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BAKER CITY —  Neither rain, snow or a change of venue could deter Elgin from picking up its first win of the year.

The Huskies defeated the Baker junior varsity team 13-3.

Weather forced the game down I-84 to Baker City, but the snow made its way late in the game.

“You could hardly see by the end of the game,” Elgin head coach Greg Loose said. “It was a great way to start the season. It was a total team effort.”

G.D. Clark went 2-of-4 from the plate with four RBIs.

Travis Ludwig recorded two doubles and drove in three runs.

Clark picked up the win for the Huskies.

Elgin will travel to Pilot Rock Friday for a noon doubleheader.

Elgin    114 35 - 13 13 1

Baker (jv) 300 00 - 3 2 3

W: Clark (1-0) L: Barton

2b - E: Ludwig 2, Clark, Predmore, Baker. 3b- Predmore. HR- Clark.

Union sprays singles in Stanfield win

JOHN DAY - With the Union seniors away the

underclassmen paved the way to a 16-11 win against Stanfield Saturday.

The Bobcats bombarded the Tigers with 18 singles to escape with the win.

“I was proud of the offense this game,” Union head coach Greg Poor said. “They stayed patient early in the count, and sprayed the ball all over the field.”

Austin Woodward picked up the win in three innings of work.

The freshman also went 4-of-5 and hit a solo home run.

Kyle Langford collected four hits and drove in two runs.

Tyler Griffiths drove in four runs on three hits.

Union will play Umpqua Valley Christian at 11 a.m. Thursday in John Day.

Union       414 021 4 - 16 19 6

Stanfield 003 044 0 - 11 12 5

W: Woodward. L: Ellis. S: Warren. 2B- S: Ellis, Erving, Croughan. HR- Woodward

La Grande, Joseph wraps in Tuesday’s edition

The La Grande and Joseph baseball game from this weekend will be in Tuesday’s edition of  The Observer.