Lowdowns on showdowns
Top 10 showdowns, many in league play, grabbed the spotlight this week.
In 6A, Central Catholic slowed Clackamas’ momentum in the Mt. Hood Conference, blanking the Cavaliers, 4-0, on Tuesday. The loss was the first for Clackamas in conference play. Central Catholic had lost its first conference game, 13-0, to Barlow, one day before, so it was a good bounce back game for the Rams.
Freshman Sam Smith keyed the win for Central Catholic. The southpaw tossed a three-hit shutout, fanning seven while walking just one. Wyatt Brown and Jake Pachmayr both doubled in the win, and Aidan Rice had a two-RBI single in the 6th to extend the lead to 4-0. Lance McKey also singled and scored twice to go along with a stolen base for the Rams.
Central Catholic head coach Justin Barchus said that Smith has pitched like an ace all year despite being No. 2 in the rotation. The youngster, rated No. 1 in the Class of 2028 by Prep baseball Report, is 4-0 with a 1.20 ERA. He has good run on his fastball, a hard breaking curve and good command of his changeup.
When he doesn’t pitch, Smith plays outfield and hits atop the order. He’s batting .278 with five steals and four extra base hits.
“Electric athlete, great runner, very high baseball IQ,” Barchus said. “He's been a great kid to be around. Teammates love him. He's got a bright future ahead of him.”
Barchus added that his freshman class at Central Catholic is very talented, so the future is looking bright for the Rams.
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Also in 6A, Sunset, the pre-season No. 1 team in the state, earned a 3-1 win over Metro League rival Jesuit on Monday behind superstar LHP Kruz Schoolcraft.
The Crusaders turned the tables yesterday, doubling up the Apollos, 10-5, to hand John Barnes’ team their first league loss of the year. Sophomore lefty Chase Kelly did nice work on the mound for the Jesuit. Senior Carter Stewart had a breakout offensive game for the Crusaders, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs. Kainoa Santiago added two hits, including a home run, and two RBIs.
Jesuit built a 10-3 lead to the last inning but had to survive a scare to secure the win, leaving Schoolcraft on deck as the potential tying run..
“It’s never over until the last out,” said Jesuit coach Colin Griffin. “Sunset is so well-coached that you have to earn every single out.”
The three-game series concludes today.
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In 5A, Corvallis remained unbeaten atop the Mid-Willamette Conference with two impressive wins over Lebanon. The Spartans started the year 5-4 but have now won six in a row in Eric Dazey’s return as head coach.
In Monday’s 6-1 win, Roy Bannister pitched a complete game.
“He attacked the zone with confidence and conviction, threw big pitches at key times, and wanted the ball at the end of the game,” Dazey said.
Dazey said that the defense behind Bannister also was critical to the win.
“We made some key plays -- a ball to the 6-hole that Ben Weiss fielded was a highlight -- but we picked a baserunner and made a key throw on a bobbled ball,” he said. “Finding the next play like that has been part of our growth. We also got some bunts down and hit situationally better to help score some runs in different innings.”
“All of those are examples of things we are working to do more of and will need to do consistently in order to be successful on a regular basis. Learning, growing, and creating some foundations, connections, and memories is our current focus.”
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Silverton stayed tied with Corvallis atop the Mid-Willamette with two wins over Central. The Foxes are one of the biggest surprises in 5A this year. After an 11-14 record in 2024, they are 13-1 this year, including 6-0 in conference play.
Silverton and Corvallis begin a two-game series tomorrow.
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In 4A, Marist Catholic improved to 10-1 overall by winning its first Sky-Em League contest, 11-6, on Tuesday over tough league foe Junction City.
The Spartans scored four in the first to set the tone and led 7-0 in the fourth before JC dented the scoreboard. Gianni Lombardi and Raith Huffman both had three hits for Marist. Lombardi and Chad Turner combined for five RBIs.
Connor Clift had two hits and an RBI for Junction City, which suffered its first league loss.
JC and Marist (1-0 in league play) play a double header tomorrow. North Bend is 3-0 in the Sky-Em and 13-2 overall. The Bulldogs will play three against Marist Catholic and three against Junction City, beginning May 6, to close the regular season.
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Meanwhile, in Pendleton, the Buckaroos edged two-time defending 4A champion Scappoose, 10-7, on Tuesday in non-conference play, snapping Scappoose’s six-game winning streak.
The game was back and forth until a two-run single from Evan Lehnert and two-run double from Colin Harrington in the bottom of the fifth inning gave Pendleton / Nixyaawii the lead for good.
