Local Baseball Round Up

CLASS 4A: North Bend will visit Crook County in the first round of the baseball playoffs after the Bulldogs blanked Stayton 6-0 in the play-in round.

North Bend got a pitching gem from Luke Wheeling, who allowed just two hits and had 11 strikeouts and no walks.

He also had a double, driving in Sam Mickelson for North Bend’s first run, and scored on a sacrifice by Drakkar Funk. Mickelson had a pair of singles. The first scored Josh Sullivan and Jaylen Riddle in the second inning and the other brought in Riddle in the fourth. Sullivan had two hits, including an RBI single.

North Bend finished ninth and Crook County eighth in the final power rankings. The Bulldogs are 15-8 overall and Crook County is 19-6. The Cowboys finished second in the Tri-Valley Conference.

The winner most likely will travel to top-ranked Henley for the quarterfinals Friday.

Marshfield was denied a spot in the playoffs when the Pirates lost 6-5 to Baker at home in the play-in round Friday.

CLASS 2A-1A: Reedsport, which won District 4 with a perfect record, drew a first-round bye in the tournament and will host either Monroe or the combined North Douglas/Elkton team in the second round Wednesday. The quarterfinals, if Reedsport wins, are Friday.

Bandon, runner-up to the Brave, hosted Oakland in the first round Monday (results were not available) and would play at Blanchet Catholic on Wednesday with a win.

Myrtle Point, which finished third in the league, visited Culver in the first round Monday. The winner was scheduled to travel to Regis on Wednesday.