Pitchers ruled the day in Class 3A Greater St. Helens League baseball.
Garett Speyer of Union threw a one-hitter, Christian Bannister of Columbia River threw a two-hitter, and Ryan Patterson of Camas took a no-hitter into the final inning Tuesday.
Not surprisingly, all threw picked up the wins.
Patterson lost his no-hit bid when Fort Vancouver’s Hayden Heying singled with an out in the seventh inning.
By then, the Papermakers were in control, ahead 6-0, and settled for a 6-2 win. Patterson struck out six.
Speyer struck out six to lead the Titans. He had hit a two-run home run in a 6-2 win over Prairie.
Bannister struck out 10 in River’s 7-1 victory over Hudson’s Bay.
Camas and Columbia River are tied with 6-1 records in league play. Union is in third at 5-2.
Camas and Columbia River play a home-and-home series beginning Thursday at Columbia River.
2A GSHL baseball
Ridgefield 5, R.A. Long 4 — Max Ferreira’s single scored the game-winning run in the bottom the seventh inning, and the Spudders scored four times in the final two innings to rally for the victory.
Alex Sheridan’s run-scoring single tied the game at 4 earlier in the seventh.
Marcus Deal’s two-run double got the Spudders to within a run in the sixth inning.
Mark Morris 2, Hockinson 1 — Jake McCoy struck out 14 Hawks to lead the Monarchs to the victory.
Hockinson’s lone run came off a homer by Casey Sawyer.
3A GSHL soccer
Columbia River 3, Hudson’s Bay 2 — Justin Solomon scored twice, both off of assists from Steven Hughes, as the Chieftains improved to 3-0 in league play.
Camas 10, Prairie 0 — Nick Palodichuk scored three more goals, giving him 20 this season. Camas is tied with Columbia River atop the standings.
Camas and Columbia River face off on Friday for first place in the league standings.
4A GSHL soccer
Evergreen 2, Skyview 0 — Ran Ashbaker and Septi Danciu scored first-half goals in a match for first place.
Mark Fong saved four shots in the shutout. Evergreen improved to 3-0 in league play, the last unbeaten team. Skyview fell to 2-1.
