Billies forge tie atop league.Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard PLEASANT HILL - Pleasant Hill moved into a tie for first place in the Sky-Em League baseball race on Thursday with a pressure-packed 4-3 victory over Marist in 10 innings. But the Billies were in no mood to celebrate. PREP BASEBALL Not with one more regular-season game still to be played, and the conference title and state playoff seeding still to be decided. `This was a big win for us,' said Pleasant Hill coach Steve Smith, whose Billies are now tied with Marist atop the league standings at 10-3. `We've had our backs against the wall with a game at Siuslaw yesterday and Marist today. Now we have to get ready for Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, on Monday. Nothing gets any easier.' The Billies do control their own destiny, however. They hold the tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie over Marist by virtue of a season sweep of the Spartans, and they can clinch the Sky-Em title with a win over the Tigers, who fell to 9-4 in league with a 4-3 loss at La Pine on Thursday. Pleasant Hill is fortunate to be in that situation. The Billies left 13 runners on base against Marist - leaving the bases loaded three times - before Drew Humphrey delivered a clutch two-out single in the bottom of the 10th to score Kyle Kordon with the winning run. `I knew they would throw a curveball on the outside, so I just tried to get up on the plate,' said Humphrey, who had two of Pleasant Hill's eight hits and also pitched 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. The Billies grabbed a 3-0 lead in the third on RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in singles from Taylor Larson and A.J. Gaulton and an RBI groundout by Andrew Downes The name Andrew Downes can refer to two people:
And then the Spartans went to work. In the top of the sixth with two outs and runners on first and second, Erick Hunt ripped a two-run double to left-center field to bring Marist within one. Humphrey relieved Kordon, the Billies' starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; , and he was greeted by J.J. Mascolo's run-scoring double which tied the score at 3-all. In the bottom half of the frame, the Spartans continued to pick up momentum when John Burns This article covers the British politician. For other people with the same name see John Burns (disambiguation) John Elliot Burns (20 October 1858 – 24 January 1943) was a prominent English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist and politician of the late 19th and gunned down Larson at the plate with a perfect strike from right field for the third out of the inning. La Pine 4, Junction City 3 LA PINE - Zack Logsdon tied the score in the bottom of the seventh inning with a sacrifice fly, and Brad Larson ended it with a single to score Brandon Wyatt from second base. Elmira 8, Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). 3 VENETA - Ariel Schermerhorn struck out six and didn't allow a hit in the final five innings as the Falcons rallied from an early 3-1 hole with four runs in the bottom of the second. Siuslaw 8, Creswell 1 CRESWELL - Adam Wynn pitched a complete-game three-hitter for the Vikings, and Ryan Mead sparked the offense with two hits, including a double, and a pair of stolen bases. Trico League Harrisburg 12, Mohawk 1 MARCOLA - Brian Bodtker had a three-run double and Stevie Adams a two-run single in the Eagles' seven-run fourth inning. Oakridge 6, Central Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] 5 OAKRIDGE - Jon Young This article is about Musician Jon Young. For the former NFL Quarterback, see . For other uses, see Jon Young (disambiguation). Jon Young ([1] is a hip-hop rapper and producer, currently residing in Orlando, Florida. singled home Travis Dumont for the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Monroe 10, McKenzie 0 MONROE - Kurt Hartshorn harts·horn n. 1. The antler of a hart, formerly used as a source of ammonia and in smelling salts. 2. Ammonium carbonate. threw a six-inning three-hitter with five strikeouts and went 2-for-3 with a double, triple, and two RBIs as the Dragons shut out the Eagles to snap McKenzie's six-game winning streak. Jefferson 13, Mapleton 0 JEFFERSON - Fernando Guzman went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs, and Brandon Montgomery was 3-for-3 with a triple and an RBI to lead the Lions' 18-hit attack. Big Fir League Myrtle Point 9, Bandon 4 MYRTLE POINT - Josh Steele hit a pair of doubles, and the Bobcats benefited from six errors. CAPTION(S): Pleasant Hill's Drew Humphrey pitched 3 2/3 innings of relief and knocked in the winning run for the Billies. |
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