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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2016 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A9 Herald Sports Follow sports on Twitter @HHeraldSports Davison comes through late for Hermiston 9/10 all-stars reach state semifinals Hermiston Herald Nine runs in the third inning put Hermiston up, and Brian Davison came through with big plays on offense and defense to help the 9/10-year-old all-stars preserve a 12-9 win over The Dalles on Sunday in the quarterinals of the Or- egon Little League State Tournament in Gold Hill. Davison (2 for 4) hit a two-RBI single in the ifth inning that pushed Herm- iston’s lead to 12-4, then pitched the inal 1 2/3 in- nings to hold off a rallying The Dalles and get the save. The Dalles was still able to push four runs across the plate against Davison, and scored twice in the sixth on a two-out double before Davison got a grounder back to the mound for the inal out. The win moved Hermiston into the semii- nals where it will face Lake Oswego today at 6 p.m. Aiden West started on the mound against The Dalles and went the irst 2 1/3 innings before exiting with three runs allowed on six hits. He would get the win after Kaiden Dammey- er (three hits, two runs) and Davison combined in relief. The Dalles broke onto the scoreboard irst with two runs in the bottom of the irst inning, but that would be its only lead of the game. Hermiston was quiet on its irst time through the lineup, but lead-off hitter Austin Garberg started the third inning with a single and Hermiston rallied for nine runs on six hits and four walks. Drake Devin (1 for 2) hit a three-RBI triple and later stole home to make it 8-2, and Brad Hottman (3 for 4) hit an RBI triple to make it 9-2. Dammeyer and Nathan Picard drew bases-loaded walks to push in runs, and JR Starr and Brycen Jones (2 for 4) each hit RBI sin- gles. The Dalles trimmed the lead to 9-4 headed into the ifth, but Garberg got an- other rally started with a walk. He then stole his way to third, and scored on a double by Jones. Hottman followed with a single and Davison then brought them both in with a single. ——— R H E HER 009 030 — 12 10 2 TD 201 132 — 9 12 0 W — A. West. L — Nolan. S — Davison. 2B — B. Jones (HER); Braden 2, Riley, Nolan (TD). 3B — B. Hottman, D. Devin (HER); Nolan (TD). HERMISTON 11, KLAMATH FALLS 8 — At Gold Hill, Hermiston needed extra innings to ad- vance past the irst round of the state tournament on Saturday in a game that fea- tured 35 total hits. Austin Garberg (4 for 4) hit a single to score Karv- er Wilkins an tie the game at 7-7 in the ifth inning, and combined with Kaiden Dammeyer and Brian Davi- son to throw ive innings of scoreless relief as the game went into the ninth inning still knotted. Davison (3 for 5) got back-to-back strikeouts to end the sixth inning with a runner on third base, and when Klamath Falls tried to steal home in the eighth JR Starr was there to apply the tag and keep the game going. Drake Devin led off the top of the ninth with a bunt single, then went to third on passed balls while Garberg drew a walk. Brycen Jones (2 for 6) followed with a line-drive single to right ield that scored both players to make it 9-7. Brad Hottman (3 for 5) added a single before Klamath Falls could get the irst out, then Dammeyer (3 for 4) hit an RBI double to make it 10-7. Starr (1 for 2) added an RBI groundout to cap Hermiston’s scoring. Garberg retired two of the irst three batters in the ninth before Aiden West was brought in to inish things. He allowed a run-scoring single to his irst batter, but then got a swinging strike- out for the save. Garberg got the win and was credited with one run on one hit over 2 2/3 in- nings. ——— R H E HER 330 010 004 — 11 19 0 KF 232 000 001 — 8 16 0 W — A. Garberg. L — Drost. S — A. West. 2B — B. Jones, A. Garberg, B. Hottman, A. West, K. Dammeyer 3 (HER); Drost, Jull, Bocchi (KF). Rogers ready to roll with Tigers By ERIC SINGER Staff writer HERALD FILE PHOTO Thane Pierson of Natches, Washington, and a high jumper at Washington State University, goes between his legs in the inals of the dunk contest at the 10th annual Takin’ It to the Street 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Hermiston in July 2015. Tournament returns to Main Street 11th year Hermiston Herald Court will be in session this weekend in Hermis- ton. Several courts, actual- ly, will be open for play in the Takin’ It to the Streets, Hermiston 3-on-3 basket- ball tournament on Main Street Saturday and Sun- day. In 2015, the tournament included 160 teams of boys and girls ranging from sec- ond graders to adults. The tournament also features a slam dunk contest and a 3-point shootout. The tournament, now in its 11th year, raises money to beneit high school ath- letic programs and local