A trio of young guns helped carry the load for the Roseburg Docs baseball team as they pulled ahead big and held on late for an 8-5 victory over the Ole Athletics from Eugene Friday at Bill Gray Legion Stadium at Champion Car Wash Field.

First year Docs players Kade Johnson, Evan Buechley and Logan Klopfenstein accounted for six RBI as the Docs pulled ahead 8-1 over the Athletics.

Klopfenstein drove in two runs on a single in a four-run second inning. Johnson tacked on another Docs’ run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and Buechley helped the home team score three more runs in the fifth with a single.

The Athletics rallied to within three runs with a big finish in the seventh. Jacob Luther surrendered a pair of walks to start the inning and Ole third baseman Blake Stavros capitalized with a two-run triple off of Ryan Knight, who took over in relief of Luther.

Knight gave up two runs on a groundout and a one-out double by Ben Heitz, but was able to close the door by retiring the next two hitters.

The win capped off an undefeated start for the Docs in their own Father’s Day Tournament. They’ll face Klamath Falls on day two of the tournament, Saturday at 6 p.m.

Austin Anderson picked up the win for the Docs, tossing three innings of shutout ball. He allowed three hits, while striking out two and walking three.

Jace Stoffal accounted for two of the Docs’ six hits.

Danny Womack and Dillon Butler each had two hits for the Athletics.

The Ole Athletics from Eugene will next face Klamath Falls at 3 p.m. on Saturday.


Athletics 000 100 4 — 5 7 4

Docs 040 130 X — 8 6 2

Milovich, Jones (4) and Dalton. Anderson, Luther (4), Knight (7) and Guastaferro. WP — Anderson (1-0). LP — Milovich. 2B — Heitz (A). 3B — Stavros (A).

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