Prep highlights, May 7: 2A GSHL baseball title at stake Friday for Columbia River, R.A. Long

It’s a winner-take-all baseball game Friday for the 2A Greater St. Helens League title when Columbia River hosts R.A. Long — the league’s top two teams — square off in their regular-season finale.

Wednesday, R.A. Long (13-7, 10-3) moved into a first-place tie with River (14-5, 10-3) after its 6-4 victory over the Rapids in Longview behind the relief pitching of Jonah Cadigan and Jeffrey Rooklidge. The duo combined to allow six hits over six-plus innings and five strikeouts.

The Lumberjacks took the lead for good with a four-run third inning sparked by Cadigan’s two-out, three run double to grab a 5-4 lead. Riley Young also went 2 for 2 with two runs scored for the ‘Jacks.

Kian Siegel went 2 for 2 with a run scored and RBI for River.

Stars of the day

Madison Walker, Woodland softball, went 3 for 4, drove in four runs and scored four times in a shutout of Washougal.

Charlie Harris, Ridgefield softball, went 3 for 5 with four runs and two RBI in a shutout over R.A. Long.

Tyler Thompson, Washougal baseball, threw a complete-game shutout with five strikeouts in a 1-0 victory over Hockinson to move the Panthers into a fifth-place tie with the Hawks in the 2A GSHL standings.

Jaden Wang, Columbia-White Salmon baseball, went 2 for 4 with a team-best five RBI, and also struck out three in three innings to earn the win in a shutout of Stevenson.

Ryno Catabay, Evergreen baseball, went 2 for 2 with four RBI and a run in a 10-5 win over Fort Vancouver.

Landon DeBeaumont, Ridgefield baseball, went 3 for 4 with two RBI and also struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings in a 10-3 win over Woodland.