CLACKAMAS, Ore. — Wilder Baseball opened the Diamond Classic with a loss to host Clackamas.
Clackamas, now 19-7-1 on the summer, beat Wilder 6-3.
Wilder fell to 16-5, its second loss in a row after winning 15 consecutive games.
“We played another good team as a bunch of individuals,” Wilder coach Chad Wagner said.
“Everything is fine when you are winning, but the true test of a team is when you lose a couple games.
“We have to regroup and come together to overcome these set of loses.”
Clackamas had five hits and one error while Wilder outhit the Oregon team with seven hits, and also had just one mistake.
Kyle Kelly threw all seven innings and received the loss on the mound.
“He really didn’t pitch that bad,” Wagner said.
“One bloop hit over third, and one line drive off a pitch that was over the kid’s head scored four of their runs.”
Catcher Marcus Konopaski was 1 of 1 with two walks while Kelly and Brian DeFrang was 2 for 3 each and Talon Cameron was 1 for 3.
State softball
OTHELLO — Forks 10U remain undefeated while North Olympic 12U from Port Angeles earned two wins at the Babe Ruth softball state championships.
There was at least a bit of recovery for North Olympic teams Friday as pool play was completed and teams began elimination play.
The North Olympic 12U team completed bracket play with a 12-2 win over Forks to conclude pool play, then defeated Othello 12-9 in the first double-elimination game.
Forks 10U, meanwhile, is 3-0 in pool play after beating North Olympic 24-0 on Friday.
The North Olympic 10’s had a tough road with an extra pool game and limited pitching.
The team lost Friday 25-17 to Upper Kittitas and 24-0 to Forks, and 21-7 in the first bracket game, again to Upper Kittitas.
See photos of the state softball tourney on this page and on Page B3.
