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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 10,2006 - THREE Mustangs drop two to Bulldogs Mustangs sweep Tigerscots By Rick Paullus By Rick Paullus T he H ep p n er Mustang baseball team had a 5-1 lead in the first game and a 7-2 lead in the second, but couldn’t hang on as the H erm iston B ulldog JV s came back to win 7-5 in the first and 12-8 in the second on Friday, May 5 in non league games in Heppner. The Mustangs, now 7 and 2 in the CBC and 8 and 9 overall, will host Pilot Rock on Friday, May 12 at 1 p.m., for a key doubleheader to end the regular season. The Bulldogs scored first in the top of the second inning in the opener, but the M ustangs responded with five runs in the bottom half. A ndre R auch dou b led , Robbie Smith walked, Dan Basile had an RBI single, Nathan Kennedy singled, Tony Bolin reached on an error to bring home a run, Colton Hanson had an RBI double, Quinn Peck had an RBI double and Bolin scored on a wild pitch. T hat w as all the offense they could muster though as the Bulldogs came back to tie it in the fourth and took the lead in the sixth to take the win. Basile and Peck each went two for three and Bolin went two for four. In the second game, the Bulldogs again took an early lead with a run in the first, but the Mustangs tied it in the bottom half when Bolin led off with a single, stole second, went to third on a passed ball and scored on an error. H erm iston scored another run in the top of the second, but back came the Mustangs in the bottom half when Kennedy reached on a fielder’s choice, Cody Hollis singled, Bolin was hit by a pitch and Hanson scored two with a single. In the third. Smith was hit by a pitch, Basile doubled, Kennedy scored Taking advantage of both with a single, Hollis 18 walks, eight hit batters walked, Bolin was hit by a and combining that with 20 pitch and Peck scored two hits, the Heppner Mustang with a double to make it 7- baseball team sw ept the 2 . Weston-McEwen Tigerscots The Bulldogs scored 11-2 and 18-1 on Saturday, three in the fourth, but the A pril 29 in A thena in M ustangs answ ered with Columbia Basin Conference one in the bottom half when play. The Mustangs, 6-2 in w ith two outs, K ennedy the CBC and 8-8 overall, will sin g led and e v en tu a lly host the Hermiston JV team scored when Hanson walked in a n o n -leag u e with the bases loaded to doubleheader on Friday, make it 8-5. May 5 at noon before getting The Bulldogs came back into league play at back with six runs in the sixth Stanfield on Tuesday, May 9 and one in the seventh to at 4:30 p.m. take the win. The first game was a The M ustangs out p itc h e r’s duel until the hit the Bulldogs 11 -9 for the second inning as the game, but committed seven Mustangs took a 1 -0 lead in errors on defense. the first when Tony Bolin Kenny was two for singled, stole second, went five w ith tw o RBI and to th ird as Q uinn Peck scored twice. Hanson had g ro u n d ed out and cam e three RBI, Peck had two home on a passed ball. RBI, Bolin and Hollis each It stayed that way scored two runs and Rauch until the fifth, when Cody went two for four. H o llis d o u b led , B olin Game One reached on an error to score Hermiston 012 202 Hollis and later scored on an 0- 7 8 1 error. Heppner 050 000 0- The Tigerscots got 592 to within 3-2 going into the Baldock and Holt; seventh when the Mustangs Quinn Peck, Tony Bolin (6) broke the game open. Bolin and R obbie Sm ith. W- was hit by a pitch, Peck B aldock. L- B olin. 2B- walked, Nacho Elguezabal K opacz, E dw ards was hit by a pitch, Bolin (H e rm isto n ); C olton scored on a wild pitch, then Hanson, Peck, Andre Rauch R obbie Sm ith b lasted a (Heppner). 3B- none. HR- three-run homerun to left none. center to make it 7-2. They Game Two weren't done there though as Hermiston 110 306 Nathan Kennedy singled, 1- 1293 Dan Basile reached on an Heppner 124 100 0- error, Hollis walked, Bolin 8 117 scored two with a single, Pollick, Kopacz (4) C o lto n H anson w alked. and Baldock; Kyle Carlson, Peck walked to force in a run N athan K ennedy (7) and and Bolin came home on a Sm ith. W- K opacz. L- wild pitch. C arlso n . 2B- P o llick Peck w ent the (H erm isto n ); Peck, Dan distance on the mound to Basile (Heppner). 3B- none. pick up the win, throwing HR- M orris and Pollick just 75 pitches, striking out (Hermiston). five and allo w in g zero earned runs. Bolin went two for four, scoring four runs and driving in two. Basile went two fro four, Hollis went one for three and scored twice and Smith went one for three with a homerun and three RBI. The Tigerscots took a 1-0 lead after one in the second gam e, but the Mustangs came back with four in the top of the second and w ouldn’t look back. Smith, Basile and Kennedy all walked and Bolin scored two with a two-out single. Hanson was hit by a pitch, Peck forced in a run with a walk and a balk brought home another. T hey added tw o more in the fourth when Bolin was hit by a pitch, Hanson and Peck singled, Elguezabal walked to force in a run and with two out, Basile walked to force in another run. ELIZABETH BALLARD fo r MORROW COUNTV DISTRICT ATTORNEY “She works fo r us.” The Mustangs broke it open in the fifth, scoring 12 runs on eight hits, five walks and a hit batter as they sent 17 batters to the plate. Hollis, Bolin and Hanson walked. Peck had an RBI single, Elguezabal