High School Baseball: Rainier Columbians pick up steam in league play

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Both Rainier and Clatskanie were able to pick up important wins in league play last week over in Oregon Country. Keep reading for all the latest results and stats for the Columbians and Tigers. / Photo by Caitlin Conner on Unsplash

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Columbians exercise patience at the plate

The Rainier baseball team put together a strong week in league play, winning both of its league games to improve to 2-2 in Special District 1 action.

The Columbians opened the week Monday with a 5-4 win over Valley Catholic in a 12-inning thriller, then came back Friday to knock off Westside Christian, 6-4.

Rainier was also scheduled to play Yamhill-Carlton on Wednesday, but that game was rained out.

Head coach Cole Jackson said the Columbians took a noticeable step forward offensively.

“We had a big improvement on our approaches at the plate,” Jackson said. “We only had two walks the week before and 12 last week.”

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