Local baseball, softball teams take their bases

Playing in the Cowapa League home opener, the Seagulls looked to be on the verge of pulling off a great victory. Israel already had one no-hitter on the season and was looking for another one.

But the sixth inning saw everything unravel for Seaside as the Lions scored five runs to take control of the game. St. Helens would score two more in the seventh to give Scales all the help he needed, as the junior went seven innings, struck out 13 and threw 110 pitchers in the Lions 7-1 victory.

The loss extended Seaside’s losing streak to seven games in a row.

Grayson Miller finished with the only hit for Seaside in the loss.

Astoria boys blanked by Scappoose

Top-ranked 4A team Scappoose looked the part as the boys took care of business on Saturday afternoon at Tapiola Park.

The state title contenders made quick work of Astoria with an 11-0 five-inning victory. Scappoose exploded for seven runs in the first inning and cruised home behind pitcher Declan Kenny.

Leadoff hitter Sam Schacher had the only hit for Astoria as he singled in the bottom of the first inning. After that no other Fishermen reached base.

Knappa boys sweep Vernonia

The Knappa baseball boys started off league play just like they wanted with a three-game sweep of Vernonia. After taking game one on Monday, the Loggers won a two-game road double-header by scores of 8-1 and 11-0. The result moved Knappa to the top of the Northwest League alongside the team’s closest opponent, Portland Christian.

The 19th-ranked Loggers will host game one of their three game series against the Royals on Tuesday. This series will help determine the winner of the Northwest league at season’s end. With the Loggers currently outside playoff contention via rankings, winning the league will be the easiest way to guarantee another berth in the state playoffs later on this spring.

Warrenton softball bounces back

Warrenton’s softball team returned to business as usual on Friday afternoon.

The Warriors responded after losing two games against Banks with a 15-0 victory over the Columbians. A six-run third and seven-run fifth put the game out of reach early in Warrenton’s favor.

There were lots of standouts in this game for the Warriors starting with pitcher Scarlet Anderson. The sophomore went 2-4 at the plate with four RBIs and then gave up just one hit in her five innings of work. Third place hitter Natalie Davis smashed a home run as one of her three hits. Davis would also have three RBIs to boot. Senior Natalie Pike walked four times, Hannah Leavitt went 2-4 with three RBIs, Lucy Smith went 2-5 with a run batted in, Kiki Olson went 3-4 and Emma Stevens went 1-2 with two walks.

The win improved Warrenton to 11-4 and has the team ranked No. 9 in 3A.

Next up for the girls is a non-league road game against Knappa on Wednesday. That game is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.

Knappa girls take care of Vernonia

The Knappa girls followed the boys and also took care of Vernonia in their three-game series.

In the battle of Loggers, Knappa had the upper hand as the team outscored Vernonia 46-15 over the three games. Knappa won game one 15-5 on Monday, then won by scores of 16-10 and 15-0 on Friday.

The series victory moved Knappa to 6-5 on the year and also saw the team enter the top 16 for the first time. Knappa is now ranked No. 15 in the 2A rankings.