Visiting Pendleton ended Hood River Valley’s unbeaten run in the Intermountain Conference baseball race, edging the Eagles, 5-4, on May 3 in eight innings. Then two days later, in a re-scheduled contest, HRV split a doubleheader on the road at Redmond.
Baseball can be a fickle game, but there are a few constants depending, perhaps, on who one talks to: Oregon baseball will occasionally be played in the rain; pitching will rise to the top; and consistency is a game changer.
Hood River’s Intermountain Conference opening doubleheader was a far cry from the Eagles’ best performance of the season, but a league road sweep is reason enough to celebrate.
Hood River Valley’s baseball fortunes turned from good to average in a few days last week, as the Eagles were impressive to start but not so much to finish.
With two thirds of the league’s deepest pitching staff returning, a catcher who has signed to play in college and a huge turnout of players — including 12 seniors — the Hood River Valley baseball program is arguably in need of only one thing: Good weather.
For the first time in many seasons, Hood River Valley’s baseball program will have a new head coach. Max Reitz has been hired as the baseball coach at HRV, replacing Erich Harjo.
I remember the first gig I played for one traumatic reason. But can I tell you the year it happened? No, not without research. The day? Probably a Saturday, but I’d have to check. Anything about the setlist? Ummm, it had songs on it, yes.
