Local teams roll on the diamond
The Astoria baseball boys continued their scorching play on the diamond, the Warrenton boys shut down baseball’s top ranked team in 2A, while Seaside and Knappa baseball teams continued league play. Astoria boys move into playoff position Astoria’s baseball boys are on a heater right now. After two clutch victories against Tillamook, the Fishermen have catapulted themselves into second place in the Cowapa League.
Currently, that is good enough for Astoria to make the postseason since the top two teams from each league receive automatic qualifying berths. Since their 3-1 loss to Seaside on April 20, the boys have won six games in a row. This has moved their record up to 9-10 overall and 3-3 in league play.
Also, the Fishermen are now ranked No. 14 in 4A. The two biggest wins of the year for Astoria came in the last three play dates.
Astoria won the season series against Tillamook after defeating them 5-1 last Friday and 3-1 on Monday. In both games, the Fishermen got clutch pitching and timely hitting. Friday was a joint effort on the mound by senior pair Dallas Norris and Joey Gramlich.
Norris pitched five shutout innings, before Gramlich replaced him and got the final six outs. In total, the pair gave up just four hits and struck out eight. Gramlich led the way at the plate with a 2-2 day.
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