Vikings lose a pair to Pirates, 9-5 and 5-2


Freshman third baseman Caleb Hennessee, fourth from right, batted cleanup in the Vikings' league opener Friday in Coos Bay.

The Siuslaw Vikings will finally get a home baseball game Saturday, weather permitting.

Friday, the Vikings fell to 0-9 on the season as they dropped a pair of Far West League games to Marshfield in Coos Bay, 9-5 and 5-2.

Saturday, the Vikings will host the Pirates in a single game at 1 p.m. at Dodson Field.

If the thrice-postponed home opener is scrubbed again, it will be played at 5 p.m. Monday in Florence.

The Pirates, 3-4-1 overall, sit atop the league at 2-0. Douglas is 2-1 and 5-7, North Bend 1-0 and 2-6. Brookings-Harbor 1-2 and 4-7 and South Umpqua 0-1 and 1-9.

In the only other league action Friday, Douglas swept visiting Brookings-Harbor, 2-1 and 10-8.

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)
? Nick Steinman, RF-LF, senior, 5-11

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 0-2 in Far West League, 0-9 overall
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
April 14 — at Marshfield 9, Siuslaw 5, Game 1
April 14 — at Marshfield 5, Siuslaw 2, Game 2
Saturday, April 15 — Marshfield, 1 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.