The Ridgefield baseball team got a hand from Mother Nature in its 8-5 win over Mark Morris on Wednesday.
Sure, the Spudders might have rallied in the bottom of the seventh after the Monarchs took a lead in the top of the inning, but lightning in the area created two delays and ultimately ended the game with two outs in the top of the seventh inning.
Class 2A Greater St. Helens League rules say the game reverts back to the last completed full inning, which meant an 8-5 win for Ridgefield.
The Spudders scored four times in the bottom of the sixth to take its 8-5 lead.
Spencer Andersen and Michael Martin each had two hits and two RBI for Ridgefield.
The win improved the Spudders to 6-1 in league play. Mark Morris fell to 4-3.
Soccer match shortened — Wednesday’s thunderstorms also shortened a Class 4A boys soccer match at McKenzie Stadium as Camas beat Heritage 2-0.
After a lengthy lightning delay at halftime, the game was called after a second delay 11 minutes into the second half. Under league rules, the match is official since the first half was completed.
The later soccer match scheduled Wednesday at McKenzie Stadium was played, with Union defeating Mountain View 3-0.
Stars of the day
• Trevor Wharton, Heritage baseball, went 3 for 3 with a triple and two RBI in the Timberwolves’ 5-3 win over Union.
• Colin Biggs, Mountain View baseball, pitched a complete-game two-hitter with seven strikeouts in a 1-0 win at Evergreen.
• Jordan Shaw, Prairie softball, hit the go-ahead home run in the top of the eighth inning as the Falcons won at Black Hills 8-7.
• Jessica Flanagan, Woodland softball, went 3 for 3 with a double and triple in Woodland’s 4-2 win over Hockinson.
• Abby Runyon, Hockinson softball, struck out 12 batters and went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI in a 4-2 loss at Woodland.
• Paige Forsberg, Washougal softball, struck out 10 batters and was 1 for 3 in a 5-2 loss to Mark Morris.
• Teaghan Cowles, Jayden Schofield and Cassie Grigg, Columbia River softball, combined for four home runs and seven RBI in an 11-1 win at Centralia.
• Jeremy Scott, La Center track and field, won the 110 hurdles in a school-record time of 15.87 seconds, and won the 300 hurdles in a dual meet at White Salmon.
• McKenna Flanagan, Woodland track and field, won the javelin with a school-record throw of 119 feet, 6 inches in a dual meet against Mark Morris. It is the fourth-best throw in 2A this season.
• Toby Pizot, Camas soccer, scored an unassisted goal in a 2-0 win over Heritage.
• Jonathan Granados, Union soccer, scored twice in a 3-0 Titans win over Mountain View.
