YOUTH BASEBALL: North Olympic 12U advances to state semifinals

Published 12:01 am Monday, July 13, 2015

FERNDALE — The North Olympic 12U baseball team continued its quest to return to the Cal Ripken state championship game with an 11-6 win over Othello in bracket play.

North Olympic started its offensive attack early in Saturday’s game.

Wyatt Hall’s single in the bottom half of the first was followed by a hard-hit ball by Kamron Noard that the shortstop couldn’t handle and a home run to left field by Jake Felton.

Adam Watkins, Landon Seibel, Kamron Meadows and Seth Woods each added singles before shell-shocked Othello could record the first out.

Hall broke out of a mini-slump at the plate by going 3 for 4, while the hot-hitting Woods continued to punish opposing pitchers with two more hits. He is hitting an impressive .545 in the tournament.

Meadows was 2 for 2 and Logan Beebe 1 for 1. Michael Soule and Chase Cobb each collected singles as North Olympic tallied 14 hits overall.

The Port Angeles squad (4-0) is one of two remaining undefeated teams in the tournament.