(Longview, WA) Lower Columbia hosted Pacific University JV for a doubleheader at David Story Field, on April 29, 2026, splitting the two-game set.
In the opening matchup, the Red Devils secured a 6-1 victory over the Boxers. The Lower Columbia offense produced six runs on six hits during the game.
Leading the way at the plate,
Ross Kelley went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a walk.
Martyn Hernandez contributed a double and an RBI, while
Nathan Woodside also hit a double and scored a run.
Easton Marshall added a hit, an RBI, and a run scored, and
Cody Sazama drew two walks to bring in a run.
Elliot Hegdahl chipped in with a hit and a run scored, while drawing two walks.
On the mound in Game 1, the Red Devils' pitching staff combined to allow just one run on seven hits while striking out 14 batters.
Hayden Line started the game, pitching 3.0 innings, allowing one hit, zero runs, zero earned runs, and one walk while striking out five.
Adam Jay followed with 1.0 inning of work, giving up one hit and one walk with zero runs and zero strikeouts.
Cole Pentin pitched 1.0 inning, allowing two hits and one earned run with zero walks and two strikeouts.
Lincoln Berg earned the win to improve to 3-1, throwing 2.0 scoreless innings, yielding two hits and zero walks while striking out three.
Dante Santulli closed out the game with 2.0 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and a walk while striking out four.
In the second game of the doubleheader, the Red Devils bats cooled off, and defensive struggles led to a 5-1 defeat. LCC committed four errors in the contest and were limited to a single run on seven hits.
James Cote was a bright spot for the offense, going 2-for-3 at the plate.
Easton Marshall collected an RBI single in five at-bats. Both
Sam Davidson and
Noah Boria hit doubles, with Davidson finishing 1-for-2 with a walk and Boria going 1-for-4.
Karsten Hansen went 1-for-1 with a walk,
Nathan Woodside went 1-for-2, and
Keagan Kelly added a hit in five at-bats.
The Red Devils utilized six pitchers in the second game, giving up a total of seven hits and five runs, though only three runs were earned.
Harlan Rowe took the loss, dropping his record to 0-1 after starting and pitching 2.0 innings; he allowed one hit, one unearned run, and two walks while striking out two.
Wyatt Macdonald pitched 1.0 inning, surrendering two hits, two runs, one earned run, and one walk with one strikeout.
Sam Nicholson faced three batters over 0.1 innings, giving up zero hits but allowing two earned runs and two walks with zero strikeouts.
Rudy Larson stabilized the game with 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and zero walks while striking out three.
Matthew Kosderka pitched 1.0 scoreless inning, yielding one hit and zero walks with two strikeouts. Finally,
Jackson Wendt tossed 1.0 hitless and scoreless inning, issuing one walk, recording one wild pitch, and hitting a batter, while striking out one.
The Red Devils will use this brief break to regroup before their final four-game series of the regular season against the Tacoma Titans. Lower Columbia hosts the first doubleheader at Story Field on Thursday, May 7, at 3:00 p.m., and will travel to Tacoma to close out the season with a noon twinbill on Saturday, May 9.
Lower Columbia has already won the west region championship and secured the top seed out of the west for the NWAC Baseball championships.
The NWAC championships are Thursday, May 21 - Monday, May 25Â at David Story Field in Longview, WA. Championship tickets can be purchased at
nwacsports.com under the championships tab.Â
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