PORT ANGELES — Ethan Flodstrom had a three-run double and pitcher Dane Bradow shut down Kingston over the final three innings as Port Angeles baseball won 8-3, climbing into third place all alone in the Olympic League 2A Division.
“The bats really came alive tonight which was great to see, lots of heroes at the dish for us and it was great to finally see a bunch of hits strung together,” said coach Karl Myers.
“After Saturday’s [road loss], it was great to see us execute tonight, we had a successful squeeze play and a number of great two strike at-bats,” Myers said. “The guys really played as a unit and had phenomenal energy all night long. This has been and continues to be a fun group to coach.”
Myers said starting pitcher Colton McGuffey didn’t have his best stuff in Monday’s game, giving up three runs and seven hits in four innings, but that he kept grinding and kept the Riders in the game. Bradow came in and slammed the door on Kingston with three scoreless innings of relief, striking out four and walking none.
“A guy who’s performance might go unnoticed was Noah McGoff. He went 1-4 on the night but he hit the ball hard and moved guys over when needed and played great defense including a diving play in foul territory and a great play on a slow roller,” Myers said.
“In all, it was a great team win, the guys fought for each other and played with incredible energy to kick off a huge week for us.”
Port Angeles (4-2, 6-4) next plays at 4:15 p.m. Friday against second-place Olympic at Volunteer Field.
Port Angeles 8, Kingston 3
Kingston 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 — 3
PA 1 1 3 2 1 0 X — 8
WP: McGuffey LP: Hermanson
Pitching
PA — McGuffey, 4IP, 7H, 3ER, 1BB, 3K; Bradow, 3IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 4K
Hitting
PA — Flodstrom, 2-3, 2 2Bs, 3 RBI; Angevine, 2-3, 2B, R; Quinones, 2-3, RBI, R; McGuffey, 2-4; Basden, 1-2, RBI, R, Sac Fly, SB
Sequim 9, Coupeville 3
SEQUIM — The Sequim boys stole 10 bases and gave up just five hits in a 9-3 nonleague drubbing of Coupeville.
Justin Porter led the way for Sequim on Monday with two doubles, three runs scored, two RBIs and three stolen bases. Ian Miller also stole two bases and scored two runs and James Grubb had two RBIs. Austin Hilliard and Jonathan Serrano also stole two bases apiece.
Sequim managed just six hits for their nine runs, but five Coupeville errors helped Sequim’s cause. Only four of Sequim’s runs were earned.
Five Sequim pitchers combined to throw a five-hitter against Coupeville. Starter Hilliard gave up one hit in two innings and no runs, while Gavin Velarde pitched a hitless inning, striking out two and Porter pitched a perfect two innings in the sixth and the seventh.
Sequim (3-3, 7-4) visits North Mason at 4:15 p.m. today in an Olympic League 2A Division game.
Sequim 9, Coupeville 3
Cville 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 — 3 5 5
Sequim 2 0 3 1 1 2 X — 9 6 1
WP: Hilliard LP: Consford
Pitching
Coupeville — Consford, 3IP, 4H, 1BB, 1ER, 4K; Thurstan, 2IP, 1H, 1ER, 2BB, 3K; Hoagland; Hiliburn 1IP, 1H, 2ER, 1BB, 2K.
Sequim — Hilliard 2IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K; Velarde 1IP, 0H, 0ER, 1BB, 2K; Williams, 2IP, 4H, 2ER, 1BB, 1SO, Porter, 2IP, 0H, 0BB, 0ER; Grubb.
Hitting
Coupeville — Wellings 2-3, R; Reilly 1-2, 3B, R; Duielo 1-3, R; Score 0-3, RBI; Smith 0-2, 2BB.
Sequim — Porter 2-4, 2 2B, 3R, RBI, 3 SB; Hilliard 1-2, R, BB, 2SB; Velarde, 1-3, R, BB; Serrano 1-2, 2B, 2SB; Grubb 0-2, 2RBI, Miller 0-4, 2R, 2SB.
Chimacum 3, Port Townsend 2
CHIMACUM — The Cowboys fended off the Redhawks in a close 3-2 Olympic League 1A Division game.
The win evens Chimacum’s record at 2-2 in league play, 4-4 overall. Port Townsend (0-4, 0-7) is still seeking its first win.
Redhawks’ coach Mike Evans said his team played good defense and pitchers Noa Montoya and Jackson Williams did a good job holding the Cowboys in check.
