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The Clatskanie baseball team took care of business when it mattered most last week, sweeping Gaston in a three-game series to lock up a spot in the state playoffs and move to the brink of a Special District 1 title.
The Tigers opened the series Tuesday at home with a dominant 13-0 win in five innings, then traveled to Gaston on Friday and finished the sweep with a 13-3 win in game one and a 7-6 victory in game two.
With the sweep, Clatskanie now needs just one win in its upcoming three-game series against Portland Christian to clinch the league championship.
“Gaston has a good pitching staff and lineup,” Clatskanie head coach Ryan Tompkins said. “We were able to generate some runs throughout the series by being patient at the plate and aggressive on the bases.”
That approach showed immediately in Tuesday’s opener.
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