Quinton Olson had a grand slam for Scappoose in the top of th second, which tied the score after the Bucks plated four in the first on RBI hits from Vance Nelson, Mason Strong, Keegan Kline and Kolt McQuinn.
Colson Primus earned the win on the mound in relief for Pendleton. He also doubled and scored the Buckaroos’ first run and drove home one on a sacrifice fly.
Pendleton / Nixyaawii improved to10-6 with the win. Scappoose fell to 9-5.
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The key game in 3A was between Blanchet Catholic and Taft on Tuesday in Special District 3. The Cavaliers remained undefeated on the season at 15-0 with the 2-1 win. Taft, which fell to 12-3 overall, gets a rematch today at home.
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In 2A/1A, Grant Union / Prairie City / Monument handed Union / Cove its first loss of the season, 8-1, on Tuesday.
Senior Mason Benge pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts. The only run allowed was unearned. Senior Lukas Blood went 3-for-3 with two doubles and reached base four times. He and Ryland Beil, who had two extra-base hits, combined for five hits and three RBIs.
The Prospectors are 7-0 in Special District 7 and 8-7 overall. They play Union / Cove (10-1 overall) again next Tuesday.
Still undefeated
Two weeks ago, five baseball teams remained undefeated in the OSAA.
That number had dwindled to three.
Not only did Union / Cove lose on Tuesday, Reedsport (11-1) lost to Lowell, 6-0, on April 14. Reedsport dominated the Devils, 9-1, in an earlier contest.
The three unbeaten teams are South Salem (15-0) in 6A, Wilsonville (15-0) in 5A and Kennedy (14-0) in 2A /1A.
South Salem, which owns wins over Three Rivers League powers West Linn and Lakeridge this year, outscored its last five opponents, 79-4, heading into Friday’s non-league with Westview.
Wilsonville, which is 5-0 against Northwest Oregon Conference opponents, also is 4-0 against tough Inter-Mountain Conference foes. The Wildcats outscored their last five opponents, 49-5.
Seniors Mark Wiepert (.619) and Drew Hall (.535) have keyed the offense, while senior hurler Wade Hagey has an ERA of 0.70 and has yielded just one hit over his last 12 innings.
“Beyond these three key contributors, we have worked hard to free guys up at the plate, simplifying the approach and it seems to be working,” first-year head coach Jason Rasco said. “We are currently hitting .340 as a team.”
Kennedy, which won three close contests in Special District 2 over tough Country Christian / North Clackamas Christian, has had its way with Western Christian this week, outscoring the Crusaders, 29-2, in two games. The Trojans will take on St. Paul, also undefeated in the district, in a three-game series starting May 5 that will likely determine the district champion.
Speaking of St. Paul…
While most teams playing competitive schedules have played 12 or more games so far on the year, St. Paul stands at just 6-1 on the years. The Bucks lost their opener, but have since rattled off six straight wins.
But why so few contests?
“Weather got us and then we had five games set up but no umpires were available,” coach Dwayne Nowlin explained.
Nowlin said he hopes to end up playing around 23 games. That’s a lot of baseball over the final month of the regular season, especially considering St. Paul’s special circumstances: nine of the 28 players in the program also run track! Many are active in Future Farmers of America, which occasionally creates conflicts as well.
News & notes
Senior lefty Drew Camp had 17 strike outs over 6.1 innings Tuesday to help South Umpqua top Sutherlin, 9-1, in the first of a three-game series. Freshman Camden Black led the offense with two hits in three trips with two driven in.
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Noah Scharer is now South Salem’s career hits leader. The senior entered Tuesday’s game with 107 hits and singled in the first to tie the mark set by Joey August in 2005 and matched by Aaron Zavala in 2018. His third-inning single gave him the record outright.
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Hood River Valley made the most of its lone game this week. On Tuesday, the Eagles defeated Putnam, 12-4, behind Bodie Stuben’s complete game on the mound. The junior RHP fanned 13. Senior INF Addison Postlewait led the offense with three hits and four RBIs.
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Gladstone had its five-game winning streak snapped by The Dalles / Dufur on Wednesday. The Gladiators had started 1-7 before the streak began.
“I believe our early struggles had a lot to do with not practicing on a baseball field,” said Gladstone coach Casey Webster. “It was into the fifth week of the season before we were able to practice on our field.”
Webster said that the wet weather made the infield grass so thick and bumpy that it was impossible to mow until it completely dried out.
