Baseball Recap: Scio Comes Up Short

Scio dropped to 5-12 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They came up short against the Yamhill-Carlton Tigers, falling 14-7. If the Loggers were looking for revenge after losing 12-3 to the Tigers when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Braxton Carlson made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jayce Guzman, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

As for Yamhill-Carlton, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.9 runs over those games.

On Yamhill-Carlton's side, Brett Summers made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Summers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Yamhill-Carlton is undefeated when Summers posts two or more runs, but 5-7 otherwise.

In other batting news, Nick Titular was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Kainan Knapp also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

While Scio had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.