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Darren Nelson hit a game-winning single in a nightcap game against the Umpqua American Legion baseball team, ensuring Class A Pepsi a sweep over the Blaze. The Bottlecaps won 5-3 in the opener and 6-5 in Game 2.
Pepsi pitcher Jared Priestley struck out five and allowed four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings in Game 1. The Bottlecaps used consecutive hits by Micah Audiss, Jay Tovey and Blayne Sterling in a four-run third inning to take a permanent lead in the opener. Dylan Boucher finished 2-for-3 for the Blaze.
Nelson hit a screaming line drive down the third-base line in the bottom of the seventh inning with the nightcap tied, scoring Joe Emery and clinching the sweep. Emery, who finished with two hits, doubled and then stole third base to set the stage.
“It could have gone either of two ways,” Pepsi head coach Richie Charles said. “We could have packed it in and been happy with a split, or kept fighting. The kids kept fighting.”
Tory Smith pitched a three-hit shutout with one walk and two strikeouts in four innings of work in the nightcap. Boucher hit a two-run home run to right field in the top of the third inning. Dustin Maurer added two hits for the Blaze, who led 5-0 until the fourth inning.
Pepsi (9-3, 8-2 Area 4) hosts Horizon in a doubleheader at 6 p.m. Friday.
Game 1
Blaze 100 003 0 — 3 7 2
Pepsi 104 000 x — 5 6 1
Boucher and Hill. Priestley, Tovey (6) and Graham. WP — Priestley (2-1). LP — Boucher.
Game 2
Blaze 005 000 0 — 5 6 3
Pepsi 000 230 1 — 6 7 3
Hill, McQueen (3), Blansett (6) and Cupp. Morin, Smith (4) and Sweeden. WP — Smith (1-0). LP — Blansett. HR — Boucher (B). 2B — Kennedy (B), Emery (P), Sterling (P).
Pepsi pitcher Jared Priestley struck out five and allowed four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings in Game 1. The Bottlecaps used consecutive hits by Micah Audiss, Jay Tovey and Blayne Sterling in a four-run third inning to take a permanent lead in the opener. Dylan Boucher finished 2-for-3 for the Blaze.
Nelson hit a screaming line drive down the third-base line in the bottom of the seventh inning with the nightcap tied, scoring Joe Emery and clinching the sweep. Emery, who finished with two hits, doubled and then stole third base to set the stage.
“It could have gone either of two ways,” Pepsi head coach Richie Charles said. “We could have packed it in and been happy with a split, or kept fighting. The kids kept fighting.”
Tory Smith pitched a three-hit shutout with one walk and two strikeouts in four innings of work in the nightcap. Boucher hit a two-run home run to right field in the top of the third inning. Dustin Maurer added two hits for the Blaze, who led 5-0 until the fourth inning.
Pepsi (9-3, 8-2 Area 4) hosts Horizon in a doubleheader at 6 p.m. Friday.
Game 1
Blaze 100 003 0 — 3 7 2
Pepsi 104 000 x — 5 6 1
Boucher and Hill. Priestley, Tovey (6) and Graham. WP — Priestley (2-1). LP — Boucher.
Game 2
Blaze 005 000 0 — 5 6 3
Pepsi 000 230 1 — 6 7 3
Hill, McQueen (3), Blansett (6) and Cupp. Morin, Smith (4) and Sweeden. WP — Smith (1-0). LP — Blansett. HR — Boucher (B). 2B — Kennedy (B), Emery (P), Sterling (P).
SUNDAY'SRESULTS
Pepsi 4-9Horizon 0-1
Pepsi cracked open a cool sweep, holding Horizon to three hits at Legion Field on Sunday.
Tyler Bullock carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning of the nightcap and ended his complete-game effort with one hit, two strikeouts and three walks.
Josh Graham threw a complete-game two-hitter with four strikeouts and one walk in the opener, when Blayne Sterling registered two hits.
“Any time you have good pitching and good defense with timely hitting, you're going to win a lot of games. Pepsi had a great day and we had some trouble,” Horizon head coach Ryan Hunter said.
Audiss had two hits and two runs and Joe Emery and Jay Tovey added two hits apiece in Game 2.
The Motormen (4-7, 4-6 Area 4) travel to Coos Bay for a doubleheader at 5 p.m. today.
Game 1
Pepsi 011 100 1 — 4 8 0
Horizon 000 000 0 — 0 2 3
Graham and Sweeden. Polamalu and Dahl. WP — Graham. LP — Polamalu (1-3). 2B — Audiss (P).
Game 2
Pepsi 004 005 0 — 9 12 4
Horizon 100 000 0 — 1 1 1
Bullock and Graham. Perry, Lum (6), Cortes (6) and Jaukkuri. WP — Bullock. LP — Perry (1-1). 2B — Audiss (P).
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Pepsi 5-8 Sheldon 3-10
Josh Graham finished the day 6-for-7 with four RBIs and four doubles to push the Pepsi American Legion Class A baseball team to a split with Sheldon at Legion Field.
Jay Tovey threw a complete-game three-hitter in the opener to improve to 2-1 for Pepsi. Graham was 3-for-3 in Game 1. The Roseburg sophomore-to-be recorded three doubles in the nightcap, when the Bottlecaps fell short of a comeback.
Game 1
Sheldon 120 000 0 — 3 3 2
Pepsi 010 400 0 — 5 7 2
Keyser and Corey. Tovey and Graham. WP — Tovey (2-1). LP — Keyser. 2B — Graham (P).
Game 2
Sheldon 007 000 3 — 10 6 1
Pepsi 000 611 0 — 8 7 2
Cunningham, Brabham (4) and Corey. Priestley, Bullock (4), Graham (7) and Graham, Sweeden (7). WP — Brabham. LP — Bullock (2-1). 2B — Bullock (P), Graham 3 (P), Sweeden (P).
