education is
complete, Garton said she
plans to return to the Pend-
leton area to teach.
A complete package
Garton brings a wealth
of experience and talent to
Weatherford.
She was part of the Bucks
5A state championship team
her junior year, and was a
fi rst-team
Intermountain
Conference selection this
season.
She hit .459 with 39 hits,
seven doubles, eight home
runs and 32 RBIs. She also
scored 31 runs and had 10
fi elding errors for the Bucks
(17-10), who made a return
trip to the state playoffs.
Pendleton played in the
tough IMC along with top-
ranked Ridgeview and
Hood River Valley. The
Bucks earned the third seed
to state, where they lost in
the quarterfi nals to West
Albany 9-3.
“Our league was really
tough with Ridgeview com-
ing in,” Garton said. “West
Albany caught us by sur-
prise. It was sad. We wanted
to go back (to the champi-
onship game). Sometimes it
isn’t your year. I’m glad we
did what we did last year, it
makes it not quite so bitter.”
Garton reports to Weath-
erford on Aug. 15 for fall
ball, with winter condition-
ing to follow. She’s not quite
Staff photo by E.J. Harris, File
sure where she falls in the
Coyotes’ plans.
“I have played every
position, but they are look-
ing for shortstops and sec-
ond basemen,” Garton said.
“I’m most comfortable in
the middle infi eld.”
Baseball: Pendleton heads to Baker City this weekend
Continued from Page A8
Pendleton ended the
game with 14 hits and only
two errors. Meanwhile,
the Cubs totaled seven
mistakes.
Fell, Tyler Browning,
and Cooper Roberts each
put up two runs.
“We had a ton of great
at-bats and some good
fi elding,” Sheley said.
“From what I saw, Idaho
is a pretty coachable
team. They’re aggressive
when it comes to base
running.”
The Cubs kept things
closer in game two.
They were the fi rst to
score when Sonny Altami-
rano drove a run in on a
double in the top of the
fi rst. Sheley evened things
out one inning later with
another double that sent
Colton Henderson home.
Pendleton stayed locked
in a 1-1 tie with the 16U
Idaho team for the follow-
ing two innings.
“They come from a lot
of different high schools
in the Boise area,” Zander
said. “They like to play up.”
Sheley led off the top
of the fi fth with his third
and fi nal double. Browning
drove him in two at-bats
later, and scored on Kyle
Field’s sacrifi ce fl y to cen-
ter fi eld to cap off the three-
run inning.
It was enough to keep
Pendleton in control for
good.
“It’s a team we should
beat every time we play
them,” Zander said. “I’m
glad we did. It’s always
nice when the kids do what
they should. There are no
extra kudos here.”
Henderson benched four
Idaho batters over the fi rst
fi ve innings of game two,
allowing just one run. She-
ley threw two innings of
relief, and tallied two more
strikeouts. He also went
2-for-3, scoring a run and
an RBI.
Starting on Friday,
Hodgen
Distributing
(6-6-1) is on the road to
Baker City for a weekend-
long tournament.
NBA: Pelicans primed
to draft Zion
Continued from Page A8
Pendleton’s Aspen Garton makes a backhanded grab of a
ground ball in a 4-3 win over Mac-Hi in April. Garton will con-
tinue her softball career at Weatherford College in Texas.
A9
The trade — which also
sent a total of three fi rst-
round picks to the Peli-
cans — won’t become offi -
cial until after the new
NBA league year begins
July 6. But when the Lak-
ers pick fourth overall, they
will effectively select for
the Pelicans and eventually
will send that player to New
Orleans — unless that pick is
moved in a subsequent trade
on behalf of the Pelicans by
draft night. And while decid-
ing whether to select Wil-
liamson isn’t bound to cause
any mental anguish or sec-
ond guesses, deciding who
to pick fourth overall could
be a much tougher call.
Gentry noted that while
most drafts have just a few
elite prospects, there often
are future stars mined
from mid- to late-fi rst-
round picks — never mind
a second top-fi ve choice
like New Orleans has
acquired.
“There is the high end,
front end of the draft, but
there’s going to be a guy
that’s drafted 14 to 25 that’s
going to be a game changer
also,” Gentry said. “It’s hap-
pened almost every year and
that’s where Steve Nash and
Kobe Bryant and Giannis
(Antetokounmpo) and those
guys were all drafted —
in that area right there. So,
somewhere along the line,
there’s going to be some
surprise guys that’ll step up
that’s going to become really
good basketball players.”
A handful of prospects
stand out as possible fourth
overall picks, and the posi-
tion they play could be
a factor.