“We still need to work on our hitting,” Evans said.
Chimacum plays at first-place Klahowya at 4:15 p.m. today with an opportunity to move into second place on the line. Port Townsend plays at Kingston at 4:15 today in a nonleague game.
Quilcene 12, Crosspoint 6
BREMERTON — Quilcene stayed in range of a possible Sea-Tac 1B title with a 12-6 win over Crosspoint.
The Rangers (6-3, 6-4) have the most wins in the Sea-Tac 1B League, but at the moment are a half-game behind 4-0 Mount Rainier Lutheran. The Rangers have scored 93 runs in their 10 games this year.
Quilcene plays at Muckleshoot on Thursday.
Softball
Port Angeles 14, North Kitsap 0, 5 innings
POULSBO — Nizhoni Wheeler dominated on the mound and at the plate and received plenty of support from her teammates as the Roughriders no-hit the Vikings.
Wheeler was near-perfect in her four innings on the mound, striking out 11 of the 13 batters she faced, while walking one.
“She was hitting every spot with her pitches,” coach Randy Steinman said.
Wheeler also homered while batting 4 for 4 with two RBIs and three runs.
Lauren Lunt also had a big game for Port Angeles.
“Lauren Lunt had a great day at the plate going 4 for 5 with a home run,” Steinman said.
She also doubled, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs.
Brennan Gray went 3 for 4 with a triple, three RBIs and a run for the Riders.
Kylee Reid had three hits and scored twice and Sierra Robinson reached base four times, stole a base, scored a run and drove in another for Port Angeles (5-0, 6-1).
The Riders visit Bremerton (0-5, 0-5) today.
Port Angeles 14, North Kitsap 0, 5 innings
PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 19 0
N. Kitsap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 3
WP: N. Wheeler
Pitching
Port Angeles — N. Wheeler 4 IP, 0H,0R, BB, 11K; O’Connor IP, 0H, 0R, K.
Hitting
Port Angeles — Lunt 4-5, HR, 2B, 2R, 2RBI; Robinson 2-3, R, SB, 2HBP, RBI; Reid 3-4, 2R; N. Wheeler 4-4, HR, 3R, 2RBI; Howell 1-1, 2R; Clark 1-4, R, 2RBI; Price 1-3, 2R, RBI; Gray 3-4, 3B, R, 3RBI.
Chimacum 9, Port Angeles JV 4
PORT ANGELES — Twin sisters Mechelle and Shanya Nisbet hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the third inning to lead the Cowboys past the Roughrider JV.
Mechelle Nisbet went 4 for 4 with a double, a two-run home run, six RBIs and two runs to lead all hitters.
Bradyn Nelson and Grace Yaley also had multi-hit games for Chimacum.
Holly Snider earned the complete-game win on the mound for the Cowboys.
Lucah Folden doubled and hit a three-run home run for Port Angeles.
Nacia Bohman tripled and the Riders turned three double plays.
Chimacum (3-0, 5-1) visits Klahowya (1-2, 4-3) today.
Chimacum 9, Port Angeles JV 4
Chimacum 2 0 3 0 2 2 0— 9 12 2
Port Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 7 1
WP: Snider LP: Cottam
Pitching
Chimacum — Snider 7 IP, 7H, 4R, 2ER, 0BB, 2K.
Port Angeles — Cottam 7 IP, 12H, 9R, 7ER,6BB, 4K.
Hitting
Chimacum — M. Nisbet 4-4, 2B, HR, 2R, 6RBI; S. Nisbet 1-1, 3BB, HR, 2R, RBI; Nelson 2-2, 2BB, 2B, 3R; Settje 1-4, 2RBI; G. Yaley 2-4.
Port Angeles — Folden 3-4, 2B, HR, R, 3RBI; Johnston 1-3, R, RBI, C. Wheeler 1-4, R; N. Bohman 3B.
Boys Golf
North Mason 207, Port Townsend 233
PORT TOWNSEND — Jacob Madison’s nine-hole round of 48 led the Redhawks in a home loss to the Bulldogs at Port Townsend Golf Club.
Caleb Johnson carded a 54, Sam Boatman a 63 and Chris Durham a 68 to round out Port Townsend’s total.
North Mason’s Eric Jones was medalist with a 45.
The Redhawks (1-5) host undefeated Sequim (6-0) on Thursday.
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