Webster also lauded senior pitcher Collin Smith or his outstanding work on the mound.
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Catlin Gabel was 7-18 a year ago. This was supposed to be a better year for the Eagles, but they currently sit at 1-9 overall. Injuries to the team’s two main pitchers, both seniors, have not helped.
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Micah Burrell is a freshman starting at second base for Ida B. Wells. He leads the Guardians in batting average at .410 and has been an on-base machine who also has four doubles and 11 RBIs.
Burrell’s level of success as a freshman hasn’t been seen at the school in almost 40 years, when Tommy Sandt, Jr., broke onto the scene. Sandt was an all-time great at the school.
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Henley has won nine game in a row. Senior RHP Mark Carpenter struck out 14 in 6.2 innings on April 11 to give the Hornets sole possession of the Skyline Conference lead with a 5-2 win over Hidden Valley / New Hope Christian.
Stats categories
We continue our rundown this week of those Oregon ballplayers putting up numbers on diamonds around the state.
The information below comes exclusively from baseball coaches. Baseball coaches who have not contributed to the lists below, but have players who qualify, may contact John Tawa at [email protected] to learn how to get their players on these lists.
Note the new thresholds in many categories this week. An asterisk (*) means that the player qualifies given the current thresholds, but that we lack up-to-date information on the player.
Going going gone goodbye!
Everyone digs the long ball.
Here, we recognize those Oregonians who have cleared the fences three or more times so far this season.
*5 – Kaeden Cruse, senior INF, Grant
5 – Kruz Schoolcraft, reclassified senior 1B, Sunset
5 – Isaac Pfeifer, senior C, Tualatin
4 – Teagan Scott, junior C, South Salem
4 – Jaxon Logsdon, senior UTIL, Baker / Powder Valley
3 – Roscoe Mithoefer, junior 1B, La Salle Prep
3 – Noah Scharer, senior OF, South Salem
3 – Caden Klouda, junior OF, West Linn
3 -- Sawyer Nelson, junior SS, South Salem
It’s a blur
Throwing hard in high school is the easiest way to get outs.
Here, we recognize those Oregon hurlers who hit 87 mph or higher on the bump.
Fischer Barber, senior RHP, Bend
Drew Bartels, senior RHP, Blanchet Catholic
Harrison Buckingham, sophomore RHP, South Salem
Slater de Brun, senior LHP, Summit
Zack Hankins, junior LHP, Taft
River Hamilton, senior RHP, Barlow
Slade Hudson, junior RHP, Cascade
Cade King, sophomore RHP, Clackamas
Evan Lehnert, senior RHP, Pendleton / Nixyaawii
Kyle Miller, senior RHP, Thurston
Connor Molony, senior RHP, Thurston
Bryson Nygren, senior RHP, Silverton
Connor Parry, senior RHP, Sherwood
Isaac Pfeifer, senior RHP, Tualatin
Freeman Rountree, senior RHP, Ashland
Grady Saunders, junior RHP, Thurston
Noah Scharer, senior RHP, South Salem
Luke Schoeffler, senior RHP, Crescent Valley / Kings Valley Charter
Kruz Schoolcraft, junior LHP, Sunset
Tyson Smith, junior RHP, Country Christian / North Clackamas Christian
Zeke Thomas, freshman RHP, Crescent Valley / Kings Valley Charter
Alex Via, senior RHP, Summit
Graeme Warner-McGee, junior RHP, Lincoln
Jaxom Wetzler, sophomore LHP, Clackamas
Mark Wiepert, senior RHP, Wilsonville
Cooper Yudhishthu, senior RHP, Grant
Speed merchants
In this space, we recognize Oregon baseball players who have stolen 12 or more bases this season.
