PORT ANGELES — Klahowya scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning to earn some breathing room in a close Olympic League baseball game with Port Angeles on Monday at Volunteer Field.
The two extra runs held up as the Eagles, ahead just 3-2 in the fifth inning, beat the Roughriders 5-2.
Finally, it felt like spring with no game postponements Monday as teams on the North Olympic Peninsula took advantage of the sunny weather.
The Riders and Eagles are tied for fourth place with two other teams with 3-3 league records.
Port Angeles is 4-4 overall while the Eagles have played no nonleague games.
Klahowya’s Dylan Kieffer and Clark Rose combined to hold the Riders to four hits as Kieffer went 6 2/3 innings, striking out six, walking two and giving up the two runs and four hits.
Port Angeles starter Cole Uvila (2-1) struggled with control in the first game after spring break, picking up his first loss of the season as he struck out five while issuing five walks.
Uvila also gave up three runs on just three hits, going 4 2/3 innings.
Klahowya’s Robbie Campos carried the big bt in the game, going 2 for 3 while blasting a triple and knocking in two runs.
Rose went 2 for 2 while scoring two runs, stealing a base and earning an RBI.
Uvila rapped out a double for the Riders, going 1 for 4.
Port Angeles played North Mason on Tuesday in a makeup game and next will travel to archrival Sequim (5-2, 6-4) today.
Klahowya 5, Port Angeles 2
Klahowya 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 — 5 6 1
Port Angeles 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 4 2
WP- Kieffer; LP- Uvila (2-1)
Pitching Statistics
Klahowya: Kieffer 6 2/3 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 6 K, 2 BB, HBP; Rose 1/3 IP.
Port Angeles: Uvila 4 2/3 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 5 K, 5 BB; Giddings 2 1/3 IP, 2 R, 3 H, K.
Hitting Statistics
Klahowya: Campos 2-3, 3B, 2 RBIs; Rose 2-2, 2 R, RBI, SB, 2 BB.
Port Angeles: Uvila 1-4, 2B.
Bremerton 1, Sequim 0
BREMERTON — Eli Fultz scattered eight hits in shutting out the Wolves in Olympic League action Monday.
Sequim stayed in second place despite the loss at 5-2 while the Knights moved up into third at 4-3, breathing down the Wolves’ necks.
Sequim, meanwhile, will have another strong challenge on its hands when archrival Port Angeles invades the Wolves’ home field today.
The Roughriders are in fourth place with three other teams at 4-4 after losing 5-2 to Klahowya on Monday.
Bremerton, which improved to 4-4 overall, had 11 hits and no errors against the Wolves while Sequim had just one error in the defensive game.
Fultz went the distance, striking out five while walking one in seven innings.
Sequim starting pitcher Nick Johnston scattered seven hits while giving up no runs in 3 2/3 innings.
Matt Noll and Fultz both hit 2 for 3 for the Knights while Ben Merrill went 1 for 2 with an RBI.
Brett Wright went 1 for 2 and walked for Sequim while teammate Jon Donahue hit a pinch-hit single.
Bremerton 1, Sequim 0
Sequim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 8 1
Bremerton 0 0 0 0 1 0 x — 1 11 0
WP- Fultz; LP- Hudson
Pitching Statistics
Sequim: Johnston 3 2/3 IP, 0 R, 7 H, BB; Hudson 2 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, BB.
Bremerton: Fultz 7 IP, 8 H, BB, 5 K, 0 R.
Hitting Statistics
Sequim: Wright 1-2, BB; Donahue PH 1B.
Bremerton: Noll 2-3, Fultz 2-3, Merrill 1-2, RBI.
Eatonville 9,
Port Townsend 4
PORT TOWNSEND — The Redskins didn’t give up, scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh in the nonleague game Monday.
Cody Russell went the distance on the mound for Port Townsend, allowing just three earned runs while striking out eight in seven innings.
The Redskins, 1-6 in the Olympic League, are now 2-8 overall.
Devon Courtney ripped a two-RBI double in the seventh inning while Sean Dwyer hit two doubles in the game, going 2 for 4.
The Redskins next play at Olympic today.
Eatonville 9, Port Townsend 4
Eatonville 1 0 4 0 1 0 3 — 9 9 1
Port Townsend 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 — 4 10 6
LP- Russell
Pitching Statistics
Eatonville: Not available.
Port Townsend: Russell 7 IP, 3 ER,8 K.
Hitting Statistics
Eatonville: Bollen 3-3, HR, 2 2B, 3 R, 2 RBIs; Gray 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBIs; Keefer RBI.
Port Townsend: Courtney 1-3, 2B, 2 RBIs; Charlton 1-2, R, RBI; Dwyer 2-4, 2 2B; King 1-2, R; Cain 1-2, R.
Softball
Port Angeles 15, Klahowya 1
PORT ANGELES — The undefeated Roughriders jumped on the Eagles for nine runs in the first inning and never looked back in the five-inning Olympic League game Monday.
The Riders, 5-0 in league and overall, travel today to defending state champion Sequim (4-0, 4-0) in the first meeting this year of the powerhouse archrival programs.
The Wolves pounded Bremerton 13-0 on Monday to set the table for today’s showcase game.
Port Angeles played always-tough North Mason in a makeup league game at Belfair on Tuesday, results not available by press time.
Lauren Curtis (3-0) gave up one run in fourth innings to pick up the win against Klahowya while Sarah Steinman pitched the final inning.
The two throwers combined for a five-hitter.
