The Thursday Morning Blast
This Day – Scores & links from around The Blast Zone; plus Rainier vs Seaside softball ('02)
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High School Baseball
Kelso 3, Prairie 0 (District semifinals)
R.A. Long 3, Washougal 2 (District loser-out)
Ridgefield 1, Mark Morris 0 (District loser-out)
High School Softball
Prairie 7, Kelso 4 (9 inn. / League tiebreaker)
This Day In History
May. 14, 2002: Katie Jo Kelley launches the 20th home run of her Rainier career as the Columbians sweep Seaside 10-0 and 17-5. Kelley, committed to play college ball at the University of Massachusetts, finished the day 5-for-6 with the homer, a pair of doubles and four intentional walks.
Games of The Day
High School Softball
Mark Morris vs Black Hills (District quarterfinals)
Recreation Park / Chehalis, 3:30 p.m.*
Woodland vs W.F. West
Recreation Park / Chehalis, 3:30 p.m.*
* And then again at 5:30 p.m., win or lose.
High School Baseball
Rainier vs Banks (Senior Night)
Rainier HS, 4 p.m.
High School Soccer
R.A. Long at Aberdeen (District loser-out)
Stewart Field, 6 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
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