23 – Zack Dugas, senior SS, Illinois Valley
21 – Micah Jayne, senior C, Union / Cove
20 – Ayden Aleckson, senior OF, Toledo
20 – Maddox Law, sophomore OF, Toledo
19 – Korben Schumacher, sophomore OH, Regis
19 – Braden Marthaller, sophomore INF, Toledo
18 – Mason Richardson, sophomore 3B, Illinois Valley
18 -- Nolan Needham, senior OF, Union / Cove
18 – Connor Mason, sophomore SS, Toledo
16 – Derek Miller, junior INF, Union / Cove
15 – Colton Thompson, senior SS, Irrigon
15 – Morgan Johnson, senior 1B, Union / Cove
14 – Jonah Jayne, sophomore SS, Union / Cove
14 – Kale Beardmore, freshman UTIL, The Dalles / Dufur
14 – Josh Berry, senior OF, Junction City
14 – Conner Shively, junior C, Henley
13 – Trenton Battle, senior OF, Taft
13 – Riley Tyler, sophomore C, Toledo
13 – Mark Wiepert, senior C, Wilsonville
13 – Ryder Sturgell, senior 2B, Warrenton
12 – Zack Hankins, junior 1B, Taft
12 – Erick Pezqueda, junior INF, North Valley
12 – Brock Johnson, junior SS, Thurston
12 – Bennette Atkins, sophomore 2B, Irrigon
12 – Drew Hall, senior OF, Wilsonville
12 – Kooper Grover, freshman SS, Joseph / Enterprise / Wallowa
Get a whiff of this!
Missing bats is an art.
This list recognizes those pitchers who have fanned 30 or more batters this season.
72 – Jack Wright, junior LHP, Burns / Crane
57 – Zack Hankins, junior LHP, Taft
52 --Mark Carpenter, senior RHP, Henley
50-- Talon McGrorty, senior RHP, Warrenton
49 -- Evan Lehnert, senior RHP, Pendleton / Nixyaawii
48 – Korben Schumacher, sophomore RHP, Regis
48 -- Grady Saunders, junior RHP, Thurston
48 – Kooper Grover, freshman RHP, Joseph / Enterprise / Wallowa
47-- Drew Camp, senior LHP, South Umpqua
46 – Logan Anderson, senior RHP, Umpqua Valley Christian
45 – Kaden Shafer, junior RHP, Junction City
45 – Tyson Smith, junior RHP, Country Christian / North Clackamas Christian
44 – Corbin Hamilton, sophomore RHP, Henley
42 -- Cade King, sophomore RHP, Clackamas
42 – Braden Marthaller, sophomore RHP, Toledo
42 – Harrison Buckingham, sophomore RHP, South Salem
42 – P.J. Safford, junior RHP, Klamath Union
41 – Alex Via, senior RHP, Summit
40 – Sebastian Storch, junior RHP, Sisters
40 – Ty Hellenthal, senior RHP, Umpqua Valley Christian
40 – Trenton Lewis, junior RHP, Lebanon
39 – Dalton Long, senior RHP, Horizon Christian, Tualatin
39 -- Kruz Schoolcraft, reclassified senior LHP, Sunset
39 – Nolan Needham, senior LHP, Union / Cove
39 – Achilles Garcia, junior LHP, Aloha
39 – Connor Mason, sophomore SS, Toledo
38 -- Torsten Hersom, senior RHP, La Salle Prep
38 – Lukas Masters, senior RHP, Knappa
37 – Owen Eaton, sophomore RHP, Regis
37 – Trenton Hertzog, junior RHP, Tualatin
37 – Bodie Stuben, junior RHP, Hood River Valley
36 – Landen Scott, junior RHP, Sisters
36 -- Slade Hudson, junior RHP, Cascade
36 – Mason Benge, senior RHP, Grant Union / Prairie City / Monument
36 – Jack McLaughry, junior RHP, Baker / Powder Valley
36 – Kyle Miller, senior RHP, Thurston
35 – Julian Gomez, senior RHP, Irrigon
35 -- Cooper Yudhishthu, senior RHP, Grant
34 – Collin Hernandez, senior LHP, Thurston
34 – Cole Newton, junior RHP, Tualatin
33 – Logan Law, sophomore RHP, Hidden Valley / New Hope Christian
33 – Brody Panuke, junior LHP, Kennedy
33 – Nate Kagen, junior RHP, Catlin Gabel
33 – Garland Whetsler, junior RHP, Joseph / Enterprise / Wallowa
32 – Grady Knurowski, freshman RHP, East Linn Christian
32 – Teagan Sprague, sophomore RHP, Umpqua Valley Christian
32 – Ben Foglio, sophomore RHP, Clackamas
32 – Colton Hartman, sophomore RHP, Creswell
32 – Rene Garcia, junior RHP, Irrigon
32 – Cole Cooper, junior RHP, Bend
32 – Jaxon Pelham, sophomore LHP, Creswell
32 – Parker Sellner, junior RHP, Newberg
32 – Oliver Stevens, sophomore RHP, Knappa
31 – Matthew Jenkins, junior LHP, Creswell
31 – Silas Combs, junior RHP, Franklin
31 – Henry Beyer, junior RHP, Kennedy
31 – Wade Hagey, senior LHP, Wilsonville
31 – Jack Burnham, sophomore LHP, Ida B. Wells
30 – Luke Erwin, senior LHP, South Salem
30 – Dane Kissel, senior RHP, North Valley
30 – Brady Ackerman, senior RHP, Canby
30 – Kingdon Mitchell-Kirby, junior RHP, Grant Union / Prairie City / Monument
30 – Ethan Hiebenthal, sophomore RHP, Country Christian / North Clackamas Christian
30 – Gavin Massingill, sophomore RHP, Horizon Christian, Tualatin
Wait! What?