forced in a run with a walk and Andre Rauch scored two with a single. Ben McCarl singled, Kennedy force in a run with a walk, Hollis was hit by a pitch to force in a run, Bolin scored two with a single, Hanson singled, Peck scored tw o m ore w ith a single, Hanson singled. Peck scored two more with a single and Ju stin A rcher score two more with a single. Peck was four for four w ith three RBI and scored three times. Bolin went two for two with four RBI and scored four times. Hanson was two for three, scoring twice. Rauch and Archer each had two RBI and Kennedy and Hollis each scored twice. R auch w ent four innings striking out seven, walking two and giving up just one hit. Game One Heppner 100 020 8- 11 9 4 W eston M cE w en 000 011 0-2 8 2 Q uinn Peck and Robbie Smith; Greenwalt, Fairbanks (7), Webb (7) and J. Schroder. W- Peck. L- Greenwalt. 2B- Cody Hollis (H). 3B- none. HR- Smith (H). Game Two Heppner 040 2( 12)- 18 11 0 W esto n -M c E w en 100 00-1 1 2 Andre Rauch, Tony B olin (5) and Sm ith; D. Schroeder, Webb (4), Drake (5), Fairbanks (5) and Webb, Kelty (4). W- Rauch. L- D. Schroeder. 2B- none. 3B- none. HR- none. Over the Tee Cup S ev en teen ladies gathered on May 2 at Willow C reek C ountry C lub for ladies’ play. Corol Mitchell and Pat Edmundson took low gross of the field. Lorrene M ontgomery and Bernice Lott took low net of the field. Least putts of the field went to Karen Bishop. In flight A, Mitchell took long driv e and Edmundson took K.P. In flight B, Betty Christman took low gross; L ois H unt and Ju an ita M artin took low net; and L u v illa Sonstegard took least putts. In flight C, Joanne B arbee took low g ro ss; B etty C arlso n and Pat D ougherty took low net; Suzanne Jepsen took least putts; and Lott took long drive. FUEL PRICES GOT YOU DOWN? • Thr— yt cffi as Morrow County Deputy District Attorney. Improve Fuel Mileage with 4-POWER and FUEL MATE PLUS e Dedicated A hard worfelng with conviction A common sense. (541) 676-8953 or visit our website at conklin.com/site/bluemountain Endorsed by: Rep. Greg and Sherri Smith Morrow County Sheriffs Association Umatilla County Law Enforcement Association David C Allen, Morrow County District Attorney John Zeller • Carolyn Holt • Barb Huwe Kimberly Lindsay • Violet Wilgers Samarra Van Doom • John and Kristen Bowles Joel Chavez • Lucy Vellz •Jonathan £ Lehman Jeff Lambier • Brian Snyder Karen Carter • Relca Herbtson Mark Calbkk, retired Chief of Police (Boardman) Larry Sample, MCSO Undersheriff (retired) Paid for by the Committee to Elect Elizabeth Ballard HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "Where Friends Meet" Mustangs blank Vikings #15 Senior Dan Basile hits a three-run homerun. Photo by Phil Carlson. #22 Sophomore Andre Rauch pitches. Photo by Phil Carlson. #4 Junior Cody Hollis catches a pop-fly in center field. Photo by Phil Carlson. By Rick Paullus Seven good innings on the mound by sophomore Andre Rauch and one good inning of offense helped the Heppner Mustangs baseball team shutout the visiting U m atilla V ikings 5-0 on Tuesday, May 2 in Columbia Basin Conference play. The M ustangs, 7 and 2 in the CBC and 9 and 8 overall, have a key doubleheader at home against the Pilot Rock Rockets on Friday, May 12 at 1 p.m., before entering district tournament play. The Vikings' Marc E strad a had kept the Mustangs in check through four innings before their bats finally woke up in the fifth. Nathan Kennedy led off with a sin g le, K yle C arlson reached on an infield single and Ben McCarl was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Tony Bolin reached on an error to score Kennedy and Colton Hanson laid down a p e rfe ct sq u eeze bunt to score Carlson before Dan Basile blasted a three-run homerun to center field to make it 5-0. Rauch took care of the rest as he finished with four strikeouts, one walk and allowed just two hits for the complete game win. Kennedy went two for three, Basile was one for three with three RBI and Bolin went one for three with a double. Umatilla 000 000 0- 02 1 Heppner 000 050 x- 56 1 E strad a and Creason; Andre Rauch and Robbie Smith. W- Rauch. L- Estrada. 2B-Tony Bolin (H). 3B- none. HR- Dan Basile (H). Mustang JVs lose at Hermiston By Rick Paullus The H ep p n er Mustang JV baseball team took one on the chin as they lost to the Hermiston Frosh 12-2 in five in n in g s on M onday, M ay 1 in Hermiston. The Mustangs, now 5 and 4 on the year, will be at home against Umatilla on Thursday, May 4 and will finish out the year at the P endleton Frosh on Thursday, May 11 at 4 p.m. The M ustangs trailed 5-0 b efo re they scored their only two runs in the top of the third when Sam King singled with two out, Ben McCarl walked, both runners moved up on a throwing error and Nacho E lg u ezab al drove them home with a single. The M ustangs had the bases loaded in the fifth, but couldn’t come up with the key hit when they needed it. Justin Archer went two for three to get the Mustangs other two hits as they could muster just four hits for the game. Heppner 002 00-2 4 7 Hermiston 321 42- 12 102 Josh Shank, Dalton Wellman (5) and Wellman, Sean Murray (5); Humphrey, Fischer (5) and Rosales. W- Humphrey. L- Shank. 2B- Boylen, Garcia (Hermiston). 3B- none. HR- none. CU STO M BANNERS Heppner (iazette-Times 676-9228 142 N o r th M a in TAYLOR'S RESTAURANT IN IONE - Thursday. 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