Photo By: Seth GordonSlingin’ southpaw –
Cole Miller cranks up a pitch during Newberg’s 14-3 home loss to West Salem on Tuesday. Miller took the loss after giving up six runs. The Tigers will still host Clackamas in a 6A first-round state playoff game at 5 p.m. Monday.
SALEM — Unable to shake off the rust from a weeklong layoff, Newberg dropped a pair of games this week meant to prepare it for the state tournament, which gets under way Monday.