PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys baseball team was right in the mix with powerful 3A Bainbridge after a four-run second-inning, but Bainbridge got some big hits the rest of the way en route to a 13-4 win over the Riders on Tuesday.
The Spartans are a team the Riders nearly defeated Monday. Despite Bainbridge being a 3A school with a 12-1 record, coach Zac Moore said this is a team that Port Angeles can stick with. Bainbridge needed a walkoff in the bottom of the seventh to beat Port Angeles 4-3 on Monday.
“These games make us stronger for sure,” Moore said. “We can compete against that team. We didn’t compete today.”
In the Riders’ one big inning, Port Angeles took advantage of some wild Bainbridge pitching. Jordan Shumway was hit by a pitch, Ezra Townsend singled and Kole Acker walked to load the bases. Josiah Gooding and Alex Angevine both walked to drive in two runs.
Colton Romero then hit a two-run double as the Riders took a 4-3 lead. It was short-lived, however, as Bainbridge came back with four runs in the top of the third on a walk, two singles and a double to take a 7-4 lead.
From that point on, the Riders had trouble generating offense against Bainbridge’s pitching as Port Angeles tallied just three more hits for the rest of the game. The Spartans continued to tack on runs almost every inning. The Riders trio of Colton Romero, Elijah Flodstrom and Kaleb Mullen finished with eight strikeouts on the mound.
The loss puts the Riders at 8-4 in the Olympic League (11-5 overall), second among 2A teams. Port Angeles looks to get back on the winning track at 4:15 p.m. today at Civic Field against Kingston (1-8, 4-8).
Bainbridge 13, Port Angeles 4
Bain. 1 2 4 0 2 1 3 — 13 10 1
PA 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 5 2
Pitching
Port Angeles — Romero 2.2 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 3 K; E. Flodstrom 2.1 IP, 3H ER, 2 K; Mullen 2 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 3 K.
Hitting
Port Angeles — Romero 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Shumway 1-3, 2B; Townsend 1-3, R; E. Flodstrom 1-4; Mullen 1-2.
Forks 12, Ocosta 7
Forks 29, Ocosta 13
FORKS — The Forks baseball team erupted for 33 hits and 41 runs in a doubleheader sweep over Ocosta on Tuesday.
The Spartans beat the Wildcats 12-7 and 29-13. Forks has now won six straight games and scored a combined 107 runs in those victories (17.8 runs a game).
In the game one victory, Dylan Michaeu hit a home run and a triple for the Spartans, driving in two runs and scoring twice. Landen Olson had a triple, a run scored and two RBIs, while Gunner Rogers had a double, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Walker Wheeler was 1-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBIs, while Gage Romberg scored three runs.
The game was actually close until the bottom of the fifth when Forks scored six runs.
Rogers was the winning pitcher, going five inning and allowing five earned runs while striking out five and walking four. He allowed six hits. Aiden Salazar earned the save, pitching the final two scoreless innings and allowing one hit, while striking out three and walking two.
In the second game, the Spartans totaled 10 extra-base hits and scored 17 runs in the first inning. Salazar and Jack Delgado each hit a double and a triple, while Landin Davis hit two doubles.
Davis finished the game 4-for-5 with four runs scored and three RBIs. Salazar was 4-for-5 with three runs scored and five RBIs. Olson had a double, three runs scored and four RBIs, while Micheau had a double, three hits, two runs scored and four RBIs. Davis finished with four runs scored, four hits and three RBIs.
Delgado was a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs scored and four RBIs. Emmanuel Hernandez-Stansbury had a triple, three hits, five runs scored and three RBIs. Ryan Rancourt had a triple, three runs scored and an RBI.
Ryan Rancourt, Salazar and Olson all pitched, combining for six hits and 10 earned runs. They struck out 11 and walked 10.
Forks (6-1, 8-2) is set to play a doubleheader at Mossyrock (6-4-1) on Saturday.
Forks 12, