LA GRANDE — La Grande baseball fans had to wait quite some time to finally see the season action start on Tuesday, March 19. The Tigers kicked off the year with a 16-6 nonleague victory over the visiting Pioneers of McLoughlin.

Game and individual statistics for the game were not made available.

La Grande (1-0 overall) continues on the home field on March 23 hosting 4A North Marion/Gervais (4-1 overall). The first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.