Jim’s Pharmacy makes softball title game
PORT ANGELES — Jim’s Pharmacy needed to work overtime but earned a spot in the 12U softball championship game by defeating Olympic Labor Council 5-4 in seven innings.
“This was one of the best games played all season and it made for a great game,” Jim’s Pharmacy coach Morgan Worthington said of Monday’s game.
“These girls have worked hard all year and they left it all out on the field tonight. They kept their cool and made the plays necessary to win.”
Anne Edwards pitched six innings and had six strikeouts for Jim’s. Taylor Worthington pitched the seventh inning and stuck out one batter.
Kylie Hutton was 2 for 3 at the plate and drove in two runs. The Jim’s catcher also threw out two runners trying to steal second and, according to Morgan Worthington, “was a wall behind the plate.”
Taylor Worthington drove in a run and had two singles, while Jasmine Messinger singled and had one RBI.
Olympic Labor Council had a tremendous pitching performance in the loss: Peyton Rudd threw six solid innings and struck out 13.
Offensively for Olympic Labor, Anna Menkel went 3 for 4 with a double and two singles, Taylor Tolliver was 2 for 3 and Anna Petty had a two-run single that tied the game in the top of the sixth inning.
Jim’s Pharmacy will face Paint and Carpet Barn in the 12U softball championship tonight at 6 p.m. at the fields at Lincoln Park.
Local wins 13-5
PORT ANGELES — Local 155 jumped out to an early lead on First Federal and captured a 13-5 Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball victory at Volunteer Field.
Six runs in the first three innings allowed Local 155 to put Saturday’s game away early.
A two-run double by Tate Gahimer, a passed ball, an RBI single by Isiah Waterhouse and a groundout by Chad Ward in the first inning, and a groundout by Gahimer during the second inning gave Local 155 a 6-0 advantage.
Seth Scofield got the win for Local 155 with 3 2/3 innings of work. He struck out three and gave up three hits.
Gahimer pitched the final two innings and held First Federal hitless and scoreless while striking out two.
Five runs in the bottom of the fourth helped First Federal close its deficit to 6-5. An RBI single by Bradyn Johnson, a fielder’s choice, an RBI single by Dru Clark and a bases loaded walk by Colby Rentas helped fuel
the comeback.
Finally, Lucas Jarnagin induced an inning-ending ground out.
Local 155 added one run in the fifth inning, and then followed it up with one more in the sixth. The fifth-inning run was scored by Devon Bachelor on Chastain Richardsen’s sacrifice groundout.
Local built upon its lead with five runs in the seventh. Waterhouse scored the first run to make it 9-5. That was followed up by Caleb Ripley’s two-run double that brought in Seth Messanger and Mason Nikovich.
For Local 155, Schofield, Waterhouse and Gahimer had two hits apiece. Batchelor, Ripley, Nickovich, Eli Cyr and Derek Bowechop each had one hit.
Bradyn Johnson and Seth Ellwood each had two hits for First Federal, while Damen Ringhold and Dru Clark each had one.
Swain’s keeps rolling
PORT ANGELES — Swain’s opened the Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball postseason with an 18-3 victory over Sequim Co-op.
Joel Wood, Bo Bradow and Tanner Lunt each had three hits for Swain’s in Monday’s game at Volunteer Field. Trevor Shumway, Milo Whitman and Tanner Price also had hits.
Swain’s concluded the regular season with an 8-4 win over First Federal of Port Angeles Saturday at Volunteer Field.
Gavin Guerrero earned the win for Swain’s.
Wood, Tim Adams and Bradow tallied two hits apiece for the victors. Milo Whitman also hit safely.
First Federal was led by Hayden Woods, Seth Elwood, Mark Dunaway and Damon Ringold, who each had two hits.
Swain’s compiled a 14-1 regular season record. The team continues the postseason this Saturday. A victory advances them to next Wednesday’s championship game.