November 17, 2024
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April 17

Game 1

Chemeketa Storm – 1

Lane Titans – 2

In the first game of a doubleheader, the Titans edged past Chemeketa in a pitchers duel. Charlie Patterson threw seven scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out four. Trey Werner picked up the save.

Outfielder Takanori Shimizu continued his hot batting streak, going two for two and batting in a run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh. Curren Mitzel also drove in a run after capitalizing on a Chemeketa error.

  • Charlie Patterson – W(2-1) 7 innings, 2 hits, 4 strikeouts, 0 earned runs
  • Trey Werner – Save (3)
  • Takanori Shimizu – 2-2, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 stolen base
  • Curren Mitzel – 2-3, 1 RBI

Game 2

Chemeketa Storm- 10

Lane Titans – 8

In Game 2, Chemeketa swung back at the Titans, lighting up the rotation for 10 runs on 10 hits. The Titans rallied twice to push the game into extra innings but ultimately fell to the Storm. Logan Zozaya smacked a three-run homer in the fourth inning and Hayden Curtis recorded his first career home run–a leadoff dinger on a 3-2 pitch–in the bottom of the ninth. Takanori Shimizu added another five hits, including two doubles and an RBI single.

The Titans went to the bullpen early and often, using eight total pitchers against the Storm’s suddenly hot batting. Starter Donovan Baldocchi threw three innings, giving up five earned runs on seven hits. The bullpen fared slightly better but ultimately couldn’t overcome Chemeketa offense.

  • Takanori Shimizu – 5-5, 2 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI
  • Hayden Curtis – 2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI
  • Logan Zozaya – 1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI
  • Pitching staff: 8 pitchers used, 10 hits, 10 runs, 6K
rst basemen Takanori Shimizu catches a pass from an infielder after a hit by Mt. Hood’s Tyler Linch, completing the out in the first inning of Lanes Friday game that ended 5-1. Shimizu has a batting average of .376 putting him above the league wide average.

April 20

Game 1

Lane Titans- 10

Corban (JV) Warriors – 4

Lane capitalized on four errors and five walks with a strong offensive showing against Corban. Seven Titans recorded base hits, including two doubles from Hayden Curtis and and two RBIs each from Jaxon Woodhouse and Logan Zozaya.

Lefty freshman Joe Ball got his first start, throwing two solid innings before the Titans dipped into their bullpen. Trestyn Dumilieu earned the save with two scoreless innings.

  • Hayden Curtis – 2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI
  • Jaxon Woodhouse – 2-3, 2 RBI
  • Kyle Strange – 2-3, SB
  • Joe Ball: W (1-0), 2 IP, 1 R, 1 K
  • Trestyn Dumilieu: S(1), 2 IP, 2 H, 3K

Game 2

Lane Titans- 14

Corban (JV) Warriors – 3

The Titans exploded for 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning before winning on run-rule in five innings. After Jack Swisher’s leadoff double, Nathan Sprenger followed with an RBI double of his own, opening the floodgates for the Titans. 14 runs is a season-high for the Titans, led by career-best performances from Sprenger and Jack Swisher.

Starter Trenton Hough gave up five hits and a two-run home run in two innings pitched, but the bullpen kept Corban’s bats on ice. The Titans also committed no errors for the first time in ten games.

  • Nathan Sprenger: 3-4, 4 RBI (career-high), 2 2B
  • Jack Swisher: 3-4 (career high), 2B, RBI
  • Kyle Strange: 1-2, 2 RBI, 1 SB
  • Trenton Hough: W (3-0) 2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 K
Jesse Carr, a left-handed specialist pitcher for the Titans, winds up to strike out a batter at the beginning of the fourth inning. The Titans played a doubleheader against Chemeketa Community College in the afternoon of Wednesday, April 17, taking a win in the first game and a loss in the second.

April 26

Game 1

Mt. Hood Saints – 7

Lane Titans – 6

In a critical series with playoff implications, the third-place Titans’ watched two late-inning rallies fall short against the second-place Saints. After falling behind 5-1, the Titans took advantage of a pitching change to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth. After Mt. Hood took back the lead in the ninth, Lane stranded two runners on base to end the game.

Jaxon Woodhouse drove in two RBIs and freshman shortstop Matt Dallas popped off three hits late in the game to keep the Titans in competition, while Curran Mitzel added an RBI and two stolen bases. Lefty starter Charlie Patterson threw five innings, giving up ten hits and three earned runs, while three relievers gave up one earned run each. 

  • Jaxon Woodhouse: 1-3, 2 RBI
  • Matt Dallas: 3-4, R, BB
    Curran Mitzel: 0-1, 3 BB, 1 RBI, 2 SB
  • Charlie Patterson: L(2-2), 5 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 1 K

Game 2

Mt. Hood Saints – 5

Lane Titans – 1

In the second game of the doubleheader, Mt. Hood clobbered a pair of home runs while the Titan offense went cold–Lane’s lone run came on a line-drive solo home run from Curran Mitzel in the bottom of the third. Takanori Shimizu extended his hitting streak to five games with a single in the fifth.

Mitchell Bell gave up four earned runs in four innings, walking three and striking out one. Trenton Hough gave up another run in one inning of relief, while Joe Ball closed with two scoreless innings.

  • Takanori Shimizu: 1-4, five-game hitting streak
  • Curran Mitzel:  1-2, HR, RBI
  • Mitchell Bell: L(0-4), 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 K
  • Joe Ball: 2 IP, 0 ER, 2 K

April 26

Game 1

Mt. Hood Saints – 7

Lane Titans – 6

In a critical series with playoff implications, the third-place Titans’ watched two late-inning rallies fall short against the second-place Saints. After falling behind 5-1, the Titans took advantage of a pitching change to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth. After Mt. Hood took back the lead in the ninth, Lane stranded two runners on base to end the game.

Jaxon Woodhouse drove in two RBIs and freshman shortstop Matt Dallas popped off three hits late in the game to keep the Titans in competition, while Curran Mitzel added an RBI and two stolen bases. Lefty starter Charlie Patterson threw five innings, giving up ten hits and three earned runs, while three relievers gave up one earned run each. 

  • Jaxon Woodhouse: 1-3, 2 RBI
  • Matt Dallas: 3-4, R, BB
    Curran Mitzel: 0-1, 3 BB, 1 RBI, 2 SB
  • Charlie Patterson: L(2-2), 5 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 1 K

Game 2

Mt. Hood Saints – 5

Lane Titans – 1

In the second game of the doubleheader, Mt. Hood clobbered a pair of home runs while the Titan offense went cold–Lane’s lone run came on a line-drive solo home run from Curran Mitzel in the bottom of the third. Takanori Shimizu extended his hitting streak to five games with a single in the fifth.

Mitchell Bell gave up four earned runs in four innings, walking three and striking out one. Trenton Hough gave up another run in one inning of relief, while Joe Ball closed with two scoreless innings.

  • Takanori Shimizu: 1-4, five-game hitting streak
  • Curran Mitzel:  1-2, HR, RBI
  • Mitchell Bell: L(0-4), 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 K
  • Joe Ball: 2 IP, 0 ER, 2 K