The Friday Morning Blast
This Day – Scores & links from around The Blast Zone; plus Mark Morris vs Hoquiam baseball (1984)
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High School Softball
Mark Morris 17, Aberdeen 0 (District Semifinals)
Mark Morris 18, Black Hills 0 (District Quarterfinals)
W.F. West 11, Woodland 1 (District Quarterfinals)
Tumwater 16, Woodland 2 (District Loser-Out)
Wahkiakum 16, Wishkah Valley 4 (District Winner-to-State)
High School Baseball
Rainier vs Banks (No score reported)
High School Boys Soccer
R.A. Long 1, Aberdeen 0 (District Loser-Out)
College Softball
Lower Columbia 8, Clackamas 0 (NWAC Tournament Opener)
This Day In History
May 15, 1984: Hoquiam tags John Morrill for three runs in the first inning, but the junior bounces back to shut the Grizzlies out the rest of the way and lead the Mark Morris baseball team to a 5-3 win in a Class AA regional semifinal.
“He’s just a battler,” MM coach Stu Marshlain said. “He doesn’t quit.”
The MM bats did their job early as well, tying the game up with a three-spot in the second and pulling ahead with two more runs in the third. Morrill helped start both rallies with singles, and Steve Plampin had the big knock in the third with a 2-RBI double.
The Games of The Day
High School Baseball
Kelso at Mountain View (District Championship)
At Mountain View HS, 5 p.m.
Toledo vs Toutle Lake (District Loser-Out)
At Adna HS, 2 p.m.
Castle Rock vs La Center
At W.F. West HS, 2 p.m.
Clatskanie vs Portland Christian (League doubleheader)
At Wallace Field, 3 p.m./5 p.m.
High School Softball
Mark Morris vs W.F. West (District Championship)
At Rec Park, Chehalis, 6 p.m.
Kelso at Heritage (District Semifinals)
At Heritage HS, 3:30 p.m.
Clatskanie vs Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii (League doubleheader)
At Clatskanie HS, 3 p.m./5 p.m.
College Softball
Lower Columbia vs Edmonds (NWAC Quarterfinals)
Delta Park, Portland, 2 p.m.
Rural Baseball Inc / Summer Tryouts
Mark your calendars now because the second and final round of tryouts for Rural Baseball Inc are right around the corner.
Next week ballplayers between the ages of 15-19 can spike up and show what they’ve got at the open tryout for a spot on the roster for the 2026 season. Rural Baseball Inc is entering its 13th year of operation and is in search of the next crop of local talent to keep the merry going round all summer (or at least until the games are over).
Players selected will play 30-40 games in regional locations such as Port Angeles, Yakima, and Portland, while receiving instruction from a coaching staff with experience at the high school, travel and college levels.
The RBI tryout will be held Sunday, May 17, 5 p.m., on Graham Field at Castle Rock High School. Rain or shine.
For additional information please email: jnailon@hotmail.com
In Case You Missed It
High School Baseball: Larwick's blast puts Kelso over Prairie in District semis
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