
Will Denner
Sports Reporter at The Columbian
Sports reporter @thecolumbian/@360preps. Product of @ChicoER, @UO_Snowden, @DailyEmerald. Email: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
columbian.com | Will Denner
RIDGEFIELD — At times when he was underestimated as a baseball player, Richard Tejeda bet on himself. Now, the USC sophomore catcher and second-year Ridgefield Raptor is seeing the payoff. Tejeda received a handful of Division I offers, including some Ivy League programs, out of Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif., but he was thinking bigger.
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2 weeks ago |
columbian.com | Will Denner
Despite limiting the visiting Bend Elks to just two hits, the Ridgefield Raptors fell 5-3 in a series opener Friday at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex. The Elks did all of their damage across the first two innings, taking advantage of five walks given up by Ridgefield starter Hyunwook Lee, who was charged with the loss after allowing five earned runs and two hits in 1 2/3 innings on the mound.
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2 weeks ago |
columbian.com | Will Denner
RIDGEFIELD — Thursday’s series finale between Ridgefield and Yakima Valley was far from a pitching masterclass. Yakima Valley scored 10 runs across the first four innings in a 14-11 win at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex to avoid a series sweep, led by Neil Jansen’s 3-for-3 effort and two RBI apiece from Preston Allen, Brett Hagerty and Ethan Buckley. Ridgefield starting pitcher Connor Cox was chased from the game after facing just five batters, and giving up three earned runs on four walks.
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2 weeks ago |
columbian.com | Will Denner
Christian Hoffman, Richard Tejeda and Brady Englett each had two hits to lead a resurgent Ridgefield Raptors lineup to a 5-1 win over the Yakima Valley Pippins on Wednesday at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex. The Raptors (4-7) won back to back games for the first time this season and handed the Pippins (3-8) their sixth consecutive loss. Ridgefield starting pitcher Joe Fredericks held the Pippins without a hit during four scoreless innings with three strikeouts and four walks.
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2 weeks ago |
columbian.com | Will Denner
News / Sports / College Raptors snap four-game losing streak with five starters who make season debut Tuesday By Will Denner, Columbian staff reporter Published: June 10, 2025, 10:03pm Updated: June 10, 2025, 10:11pm RIDGEFIELD — Here’s a trivia question Ridgefield Raptors fans can file away for future use: who hit Ridgefield’s first home run of the 2025 season and when? Answer: Christian Hoffman, 10 games into the season. Hoffman called his shot in his first appearance with the Raptors,...
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