Athlete’s Choice notches two victories
PORT ANGELES — Athlete’s Choice recently picked up a pair of Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball wins, taking down First Federal 9-1 and dropping Westport 5-1.
Brody Merritt and Ethan Flodstrom combined to strike out 14 batters allow just three hits against First Federal.
Flodstrom was 3 for 4 at the plate with a triple, double, two RBIs and three runs.
Also collecting hits for Athlete’s Choice were Derek Hinsdale, Merritt, Robert Mast and Tanner Walker.
First Federal had hits from Carson Jackson, Hayden Woods and Seth Manns.
Merritt and Flodstrom kept Westport in check on the mound, combining for 12 strikeouts and allowing four hits.
Flodstrom had another big day at-bat, going 3 for 4 with an RBI and three runs.
Merritt was 1 of 3 with two RBIs, and Tristan Dodson 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Defensively, Alex Lamb made some nifty plays in center field and Dodson was a wall behind the plate, catching all seven innings.
K.C. Spencer was 2 for 3, Slater Bradley 1 for 4 and Jadon Seibel 2 for 3 for Westport.
Hi-Tech doubles up Laurel Lanes
PORT ANGELES —Kamron Meadows performed at the plate and on the mound in Hi-Tech’s 10-5 victory over Laurel Lanes in 12U Cal Ripken baseball action.
Meadows hit a two-run home run Tuesday and was 3 of 4 at-bat, and also struck out five batters in two innings pitched.
Laurel Lanes’ Ezra Townsend doubled and scored a run.
Paint and Carpet Barn wins in rout
PORT ANGELES — Paint and Carpet Barn rolled to a 14-0 win against PA Power in 12U softball play.
Paint and Carpet totaled 10 hits and nine walks, and put up six runs in the first, three more in the second and five in
the third
Pitchers Lucah Folden and Destiny Smith combined to toss six strikeouts and give up three hits for Paint and Carpet.
Brooklyn Alton and Jada Cargo each went 2 for 3 and scored two runs for Paint and Carpet (4-1).
Elizabeth Groff, Maddie Massman and Jeanette Cary-Dewater recorded hits for PA Power (2-3).
Swain’s takes pair
PORT ANGELES — Swain’s surged offensively in 10-5 and 19-5 Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball wins against Athlete’s Choice and Local 155, respectively.
Brothers Dane and Bo Bradow teamed to lead Swain’s at the plate against Athlete’s Choice.
Joel Wood and Dane Bradow were strong on the mound for Swain’s.
Ethan Flodstrom and Brody Merritt pitched for Athlete’s Choice.
Swain’s hit three inside-the-park home runs against Local 155, with Dane Bradow hustling for two and Wood hitting the other.
Bradow totaled six RBIs in the win.
Trevor Shumway had an RBI for Swain’s.
Bo Bradow was the winning pitcher.
Tate Gahimer and Anthony Gregory had RBIs for Local 155.