YOUTH SPORTS: Baseball and softball roundup

Local 155 tops Lions 15-8 in extra frames

PORT ANGELES — Local 155 scored seven runs in the top of the seventh inning to tame Lions 15-8 in a 12U Cal Ripken League baseball game.

James Burkhardt led Local at the plate with three hits and four RBIs in Friday’s game. Burkhardt also struck out seven in

4 1/3 innings pitched.

Elijah Flodstrom also pitched for Local and struck out six in

2 2/3 innings.

Race Ford had three hits and two RBIs for Lions. Elisha Howard added more two hits and Derek Sparks had two RBIs.

Howard also recorded six strikeouts in three innings pitched.

Tranco roughs up Jim’s

PORT ANGELES — Tranco’s Grace Roening and Teagan Clark pitched two innings apiece and each notched five strikeouts in a 16-5 12U softball win against Jim’s Pharmacy on Thursday.

“Our pitchers did a great job on the mound,” Tranco coach Christine Halberg said.

Zoe Smithson went 3 for 3 with an RBI to lead Tranco. Clark had a double, a triple and an RBI, while Roening went 2 for 2 with a double.

Tranco’s Camille Stensgard reached base on two bunts, and Lily Halberg went 2 for 2 and drove in a run.

Emi Halberg, Sage Hunter, Emmalyn Morris and Gracie Townsend all had hits for Tranco.

Jim’s hits came from Anne Edwards, Kylie Hutton and Taylor Worthington. Edwards, Worthington, Saylah Commerton, Kira Commerton and Meadow Robinson all scored runs.

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