The Saturday Morning Blast

This Day – Scores and links from around The Blast Zone; plus Kelso vs R.A. Long baseball (1997)

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High School Softball

Kelso’s Kaery Hall digs in before taking her turn at bat while R.A. Long catcher Kace Prindle awaits a pitch during the Battle of the Plaid, Friday, April 3, at Tam O’Shanter Park. The hometown Lassies went on to win 13-3. / Photo by Candy Durgeloh for Blast Zone Media

• Kelso 13, R.A. Long 3 (5 inn.)

• Naselle 18, Oakville 0

• Naselle 20, Oakville 5

• Sutherlin 8, Rainier 1

• Sutherlin 8, Rainier 6

• Warrenton 7, Clatskanie 1

High School Baseball

Toutle Lake’s Walker Johnson attempts to pickoff a Toledo runner at first base during a Central 2B League game, Friday, April 3, in Toutle. The hometown Fighting Ducks came back to win 6-5 over the Riverhawks. / Photo by Benjamin Hendrickson for Blast Zone Media

• Toutle Lake 6, Toledo 5

• W.F. West 13, Kelso 1

• Mark Morris 9, Hudson’s Bay 5

• Hockinson 4, R.A. Long 2

• Ridgefield 15, Woodland 2

• Napavine 17, Kalama 2

• Winlock 4, Morton-White Pass 1

• Winlock 8, Morton-White Pass 2

• Ilwaco 11, Astoria 4

• Wahkiakum 15, Ocosta 7

• Naselle 24, Oakville 0

• Clatskanie 12, Scio 1

• Sutherlin 13, Rainier 3

• Sutherlin 13, Rainier 5

High School Boys Soccer

• Toledo-Winlock 2, Onalaska 1

• Mountain View 3, Kelso 0

College Softball

• Lower Columbia 9, Mt. Hood 1 (5 inn.)

• Lower Columbia 7, Mt. Hood 3

This Day In History

• Apr. 4, 1997: Kelso’s Jess Turner doesn’t exactly shut R.A. Long’s lineup down in five innings on the hill, but does more than enough with his bat to make up for it, going 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, and four RBIs in a 15-8 win in Greater St. Helens Conference baseball action. Danny and Seth Johnson combined for five hits and Jeff Bailey added two more for the Hilanders, who took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the first inning and went on to score in every frame after that. Jesse Huezo had three hits and two RBIs for RAL.

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Games Of The Day

College Softball

Lower Columbia at Centralia (doubleheader)

• Bob Peters Field, 9 a.m./11 a.m.

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