SPANAWAY — Two seven-run third innings provided the Olympic Crosscutters more than enough scoring for a dominant road sweep of the Spanaway Lake Monsters.
The area American Legion AA team of players from Sequim, Chimacum, Port Angeles and Quilcene defeated Spanaway 11-0 and 11-4 in Wednesday’s doubleheader.
In the opener, the Crosscutters jumped out to an early lead with a pair of runs in the top of the first inning.
After a scoreless second, they put up seven in the third to extend their lead to 9-0.
Gavin Velarde’s double to center field scored A.J. Prater from second base to start the inning’s scoring.
Lane Dotson later tripled to score Velarde and Nigel Christian.
Dotson then scored on a single by Bailey Early. Early scored when Tyrus Beckett reached on an error, and Beckett scored when Dane Bradow reached on an error in the outfield.
Dillon McEdwards capped the scoring when Velarde hit into a fielder’s choice in his second at-bat of the inning.
The Crosscutters added two more runs in the fifth inning to put the 10-run rule into effect.
Velarde went 2 for 4 at the plate with two runs and three RBIs. He also stole a pair of bases.
Dotson was 2 for 4 as well, driving in three runs and scoring one.
Daniel Harker picked up where he left off Tuesday’s game, in which he struck out four batters to end a rally by Klahowya.
Harker went all five innings Wednesday, allowing only three hits and striking out eight to earn the complete-game shutout.
In the nightcap, the Crosscutters again built a 2-0 lead heading into the third inning.
Logan Shaw scored Olympic’s first run of the third on a single by Blake Mann. Ian Dennis scored to make the lead 4-0 on a single by Eli Harrison.
McEdwards singled home Mann, and Harrison and McEdwards scored on single by Prater.
Bradow singled in Prater and then ended the scoring by coming home on a single by Dennis.
Dennis went 4 for 4 with a double, a run and two RBIs in the second game. Bradow was 3 for 4 with two runs and two RBIs, and Prater had a hit, scored two runs and drove in three runs.
The Crosscutters added one run in each of the next two innings, but Spanaway staved off another rule-rule loss by scoring one in the fourth and three in the third.
Hilliard started and earned the win for Olympic. He struck out 11 batters in five innings, while allowing five hits and five runs.
The Crosscutters play at the Anacortes Wooden Bat Tournament today through Sunday. They open the tournament with a 7 p.m. game against Lower Columbia.
Following that will be games Saturday against Mount Vernon and Ferndale, and one or two games Sunday. Olympic plays Lake Stevens early Sunday afternoon, and will play again later in the day if they are one of the top four seeds.
All Crosscutters games can be followed live online using Game Changer at www.tinyurl.com/pdnCutters. Fans also can email Crosscutters coach John Qualls at john@olympiccrosscutters to receive an invitation to follow the team.
First Game
Crosscutters 11, Spanaway 0, 5 innings
Crosscutters 2 0 7 0 2 — 11 7 1
Spanaway 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 3 5
WP- Harker; LP- Butler
Pitching Statistics
Crosscutters: Harker 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K.
Spanaway: Barker 4 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 6 BB, 2 K; Towe IP, 0 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, K.
Hitting Statistics
Crosscutters: Velarde 2-4, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 SB; L. Dotson 2-4, 3B, R, 3 RBI; Prater 1-1, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 SB; Earley 1-3, R, RBI, SB; Harrison 1-2, R; Hilliard 0-0, R; Christian 0-2, 2 BB, R; Beckett 0-3, R, SB; McEdwards 0-0, 3 BB, R.
Spanaway: Butler 1-2; Aube 1-2; Coonc 1-2.
Second Game
Crosscutters 11, Spanaway 4
Spanaway 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 — 4 6 8
Crosscutters 1 1 7 1 1 0 x — 11 12 0
WP- Hilliard; LP- Kuhlmann
Pitching Statistics
Spanaway: Kuhlmann 2.2 IP, 9 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 3 K; Floyd 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, BB, K.
Crosscutters: Hilliard 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 11 K; Shaw IP, H, 0 R, K; Velarde IP, 0 H, 0 R, K.
Hitting Statistics
Spanaway: Butler 1-4; Luedeke 1-4, R; Misley 1-3, 2 R; Floyd 1-2, R; Sanders 1-3, 2 RBI; Rehms 1-2.
Crosscutters: Dennis 4-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI; Bradow 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB; Prater 1-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, SB; McEdwards 1-2, 2 R, RBI; Mann 1-3, R, RBI; Harrison 1-4, R, RBI; Velarde 1-4, RBI; Sparks 0-3, R.