AAU teams. Teams who have reg- istered for the tournament can pick up their team packets on Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Grace and Mer- cy Lutheran Church, 164 E. Main Street. This year’s Tournament, sponsored by HAPO Credit Union, will draw in teams from all over the Paciic Northwest. For more information, check out the tournament website at www.hermis- ton3on3.org or look for the Takin’ It To the Streets tour- nament page on Facebook. Grogan assigned to Twins’ Rookie team By ERIC SINGER Staff writer Quin Grogan’s profession- al baseball career is now off and running. After the Stanield prod- uct signed his irst contract mid-June, Grogan started his journey in Fort Myers, Flori- da with the Twins’ Gulf Coast League rookie team, which is the lowest rung on the minor league ladder. But after just one start with the GCL team, Grogan has now stepped up one rung as he was promoted to the Elizabethton Twins in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The team is the Rookie Advanced League afiliate of the Min- nesota Twins, playing in the Appalachian League. “I’m very grateful for this opportunity,” Grogan said via text message. “Traveling the states, meeting new people, and pursuing the dream just doesn’t get much better than this!” His irst appearance in Elizabethton was on July 4, when he allowed four hits and four earned runs over two PHOTO BY ZACHARY SHORE/LEW- IS-CLARK STATE ATHLETICS In this undated photo, Lewis- Clark State’s Quin Grogan, of Stanield, pitches during a game this season. Grogan was drafted in the 30th round of the MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins. innings to go with four strike- outs. In his two total appear- ances, Grogan is 0-2 with a 7.50 ERA, giving up ive runs with eight strikeouts over six innings pitched. Grogan said he has not been told whether will be a starter or reliever go- ing forward, but for now will be working out of the bullpen. As the Stanield Tigers baseball program prepares for life after Bryan Johnson, it will have a familiar face lead- ing the way. Assistant coach Brad Rog- ers has been elevated to var- sity head coach after serving as the lead varsity assistant for the past nine seasons. It is Rogers’ irst go at a varsity head coaching spot, with his only head coach experience coming at the middle school football level in Stanield. “It’s a little scary, I’ll ad- mit, with the high expecta- tions set by Bryan (Johnson) here,” Rogers said, “but I’m excited for the opportunity and I learned a lot over the last nine years. We have a great group of kids coming back and we’re ready to go.” Rogers said he believed he was the best it for the job from the start, citing continui- add to it, but he’s going to be ty within the program as a key able to maintain the continui- to continue this recent string ty and he’s a strong leader so of success. I’m happy he stepped up.” “It just seemed like the Rogers will also be joined best thing for the kids,” he by Brad Scott and Trevor said. “Having some conti- Morris as his assistants next nuity with all of the season, both of whom returners we do was were on the staff last paramount … they season. They inherit were relieved when I a team that is coming got the job, and were off of a phenomenal glad it was someone 29-2 season where they knew.” the Tigers captured Before leaving the district title and town last week, John- Rogers second state champi- son said he was ecstat- onship in school his- ic to see Rogers stay on as tory. Stanield will return its head coach. entire pitching staff and all “Brad’s great with kids, but two starters in the ield he cares about kids and has a in 2017, which has the team big heart and a lot of pride for set up well for a possible state Stanield,” Johnson said. “It’s championship repeat. never been a one-man show When asked how he will here with me, he’s been a manage those high expecta- loyal assistant and knows the tions heading into the 2017 system, and he has his own season, Rogers said it’s all little lavors and strategies to about keeping the metaphor- ical blinders on. “We’ve always had a mantra of ‘control what you can control’ and that will be very important this year,” he said. “We have a lot of talent coming back and the key for us will be working on get- ting better every single day. We can’t measure ourselves against other teams, we can only measure ourselves in the work we put in every day.” Aside from the promotion to head coach, Rogers will also be dipping his toe into the administrative pool as the Secondary School athlet- ic director starting in the fall. “It’s an ability to broaden my horizons,” he said. “I’ve always enjoyed athletics … I was a little leery about it at irst being a irst-time head coach and adding this to my schedule as well, but I think it’ll be a good it.”