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SPORTS SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM A9 PREP SOFTBALL • PREP BASEBALL • SCHEDULE Hermiston holds off Lakeridge Betz throws complete game, Drotzmann triples BY SAM BARBEE HERMISTON HERALD %HIRUH WKH VHDVRQ VWDUW- HG +HUPLVWRQ VRIWEDOO FRDFK .\OHH /HWH GLGQ¶W NQRZZKRZRXOGEHWKHDFH RIWKHVWDII $IWHU )ULGD\¶V ZLQ RYHU/DNHULGJHDFDQGLGDWH LVPDNLQJDFDVHIRUKHUVHOI 7D\ORU %HW] D MXQLRU WRRN WKH EDOO )ULGD\ DQG WRVVHG D FRPSOHWH JDPH DOORZLQJ WKH IRXU UXQV ² WKUHH HDUQHG ² RQ QLQH KLWV DV VKH ZDONHG WZR DQG VWUXFN RXW WZR LQ KHU VHFRQG VWUDLJKW ZLQ DW WKH 'DZJSRXQG$VKOH\0RVHU DQG(ORU\-RQHVZHUHHDFK IRUDQGVFRUHGWZRUXQV WR SDFH WKH %XOOGRJV offensively. 7KH ZLQ LV +HUPLVWRQ¶V WKLUGVWUDLJKW ³,NQHZ,QHHGWRSLWFK ZHOO IRU P\ WHDP DQG , NQHZZHDOOZDQWHGWRZLQ WRGD\´ %HW] VDLG DIWHU WKH JDPH³,NQHZ,KDGWRSLWFK DVEHVW,FRXOGDQGKHOSP\ WHDPPDWHVRXW´ %HW] KDG D FRXSOH RI WURXEOH LQQLQJV EXW FUXLVHG WKH UHVW RI WKH ZD\ 7KH ¿UVW WZR /DNHULGJH 3DFHUV VLQJOHG LQ WKH ¿UVW LQQLQJ EXW %HW] RQO\ DOORZHG RQH RIWKHPWRVFRUH,QWKHWRS RI WKH VHYHQWK DIWHU UHWLU- SAM BARBEE PHOTO Hermiston junior Taylor Betz comes home with a delivery during the Bulldogs’ 8-4 win over Lakeridge on Friday. 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