Area Roundup: LCC blanks Green River 8-0
Monday, May 5, 2008 11:50 PM PDT
By The Daily News
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E-mail this articleAUBURN, Wash. — Lower Columbia College plated six runs in the fourth inning and cruised to an 8-0 victory over Green River in NWAACC Western Division baseball on Sunday.
The triumph, coupled with Tacoma's victory in two of three weekend games with Centralia, kept the Red Devils (21-18, 16-4 league) two games ahead of the Titans atop the division standings with five games remaining.
LCC entertains Centralia at 6 p.m. Wednesday on David Story Field.
Brian Erickson scattered two hits and struck out five Gators before yielding to relievers Luke Zirkle, Rye Phillips and Michael Greene.
"Erickson did a great job and rose to the top," LCC coach Kelly Smith said. "He had a lively fastball, and was getting his off-speed and breaking pitches over the plate."
After scoring a solo run in the third inning, the Devils went to the long-ball to plate four runs in the fourth. Shawn Peterson opened the inning with a solo homer, and two outs later Nic Shadle clubbed a two-run blast. Richie Allen closed out the barrage with a three-run blast. LCC added an insurance run in the seventh on a ground out from Bas Nooij.
Shadle finished with two hits and two RBIs as the ninth place hitter. Peterson and Jett Hart had two hits apiece, and Allen knocked in four runs.
CC SOFTBALL
Devils sweep Clark
VANCOUVER — Lower Columbia College pitchers Carri O'Neil and Tasia Trochim each twirled complete-game shutouts as the Lady Devils swept Clark in NWAACC Southern Division softball at Hudson's Bay High School on Saturday.
The 8-0 victory in the opener and 16-0 shutout in the nightcap also made LCC coach Tim Mackin the winningest softball in conference history. Mackin has amassed a 577-135 record in 16 seasons, passing former Clackamas College coach Paul Fiskum, who had a 575-213 record in 19 seasons.
O'Neil twirled a two-hitter and struck out four in the opener, outdueling Mark Morris High graduate Bailee Mayer, who scattered eight hits and struck out three.
Jessi Hanna had two hits and knocked in three runs, with Kassandra Myers and Anna Owen adding two hits apiece.
In the nightcap, Trochim allowed three hits and struck out eight. Hann had three hits including a double, triple and two RBIs, Camy Way had two hits including a double, and Myers and Hayley Ridout chipped in two hits apiece.
LCC (34-7, 18-6 league) visits Chemeketa for a doubleheader in Salem today.
GOLF
Rainier hangs on
CORNELIUS, Ore. — Rainier carded a 364 at Forest Hills Golf Course on Monday, good for third place after the Columbians' first day of district competition. Valley Catholic is in first place with 332.
The medalist was Andy Goodman of Catlin Gabel with a 77, and Rainier's leader was Ryan Anderson with an 87. Rainier's Josh Hull (92), Dylan Samples (92) and Josh Ammons (93) finished behind in a tight group.
This meet has seven complete teams and two incomplete. After the second day, the two teams with the lowest combined scores will advance to state, and the three remaining golfers with the lowest scores will go on individually. Anderson is two shots away from one of those wild-card slots.
BASEBALL
Comets lose season finale
NASELLE — Naselle's baseball season came to a close with a 10-0 setback to Northwest Christian in Pacific 2B League baseball on Friday.
The Comets' loss, coupled with a Tacoma Baptist win over Oakville also on Friday, pushed Naselle out of the league's final berth into the District 4 Class 2B Baseball Championships.
Logan Scrabeck, Leo Mendoza, Jesus Martinez and Alan Erickson each had hits for Naselle.
TRACK
Bussing wins twice
ELMA — Chase Bussing won both distance runs for the Mark Morris boys at the Elma Freshman Invitational track meet on Saturday.
Bussing claimed the 1600 in four minutes, 43 seconds, and was tops in the 3200 in 10:32.
MM's Nate Starr was second in the 3200 in 10:40 and third in the 1600 in 4:49, and Jeremy Wolf placed fourth in the 110 and 300 hurdles. No times were reported in either of Wolf's races.
JV report
Golf
R.A. Long 185, Camas A 208, Camas B 219, Hudson's Bay 291 - The undefeated Jills won a four-team tournament, and Hannah Benett-Swanson of RAL took the medal with a 41.
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