In this space, we recognize hitters who have put up outrageous stat lines in a single game.
Drew Camp, senior 1B, South Umpqua – 4-for-5, including two doubles and two triples; four runs scored and two RBIs in April 18 win over Siuslaw / Mapleton
Tildon Coffman, junior SS, Klamath Union – three hits, including two home runs, and eight RBIs in 22-7 win over Neah-Kah-Nie on March 26
Landon Collar, senior SS, Roosevelt – 5-for-6 with two steals, four runs scored and six driven home in a 34-6 win at McKay on April 2
Zack Dugas, senior SS, Illinois Valley – 4-for-5 with two doubles, three RBIs and three steals in big win over Glendale on April 18
Owen Eggert, senior 3B, Wilsonville – 3-for-3 – just a homer short of the cycle – with six RBIs in 21-0 win over Mountain View on April 2
Chase Herrera, sophomore SS, Harrisburg – 4-for-4 with three steals and five RBIs in 20-4 win over Western Christian on April 1
Isaac Pfeifer, senior C, Tualatin – 3-for-4, two home runs, a double and three RBIs in a 7-3 win over Doherty of Colorado on March 27
Axel Prechel, senior OF, Corvallis – 5-for-5 with two triples, two doubles and eight RBIs in 17-16 win over Crater on March 24. Prechel also made two great catches in the game. His second triple in the last inning scored three to tie the game. He scored the winning run moments later.
Teagan Scott, junior C, South Salem – 4-for-4 with two home runs, including a grand slam; two doubles, two stolen bases, five runs scored and seven RBIs in 20-1 win over Mountain View on April 5
Perfecto!
Below, we recognize pitchers who have thrown seven-inning no-hitters this year.
Wade Hagey, senior LHP, Wilsonville – struck out 17 in 5-0 win over Milwaukie on April 15
Josh Riddle, senior RHP, Santiam Christian – fanned 15 and walked only two in 7-0 win over Yamhill-Carlton on April 2
Grady Saunders, junior RHP, Thurston – fanned 16, 1 HBP in 6-0 win on April 15 over North Eugene
Danner Wertz, freshman RHP, Roseburg – walked just one in 4-0 win over South Medford on April 5
.500 or better batting average
Below, we recognize those hitters who, with a minimum of 30 plate appearances, are hitting .500 or better on the season.
.636 – Ayden Aleckson, senior OF, Toledo (44 plate appearances)
.606 – Zack Dugas, senior SS, Illinois Valley (33 at bats)
.600 – Mark Wiepert, senior C, Wilsonville (45 plate appearances)
.600 – Teagan Scott, junior C, South Salem (55 plate appearances)
.563 – Maddox Law, sophomore OF, Toledo (45 plate appearances)
.556 – Kruz Schoolcraft, reclassified senior 1B, Sunset (49 plate appearances)
.545 – Creo Walker, sophomore OF, Kennedy (48 plate appearances)
.541 – Drew Hall, senior OF, Wilsonville (44 plate appearances)
.538 – Luke Brady, sophomore SS, Clackamas (39 at bats)
.535 – Sawyer Nelson, junior SS, South Salem (60 plate appearances)
.526 – Jaxon Logsdon, senior UTIL, Baker / Powder Valley
.523 – Hunter Hedlund, junior 3B, Santiam Christian (44 at bats)
.522 – Jacob Strube, junior OF, Clackamas (34 at bats)
.522 – Isaac Pfeifer, senior C, Tualatin (55 plate appearances)
.516 – Ezra James, senior SS, Taft (31 at bats)
.514 – Kevin Semm, senior 3B, South Salem (43 plate appearances)
.500 – Gracen Christianson, junior INF, East Linn Christian (34 plate appearances)
.500 – Zack Hankins, junior 1B, Taft (38 at bats)
.500 – Nolan Foglio, junior C, Clackamas (43 plate appearances)
.500 – Tauj Flora, senior OF, Sutherlin (38 at bats)
.500 – Kyle Zajic, sophomore C, Sweet Home (33 plate appearances)
.500 – Connor Clift, junior 1B, Junction City (36 at bats)
.500 – Owen Cooper, senior SS, Junction City (46 at bats)
.500 -- Mark Carpenter, senior 3B, Henley (48 at bats)
.500 – Gabe Nobles, senior OF, Joseph / Enterprise / Wallowa (52 plate appearances)
13 or more RBIs
Below we recognize those Oregon hitters with 13 or more runs driven in so far this season.