Kearsten Cox led the Riders at the plate with a two-out, grand slam over the left-field wall in the first inning.
Along with the four RBIs, Cox scored twice and went 3 for 4 for the day.
Mariah Frazier slugged out a double and had three RBIs while Hannah Wahto earned a double with two RBIs, scoring twice and getting hit by two pitches.
Steinman, and Maddy Hinrichs scored three times each.
Port Angeles 15, Klahowya 1, 5 innings
Klahowya 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 5 2
Port Angeles 9 4 2 0 x — 15 14 1
WP- Curtis (3-0)
Pitching Statistics
Port Angeles: Curtins 4 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 3 K, 0 BB; Steinman 1 IP, 0 R, K, 2 BB.
Hitting Statistics
Port Angeles: Cox 3-4, grand slam, 4 RBIs, 2 R; Wahto 2-2, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 HBP, 2 R; Steinman 2-2, 3 R, BB, HBP; Frazier 2-2, 2B, 3 RBIs, R; Holcomb 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Hinrichs 2-3, 3 R.
Sequim 13, Bremerton 0
BREMERTON — The Wolves, still undefeated all of last year and so far this season, improved to 4-0 with the six-inning Olympic League victory Monday.
Sequim is putting that perfect record on the line today against archrival Port Angeles (5-0, 5-0) at home.
Against the Knights, the Wolves were ahead 4-0 through five innings but exploded for nine runs in the sixth to put the game away.
Makayla Bentz gave up just three hits in the shutout victory, fanning four and walking two.
Rylleigh Zbaraschuk carried the big stick, pounding out a home run and a triple while knocking in three runs while scoring a run and going 2 for 5.
Hannah Grubb went 3 for 5 with a triple and two RBIs while Columbia Haupt brought home two base runners.
Sequim 13, Bremerton 0, 6 innings
Sequim 0 1 3 0 0 9 — 13 19 1
Bremerton 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 3 7
WP- Bentz; LP- Pratt
Pitching Statistics
Sequim: Bentz 6 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 4 K, 2 BB.
Hitting Statistics
Sequim: Montelius 2-4, 2B; Zbaraschuk 2-5, HR, 3B, 3 RBIs; Briones 4-5; Bentz 2-4; Besand 2-5, RBI; Clift 2-4; Grubb 3-5, 3B, 2 RBIs.
Girls Tennis
Port Angeles 6, Chimacum/PT 1
CHIMACUM — The Roughriders lost just one match in easily winning the Olympic League competition Monday.
“I was wondering how we would respond after a week off and we came out ready to play,” Port Angeles coach Brian Gundersen said.
Gundersen singled out Kyrie Reyes at No. 2 singles as the player of the match after she defeated Justina Sutherland 6-0, 6-0.
“Kyrie had a game-plan from the frist game and executed it very well,” Gundersen said.
The Riders swept singles as Caylie Cook won at No. 1 by beating Mary Jane Richardson 6-1, 6-0, and Callie Peet beat Rachel Maki 6-1, 7-5 at No. 3 singles.
Port Angeles won three of the four doubles matches as Danielle Rutherford and Shayla Bohman teamed up to beat Sienna Madary and Olivia Baird 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1.
The Riders next had a makeup match at North Mason on Tuesday.
Port Angeles 6, Chimacum/PT 1
Match Report
Singles
No. 1 : Caylie Cook, PA, def. Mary Jane Richardson 6-1, 6-0.
No. 2: Kyrie Reyes PA, def. Justina Sutherland 6-0, 6-0.
No. 3: Callie Peet, PA, def. Rachel Maki 6-1, 7-5.
Doubles
No. 1: Danielle Rutherford-Shayla Bohman, PA, def. Sienna Madary-Olivia Baird 6-1, 6-3.
No. 3: Lissy Moriary-Kelsey Coffman, PA, def. Sarah Allen-Lauren Thacker 6-0, 6-1.
No. 4: Krissy Marvelle-Bradi McFarlen, PA, def. Hannah Welch-Frances Sheldon-O’Neil, 6-4, 6-3.
Sequim 6, Bremerton 1
SEQUIM — The Wolves won everything except No. 1 singles to improve to 4-0 in the Olympic League and 4-1 overall Monday.
Sequim won two singles matches as Hillary Smith won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 and Tenisha Powless took No. 3 by a score of 6-1, 6-3.
The Wolves swept doubles with Stacy Hanson and Katrina Chan leading the way with a 6,1, 6-1 victory over Valerie Ebbay and Trisha Pallarco at No. 1.
At No. 2, Melanie Guan and Hanna Gauthun won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2.
Sequim 6, Bremerton 1
Match Report
Singles
No. 1: Bre Casias, B, def. Anna Prorok 6-2, 6-1.
No. 2: Hillary Smith, S, def. Alexis Eckstrom 6-1, 6-1.
No. 3: Tenisha Powless, S, def. Jayne Thompson 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles
No. 1: Stacy Hanson-Katrina Chan, S, def. Valerie Ebbay-Trisha Pallarco 6-1, 6-1.
No. 2: Melanie Guan-Hanna Gauthun, S, def. Alyssa Membrere-Leah Straut 6-0, 6-2.
No. 3: Elizabeth Shore-Jessica Defilippo, S, def. Laura Henderson-Serenity Huntwork 6-2, 6-2.
No. 4: Maggie Christie-Callie Norman, S, def. Hannah Bradley-Ilene Winkley 6-2, 6-3.