The Wednesday Morning Blast
This Day – Scores & links from around The Blast Zone; plus R.A. Long vs Ridgefield softball ('13)
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High School Baseball
Aberdeen 4, Mark Morris 1 (District quarterfinals)
W.F. West 8, R.A. Long 3 (District quarterfinals)
Castle Rock 1, White Salmon (Columbia) 0 (District loser-out)
Adna 9, Ilwaco 1 (District semifinals)
Napavine 12, Toutle Lake 2 (District semifinals)
Toledo 15, Forks 5 (District loser-out)
Naselle 15, Lake Quinault 0 (District semifinals)
Wahkiakum 14, Ocosta 10 (District semifinals)
Clatskanie 6, Portland Christian 1
High School Softball
Black Hills 15, R.A. Long 1 (District pigtail)
Monday
Naselle 28, Wishkay Valley 6 (District semifinals/loser-out)
Ocosta 3, Wahkikaum 2 (District semifinals/loser-out)
High School Boys Soccer
Hocknson 3, R.A. Long 1
This Day In History
May 13, 2013: The R.A. Long softball team makes the district tournament on the slimmest of margins, due in large part to Addie Bailey’s grand slam in the seventh inning to power the Lumberjills to a 7-5 win over 2A GSHL champions Ridgefield. Madison Cathcart and Julia Leggett both went 2-for-3, while Tori Alimos had two hits and struck out 11 in the circle.
Beating the league champs wasn’t enough by itself for the Jills; RAL also needed last-place Hockinson to beat Washougal. But the the Hawks came through with the upset, giving RAL the league’s third and final spot at Districts.
“We have 11 lives,” RAL coach Jennifer (Godinho) Hefley said, “and we’re using them all.”
Games of The Day
High School Baseball
Prairie at Kelso (District semifinals)
— Rister Stadium, 4:30 p.m.
Mark Morris vs Ridgefifeld (District loser-out)
— Wheeler Field, 4 p.m.
Washougal at R.A. Long (District loser-out)
— Wheeler Field, 6 p.m.
High School Softball
Kelso vs Prairie (League 1st place tiebreaker)
— Mt. View HS, 4:30 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
