Seaside wins two at Madras tournament

Published 9:13 am Sunday, April 1, 2018

MADRAS — An otherwise successful road swing came to a disappointing end for the Seaside baseball team over the weekend.

The Gulls participated in the three-day Madras White Buffalo Spring Classic, scoring two wins with one loss.

Seaside completed its stay Saturday afternoon against Crook County, which scored an 11-1 win over the Gulls.

Seaside pitchers Travis Fenton and Gage McFadden gave up 11 hits, with eight strikeouts and three walks.

Crook County pitcher Heath Pickhardt scattered three hits, with seven strikeouts and three walks.

The Gulls scored their run in the fourth, Dawson Blanchard scoring after a triple.

Josh Norris had a triple and teammate Brody Connell had a home run and four RBIs for the Cowboys.

MADRAS — The Seaside infield turned a triple play to highlight a 7-4 win Friday over Madras, on Day 2 of the White Buffalo Spring Classic.

The Gulls held a 6-4 lead going into the bottom of the fifth, when Madras had runners at first and second with no outs and the heart of their order at the plate.

Madras attempted a bunt off Seaside pitcher Payton Westerholm, who made a diving, snow-cone catch near the first base line. Before either base-runner could return safely, Westerholm fired the ball to Ashton Boyd at first for the second out, and Boyd delivered to Gage McFadden at second to complete the triple play.

Meanwhile, Seaside scored three runs in the top of the fourth to take the lead, and finished the game with nine hits.

Isaias Jantes was the only multiple hitter for the Gulls, with a single and a double. McFadden scored twice, and Westerholm was 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Duncan Thompson drove in two runs.

Pitchers Brayden Johnson and Westerholm scattered four hits with three strikeouts and three walks.

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