LEFTIES: Bats come alive in win over Guns

LEFTIES: Bats come alive in win over Guns

PORT ANGELES — The Lefties got shut out for five innings, but their offense woke up for five runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh as Port Angeles got shutdown pitching down the stretch to beat the West Coast Guns 8-5.

The Guns’ Tim Reynolds held the Lefties completely at bay for five innings, giving up no runs and just three hits until the Lefties bats got hot in the sixth.

Mitchell Hagan had the big blow Friday for the Lefties, hitting a three-run home run in the sixth inning to tie the game at 5-5.

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Brandon Williams also had an RBI double and Jon Burghardt an RBI single in the fifth before Hagan’s big blast.

In the sixth, the Lefties had runners clogging the bases all inning took the lead for the first time in the game, loading the bases on two walks and a Guns error. Sean Roby had an RBI single to make it 6-5. After a double play, the Lefties loaded the bases back up on a Benny Kaleiwahea walk. Two more runs scored on a Burghardt single to make it 8-5.

Mikey Hooper pitched the fifth and sixth innings to get the win. Travis Paynter started the game, going four innings, giving up five hits and three earned runs, while striking out 4.

Isaac Olsen and Wyatt Haccou slammed the door the final three innings, giving up just one hit, no walks and striking out three to snuff out any ideas of a Guns’ comeback. The quartet of Lefties pitchers ended with nine strikeouts and just three walks.

Roby finished the game 4 for 4 with two runs scores and an RBI. Burghardt was 2 for 3 with a run scored, an RBI and a walk, while Aki Buckson was 2 for 4.

Port Angeles 8, WCG 5

WCG 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 — 5 8 1

Lefties 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 x — 8 10 3

WP: Hooper LP: Eddy

Pitching

Guns — Reynolds 5.2IP, 5H, 3ER, 3BB, 6K; Eddy 0.1IP, 2H, 3ER, 2BB, K; Olsen 2IP, 3H, BB.

Lefties — Paynter 4IP, 5H, 3ER, 3BB, 4K; Hooper 2IP, 2H, ER, 2K; Olson 2IP, H, 2K; Haccou 1IP, K.

Hitting

Guns — Acousta 3-4, HR, R, RBI; Housden 2-4, R, SB; Ackerman 1-4, R

Lefties — Roby 3-4, 2R, RBI, Burghardt 2-3, Run RBI, BB; Buckson 2-4; Hagan 1-4, HR, R, 3RBI; Williams 1-4, 2B, R, RBI; Tengan 1-4, R, 2SB.

Thursday’s Game

Wenatchee 5, Port Angeles 0

PORT ANGELES — Wenatchee starter McKabe Cottrell wasn’t quite perfect, but he came pretty close in firing a complete-game, two-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over Port Angeles.

McKabe retired the first 17 batters he faced in Thursday’s contest before his bid for the first perfect game in West Coast League history was broken up by a two-out bunt single by the Lefties’ Aki Buckson.

A freshman at Gonzaga, McKabe struck out 10 and walked none in the game.

The Lefties lone hit out of the infield came on a two-out double by Austyn Tengan in the bottom of the ninth.

McKabe received offensive assistance in the form of a solo home run to left field by Adrian Vela, an RBI single and sacrifice fly by Jacob Prater and an RBI single by Jack Reisinger.

Evan Johnson drove in a run on a groundout for his WCL-leading 46th RBI.

The win completed Wenatchee’s series (3-0) and season sweep (6-0) of the Lefties (6-13, 16-31).

The Lefties played at Yakima Valley Saturday after press deadline. They will play at 5:05 p.m. Sunday at Yakima.

Wenatchee 5, Port Angeles 0

Sox 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 — 5 7 0

Lefties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 2 1

WP: Cottrell LP: Charles

Pitching

Apple Sox — Cottrell 9 IP, 2H, 10K.

Lefties — Charles 6 IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 9K; Zmuda 0 IP, 3H, 2R; Hagan 0.1 IP, 2BB; Shaw 1.2 IP, 3K; Olson IP, K.

Hitting

Apple Sox — Machtolf 2-4, R; Prater 1-4, 2RBI; Johnson 1-3, RBI; Vela 1-3, R, HR, RBI; Reisinger 1-4, R, RBI.

Lefties — Tengan 1-4, 2B; Buckson 1-3, SB.

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