29 – Sawyer Nelson, junior SS, South Salem
26 – Gavin Price, senior OF, South Salem
25 – Axel Prechel, senior OF, Corvallis
23 – Ryan Palmer, sophomore INF, Warrenton
23 – Jacoby Tacchini, freshman C, Henley
22 – Colson Primus, senior INF, Pendleton / Nixyaawii
21 – Mark Wiepert, senior C, Wilsonville
21 – Ayden Aleckson, senior OF, Toledo
20 – Braden Marthaller, sophomore INF, Toledo
19 – Zack Hankins, junior 1B, Taft
19 – Kaden Shafer, junior INF, Junction City
19 – Kruz Schoolcraft, reclassified senior 1B, Sunset
19 – Colby Rich, junior OF, Kennedy
19 – Kolby Coxen, senior 1B, Toledo
19 – Landon Holbrook, junior SS, Dallas
18 – Teagan Scott, junior C, South Salem
18 – Micah Jayne, senior C, Union / Cove
18 – Morgan Johnson, senior 1B, Union / Cove
18 – Carter Hawes, junior INF/C, Newberg
18 -- Connor Molony, senior 1B, Thurston
18 -- Mark Carpenter, senior 3B, Henley
17 -- Trace Esterbrook, sophomore 3B, South Umpqua
17 – Kody Graves, senior 1B/SS, Kennedy
17 – Ryan Shaver, sophomore UTIL, Umpqua Valley Christian
17 – Gracen Christianson, junior INF, East Linn Christian
17 – Gabe Coltman, senior OF, Sunset
17 – Kevin Semm, senior 3B, South Salem
17 – Derek Miller, junior INF, Union / Cove
17 – Cohen Gutierrez, junior INF, Sweet Home
17 – Cody Roletto, senior C, Ida B. Wells
17 – Shane Sullivan, senior 3B, Horizon Christian, Tualatin
16 – Cam Hyder, junior 1B, McMinnville
16 – Kyle Miller, senior OF, Thurston
16 – Weston Suchorski, junior INF, Grant Union / Prairie City / Monument
16 – Noah Scharer, senior OF, South Salem
16 -- Will Olson, senior SS, Estacada
16 – Jaxon Logsdon, senior UTIL, Baker / Powder Valley
16 – Bryson Gilmore, senior UTIL, Illinois Valley
16 – Isaac Pfeifer, senior C, Tualatin
16 – Fischer Barber, senior DH, Bend
16 – Colton Hartman, sophomore SS, Creswell
16 – Talon McGrorty, senior SS, Warrenton
15 – Rook Smith, junior INF, Regis
15 – Henry Beyer, junior SS, Kennedy
15 – Josh Berry, senior OF, Junction City
14 – Sawyer Dray, sophomore C, The Dalles / Dufur
14 – Drew Bergh, junior 3B, Horizon Christian, Tualatin
14 – Hunter Rivers, junior INF, Dallas
14 – Logan Anderson, senior SS, Umpqua Valley Christian
14 – Cody Agidus, senior 1B, The Dalles / Dufur
14 – Roscoe Mithoefer, junior 1B, La Salle Prep
14 -- Tildon Coffman, junior SS, Klamath Union
14 – Jonah Jayne, sophomore INF, Union / Cove
14 – Mason Strong, senior OF, Pendleton / Nixyaawii
14 – Gianni Lombardi, senior INF, Marist Catholic
14 -- Connor Abbott, senior OF, Estacada
14 -- Paul Ables, junior 3B, Estacada
14 – Dane Kissel, senior INF, North Valley
14 – Joaquin Luna, junior UTIL, Aloha
14 – CJ Bonner, senior SS, Cascade Christian
14 – Jackson Parker, junior OF, Summit
14 – Grady Sickler, sophomore C, Cascade Christian
14 – Connor Mason, sophomore INF, Toledo
14 – Cam Hammer, senior SS, Ida B. Wells
13 – Ezra James, senior SS, Taft
13 – Will Booth, senior OF, The Dalles / Dufur
13 – Keegan Russell, junior C, Illinois Valley
13 – Tregon Francis, sophomore OF, Sweet Home
13 – Luke Rosa, junior SS, Sweet Home
13 – Syrus Workman, senior UTIL, Grant Union / Prairie City / Monument
13 – Trenton Hertzog, junior UTIL, Tualatin
13 -- Graeme Warner-McGee, junior OF, Lincoln
13 – Teagan Sprague, sophomore 2B, Umpqua Valley Christian
13 – Kingston McAdam, junior C, Hood River Valley
13 – Tyson Harjo, freshman INF, Hood River Valley
13 – Tyson McGrorty, senior C, Warrenton
13 – Brayden Greenawald, Senior UTIL, Warrenton
13 – Odin Wilson, senior OF, Warrenton
ERA of zero
Below we recognize pitchers who have yet to allow an earned run over 10 or more innings pitched this season.
