Clatsop County teams faced severe disappointment on Tuesday as both the Astoria softball and Warrenton baseball squads missed securing berths in the state title games in Eugene.
Both teams suffered crucial losses primarily due to struggles with hitting when runners were in scoring position, leaving numerous base runners stranded.
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Astoria Softball Falls in Extra Innings
The Astoria softball team suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Scappoose, a team they had already lost to three times during the regular season.
The Lady Fish opened the scoring in the second inning after Lyla Carlson reached base due to an error, followed by freshman Kilee Svensen hitting a home run over the center field fence to build a 2-0 lead.
Astoria junior pitcher Taryen Wray performed strongly early on, containing a powerful Indians lineup through the first three innings of the game.
Despite accumulating seven hits against Scappoose starter Saige Casey early in the match, Astoria failed to capitalize with runners on second and third in the third inning and left another runner stranded in the fourth.
Scappoose responded in the fifth inning by capitalizing on an Astoria fielding error to make the score 2-1, though Wray answered with an RBI hit to push Astoria's lead to 3-1.
The momentum shifted when Scappoose batter Emily Greiner hit a home run in the fifth, while relief pitching from Elly Casey successfully kept the Astoria batters under control.
