Noah Newton and Jacob Long combined on a three-hitter as Battle Ground baseball beat Hudson’s Bay 2-1 on Thursday at Propstra Stadium.
Keegan Moffatt went 3 for 3 with three doubles, the last of which drove in Jackson Hotchkiss to give Battle Ground a 2-0 lead in the top of the sixth.
James Gill hit a solo home run in the second inning to put the Tigers (2-1) on the board.
Newton pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two hits, an unearned run and striking out seven.
Hudson’s Bay starting pitcher Chanz Flores pitched four innings, striking out six while allowing three hits and one walk. He scored the Eagles’ lone run in the sixth inning on a throwing error as he stole third base.
Hudson’s Bay (2-1) got the tying run on base with one out in the seventh. But Gill shut down the threat by picking off the runner at first before ending the game with a strikeout.
Stars of the day
- Lauren Baker, La Center softball, went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two runs scored in a 21-10 loss to Toledo.
- Emma Lungwitz, Columbia River tennis, fourth at 2A state last season, has started her season strong by dropping just one game this week at No. 1 singles for the Rapids. She had a 6-0, 6-0 win against Centralia.
- Jackson Rohl, Mark Morris baseball, went 2 for 3 with a double, three RBI and a stolen base in a 12-2 win over Evergreen.
- Nate Olmos, Ridgefield baseball, went 3 for 5 with two doubles, four RBI and a stolen base in a 12-4 win over Clarkston.
- Sebi Deisenhofer, Hockinson boys soccer, scored two goals in a 4-0 win over Mark Morris.
- Yahir Gomez, Woodland boys soccer, scored a penalty kick in the final two minutes of regulation to give the Beavers a 1-0 win over Fort Vancouver.
- Logan DeJong, Columbia River girls track and field, won the shot put and discus at the LG Moore Union Relays at Union High School.
