Astoria edges Seaside in the Clash, 6-3

Published 5:00 pm Monday, April 23, 2018

Seaside pitcher Jetta Ideue cooled off the Astoria bats, but the Lady Fishermen still won their fifth straight, a 6-3 decision over the Gulls in a Clatsop Clash softball game Tuesday at CMH Field.

Astoria remained in a three-team chase for the league title, improving to 5-2 in league (6-8 overall), just one game out of first place (Banks and Scappoose are tied at 6-1).

After a combined 39 hits in their last two games, the Fishermen had just six hits off Ideue, who also struck out eight with two walks.

Astoria countered with Julia Norris, who took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before giving up two hits after the first out. She lost the no-hit bid, but finished with seven strikeouts and no walks to pick up the win.

The Fishermen built a quick 2-0 lead, scoring twice on sacrifice fly balls by Lexxis Lyngstad and Norris in the first inning.

Astoria scored a run on a passed ball in the third, before a costly error led to two Seaside runs in the fourth.

Before the Gulls could score the equalizer, Astoria scored three in the sixth, highlighted by a double from Norris and Halle Helmersen’s run-scoring single to left.

Seaside’s Bri Hill beat out an infield single with one out in the seventh to break up the no-hitter, and Sidney Owsley’s double drove her in for the Gulls’ final run.

The two teams play Wednesday at Seaside.

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