Vikings drop doubleheader at Junction City


The Siuslaw Vikings fell to 0-3 on the young baseball season Saturday, dropping a doubleheader at Junction City, 4-1 and 7-4.

In the opener, Levi Silbernagel was 4-for-7 and had three RBIs and three runs for the Tigers, while in the second game, Billy Dotson and Luke Jackson combined to throw a one-hitter.

Junction City moved to 5-1 with the win, and is now ranked No. 14 in Class 4A by the Oregon School Activities Association. Siuslaw is No. 26.

The Vikings next will play three games at the Newport tournament. Monday, they play Class 5A No. 14 Dallas (3-2) at 2:30 p.m. and Class 4A No. 5 Sweet Home (3-0) at 5:15 p.m. On Tuesday, they play Class 4A No. 18 Philomath (1-1) at noon.

The Sweet Home game is a rematch of the Vikings' season opener, won by the host Huskies, 8-1.

Monday's game with Dallas and Tuesday's game with Philomath are scheduled to be carried by Coast Radio, 106.9 FM and 1250 AM.

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 0 wins, 3 losses
Nonleague
March 23 — at Sweet Home 8, Siuslaw 1
March 25 — at Junction City 4, Siuslaw 1, Game 1
March 25 — at Junction City 7, Siuslaw 4, Game 2
Monday, March 27 — vs. Dallas at Newport Tournament, 2:30 p.m.
Monday, March 27 — vs. Sweet Home at Newport Tournament, 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, March 28 — vs. Philomath at Newport Tournament, noon
Tuesday, April 4 — at Pleasant Hill, 4:30 p.m.
Far West League
Tuesday, April 11 — Marshfield, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 14 — at Marshfield (DH), 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 18 — at Douglas, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 21 — Douglas (DH), 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 25 — South Umpqua, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 28 — at South Umpqua (DH), 3 p.m.
Tuesday, May 2 — Brookings-Harbor, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 5 — at Brookings-Harbor (DH), 3 p.m.
Monday, May 8 — at North Bend, 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 11 — North Bend (DH), 3 p.m.