Eagles baseball enjoyed their first non-tournament shutout of the season in a low-scoring affair against Wilsonville, where HRV came out on top, 1-0.
The game, held in Wilsonville, was the lowest-scoring contest in total runs between HRV and any opponent this season — with the Eagles getting a chance to showcase their defense they’ve been putting together over the past several games.
Leading that defense were two athletes whose names have been cropping up lately on the stat sheets: senior pitcher Ryan Ward and sophomore catcher Adam Cameron, who coach Eric Harjo said “worked great together to limit Wilsonville’s bats to four hits.”
Ward earned the win for HRV on the mound, pitching all seven innings, allowing only the aforementioned four hits and striking out seven batters. Cameron helped with seven putouts and an assist, behind first baseman Montana Kurahara, who had nine.
“Our defense was on point and the work we’re putting in defensively is paying off,” Harjo said.
The Eagles’ offense scoring-wise was quiet, with Kellan Duffy the only player crossing home plate, helped by Cameron’s lone RBI single in the top of the fourth inning. HRV still managed a total of five hits; in addition to Cameron, hits came from Chase Lariza, Patrick Harvey, Duffy, and Ward — all singles achieved over three at bats apiece.
As of Friday morning, HRV has won four out of their last six games and is currently sitting at 10th in the 5A OSAA rankings with an overall record of 7-5. The Eagles were scheduled to have one last nonleague contest on Friday versus Mountain View at 4:30 p.m. — results not available for press time — before league action kicks off April 18 with a doubleheader at Pendleton.
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