BREMERTON — The Olympic Crosscutters fell in a showdown between the top two teams in the American Legion AA North League at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds on Wednesday.
The Olympic Tigers out-hit and out-pitched the Crosscutters to win 14-5.
Crosscutters pitchers allowed 12 hits, and the defense behind them committed seven errors.
Offensively, the area baseball team recorded six hits, led by shortstop Gavin Velarde, who was 3 for 3 with a double, two steals, a run and an RBI.
Eli Harrison had two hits and Jake Sparks had a first-inning double.
Austin Hilliard scored two runs and Dillon McEdwards scored one for the Cutters.
Ethan Goldizen pitched a complete game for the Tigers, Olympic High School’s American Legion team. Goldizen struck out eight in seven innings.
He also scored three runs and stole three bases on offense.
Matthew Walters doubled, scored twice and drove in four runs for the Tigers. Kylen Pereira doubled and drove in two runs, and C.J. Bushee had two hits and two RBIs.
The Tigers lead the American Legion AA North League with a 10-1 league record. The Crosscutters, who complete their league schedule Tuesday at North Kitsap, are second at 8-2.
The Crosscutters play N.W. Star at the GSL College Showcase in Centralia today at 1 p.m.
The GSL tournament, which runs through Sunday, can be followed on a mobile device by going to www.gsltournaments.com and downloading the Tourney Machine app.
Tigers 14, Crosscutters 5
Crosscutters 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 — 5 6 7
Tigers 5 2 3 3 1 0 x — 14 12 5
WP- Goldizen; LP- Hankinson
Pitching Statistics
Crosscutters: Hankinson 2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, K; Shaw 2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 ER, BB; Harker 2 IP, 2 H, R, 0 ER, BB, 2 K.
Tigers: Goldizen 7 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 8 K.
Hitting Statistics
Crosscutters: Velarde 3-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI; 2 SB; Harrison 2-3, RBI; Sparks 1-4, 2B; Hilliard 0-1, 2 R, SB; Hankinson 0-0, 2 BB, SB.
Tigers: Walters 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 SB; Fernandez 2-4, RBI; K. Pereiera 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI; Bushee 2-2, R, RBI; Goldizen 1-3, 2 BB, 3 R, 3 SB; J. Pereira 1-3, 3B, R, 2 RBI.
