Lefties earn sweep with extra-inning win

KELOWNA, B.C. — RBI doubles by Danny Briones and Anthony Kodama in the 11th inning pushed Port Angeles to a series sweep of the Kelowna Falcons with a 6-5 win Thursday night.

Devean Alvarez got things going for the Lefties in the 11th, singling with one out, moving to second on a ground out by Jadon Arakaki and coming home on Briones’ double.

Kodama then faced incoming reliever Konnor Palmeira, finally finding a good pitch to hit and nailing an RBI double to bring home Briones.

Andrew Monson came on to pitch the bottom of the 11th for Port Angeles and struggled, allowing two walks, a passed ball and an RBI single to cut the Lefties’ lead to 6-5.

But with the bases loaded and just one out, Monson got Kam Edwards to hit into a double play to end the contest and earn the win.

Earlier, Port Angeles took a 4-2 lead in the ninth when Kodama pinch hit and reached via a two-base error by Kelowna, allowing Devean Alvarez and Jadon Arakaki to score.

Kelowna extended the game into extra innings on Jacob Steel’s two-out, two-run single to make it 4-4.

Lefties’ pitcher Luke McCullough pitched well in relief, allowing just one hit and no walks while striking out five batters in three innings of work.

Port Angeles hosts Victoria tonight at 6:35 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m.

Fungi Fest tickets

PORT ANGELES — Tickets are on sale for the first Port Angeles Fungi Festival set for Oct. 15 at the Port Angeles Red Lion Hotel.

The event will include presentations on cultivation, mycoremediation (in which fungi-based remediation methods are used to decontaminate the environment), foraging and microdosing.

Tickets are $25 and are available at https://tinyurl.com/PDN-FungiFest.

The event is presented by Maddie’s Mushrooms, an area farm. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/maddiesmushrooms.

PAYSC registration

PORT ANGELES — Registration for Port Angeles Youth Soccer Club’s fall soccer programs is available at https://clubs.bluesombrero.com/paysc through Monday.

All registration fees are $65.

The club will offer an academy-style format for U5/U6 and U7 players.

All sessions will be held at Peninsula College with dates and times to be determined.

Players in the U8-U15 age groups will play games on Saturdays from Sept. 10 through Nov. 5 with practice dates and times set by coaches and held at fields around the Port Angeles and Sequim area.

Volunteer coaches also are needed at all levels.

Potential referees must take the state course at wareferees.org and click on “I want to be a referee.”

Peninsula Daily News