Spartans top Vikings in league opener, 14-0


Junior shortstop Caleb Hennessee was 2-for-2 against Marist with a double.

Marist Catholic rallied for nine runs in the bottom of the third inning Tuesday as the Spartans opened Sky-Em League baseball play with a 14-0 victory over the Siuslaw Vikings in Eugene.

The Vikings fell to 0-1 in league and 1-7 overall, while the Spartans are 1-0 and 5-4.

"We couldn't get out of our own way," Siuslaw coach Tom Shinn told Wayne Sharpe and Randy Paredes in the Coast Radio post-game show. "A nine-run third makes it hard to win ball games.

"Our timing was off early. We were late getting here, late getting warned up."

Siuslaw next will host Junction City in a twin bill Friday at Dodson Field. First pitch is 3 p.m.

Marist senior Will Bullock pitched the first four innings, limiting the Vikings to three hits while striking out eight. Junior JJ Anderson pitched the fifth for the Spartans.

Junior Caleb Hennessee was 2-for-2 with a double and sophomore Dalton Stinger added a double.

Elsewhere, Marshfield hosted Cottage Grove.

The Junction City at Elmira game is scheduled for Wednesday.

SIUSLAW  000 00 —   0    3     3
MARIST    419 0X — 14    9     0
Gabe Simington, Clay Kramer (3), Jared Northrop (3) and Elijah Blankenship; Will Bullock, JJ Anderson (5) and KC Kimble.
WP — Will Bullock. LP — Gabe Simington.

VIKINGS 2019 SCHEDULE
Record: 0-1 Sky-Em League, 1-7 overall
Sky-Em League
Tuesday, April 9 — at Marist 14, Siuslaw 0, 5 innings
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.
Nonleague
Wednesday, March 13 — at Siuslaw 8, Harrisburg 5
Thursday, March 14 — Sutherlin 7, at Siuslaw 5
Tuesday, March 19 — Pleasant Hill 25, at Siuslaw 1, 5 innings
Friday, March 22 — at Mazama 21, Siuslaw 0, 5 innings
Saturday, March 23 — at Klamath Union 8, Siuslaw 7, 1st game
Saturday, March 23 — at Klamath Union 11, Siuslaw 0, 2nd game
Tuesday, March 26 — Neah-Kah-Nie 5, at Siuslaw 4
Tuesday, April 2 — Douglas (DH), cancelled

VIKINGS VARSITY ROSTER
Sophomores
  2 Chayton James (home schooled), 6-0, OF/3B
  4 Elijah Blankenship, 5-6, C/RHP
11 Clay Kramer, 6-1, OF/RHP
21 Dalton Stinger, 6-1, RHP/utility
Juniors
  1 Jared Northrop, 5-6, RHP/SS
  3 Clayton Remilong, 5-8, OF/infielder
  8 Caleb Hennessee, 6-0, RHP/infielder
10 Zach Stinger, 5-10, C/infielder
Seniors
17 Tim Lowder, 6-0, RHP/utility
22 Jordan Taniguchi, 5-10, utility
34 Gabe Simington (Mapleton), 6-2, LHP/1B
Coach: Tom Shinn
Assistants: Dirk Anderson, Conway Pebley