The Baker City Brewers, a 16‑and‑under baseball team, opened their season with a 4‑3 victory over the Legacy Legends. The game was decided in the sixth inning when Baker loaded the bases with a single, two walks and an error that brought home two runs, giving the Brewers a lead they would protect.
Joseph Chastain singled to center, and Joel Anderson and Blake Stevens drew consecutive walks to fill the bases. Aaden Hansen’s misplay then allowed Chastain and Anderson to score, while Taylor Peppers retired the Legends in the bottom of the sixth. Andrew Greer closed the game with two hits and a solid seventh‑inning effort.
A Tough Stretch
The Brewers soon encountered a series of challenges. They dropped a 7‑4 decision to Horizon Christian of Tualatin, where Peppers hit a three‑run homer and Wyatt Carey stole home, but the team could only add two insurance runs in the sixth inning.
A 7‑2 loss to Centennial of Boise on June 13 saw the Brewers rally in the bottom of the seventh with walks by Mason Radford and Brennan Stevens and a single by Joel Anderson, but Gavin Myers’ RBI single only produced one run.
The squad then fell 11‑1 to Grants Pass in five innings, though Landon Marlia managed to cross the plate on Peppers’ RBI single.
In the Pendleton tournament, the Brewers concluded with a 10‑7 loss to Hodgen Distributing. The game featured three hits each from Greer and Brennan Stevens and two RBIs from Judah McBride, but three early runs by Hodgen proved decisive.
Looking Ahead
Baker is scheduled to play 22 games in 34 days, a packed slate that includes travel to Nampa, Idaho, for the Nampa Father’s Day Classic, a wood‑bat event running from June 18‑21. The rapid schedule will test the team’s depth, endurance, and ability to adjust on the fly.