Zack Hankins, junior LHP, Taft (27 innings)
Lukas Masters, senior RHP, Knappa (20 innings)
Josh Riddle, senior RHP, Santiam Christian (24.2 innings)
Jaxom Wetzler, sophomore LHP, Clackamas (10 innings)
Catcher pick offs
In this space, we list those catchers who have, at least 8 times this year, cut down would-be base stealers at second or third, or back picked a runner at any of the infield bases.
12 – Riley Tyler, sophomore C, Toledo
11 – Cody Roletto, senior, Ida B. Wells
9 – Austin Wilhelm, junior, Newberg
Outfield assists
In this space, we list those outfielders who have, at least three times this year, thrown out runners trying to take an extra base.
4 – Jackson Poole, senior, Ida B. Wells
College-Bound!
In this space, we list 92 current high school players who have made a commitment to attend a college or university of their choice and play baseball.
Brady Ackerman, senior INF, Canby – Arizona Christian University
Jordan Araiza, senior RHP/UTIL, Tualatin – Mt. Hood CC
Fischer Barber, senior RHP, Bend – Tacoma CC
Max Bishop, senior RHP, OF, La Salle Prep – Lane CC
Greg Bologoff, senior 1B, Westview – Ottawa University-Phoenix
Noah Boria, senior SS/RHP, Nelson – Lower Columbia CC
Carson Boyer, senior LHP, West Linn -- Gonzaga
Ethan Bruce, senior SS, Mountain View - Shasta College
Brayden Buck, senior OF, Tualatin – Tacoma CC
Dakota Chun, senior C, Sunset -- University of Portland
Gabe Coltman, senior OF, Sunset – University of South Carolina Upstate
Braden Corgain, senior C, Thurston – Lane CC
Easton Curtis, senior OF, North Medford – Lassen CC
Brodan Curtiss, senior INF/OF, Barlow – Chemeketa CC
Dominic Daffron, senior RHP, North Medford – Linn-Benton CC
Slater de Brun, senior OF, Summit -- Vanderbilt
Manny Ehinger, sophomore 3B, Lakeridge – University of Oregon
Joe Fagan, senior SS, Scappoose - University of Portland
Will Goodman, senior INF, Bend – Pepperdine University
Max Green, junior INF/RHP, Sandy – Mt. Hood CC
Calvin Gregory, senior LHP, Lakeridge – Oregon State
River Hamilton, senior RHP, Barlow – LSU
Cam Hammer, senior INF, Ida B. Wells – Willamette University
Hudson Hauck, senior RHP, Southridge – Chemeketa CC
Cole Hawkins, senior LHP, West Linn – Centralia CC
Zack Hayden, senior LHP, Reynolds – Mt. Hood CC
Colby Herren, senior 1B – Yakima CC
Aiden Herrera, senior OF, Tualatin – Clackamas CC
Torsten Hersom, senior RHP, La Salle Prep – Bushnell University
Carter Hess, senior RHP/OF, Summit – Mt. Hood CC
Cooper Hibbs, senior OF, Sandy – Mt. Hood CC
Orion Houck, senior INF/RHP, Burns / Crane – Blue Mountain CC
Johnny Ingalls, senior RHP, Jesuit – Linfield University
Ezra James, senior SS, Taft – Centralia College
Brady Kennedy, senior LHP/OF, Mountain View - Shasta College
Kiyo Kiyokawa, senior INF, Barlow – Clark College
Ian Kolmer, senior RHP/OF, Ida B. Wells – University of Colorado – Colorado Springs
Noah Kovac, senior RHP, Nelson – Mt. Hood CC
Evan Lehnert, senior RHP, Pendleton / Nixyaawii – Linn-Benton CC
Niko Leyba, senior SS/RHP, Marist Catholic – Cuesta CC
Colby Lipp, senior RHP, Jesuit – College of the Canyons
Jaxon Logsdon, senior UTIL, Baker / Powder Valley – Eastern Oregon University
