Final
Cascade lead series 2-1
Game 1 of 5Portland Cascade beat the Carolina Blaze 6-2 at Hillsboro Ballpark. Payton Gotshall paced the effort with the game's standout line. The Cascade improve their run differential on the MLB Network broadcast.
Line score
Box score
Carolina Blaze
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reese Atwood C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachel Garcia RHP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amanda Lorenz RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danielle Gibson 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ali Aguilar 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelsey Stewart-Hunter SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitching | IP | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Garcia(L) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Portland Cascade
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korbe Otis LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra Sacco CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tori Vidales 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitching | IP | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Gotshall(W) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Scoring plays
- Inn 1Danielle Gibson rips an RBI double, 1 run scores.
- Inn 3Sierra Sacco lines a single to center, 1 run scores.
- Inn 5Korbe Otis rips an RBI double, 1 run scores.
Top performers
Starting lineups
Blaze
P: Rachel GarciaCascade
P: Payton Gotshall- 1Korbe OtisLF
- 2Tori Vidales3B
- 3Sierra SaccoCF
Postgame notebook
- The turning point
- The Cascade pushed 2 across in the 1st, the swing that decided a 2-6 game at Hillsboro Ballpark.
- By the numbers
- Cascade 6, Blaze 2 · 17 combined hits · 0 errors · decided by 4 runs.
- Player of the game
- Payton Gotshall went 6 innings with 7 strikeouts and 0 earned runs for the Cascade.
- Up next
- Cascade are back out 2026-06-25 against Blaze at Smith Family Stadium, first pitch 4:00 PM ET on ESPNU.
Season series
1Blaze vs Cascade, 2026 season to date.
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CAR · RBI 1
CAR · Hits a home run
CAR · Hits 1
CAR · RBI 1
CAR · Hits a home run
CAR · Hits 1
CAR · RBI 0.5
CAR · Hits a home run
CAR · Hits 0.5
CAR · RBI 0.5
CAR · Hits a home run
CAR · Hits 1
CAR · RBI 0.5
CAR · Hits a home run
CAR · Hits 1
CAR · RBI 0.5
CAR · Hits a home run
POR · Hits 1
POR · RBI 1
POR · Hits a home run
POR · Hits 1
POR · RBI 1
POR · Hits a home run
POR · Hits 1
POR · RBI 0.5
POR · Hits a home run
CAR · Strikeouts 4.5
POR · Strikeouts 5
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