July 25, 2024, 10:39pm Clark County Sports Updated 19 hours ago
Post-game meetings on the field are typically kept short by Ridgefield head coach Chris Cota. But after the Raptors were swept by the Corvallis Knights for the second time this season in a 12-3 loss Thursday at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex, coaches spent a few extra moments talking… Read story
July 23, 2024, 10:35pm Clark County Sports Updated 2 days ago
Going 19 days without losing a baseball game had the Ridgefield Raptors on cloud nine. Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise the Corvallis Knights, the seven-time defending West Coast League champions, brought the Raptors back down to earth. Corvallis led wire-to-wire in Tuesday’s 7-5 win at Ridgefield… Read story
July 19, 2024, 11:00pm Clark County Sports
A constant shuffling of pitchers and catchers on summer collegiate baseball teams often leaves little time to develop trust and chemistry between battery mates. Yet for Ridgefield Raptors starting pitcher Isaiah Magdaleno and catcher Richard Tejeda, two players who hadn’t appeared in the same lineup this season before… Read story
July 18, 2024, 11:45pm Clark County Sports
A crack heard from Hunter Katschke’s bat left little doubt his baseball was gone. Read story
July 15, 2024, 7:05pm Clark County Sports
The key to Luke Iverson’s success this summer is keeping things simple. Read story
July 13, 2024, 10:01am Clark County Sports Subscriber Exclusive
In order to build a roster capable of competing in the West Coast League, the Ridgefield Raptors spend countless hours behind the scenes establishing relationships with college programs and gaining their trust to send players to Ridgefield each summer. Read story
July 9, 2024, 11:30pm Clark County Sports
If you believe in superstitions, like some Ridgefield Raptors players, the recent Pacific Northwest heat wave can be considered somewhat of a fortuitous thing. Since last Friday’s series-opening win against the Cowlitz Black Bears, the Raptors’ hot bats have been the main driver behind a four-game winning streak. Read story
July 1, 2024, 8:48pm Clark County Sports
As a recent high school graduate, Ryder Cutlip is the resident young buck on the Ridgefield Raptors. Read story
June 29, 2024, 11:21pm Clark County Sports
A get-right week for the Ridgefield Raptors continued with another competitive game Saturday against the Portland Pickles. Only this time, the Raptors couldn’t quite get over the hump in a 6-4 defeat, snapping a three-game winning streak. Despite out-hitting the Pickles 8-7, the Raptors came up short of… Read story
June 28, 2024, 10:15pm Clark County Sports
At the most important position on the field with little room for mistakes, Ridgefield Raptors pitchers have made it look easy lately. Of course, pitching is far from a rudimentary task, as Friday’s starter Curtis Hebert will tell you. Yet by playing within themselves and not trying to… Read story
