Stars lose on mercy rule in Regional opener

AAA LEGION — The Northwest Club never gets going in 12-2 loss to Klamath Falls

By Andrew Nemec

The Gresham Outlook, Jul 24, 2010, Updated Jul 24, 2010

Andrew Nemec / The Sandy Post

Sandy's Ethan Teel reaches for a grab at first base during the Northwest Stars' 12-2 loss to Klamath Falls to open the AAA legion Regional playoffs Friday.

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SALEM — The Northwest Stars came into the AAA legion regional tournament hoping their luck had changed after a less-than-stellar showing at their tournament in Sandy, but it only got worse for them on Friday as they were 10-runned 12-2 by the Klamath Falls Falcons in their opening game.

Through four innings, the Stars committed six errors, walked three, hit a pair of batters and were called for a balk to fall behind 7-0.

Andrew Hillis hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to drive in Taylor Dunn and make the score 7-1, but the deficit never diminished after that.

An RBI-triple in the seventh inning scored the Falcons’ ninth run of the game, but the first that was driven in off a base hit. The previous eight all came off of errors and walks.

Tom D’Aboy showed his leadership with the score 12-1 in the bottom of the eighth, as he refused to give up and hit the contest’s only home run – a shot to left field. Hillis followed with a double of his own, but it wasn’t enough as the game ended early.

Look for extended coverage in Saturday's Outlook or in the Wednesday, July 28 issue of The Sandy Post