Baseball Game Preview: Clatskanie Tigers vs. Scio Loggers

The Clatskanie Tigers will square off against the Scio Loggers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Clatskanie will be strutting in after a victory while Scio will be coming in after a defeat.

Clatskanie is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Rainier a 15-0 shutout.

Brendan Shroll

Batters Struck Out

03/17/25 vs Rainier	4
05/16/24 @ St. Paul	1
04/30/24 @ Vernonia	4

Brendan Shroll was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played dating back to last season.

In other batting news, Clatskanie let Cash Doney and Finn McDonnell run wild. Doney scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while McDonnell scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. What's more, McDonnell posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Mollenhour, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Clatskanie always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rainier only posted an OBP of .222.

Meanwhile, Scio came up short against Douglas on Tuesday and fell 8-4.

Braxton Carlson and Haydin Tibbs did some serious damage despite the final result: Carlson scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3, while Tibbs scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Henry Siegmund was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.

Clatskanie took their win against Scio in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 13-3. Will Clatskanie repeat their success, or does Scio have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.