BASEBALL: Crosscutters light up Tigers

BREMERTON — The Olympic Crosscutters turned nine hits and 10 walks into a 15-2 American League baseball victory over the Olympic Tigers in five innings at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds.

Gavin Velarde held the Tigers to four hits and struck out six in five innings on the mound.

The Sequim High School standout also had two hits and scored four runs for the Crosscutters.

Logan Shaw had four hits and drove in four runs, including a two-run double the Cutters’ four-run third inning, and Joel Wood had three hits, drove in three runs and scored two.

James Thayer walked four times and scored four times.

The Cutters stole 11 bases, including three apiece by Velarde and Shaw and two by Wood.

The Crosscutters host North Kitsap today at Civic Field at 6 p.m.

Crosscutters 15, Tigers 2, 5 innings

Crosscutters 2 0 4 3 6 ­— 15 11 1

Tigers 1 0 0 0 1 — 2 4 0

WP- Velarde; LP- Rowen

Pitching Statistics

Crosscutters: Velarde 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, BB, 6 K.

Tigers: Rowen 5 IP, 11 H, 15 ER, 10 BB, 3 K.

Hitting Statistics

Crosscutters: Velarde 2-2, 2B, BB, 4 R, RBI, 3 SB; Wood 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 SB; Thayer 0-0, 4 BB, 4 R, SB; Porter 1-3, BB, R, RBI, SB; Shaw 4-4, 2B, R, 4 RBI, 3 SB; B. Bradow 0-2, 2 BB, R; Johnston 1-3, R.

Tigers: Zuber 1-2, R; Walters 1-2; Rowen 1-2, RBI; Johnson 1-2.

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Compiled using team report.

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