Astoria baseball topples Tillamook
Astoria High School baseball bounced back from a 12-0 defeat to Scappoose with a thrilling 5-4 victory against Tillamook High School on Thursday.
After losing 3-1 to Tillamook in their first matchup, Astoria baseball won a back-and-forth contest with the Tillamook Cheesemakers to get a crucial second win in the Cowapa League race. The Astoria Fishermen’s 5-4 victory was their second during league play.
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Astoria baseball celebrates their win against Tillamook on Thursday.
After falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, the Fishermen battled their way back to take a 3-1 lead. The Cheesemakers tied things up in the top of the fifth, only to see Astoria score two runs of their own in the bottom half to retake the lead, 5-3.
Tillamook got one run back in the top of the sixth, and had a rally going in the top of the seventh. However, strong defense by the Fishermen helped Colton Gustafson close out the game in the top of the seventh.
Joey Gramlich was the winning pitcher once again for the Fishermen, as he grinded out a sixth inning quality start. Gramlich saw 10 runners in total reach base against him, but he only allowed three to score.
Gramlich had help from his defense throughout the game. Left fielder Patrick Anderson and center fielder Garrett Hillard made a number of nice catches in the outfield. Anderson, in particular, made one up against the wall in the first inning and a sliding catch in foul territory in the seventh to preserve the Fishermen’s lead.
Astoria softball bounces back
After back-to-back losses to The Dalles/Dufur and Scappoose High School, Astoria softball bounced back with a much needed win against Tillamook High School on Thursday.
Taryen Wray gave up just two runs and struck out 11 in her seven innings of work. She was helped out at the plate by Fionna Duryea’s three hits and four RBIs, as well as Aryana Adams’ three RBIs.
The top of Astoria’s lineup of Kya Lindell and Hailey Svensen combined for six of the 15 hits. Third place hitter Nayomi Holmstedt walked four times and scored three runs in the Astoria Fishermen’s 12-2 victory.
Seaside softball brings out the batters
After a tough loss against St. Helens on April 15, Seaside softball is spending some time playing non-league games in preparation for their game with Scappoose on Thursday. The Seaside Seagulls brought out the batters against Parkrose High School, winning 23-4.
Thursday saw every member of Seasides team get hits. In total, the Seagulls had 21 hits and 23 runs. Lydia Klumper led the way, with four hits and five RBIs.
She was followed by Ella Brendan and Alissa Betts with three, including a home run. This game saw a total of 12 Seagulls get in the game. All 12 players registered a hit.
Klumper, Autumn Fenton and Carly Corder combined on the five inning win for the Seagulls.
