Sutherlin snapped a 3-3 tie with a 3-run rally in the top of the fifth and held on for a 7-5 victory over the Siuslaw Vikings in a nonleague baseball game Thursday at Jiggs Dodson Stadium.

The second game was called with 1 out in the top of the fourth due to darkness, with the visiting Bulldogs leading 7-0.

Siuslaw, 1-1, next will host Pleasant Hill at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Sutherlin, 1-1, has its home opener Tuesday, hosting Glide in a twin bill.

In the opener, Elijah Blankenship was 3-for-3 with an RBI with a stolen base to lead the Vikings offense. Jared Northrop and Dalton Stinger had a single each for the only other hits by Siuslaw.

Only 2 of Sutherlin's 7 runs were earned as Siuslaw committed 5 errors and issued 10 walks.

Cade Meisner had 3 hits and 3 RBIs for the Bulldogs.

"We made too many mistakes in this game," Siuslaw coach Tom Shinn said. "You aren't going to win many making five errors.

"Thirteen strikeouts, eight of which were looking, kills a lot of innings. In four innings we struck out with runners on base. In three of those innings we had runners in scoring position.

"Putting the ball in play is important. Put pressure on the defense to make a play, but when you don't do that, you make the game a lot easier for your opponent."

In the nightcap, Vikings starter Tim Lowder had 7 strikeouts and 7 walks in 3-plus innings.

NOTE

Coast Radio carried the games online, beginning at the bottom of the first inning of the opener. Wayne Sharpe provided play-by-play, while Randy Paredes added color commentary.

First game
SUTHERLIN     300 030 1  —  7   5   4
SIUSLAW         120 010 1  —  5   5   5
Payton Hope, Luke Rothwell (4) and Steven Hagar, Garrett Edwards; Caleb Hennessee, Jared Northrop (4), Clay Kramer (6) and Zach Stinger.
WP — Rothwell. LP — Northrop.

Second game
Called with 1 out in top of 4th, darkness
SUTHERLIN     202 3  —  7   4   1
SIUSLAW         000 x  —  0   0   1
Steve Hagar and Cade Meisner; Tim Lowder, Dalton Stinger (4) and Zach Stinger.

VIKINGS VARSITY ROSTER
Sophomores
  2 Chayton James (home schooled), 6-0, outfielder, infielder
  4 Elijah Blankenship, 5-6, catcher, infielder
  7 Clay Kramer, 6-1, outfielder, right-handed pitcher
21 Dalton Stinger, 6-1, right-handed pitcher, utility
Juniors
  1 Jared Northrop, 5-6, right-handed pitcher, shortstop
  3 Clayton Remilong, 5-8, outfielder, infielder
  8 Caleb Hennessee, 6-0, right-handed pitcher, infielder
10 Zach Stinger, 5-10, catcher, infielder
Seniors
17 Tim Lowder, 6-0, right-handed pitcher, utility
22 Jordan Taniguchi, 5-10, utility
34 Gabe Simington (Mapleton), 6-2, left-handed pitcher, first base
Coach: Tom Shinn
Assistants: Dirk Anderson, Conway Pebley

VIKINGS 2019 SCHEDULE
Record:1-1 overall, 0-0 Sky-Em League
Nonleague
Wednesday, March 13 — at Siuslaw 8, Harrisburg 5
Thursday, March 14 — Sutherlin 7, at Siuslaw 5, 1st game
Thursday, March 14 — Sutherlin 7, at Siuslaw 0, 2nd game, called with 1 out top of 4th, darkness
Tuesday, March 19 — Pleasant Hill, 5 p.m.
Friday, March 22 — at Mazama, 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 23 — at Klamath Union (DH), 11 a.m.
Tuesday, March 26 — Neah-Kah-Nie, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, April 2 — Douglas (DH), 3 p.m.
Sky-Em League
Tuesday, April 9 — at Marist, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 12 — Junction City (DH), 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 16 — Cottage Grove, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 19 — at Elmira (DH), 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 23 — at Marshfield, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 26 — Marist (DH), 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 30 — at Junction City, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 3 — at Cottage Grove (DH), 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 7 — Elmira, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 10 — Marshfield (DH), 3 p.m.