Vikings finish preleague schedule at 0-7


Pleasant Hill senior pitcher Bryce Moore struck out 12 Tuesday as the Billies baseball team defeated the visiting Siuslaw Vikings in a nonleague game, 6-1.

With the loss, the Vikings finished preleague play at 0-7. Siuslaw hosts Marshfield at 5 p.m. Tuesday in a Far West League opener.

Tuesday also will be the home opener for the Vikings.

Siuslaw has a lot of company among league teams in early-season struggles. North Bend is 0-6, South Umpqua 1-8, Marshfield 1-3-1, Brookings-Harbor 2-5 and Douglas 2-4.

Brookings-Harbor has a league best Class 4A ranking of No. 28. North Bend is No. 31, Douglas No. 32, Siuslaw No. 36, South Umpqua No. 37 and Marshfield No. 38.

2017 VIKINGS ROSTER
Number, Player, Position, Year in school, Height
1 Jared Northrop, 2B-LF, freshman, 5-4
2 Caleb Hennessee, 3B-RHP, freshman, 5-11
3 Kyle Rose, C-LF, senior, 5-7
4 Kelby White, CF-RHP, senior, 5-8
7 Brogan Cornish, 1B-2B, senior, 6-0
9 Drew Rannow, RF, senior, 6-0
10 Marco Reyna-Ayala, RF-LF, senior, 5-10
11 Jared Brandt, SS-RHP, junior, 6-0
21 Hunter Simington, LF-C, senior, 5-10 (Mapleton)
34 Gabe Simington, LHP-1B, sophomore, 6-2 (Mapleton)

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 0 wins, 7 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
March 27 — Dallas 13, Siuslaw 2, at Newport Tournament
March 27 — Sweet Home 3, Siuslaw 0, at Newport Tournament
March 28 — Philomath 11, Siuslaw 1, at Newport Tournament
April 4 — at Pleasant Hill 6, Siuslaw 1
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.