Local baseball, softball teams on the upswing
Local baseball and softball teams have been busy on the diamond as both sports enter their league seasons. For softball, Astoria’s sluggers have seen their bats come alive, in Seaside, they are building momentum and Warrenton is off to a fantastic start. Astoria’s bats come alive In softball play, Astoria dropped the hammer last Friday against Pendleton in a battle of top five teams.
The Fishermen beat Pendleton 12-0 in five innings at Estacada High School. Hailey Svensen and Lyla Carlson led the Fishermen with three hits apiece. Svensen went 3-4 with one RBI, while Carlson had a 3-3 day that included two home runs and five total runs batted in.
In total, the Fishermen had 12 hits and pitcher Taryen Wray struck out nine in five shutout innings. Astoria returned to CMH Field for a Tuesday game against Tillamook. This game was over quickly as the Fishermen scored three runs in the first and cruised to an 11-0, five inning victory.
Finley Cameron, Aryana Adams and Wray each had two hits. Wray led the team with three RBIs while Carlson and Adams had two apiece. On the bump, Wray and Kate Barendse combined to throw a no hitter.
Wray pitched the first three innings striking out eight and Barendse pitched the last two. Astoria now sits at 8-1 and is ranked No. 1 in 4A, ahead of Cowapa league rival Scappoose.
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