Ouch. That about sums up Tuesday’s Class 5A state semifinal baseball game. At least from Ashland’s perspective. The Grizzlies couldn’t be rattled during the regular season, but I think they may have been against the Spartans, who hit as good as advertised but also benefited from a few key breaks. Ashland made mistakes that I haven’t [...]
By Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings Pitchers had a hard time holding Corvallis down all season. Against two of the best hurlers in 5A baseball, under the pressure of a state semifinal and against the defending state champions, nothing changed. “Coach says, ‘Keep pounding at the wall and eventually it will break,’” Corvallis ace and [...]
Here’s the box and play-by-play. The story is coming (as if this doesn’t tell you enough). Corvallis at AHS Baseball Jun 02 2009 at Corvallis Player Name AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Ross Orman ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 Jason Martin cf 4 0 [...]
My coverage plans tonight, blog wise, are the same as last Tuesday’s playoff game. I’ll post the box score and play-by-play ASAP after the game, probably within an hour of the last pitch. An abbreviated game story will go up a little later. As for Wednesday’s paper, we’ll have the complete game story and pictures. [...]
Let’s start with the essentials. What: No. 2 Ashland (23-4) vs. No. 5 Corvallis (25-4), OSAA Class 5A state baseball semifinals. Where: At North Mountain Park. When: 4:30 p.m. (that means if you want a shaded seat, you better park your chair behind the backstop by about 1 p.m. – no kidding). Tickets: $7 adults, [...]
