The Monday Morning Blast
These Days – Scores & links from around The Blast Zone; plus Toutle Lake vs Adna baseball ('12), and R.A. Long vs Mark Morris and Kelso softball (1993)
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High School Baseball
Saturday
Ilwaco 11, Toledo 1 (District quarterfinal)
Toledo 10, Onalaska 7 (District opener)
Toutle Lake 16, Morton-White Pass 6 (District opener)
Toutle Lake 14, Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 2 (District quarterfinal)
Forks 10, Winlock 0 (District opener)
Aberdeen 5, Woodland 1 (District pigtail)
Friday
Naselle 8, Wahkiakum 7
Clatskanie 13, Gaston 3
Clatskanie 7, Gaston 6
Westside Christian 8, Rainier 7
High School Softball
R.A. Long 17, Hockinson 12 (2A GSHL tiebreaker)
Woodland 19, La Center 1
Rochester 10, Castle Rock 8
Wishkah 18, Winlock 3
Clatskanie 21, Gaston 1
Clatskanie 15, Gaston 0
High School Boys Soccer
Saturday
R.A. Long 3, Tumwater 2 (District opener)
Friday
Ilwaco 3, Chief Leschi 2
College Baseball
Saturday
Lower Columbia 5, Tacoma 3
Tacoma 11, Lower Columbia 1
College Softball
Friday
Lower Columbia 10, Centralia 2
Centralia 4, Lower Columbia 2
This Day In History
May 11, 2012: Toutle Lake’s district baseball title matchup with Adna takes just 62 total minutes thanks to the combined efforts of Anthony Nusbaum and Garrett Driver on the hill, but Nusbaum and the Ducks come away with a 1-0 win to claim the crown.
“My God, that was fast,” said TL coach Jerry Johnson, who won his first District title in 15 years as a coach.
Nusbaum needed just 67 pitches to toss a two-hit shutout, a number inflated because Zack Hayes — who later said he’d been too focused on how he was going to tackle Nusbaum in celebration — launched what should have been the final throw to first base into the stands, forcing his pitcher to get one more out.
In his defense, Hayes provided Nusbaum with his only bit of run support — on the Ducks’ only hit of the day — when he singled Connor Vickaryous home in the sixth.
That Day In History
May 10, 1993: The Mark Morris softball team earns a pair of tight Twin Cities wins, downing R.A. Long and Kelso in a pair of 1-0 decisions, though the complete extent of the Monarchs’ domination in the circle is a bit disputed. MM coach Dan Fowler reported both games as no-hitters, but RAL coach Dave Polk claimed a hit in the first and Fowler later rescinded the second, giving both the Lumberjills and Hilanders a knock.
Dani Fowler did the work in the first game for the Monarchs, striking out eight. She also drove home MM’s only run in the sixth inning off RAL’s Kathi Dexter, who punched out six in a three-hitter. Teresa Branch K’d 10 in the second game vs. Kelso, with Danielle Boudreau driving in the lone run.
Games of The Day
High School Softball
Heritage at Kelso
— Tam O’Shatner/Lassie Beach, 4 p.m.
Toutle Lake vs Ilwaco
— Fort Borst Park (Centralia), 7 p.m. (District opner)
High School Baseball
Castle Rock at Rochester
— Rochester HS, 4 p.m. (District opener)
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: Ilwaco blitzes Toledo in District quarterfinal (UPDATED)
Luke Roth (Mid-Major Media) special to BlastZoneMedia.com / blastzonenews@gmail.com
