Mark Morris, R.A. Long split baseball doubleheader

Due to Wednesday's Civil War baseball matchup getting postponed due to weather, the Monarchs and Jacks faced off twice on Friday.

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Both teams enjoyed the sweet taste of victory and the sourness of defeat as they split the 2A Greater St. Helens League doubleheader at Lower Columbia's David Story Field. R.A. Long took the opening game 2-0 while Mark Morris countered with a 5-1 victory in the rematch.

Game 1

In the opening contest, Kamble Johns scored the game-winning run for the Jacks in the bottom of the first inning off of a grounder from Jeff Rooklidge. They added onto their lead in the bottom of the sixth on a sacrifice bunt from Rooklidge.

Riley Young had two hits, including a triple, for R.A. Long, while Johns and Evan Hart each tallied a hit.

R.A. Long baseball: Riley Young

R.A. Long's Riley Young throws a pitch during a baseball doubleheader against Mark Morris on Friday, April 17, at David Story Field. Young threw a one-hitter and struck out two batters without giving up any earned runs in five innings of work on the mound in the first game. He also had two hits, including a triple, in the contest.

"Offensively, I feel like we left a couple at-bats in there," Littlefield said.

Young threw a one-hitter and struck out two to pick up the win in five innings of work on the mound for the Jacks. Jonah Cadigan came in for the final two innings of relief and earned the save after striking out one and only giving up one hit.

"I saw pitchers that got ahead and executed," Littlefield said. "We made the routine plays every time on defense, and when we do that, we're a pretty good team defensively."

R.A. Long baseball: Jonah Cadigan

R.A. Long's Jonah Cadigan throws a pitch during a baseball doubleheader against Mark Morris on Friday, April 17, at David Story Field. Cadigan picked up the save in the opening game after coming in for two relief innings and striking out one batter while only giving away one hit and no earned runs. He also generated two strikeouts in just one inning of action in the rematch.

The Monarchs only tallied two hits, one each from Carter Schmit and Reilly O'Farrell. Tucker Morrow pitched for six innings, striking out five batters while giving away four hits and two earned runs.

"We put a lot of balls in play, just right to their guys," Mark Morris coach Brock Myklebust said. "We hit a lot of balls deep to the wall that just didn't fall. Tucker threw really well."

Game 2

In the second game, R.A. Long led 1-0 after Evan Hart scored on a Mark Morris error off of a bunt from Presley Havens in the second inning. From then on, it was all Mark Morris. The Monarchs scored four runs in the third to take control.

Morrow tallied an RBI single sandwiched by RBI doubles from Deker Bartell and Reilly O'Farrell. Jase Peterson then notched an RBI on a grounder. Mark Morris added another run in the fifth inning on an RBI single from Bartell.

Mark Morris baseball: Deker Bartell

Mark Morris' Deker Bartell swings his bat during a baseball doubleheader against R.A. Long on Friday, April 17, at David Story Field. Bartell tallied two hits, including a double, and two RBIs while striking out two batters and picking up the save in 2/3 of an inning of work on the mound in the second game.

"We came out fiery first game, and then we left some runs out there in the second inning of the second game," Young said. "We kind of just died once they punched us in the mouth."

Carter Schmit led the Monarchs at the plate with three hits, including a double. Bartell finished with two hits and two RBIs, while O'Farrell had two hits and an RBI. Morrow tallied one hit and one RBI, and Bradlee Lewis and Noah Mathers each notched one hit.

"To lose 2-0, that one hurt a little bit, but the boys just stayed with the approach going into game two, and we finally had some (hits) fall," Myklebust said.

O'Farrell threw a one-hitter and struck out five batters without giving away any earned runs in five innings of action to take the win. Bartell recorded the save after coming in relief for 2/3 of an inning and generating two strikeouts.

Mark Morris baseball: Reilly O'Farrell

Mark Morris' Reilly O'Farrell throws a pitch during a baseball doubleheader against R.A. Long on Friday, April 17, at David Story Field. O'Farrell threw a one-hitter and struck out five batters without giving away any earned runs in five innings of work on the mound in the rematch to pick up the win.

Carson Libby notched the only hit for the Jacks in the rematch. Cadigan struck out two batters in just one inning of action on the mound.

"Plain and simple," Littlefield said. "We gotta execute when we have runners in scoring position. I feel like we had some really good opportunities early in the game to put them away."

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Mark Morris (9-3 overall, 3-3 league) will next head to Washougal while R.A. Long (5-8, 2-4) will host Ridgefield, both at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

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This story was originally published April 19, 2026 at 12:35 PM.