Elks edges Lions 3-1 in pitchers’ duel
PORT ANGELES — Elks defeated previously unbeaten Lions 3-1 in a well-pitched 12U Cal Ripken baseball game Friday at Lincoln Park.
Elks scored twice in the first inning. Wyatt Hall led off with a walk, advanced on a passed ball and alertly swiped third base when the bag was left uncovered after a bunt attempt.
Niko Ross then delivered a perfectly executed bunt single that pressured the defense into an errant throw and allowed Hall to score and Ross to advance to third base.
Ross later scored on Connor Bear’s single.
Lions pitcher Mason Nickovich found his rhythm and struck out the next three batters.
Pitching and defense dominated the remainder of the game.
Lions infielder Dru Clark robbed Elks hitters of what appeared to be two sure singles by getting his glove on ground balls destined for center field and turn them into outs at first base.
Elks pitcher Seth Woods had his best outing of the season, tossing three shutout innings while striking out six, and Bear threw two scoreless inning in relief.
Elks added an insurance run in the fifth when Hall ripped a two-out triple and scored on a wild pitch.
That was the only hit allowed by Lions pitcher Eli Cyr.
Lions came back with a run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI groundout by Daniel Cable, but Elks was able to prevent a rally and hold on for the victory.
Rotary wins three
PORT ANGELES — Rotary picked up three victories in recent 12U Cal Ripken baseball action.
Rotary earned a 13-7 victory over Hi-Tech Electronics, as Rafael Moreno worked hard from his leadoff spot, reaching base and scoring multiple times.
Jake Felton was 2 for 2 with four runs at the plate and seven strikeouts on the mound.
Logan Beebe added two hits.
Rotary’s bats exploded in a 19-6 rout over Local 155.
Moreno, Ty Bradow, Brayden Emery, Jake Felton, Greg Ward and Chastain Richardson all had multi-hit games at the plate.
On the mound, Bradow fanned eight and walked only one batter.
Ward finished with a career-high four RBIs.
Rotary’s powerful hitting and timely base running led to a 10-6 victory over Eagles.
Bradow, Felton and Richardson all scored multiple times.
Felton went 2 for 3 with two doubles. He was effective on the mound as well, striking out seven.
Paint and Carpet wins
PORT ANGELES — Paint and Carpet Barn picked up a 20-8 win over Boulevard Wellness in a 12U major softball contest.
Wednesday’s game was closer than the score might indicate.
Paint and Carpet Barn scored 20 runs on 10 hits, including four extra base hits and a home run, and 22 walks.
Boulevard had 12 hits and seven walks.
Lucah Folden earned the win and Destiny Smith claimed the save.
Folden went 2 for 3 with a home run and three runs, Ava Brenkman singled and scored three times, and Brooklyn Alton doubled twice and scored three runs for Paint and Carpet Barn.
Maddy Belbin led Boulevard Wellness with two hits and three runs.
Tiare Freitas scored three runs and Sarah Cameron was 2 for 3.
Nine-year-old Cheyenne Zimmer pitched solid in the loss.
Co-op works together
SEQUIM — Clallam Co-op took down Local 155 9-1 in Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball action.
Local 155 gave left-handed starting pitcher Seth Scofield a 1-0 lead through two innings before Clallam Co-op’s bats went to work in the bottom of the third.
Clallam Co-op pushed across three runs in the third and managed nine runs on nine hits to earn the win.
Jonathon Serrano and Johnnie Young combined for six strikeouts for Clallam Co-op.
Derek Bowechop doubled and scored Local’s lone run.
Scofield and Tait Gahimer combined for eight strikeouts for Local.
Labor does work
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Labor Council beat Jim’s Pharmacy 12-11 in a back and forth 10U softball battle.
Anna Petty was the winning pitcher Thursday with seven strikeouts and Nacia Bohman had a strong performance behind the plate.
Peyton Rudd went 2 for 3 at the plate with a double and Alyssa McCallister added a single for Olympic Labor Council.
Taylor Worthington was an impressive 4 for 4 at the plate for Jim’s, while Katrina Gregory was 3 for 4 and Anne Edwards and Kylie Hutton each went 2 for 2.
Local 155 doubled up
PORT ANGELES — Hi-Tech put together an impressive offensive performance in a 16-8 defeat of Local 155 in Cal Ripken League baseball play.
Seven Hi-Tech hitters combined for 19 hits and 16 runs in Thursday’s win.
Hi-Tech’s Adam Watkins had an RBI single that scored Brandon Hiser, and Kamron Meadow followed with an RBI double that scored Tucker Rygaard.
Elijah Flodstrom had a busy day at the plate for Local, collecting three extra-base hits. He doubled in the first inning and tripled in the second and sixth innings.
Isaiah Martinez added an RBI single for Local.
Tranco takes offensive affair
PORT ANGELES — Tranco knocked off PA Power 18-11 in a 12U majors softball slugfest.
Camille Stensgard totaled three hits, a walk and four RBIs for Tranco.
Zoe Stensgard and Emma Kreps each had three hits, two RBIs and scored three runs, Aiesha Mathis had two hits and two RBIs and Lily Halberg had two hits, a walk and scored three runs.
Grace Roening pitched two innings and had four strikeouts for Tranco, and Camille Stensgard tossed five strikeouts in her two innings on the mound.
Lizzy Groff and Anna Gentry pitched two innings apiece for PA Power.
Groff recorded a hit, drove in two runs and scored twice.
She also played solid defense, making two outs to first from the mound.
Gentry had a hit, two walks, two RBIs and scored three runs.
Mady Massman added a hit and scored twice and Lily Scheid walked twice and scored twice for PA Power.