For the third time this season and second time in three days, the Astoria and Seaside baseball teams were separated by just one run.

Following Astoria’s 5-4 win on May 8, the Gulls answered on May 10 with a 1-0 decision over the Fishermen at Broadway Field. It was Seaside’s second 1-0 win over Astoria at Broadway, where the Gulls defeated the Fishermen 1-0 on April 14.

The pitching duel between Astoria’s Niko Boudreau and Seaside’s Tanner Kraushaar on May 10 was all it was hyped up to be, as the Clatsop Clash was scoreless into the fifth inning.

In the bottom of the fifth, Seaside’s Ryan Varozza reached on an error, took second on a single by Cameron Schulte, and stole third.

With two outs, Kraushaar singled up the middle, scoring Varozza with the game’s lone run.

Astoria rallied in the seventh, as Merrick Benesch reached on an error to lead off.

Seaside’s Brody Hillman replaced Kraushaar on the mound and gave up a single to Patrick Perdue-Anderson.

But with two outs, Benesch at third base and Perdue-Anderson at second, Hillman got Astoria’s final batter to fly out to end the game.

Both teams had just three hits, with Kraushaar allowing two hits with seven strikeouts and three walks to pick up the win.

Boudreau went the distance for Astoria, allowing three hits and three walks with 16 strikeouts.

Rally falls short

Big hits, big plays in the field and a big win May 8 for the Astoria baseball team.

In a crucial Clatsop Clash at Tapiola Park, the Fishermen built a 5-1 lead through four innings, then held off a Seaside rally for a 5-4 win over the Gulls.

Astoria’s Karson Hawkins pitched five innings and Teagan Birdeno tossed the last two, combining on a seven-hitter with 10 strikeouts and three walks.

While the Gulls stranded several runners, the Fishermen had the crucial hits, including a two-out, infield single by Niko Boudreau in the fourth inning.

Boudreau beat the throw to first, and coupled with a Seaside error, two runners scored on the play for a 5-1 lead.

Boudreau had three of Astoria’s eight hits, and drove in four runs.

Seaside’s Zeben Brown, River Quackenbush and Izzy Jantes had three consecutive run-scoring singles in the fifth that brought the Gulls to within one run.