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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Lady Pro bats alive in 2-0 sweep of TigerScots
Grant Union
ends both
games in five
innings
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union Pros-
pector girls’ bats stayed hot
despite chilly weather in their
doubleheader home sweep of
Weston-McEwen TigerScots
Friday, 19-3 and 25-5, ending
both in five innings.
Prospector Whitney Mc-
Clellan had her first and sec-
ond home runs of the season,
hitting a three-run homer in
game one and a one-run ho-
mer in game two.
Tiler Voigt also had her
first homer for Grant Union,
and Brianna Zweygardt also
hit a homer, though not her
first.
“Everyone was really get-
ting after it at the plate today,”
McClellan said. “We used
Tuesday’s loss to motivate us
to come back better.”
Grant Union had a
low-scoring loss to Pilot
Rock/Nixyaawii on April 10,
falling 2-1 to the Rockets in
John Day.
On Friday, Grant Union
pitcher Cody Jo Madden held
off the TigerScots in the first
inning and pitched through
the third with Zweygardt re-
lieving in the fourth and clos-
ing out game one.
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Grant Union Prospector pitcher Cody Jo Madden winds up against the Weston-
McEwen TigerScots.
The Prospectors scored
most of their runs early, with
five in the bottom of the first.
They scored nine in the
second after Hailie Wright
and Zweygardt each doubled,
and then Madi McKrola bat-
ted in her teammates with a
single.
Grant Union loaded the
bases back up and with
Shaine Madden at the plate.
Weston-McEwen called a
timeout to switch pitchers
from Jordyn Lambert to Sky-
ler Walter.
Shaine Madden singled
with one RBI, and Macy
Strong hit a line drive to cen-
ter, singling with two RBIs.
McClellan hit the ball over
the center field fence, for
three runs.
Mariah Moulton singled.
Then Hailie Wright hit to
the fence and an outfielder
dropped the ball, and Moulton
reached home. The Prospec-
tors ended the inning up 14-1
and continued for the win.
By the end of the second
inning of game two, Grant
Union was up 19-1.
Zweygardt pitched the first
three innings.
Moulton relieved in the
fourth, striking out two Tiger-
Scots in the inning, and first
baseman Strong caught the
ball for the final out, the score
25-3.
Two TigerScots doubled
in the final inning, and scored
two more runs, before Moul-
ton ended on a positive note
with a strikeout.
“It was a good game,”
Moulton said. “Some girls
came around with their hit-
ting, and everyone connected
with the ball. It was a cold
day, but everyone kept their
energy up and had fun playing
the game.”
Grant Union head coach
Zach Williams said his team
still has some fundamen-
tals to improve on, but he
was pleased overall with his
team’s performance.
“They swung at good
pitches and played good de-
fense for the most part,” he
said.
Commenting on the April
10 loss to the 2A/1A Pi-
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desserts at halftime, noting
the proceeds help pay for
their hotels and meals when
they travel to competitions.
“I’ve been involved with
Special Olympics for 12
years,” he said. “I like it
because you can meet new
people and old friends.”
Lallatin said she appre-
ciated the support for the
athletes with a large atten-
dance.
“It was so fun when
somebody would score,”
she said. “They’re a better
basketball team than they
let on.”
Next up for Special
Olympics is track and field
season and preparing for the
State Summer Games.
Law enforcement agen-
cies that help their local
Special Olympics team
raise $1,500 or more are
recognized on a Law En-
forcement Torch Run Honor
back, and we did a good job
coming back and getting
the win.”
In the April 10 win,
Grant Union outhit Elgin
12-3, and Deiter pitched a
full game.
The game was called
due to rain in the bottom of
the seventh inning, so three
Grant Union runs in the top
of the seventh didn’t count,
the game ending with the
sixth inning score.
“We just have to contin-
ue to work hard and focus
in practice and get better
every day,” Williams said
after that game.
The Prospectors hosted
the Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii/
Ukiah Rockets on Tuesday
in league action, past press
time.
Grant Union is on the
road to Pilot Rock for a
doubleheader at 11 a.m. and
1 p.m. Saturday.
The Prospectors are
currently 7-7 on the season
and ranked No. 17 among
OSAA’s 2A teams. The
Rockets are 8-2 and ranked
No. 9.
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Law Enforcement team member Sam Palmer protects
the ball as Special Olympics Unified team member
David Hoeffner attempts to break it loose, with Charley
Fronapel in the action.
Roll, and Lallatin said the
event likely raised much
more than that.
“I’m grateful for every-
body for supporting the
Special Olympics athletes,”
she said.
For more information
about Special Olympics,
call Lallatin or Gill at Val-
ue Added at 541-575-0715,
ext. 2.
Grant Union Prospector Hailie Wright (22) reads the
situation as she rounds second base in game one.
lot Rock, Williams said the
Rockets are an “extremely
well-coached team.”
“Their pitcher was tough,”
Williams said. “She threw
hard and kept the ball down
early in the count and elevat-
ed when she got ahead. Our
hitters got behind in too many
counts to hit aggressively.”
Grant Union outhit Pi-
lot Rock 3-2, but Pilot Rock
came up with two unearned
runs.
Prospector Mariah Moul-
ton scored on a single from
Madi McKrola.
“I hate to lose, and the girls
hate to lose, but that was the
best competition we’ve had
all season,” Williams said.
“I’d rather play that game
over and over than games that
aren’t competitive.”
He added, “The girls came
back to practice ready to go
on Wednesday, and they’re
just working to get better.”
The Prospectors faced the
Nyssa Bulldogs for their first
league game of the season in
doubleheader action Tuesday,
April 17, past press time.
Nyssa is ranked No. 24
among OSAA 3A teams with
a 4-4 overall record. Grant
Union is No. 5 and 11-1 on
the season.
The Prospectors travel to
Vale for a league doublehead-
er at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
(MT) Friday against the Vi-
kings, currently ranked No.
11 and 4-7 on the season.
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Two Prospectors warm up their bats between innings.
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Grant Union Prospector Zack Deiter pitches Saturday.