PORT ANGELES — The Wilder Junior Baseball Club got fantastic pitching in their finale at the Dick Brown Memorial Firecracker on Sunday night, but lost in a pitchers’ duel 2-0 to the Kitsap Osprey in the consolation final.
Hunter Stratford and Rylan Dunn combined to throw a two-hitter. Stratford went 4⅔ innings, allowing two hits and an earned run. He struck out six. Dunn pitched 1⅓, striking out one and allowing no hits.
The Osprey scored their two runs in the fourth without an RBI. They scored on a passed ball and a steal of home.
Wilder Junior did have a chance in the top of the seventh as Carston Seibel got on base on an error and Lincoln Bear got on with a single. They moved up to second and third, but the Osprey got the final two outs of the inning on a foul tip and a popup to preserve the victory.
Bear had both hits for Wilder Jr., going 2-for-3 on the day.
Overall, Sunday was a successful day for Wilder Junior as the juniors won two games earlier in the day at the tournament, beating the WBS Colts Red 5-2 and the WBS Colts White 9-3.
Wilder Junior (15-12) has a very busy weekend coming up with four games Thursday and Friday in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and games Saturday and Sunday in Spokane at the Spokane Wood Bat Classic.
Kitsap Ospey 2, Wilder Junior 0
WJr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 2 1
Kit. 0 0 0 2 0 0 x — 2 2 2
Pitching
Wilder Junior — Stratford 4.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 6 K; Dunn 1.1 IP, K.
Hitting
Wilder Junior — Bear 2-3.
