Baseball Recaps
Cottage Grove: The Lions went 2-0 last week, beating Sheridon 10-0 and Scio 5-4. It was the Spear show last week for the Lions. Against Sheridan, sophomore Micah pitched 5 innings, allowing only 1 hit and striking out 11. Junior Christian led the offense with 3 hits, 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Then against Scio the Spear’s combined for 15 K’s to lead the Lions to their third-straight win.
Pleasant Hill: Pleasant Hill went 2-1 last week at the Cascade Christian Tournament, beating No. 14 Warrenton 5-1 and Junction City 7-6 before falling to No. 1 Banks 6-5. Against Warrenton the Billies used a 4-run 6th-inning to win, including Blake Richardson’s single that drove in Caleb Van Ordstrand and Caden Richardson. Pleasant Hill beat JC thanks to Caden Fisher’s two-run double in the 7th-inning, as well as Cody Rusche’s 7 K’s. In the Banks loss, Pleasant Hill was unable to mount a comeback despite a 3-run final inning that saw Hunter Allen and Blake Richardson score on a Banks error.
Springfield: The Millers went 3-0 at the Springfield Tournament. First on Wednesday, Springfield beat Elmira 19-3 behind 3 hits from Noah Roemen and Alex King, as well as 4 RBIs from Gabriel Laird. On Thursday and Friday Springfield beat South Eugene 7-5 and McDaniel 7-3 behind huge 6th-innings. Against SE, Laird and King both scored as a part of a 5-run inning. Friday the Millers scored 6 in the 6th to beat McDaniel.
Thurston: After an 0-1 start at the Coach Bob Invitational in Arizona Thurston finished the tournament with three wins and a tie. On Tuesday, the Colts drew with Arapahoe (CO) 5-5 before beating Higley (AZ) 11-3 behind Kyle Miller’s 3 hits and 2 RBIs, as well as Maddox Molony’s 3 hits, 1 RBI and 1 run. On Wednesday, Thurston handled Desert Mountain (AZ) 15-6 thanks to Molony, who went 3-3 at the plate with 5 RBIs, including a 3-run home run in the 5th-inning. In Thurstons final win, a 9-4 victory over St. Viator (IL), freshman Grady Saunders had 3 hits to go along with 7 K’s on the mound.
Softball recaps
Pleasant Hill: Pleasant Hill’s sole game last week was a 14-3 loss at Class 4A No. 3 Stayton. The Billies were also scheduled to play two other top-10 teams in Scio and South Umpqua, but the games were canceled due to weather. In the Stayton loss, Chelsea McAllister had a three-run homer in the third inning, while Karley Bloxham stuckout 5 in relief.
Thurston: Thurston’s only game in the last week was a 3-0 loss to Oregon City in its final game at the North Medford Spring Break Tournament. Gabriella Montes had 3 hits and Hailey Letsom had 2 for the Colts, while Kasey Ogan struckout 4 on the mound.
Results
BASEBALL
Tuesday, March 28
Thurston 5, Arapahoe (CO) 5
Wednesday, March 29
Cottage Grove 10, Sheridan 0
Pleasant Hill 5, Warrenton 1
Springfield 19, Elmira 3
Thurston 11, Higley (AZ) 3
Thursday, March 30
Pleasant Hill 7, Junction City 6
Springfield 7, South Eugene 5
Thurston 15, Desert Mountain (AZ) 6
Friday, March 31
Banks 6, Pleasant Hill 5
Springfield 7, McDaniel 3
Thurston 9, St. Viator (IL) 4
Monday, April 3
Cottage Grove 5, Scio 4
SOFTBALL
Tuesday, March 28
Oregon City 3, Thurston 0
Friday, March 31
Stayton 14, Pleasant Hill 3
Schedules
BASEBALL
Thursday, April 6
Cottage Grove at Sweet Home, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 7
Pleasant Hill at Sisters, 2 p.m.
Pleasant Hill at Sisters, 4 p.m.
Cottage Grove at Cascade, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 8
Ashland at Thurston, 12 p.m.
Creswell at Harrisburg, 1 p.m.
Springfield at Churchill, 1 p.m.
Ashland at Thurston, 2 p.m.
Springfield at Churchill, 3 p.m.
Creswell at Harrisburg, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, April 10
Cottage Grove at Parkrose, 4 p.m.
Creswell at Sisters, 4:30 p.m.
Cottage Grove at Parkrose, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, April 11
Crater at Springfield, 5 p.m.
Thurston at North Eugene, 5 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Thursday, April 6
Sweet Home at Cottage Grove, 4:30 p.m.
Springfield at Mountain View, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 7
Pleasant Hill at Sisters, 2 p.m.
Pleasant Hill at Sisters, 4 p.m.
Cottage Grove at Cascade, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 8
Ashland at Thurston, 12 p.m.
Springfield at Churchill, 1 p.m.
Creswell at Harrisburg, 2 p.m.
Ashland at Thurston, 2 p.m.
Springfield at Churchill, 3 p.m.
Creswell at Harrisburg, 4:30 p.m.
Monday, April 10
Creswell at Sisters, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 11
Cottage Grove at Mazama, 2 p.m.
Cottage Grove at Mazama, 4 p.m.
Crater at Springfield, 5 p.m.
Thurston at North Eugene, 5 p.m.
TRACK AND FIELD
Saturday, April 8
Pleasant Hill at Sisters Invitational, 11:30 a.m.
Cottage Grove at Philomath Invite, 12 p.m.
Wednesday, April 12
Crater, Churchill at Springfield, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Thursday, April 6
Creswell at Estacada, 4 p.m.
Thurston at North Eugene, 4 p.m.
Friday, April 7
Churchill at Springfield, 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 8
Ashland at Springfield, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 11
Thurston at Springfield boys, 4 p.m.
Springfield at Thurston girls, 4 p.m.
GOLF
Friday, April 7
Thurston at Pronghorn Golf Club (Bend OR)
Sunday, April 9
Thurston at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort-Old MacDonald Golf Course
Monday, April 10
Thurston at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort-Old MacDonald Golf Course
Tuesday, April 11
Creswell at McNary Golf Club, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, April 12
Cottage Grove at Sandpines Golf Links – Florence, TBD
Thursday, April 13
Thurston at Eagle Point Golf Club (Eagle Point OR), 12 p.m.