Aberdeen, North Bend, Cashmere, and Goldendale are the division leaders after the first week of A to Z League play. Aberdeen and North Bend opened at 5-1 and the other two are off to 4-1 starts.
Top performances
Moises Alou had a double, homer, and four RBI in Aberdeen's 10-6 win over Forks April 7. Lefty Grove pitched a three-hit shutout and Goldendale beat Wenatchee 3-0. Clayton Kershaw fanned 15 in Kelso's 5-1 victory over Yakima. Bill Terry went 5-for-6 as Tumwater beat Snoqualmie 3-2 in 12 innings.
Joe Adcock led the way with four hits as Aberdeen thumped Forks 8-2 April 8. Jim Edmonds hit two solo homers in Ephrata's 5-2 win over Renton. Mel Ott slugged three solo shots and Ocean Shores beat Hoquiam 4-2. Greg Vaughn hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth off Troy Percival as Vancouver topped Pasco 5-4. Pie Traynor's three-run clout off Bruce Sutter in the bottom of the ninth gave Tumwater a 5-4 win against Snoqualmie.
Nolan Ryan pitched a two-hitter and fanned nine in Renton's 3-0 win against Ephrata April 9.
Henry Aaron and Earl Averill each had four hits to lead Aberdeen's 12-3 romp over Hoquiam April 11. Derek Jeter had two doubles and a triple and knocked in four runs in Jefferson County's 6-2 win over Ocean Shores. Mike Trout had two homers and four RBI but Tumwater lost to North Bend 5-4
Injuries
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Long Beach's starting rotation took a hit when both Bob Lemon and Dutch Leonard suffered minor injuries in their first starts of the season. Both will be out for a couple of weeks. Mickey Lolich and Ted Lyons were called up to take their spots in the rotation.
Other starting pitchers went down in the season's first week. Roy Oswalt of Ocean Shores, Raisel Iglesias of Quincy, Kevin Appier of Aberdeen, Tommy John of Jefferson County, Sandy Koufax of Kelso, and Luis Tiant, Jr. of Tumwater will all be out two to three weeks.