At the start of last season, The Dalles Riverhawks had a roster of six sophomores, a freshman, a junior and five seniors, who combined to clinch a state play-in spot for the second consecutive year. With the departure of those veterans, there is still a talented core of athletes who played summer ball and got those critical repetitions ahead of 2019.
The Columbia Gorge Hustlers lost the first two games at the Seaside Wood Bat Tournament to Seaside and Hood River by a combined 18-8 spread, but bounced back for a lopsided win against Madison and added a two-game sweep over league opponent, St. Helens, Sunday.
After Monday’s doubleheader sweep over West Linn, the Columbia Gorge Hustlers worked a two-game split versus Alpenrose, losing the opener by a 9-4 score and winning the nightcap, 18-0, in five innings Tuesday in American Legion baseball action from Bob Williams Field.
The Columbia Gorge Hustlers won their first two games and lost a pair of Sunday tussles to amass a 2-2 record for fourth place at the Hood River American Legion Baseball Tournament last weekend.
With the start of summer baseball underway, the telltale sign of whether the Columbia Gorge Hustlers are ready to take that next step lies in mindset. Dalles Seufalemua and Ben Nelson feel like the offense, defense and pitching is there, but to challenge for a postseason spot, it all lies between the ears.
For The Dalles baseball coach Steve Sugg, this season was all about growth and progression with his young and inexperienced group, so after punching a state play-in berth, he called it a major accomplishment and two steps forward on the road to future success.
The Dalles baseball team keeps its season alive with pitching and clutch hitting in a 9-2 victory over Hermiston Thursday from Bob Williams Field. Senior pitcher Jordan Wetmore allowed two unearned runs in a complete-game three-hitter with five strikeouts and no walks for his second win of the season, first in league.
The Dalles baseball team stranded 14 runners on base, nine in scoring position, in a doubleheader sweep loss by final scores of 5-1 and 5-0 to No. 4-ranked Pendleton Saturday at Bob Williams Field.
When your pitchers limit an opposing offense to three runs on four hits, usually a team has a chance to win games. As effective as The Dalles pitching trio of Jordan Wetmore, Zach Anderson and Henry Lee were, Sandy starter Nolan Turin held the Riverhawks to three hits and three walks with eight strikeouts on 109 pitches in a 3-0 Pioneer victory Monday at Bob Williams Field.
Jordan Wetmore and Ben Nelson combined for a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts and four walks to help give The Dalles baseball squad a 5-0 shutout win over Reynolds Monday in Fairview.