Dalton Long, senior INF, Horizon Christian, Tualatin – Clackamas CC
David MacDonald, senior INF, Thurston – Redwoods CC
Tristan Mallari, senior LHP/OF, South Medford – Bushnell University
Gage Martinez, senior SS/RHP, Crook County – Blue Mountain CC
Diego Martinez Griffin, senior 1B, Grant – Columbia Basin CC
Talon McGrorty, senior RHP/INF, Warrenton – Linn-Benton CC
Tyson McGrorty, senior C, Warrenton – Linn-Benton CC
Boyd Messman, senior C/1B, Sprague – Bushnell University
Andrew Mhoon, senior SS, Sprague – Loyola Marymount
Wyatt Minto, senior INF, Lakeridge – Lane CC
Cooper Mitchell, senior OF/C, South Medford – Umpqua CC
Connor Molony, senior 1B/RHP, Thurston -- University of Oregon
Jayden Nakamura, senior SS, Aloha – University of Washington
Sawyer Nelson, junior SS, South Salem – Loyola Marymount
Bryson Nygren, senior RHP, Silverton – Linn-Benton CC
Nash Opitz, senior SS/RHP, McMinnville – Antelope Valley CC
Ezra Oster, senior RHP/1B, Cleveland – Oregon Institute of Technology
Connor Parry, senior RHP/1B, Sherwood - University of Portland
Isaac Pfeifer, senior C, Tualatin – University of Portland
Jackson Poole, senior OF, Ida B. Wells – Clackamas CC
Addison Postlewait, senior INF/RHP, Hood River Valley – Diablo Valley College
Gavin Price, senior C, Corvallis – George Fox University
Gavin Price, senior OF, South Salem – University of Louisiana-Monroe
Talon Pryor, senior INF, Brookings-Harbor – Blue Mountain CC
Parker Raubuch, junior RHP, Sunset – Centralia CC
Evan Rhoden, senior RHP/1B, South Medford – Bushnell University
Aidan Rice, senior INF, Central Catholic – University of Portland
Josh Riddle, senior RHP, Santiam Christian – George Fox University
Cody Roletto, senior C, Ida B. Wells – Ohlone College
Brett Ronson, senior OF/1B, West Linn – Mt. Hood CC
Freeman Rountree, senior SS/RHP, Ashland – Lower Columbia College
Kainoa Santiago, senior OF, Jesuit – Gonzaga University
Grady Saunders, junior RHP/Utility, Thurston – Oregon State
Noah Scharer, senior OF, South Salem – Linn-Benton CC
Kruz Schoolcraft, senior (reclassified) LHP/1B, Sunset -- Tennessee
Luke Schoeffler, senior RHP/OF, Crescent Valley / Kings Valley Charter – Linfield University
Avery Schwartz, senior RHP, The Dalles / Dufur – Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
Teagan Scott, junior C, South Salem – Oregon State
Dylan Sheaffer, senior LHP/1B, Barlow – Clackamas CC
Brayden Sievertsen, senior RHP/UTIL, Sandy -- Centralia CC
Landon Sigler, senior INF, Mountainside – Warner Pacific University
Johnathin Silvis, senior C, Sandy -- Clackamas CC
Will Slater, senior RHP/1B, Sunset – Eastern Oregon
Eli Sledge, senior C, Dallas – Northwest Nazarene University
Kobe Sparks, senior SS/RHP, Sandy – Mt. Hood CC
Mikey Terry, senior C/INF, Crescent Valley / Kings Valley Charter – Clarke University
Alex Via, senior RHP, Summit -- University of Portland
Danny Wideman, senior SS/OF, West Linn – University of Oregon
Mark Wiepert, senior C/3B, Wilsonville -- Oregon State
Fisher Winchester, senior RHP/3B, Sandy -- Lower Columbia CC
Owen Zerr, senior OF, Sprague – Centralia CC
Teague Zimmer, senior RHP/1B, Ida B. Wells – Napa Valley College
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