Port Angeles Lefties

WEST COAST LEAGUE BASEBALL: Lefties still looking for first win of 2023

BEND, Ore. — The Port Angeles Lefties are still looking for their first win of the year as they took a 17-5 road loss to the Bend Elks on Monday night.

The Elks scored 14 runs in the first three innings, then the Lefties pitchers settled down, allowing just three runs over the last five innings.

Jacob Pipercic (St. Elizabeth University) pitched a scoreless sixth inning, allowing a hit and two walks but getting out of the jam with a bases-loaded strikeout to not allow any runs. BY Choi (New Mexico Military Institute and Dallas Baptist Univ.), normally not a pitcher, went the final two innings and did well, allowing three hits, a walk and just one earned run.

At the plate, Ethan Young (Lafayette) belted a two-run home run, his first of the year. He went 2-for-4 and scored two runs. Roberto Nunez (Embry-Riddle) remained hot for the Lefties with a double, a run scored and an RBI, keeping his batting average at .455 for the season.

Owen Allsup (West Texas A&M) went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Jacob Billings (Chaffey College) had a double and RBI. Choi also had a hit and a run scored.

The Lefties (0-4) played at Bend after press deadline Tuesday night and wrap up their series at 6:35 p.m. today. They return to Port Angeles and have their home opener at 6:35 p.m. Friday.

Bend 17, Port Angeles 5

PA 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 — 5 10 1

Bend 3 7 4 1 1 0 1 0 x — 17 17 3

WP: Wells LP: Smith SV: Buchanan

Pitching

PA — Smith 2 IP, 6 H, 10 ER, 3 BB, K; Lewis IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, K; Wayne 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB; Pipercic IP, H, 2 BB; Choi 2 IP, 3 H, ER, BB.

Bend — Wells 6 IP, 6 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K; Buchanan 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, K.

Hitting

PA — Young 2-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB; Allsup 2-4, 2B, RBI; Nunez 1-4, 2B, R, RBI; Billings 1-4, 2B, RBI.

Bend — Christiansen 3-6, HR, 3B, 2 R, 5 RBI; Peterson 3-4, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB; Meier 2-4, 3B, 2 R, 3 RBI; Thomas 2-3 2 R, 2 RBI, BB; Toglia 1-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB; Tsukada 1-2, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB.

More in Sports

Wilder Baseball Club.
AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Wilder Seniors win on no-hitter from Staples

Wilder Senior won its second straight game at the Pacific… Continue reading

The Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh won the All-Star Game Home Run Derby in Atlanta on Monday. (Getty Images)
HOME RUN DERBY: The Year of Cal Raleigh continues

To know what Monday night meant, you have to go… Continue reading

Left, Renton’s Justin Johnson won the Clallam County Amateur gross division by 12 strokes. Right, Jack Revier won the Clallam County Amateur three-day golf tournament by one stroke. (Chad Wagner)
GOLF: Champions crowned in Clallam County Amateur

Renton’s Justin Johnson dominated the Clallam County Amateur Golf… Continue reading

The Olympic 13U All-Stars swept the Lynden Lobos 13U team 10-0 and 8-4 last week and are now off as the Northern Washington representative to the Babe Ruth regionals beginning July 21 in Meridian, Idaho. From left, front row, are Julian Dominguez, Noah Kiser, Cooper Merritt, Drake Spence, Kyler Williams, coleman Keate, Jay Lieberman and Carson Greenstreet. From left, back row, are coach Evan Kiser, Manager Robert Merritt, Brycen Allen, Jacob Kimzey, Liam Shea, Gavin Doyle, Tristan Konopaski, coach Tyrell Spence and coach Bryan Greenstreet. (OJBR)
YOUTH BASEBALL: Wilder A and OJBR U13 off to regionals

The Olympic 13U All-Stars swept the Lynden Lobos 13U team 10-0 and… Continue reading

From left, back row, are Kylin Weitz, Teyah Elofson-Cross, Elinor Christensen. From left, front row, are Warren Christensen and Wyatt Christensen. (Lincoln Park BMX)
AREA SPORTS: Five Lincoln Park BMX riders off to Worlds

PORT ANGELES ­— Five Lincoln Park BMX riders are prepping for the… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lefties
PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Late rally not enough for Lefties

Sam Matosich hits game-winning HR Friday night

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles starting pitcher Liam Karlson delivers a pitch during Wednesday night's contest with the Victoria HarbourCats at Civic Field.
LEFTIES: Trio of homers upend Port Angeles

Port Angeles gave up three home runs to Victoria’s… Continue reading