Ryan Ward held Liberty hitless for six innings while Hood River Valley took advantage of Falcon defensive miscues on the way to a 2-0 win in the OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires Class 5A Baseball Championship at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer on Saturday, giving the Eagles their first state title in 25 years.  HRV’s first run came in the second inning, when two Liberty infielders lost Chase Lariza’s pop fly in the sun, allowing Patrick Harvey to score.  The Eagles tallied the second run in the fourth, when back to back errors by Liberty’s middle infield brought home Riley Van Hoose.  While that was going on, Ward stifled the Falcon bats, striking out ten and allowing only two hits, both in the seventh inning.  He needed only 75 pitches for the complete game win.  The biggest defensive play came in the second inning, after Andrew White was hit by a Ward pitch.  Cody Rice hit a sharp ground ball up the middle, but Eagle second baseman Kam Walker made a diving stop and then flipped the ball with his glove to shortstop Skyler Hunter for the force at second, and Hunter made a quick turn for the double play.  HRV had previously won state baseball titles in various classifications in 1980, 1986, 1988, and 1990.