Raptors win marathon regular-season finale

Wednesday, Aug. 5, Ridgefield, Wash. – Corvallis lost 18-15 to Ridgefield in a wild regular-season finale at the Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex.

The Raptors scored six times in the bottom of the 11^th, the final three runs coming on a two-out home run. The Knights twice were one strike away from victory but could not close the deal.

Instead the Raptors salvaged the finale, which took an agonizing 4:40 to complete and had no bearing on the standings or playoff pairings.

The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Knights (35-23, 31-23, 18-9 second half. They still won the series, and the second-half South Division championship.

Catcher Aiden Hazen (LBCC) was 5-for-7 with four RBIs, a run and a double. Maverek Russell (UCSB, pictured above) was 4-for-7 with a grand slam, a double and four RBIs and Max Medina (Cal Poly) had two hits, three runs and two RBIs.

The Knights are idle on Aug. 6. They will open the best-of-3 South Division playoffs at Walla Walla on Aug. 7; games 2 and 3 (if necessary) will be at Goss Stadium on Aug. 8-9.

The postseason playoffs involve the top four teams from the North and South divisions. In the South Division, first-half champion Ridgefield will have home-field advantage over No. 4 seed Portland in the other semifinal.

The division series champions meet in a one-game series hosted by the higher seed. The division champions then advance to the WCL championship game, hosted by the team with the best overall record.

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