Prep Baseball Roundup: R.A. Long given the slip by Othello at State

Heading for Home – Castle Rock, Toledo, Toutle Lake, Ilwaco, Wahkiakum and Clatskanie all eliminated

R.A. Long pitcher Riley Young loses his ballcap during his delivery in a 2A State Tournament game against Othello, Saturday, May 24, at W.F .West High School in Chehalis. The Lumberjacks went on to lose 4-1. / Photo by Ridley Hudson of The Chronicle

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High School Baseball

Lumberjacks bats sleepy in first round loss

The R.A. Long baseball team managed just three hits in a 4-1 loss to Othello in the opening round of the 2A State Tournament, Saturday, at W.F. West High School in Chehalis.

The Lumberjacks took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. That lone notch on the scoreboard came when Hunter Brewer reached base on an error, took second on a throwing error, swiped third on a wild pitch, and then tagged up on a sacrifice fly by Jonah Cadigan.

Jeff Rooklidge led the Jacks at the plate with a pair of hits at the top of the order. Riley Young tacked on R.A. Long’s only other hit in the season-ending loss.

“Boys played well,” R.A. Long head coach Ryan Littlefield said. “We just didn’t get our timely hits.”

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