South Umpqua slips past Siuslaw, 3-2


Siuslaw senior pitcher Kelby White limited South Umpqua to 2 runs and 3 hits over 6 2-3 innings Monday.

Siuslaw senior pitcher Kelby White was the hard-luck loser Monday as the Vikings fell to the South Umpqua Lancers, 3-2, in a Far West League baseball makeup game at Jiggs Dodson Field.

Siuslaw is now 1-8 in league, 1-15 overall. South Umpqua is second place in league at 6-3 and 7-11 overall.

The Vikings host Brookings-Harbor at 5 p.m. Tuesday, then travel to Brookings-Harbor on Friday for a doubleheader.

Siuslaw closes the season with a 3-game series with North Bend — 5 p.m. Monday at North Bend and a doubleheader with North Bend at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at Jiggs Dodson Field.

Monday, the Lancers reached White for 2 runs in the top of the first, but then were kept off the scoreboard until 2 outs in the top of the seventh.

White, working on a pitch count, exited after hitting a batter. Catcher's interference, an infield hit and an infield error allowed South Umpqua to plate the winning run.

The Vikings had scratched back to tie the game at 2-2 on an RBI sacrifice fly by Nick Steinman in the bottom of the fourth and a run-scoring groundout by Brogan Cornish in the bottom of the sixth.

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 1-8 in Far West League, 1-15 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
April 15 — Marshfield 12, at Siuslaw 6
April 18 — at Douglas 15, Siuslaw 5, 5 innings
April 21 — at Siuslaw 8, Douglas 7, 8 innings
April 21 — Douglas 5, at Siuslaw 2
April 28 — South Umpqua 13, Siuslaw 3, at Riddle, 5 innings, Game 1
April 28 — South Umpqua 13, Siuslaw 0, at Riddle, 5 innings, Game 2
May 1 — South Umpqu 3, at Siuslaw 2
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., senior recognition night

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)
22 Nick Steinman, RF-LF, senior, 5-11
34 Gabe Simington, LHP-1B, sophomore, 6-2 (Mapleton)