The Davis trade brought
New
Orleans
highly
regarded small forward
Brandon Ingram, point
guard Lonzo Ball and shoot-
ing guard Josh Hart. Ball and
Ingram would be presumed
starters alongside veteran
guard Jrue Holiday and Wil-
liamson at power forward.
The only true center on the
roster is Jahlil Okafor. For-
ward Julius Randle also can
play center, but is essentially
a free agent with a player
option to return for next sea-
son. Christian Wood, a 6-10
forward who thrived in his
short, late-season stint with
the Pelicans, also could play
center.
Texas’ Jaxson Hayes
(6-11, 220) is widely seen as
the top center in the draft,
but not necessarily a top-fi ve
talent, so free agency might
be the more practical route
for the Pelicans to pursue an
upgrade there.
Three players widely pro-
jected among picks Nos. 4-6
are Vanderbilt point guard
Darius Garland (6-2, 175),
Texas Tech shooting guard
Jarrett Culver (6-7, 194), and
Virginia wing player De’An-
dre Hunter (6-7, 225).
While none of them
would be expected to start
immediately, each could
emerge as an increasingly
prominent player in the rota-
tion as the season wears on.
And the ability to bring a
reliable scorer, playmaker
or defender off the bench
could make all the difference
if the Pelicans fi nd them-
selves making a playoff push
next March.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2019
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Kyle Field, of Hodgen Distributing, winds up for a pitch during
the fi rst of two games Tuesday against the Idaho Cubs.
RECAP
SCOREBOARD
NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Omaha, Neb.
All Times PDT
(Double Elimination; x-if necessary)
Saturday, June 15
Michigan 5, Texas Tech 3
Florida State 1, Arkansas 0
Sunday, June 16
Vanderbilt 3, Louisville 1
Mississippi State 5, Auburn 4
Monday, June 17
Texas Tech 5, Arkansas 4, Arkansas
eliminated
Michigan 2, Florida State 0
Tuesday, June 18
Game 7 — Louisville 4, Auburn 1, 5
innings, susp., game
Wednesday, June 19
Game 7 — Louisville (49-17) vs. Auburn
(38-27), comp. of susp. game, noon
Game 8 — Vanderbilt (55-11) vs. Missis-
sippi State (52-13), 11 a.m.
Game 9 — Texas Tech (45-19) vs. Florida
State (42-22), 4 p.m.
Thursday, June 20
Game 10 — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8
loser, 5 p.m.
Friday, June 21
Game 11 — Michigan (47-20) vs. Game 9
winner, 11 a.m.
Game 12 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10
winner, 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 22
x-Game 13 — Michigan vs. Game 9 win-
ner, 11 a.m.
x-Game 14 — Game 8 winner vs. Game
10 winner, 4 p.m.
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Monday, June 24: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, June 25: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 26: Pairings TBD,
4 p.m.
2019 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
All Times PDT
FIRST ROUND
GROUP A
W L T GF GA Pts
x-France
3 0 0
7
1
9
x-Norway
2 1 0
6
3
6
Nigeria
1 2 0
2
4
3
South Korea 0 3 0
1
8
0
x-advanced to second round
Friday, June 7
At Paris
France 4, South Korea 0
Saturday, June 8
At Reims, France
Norway 3, Nigeria 0
Wednesday, June 12
At Grenoble, France
Nigeria 2, South Korea 0
At Nice, France
France 2, Norway 1
Monday, June 17
At Rennes, France
France 1, Nigeria 0
At Reims, France
Norway 2, South Korea 1
GROUP B
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Germany
3 0 0
6
0
9
x-Spain
1 1 1
3
2
4
x-China
1 1 1
1
1
4
South Africa 0 3 0
1
8
0
x-advanced to second round
Saturday, June 8
At Rennes, France
Germany 1, China 0
At Le Havre, France
Spain 3, South Africa 1
Wednesday, June 12
At Valenciennes, France
Germany 1, Spain 0
Thursday, June 13
At Paris
China 1, South Africa 0
Monday, June 17
At Montpellier, France
Germany 4, South Africa 0
At Le Havre, France
China 0, Spain 0
GROUP C
W L T GF GA
x-Italy
2 1 0
7
2
x-Australia 2 1 0
8
5
x-Brazil
2 1 0
6
3
Jamaica
0 3 0
1 12
x-advanced to second round
Sunday, June 9
At Valenciennes, France
Italy 2, Australia 1
At Grenoble, France
Brazil 3, Jamaica 0
Thursday, June 13
At Montpellier, France
Australia 3, Brazil 2
Friday, June 14
At Reims, France
Italy 5, Jamaica 0
Tuesday, June 18
At Grenoble, France
Australia 4, Jamaica 1
At Valenciennes, France
Brazil 1, Italy 0
GROUP D
W L T GF GA
x-England 2 0 0
3
1
x-Japan
1 0 1
2
1
Argentina
0 1 1
0
1
Scotland
0 2 0
2
4
x-advanced to second round
Sunday, June 9
At Nice, France
England 2, Scotland 1
Monday, June 10
At Paris
Argentina 0, Japan 0
Friday, June 14
At Rennes, France
Japan 2, Scotland 1
At Le Havre, France
England 1, Argentina 0
Wednesday, June 19
At Nice, France
Japan vs. England, 12 p.m.
At Paris
Scotland vs. Argentina, 12 p.m.
GROUP E
W L T GF GA
x-Netherlands 2 0 0
4
1
x-Canada
2 0 0
3
0
Cameroon
0 2 0
1
4
New Zealand
0 2 0
0
3
x-advanced to second round
Monday, June 10
At Montpellier, France
Canada 1, Cameroon 0
Tuesday, June 11
At Le Havre, France
Netherlands 1, New Zealand 0
Saturday, June 15
At Valenciennes, France
Netherlands 3, Cameroon 1
At Grenoble, France
Canada 2, New Zealand 0
Thursday, June 20
At Reims, France
Netherlands vs. Canada, Noon
At Montpellier, France
Cameroon vs. New Zealand, Noon
GROUP F
W L T GF GA
x-United States 2 0 0 16
0
x-Sweden
2 0 0 7
1
Chile
0 2 0 0
5
Thailand
0 2 0 1 18
x-advanced to second round
Tuesday, June 11
At Rennes, France
Sweden 2, Chile 0
At Reims, France
United States 13, Thailand 0
Sunday, June 16
At Nice, France
Sweden 5, Thailand 1
At Paris
Pts
6
6
6
0
Pts
6
4
1
0
Pts
6
6
0
0
United States 3, Chile 0
Thursday, June 20
At Le Havre, France
Sweden vs. United States, 12 p.m.
At Rennes, France
Thailand vs. Chile, 12 p.m.
SECOND ROUND
Saturday, June 22
At Grenoble, France
Germany vs. Group A, C or D third place,
8:30 a.m.
At Nice, France
Norway vs. Australia, 12 p.m.
Sunday, June 23
At Valenciennes, France
Group D winner vs. Group B, E or F third
place, 8:30 a.m.
At Le Havre, France
France vs. Group C, D or E third place,
12 p.m.
Monday, June 24
At Reims, France
Spain vs. Group F winner, Noon
At Paris
Group F second place vs. Group E sec-
ond place, 12 p.m.
Tuesday, June 25
At Montpellier, France
Italy vs. Group A, B or F third place, Noon
At Rennes, France
Group E winner vs. Group D second
place, 12 p.m.
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday, June 27
At Le Havre, France
Nice winner vs. Valenciennes winner,
12 p.m.
Friday, June 28
At Paris
Le Havre winner vs. Reims winner,
12 p.m.
Saturday, June 29
At Valenciennes, France
Montpellier winner vs. Rennes winner,
6 a.m.
At Rennes, France
Grenoble winner vs. Paris winner,
9:30 a.m.
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, July 2
At Lyon, France
Le Havre winner vs. Paris winner, 12 p.m.
Wednesday, July 3
At Lyon, France
Valenciennes winner vs. Rennes win-
ner, 12 p.m.
THIRD PLACE
Saturday, July 6
At Nice, France
Semifi nal losers, 8 a.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, July 7
At Lyon, France
Semifi nal winners, 8 a.m.
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Pts
6
6
0
0
All Times PDT
East
W
L
New York
45
27
Tampa Bay
43
30
Boston
40
34
Toronto
26
47
Baltimore
21
52
Central
W
L
Minnesota
47
24
Cleveland
38
34
Chicago
35
36
Detroit
26
43
Kansas City
24
48
West
W
L
Houston
48
26
Texas
39
34
Oakland
38
36
Los Angeles
37
37
Seattle
31
45
———
Tuesday’s Games
Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 4
N.Y. Yankees 6, Tampa Bay 3
Pct
.625
.589
.541
.356
.288
Pct
.662
.528
.493
.377
.333
Pct
.649
.534
.514
.500
.408
GB
—
2½
6
19½
24½
GB
—
9½
12
20
23½
GB
—
8½
10
11
18
L.A. Angels 3, Toronto 1
Cincinnati 4, Houston 3
Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Cleveland 10, Texas 3
Oakland 16, Baltimore 2
Kansas City 9, Seattle0
Wednesday’s Games
Houston (Cole 6-5) at Cincinnati (Mahle
2-7), 9:35 a.m.
Tampa Bay (Snell 4-5) at N.Y. Yankees
(Sabathia 3-4), 10:05 a.m.
Baltimore (Rogers 0-0) at Oakland (Bas-
sitt 3-3), 12:37 p.m.
Kansas City (Keller 3-8) at Seattle (Gon-
zales 7-6), 3:40 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 5-5) at Pittsburgh (Wil-
liams 2-1), 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Heaney 0-1) at Toronto (San-
chez 3-8), 4:07 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 10-1) at Chi-
cago Cubs (Lester 5-5), 5:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Plutko 3-1) at Texas (Palumbo
0-0), 5:05 p.m.
Boston (Rodriguez 7-4) at Minnesota
(Gibson 7-3), 5:10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Cleveland at Texas, 11:05 a.m.
Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.
Minnesota at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Oakland, 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
W
L
Pct
GB
Atlanta
43 31 .581
—
Philadelphia
39 32 .549
2½
New York
35 38 .479
7½
Washington
33 38 .465
8½
Miami
26 45 .366 15½
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Milwaukee
40 32 .556
—
Chicago
39 33 .542
1
St. Louis
37 35
.514
3
Cincinnati
33 38 .465
6½
Pittsburgh
32 40 .444
8
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Los Angeles
48 25 .658
—
Arizona
38 35 .521
10
Colorado
37 34 .521
10
San Diego
36 37 .493
12
San Francisco 31 39 .443 15½
———
Tuesday’s Games
Philadelphia at Washington, ppd.
Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 4
Cincinnati 4, Houston 3
N.Y. Mets 10, Atlanta 2
Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Miami 6, St. Louis 0
Colorado 8, Arizona 1
Wednesday’s Games
Houston (Cole 6-5) at Cincinnati (Mahle
2-7), 9:35 a.m.
Philadelphia (Efl in 6-6) at Washington
(Corbin 5-5), 10:05 a.m., 1st game
Milwaukee (Davies 7-1) at San Diego
(Strahm 2-6), 12:40 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 5-5) at Pittsburgh (Wil-
liams 2-1), 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Arrieta 6-5) at Washington
(Scherzer 5-5), 4:05 p.m., 2nd game
N.Y. Mets (Matz 5-4) at Atlanta (Fried 7-3),
4:20 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 10-1) at Chi-
cago Cubs (Lester 5-5), 5:05 p.m.
Miami (Richards 3-7) at St. Louis (Ponce
de Leon 0-0), 5:15 p.m.
Colorado (Gray 6-5) at Arizona (Greinke
8-2), 6:40 p.m.
San Francisco (Pomeranz 2-6) at L.A.
Dodgers (Hill 4-1), 7:10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Colorado at Arizona, 12:40 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 4:05 p.m.
Miami at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.
AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani
Australia’s Sam Kerr, right, scores her side’s opening goal
during the Women’s World Cup Group C soccer match be-
tween Jamaica and Australia at Stade des Alpes stadium in
Grenoble, France on Tuesday.
Kerr has 4 goals
and Australia
beats Jamaica 4-1
Associated Press
Sam Kerr scored four
goals, one shy of the World
Cup record and the most
by an Australian, in a 4-1
victory over Jamaica on
Tuesday night at Grenoble,
France, that advanced the
Matildas into the knockout
rounds
Kerr tied American Alex
Morgan for the tournament
lead with fi ve goals.
“I actually wanted more
after that, being my selfi sh
self,” Kerr said.
Australia
advanced
to the round of 16 for the
fourth consecutive tour-
nament following three
straight quarterfi nal elimi-
nations. The Matildas fi n-
ished second in Group C
and will face Norway in
Nice on Saturday on the
fi rst day of the round of 16.
Kerr scored on a header
off Emily Gielnik’s cross
in the 11th minute, dou-
bled the lead with another
header in the 42nd and
completed the hat trick in
the 69th. She scored again
in the 83rd minute to give
her 36 goals in 80 interna-
tional appearances.
Australia had stumbled
at the start of the tourna-
ment with a loss to Italy but
rebounded with a come-
from-behind victory over
Brazil.
Lisa De Vanna made her
150th international appear-
ance, one shy of the Aus-
tralian record set by Cheryl
Salisbury.
Jamaica got its fi rst
World Cup goal when
Havana Solaun scored in
the 49th.
The fi rst Caribbean
nation to make the World
Cup, Jamaica lost all three
matches and was outscored
12-1. But the Reggae Girlz
won hearts in France with
their underdog story: Dis-
banded more than a decade
ago, the team was revived
in 2014 by Bob Marley’s
daughter Cedella.
“It doesn’t matter what
the score is, we just kept
playing and believing,”
Reggae Girlz coach Hue
Menzies said.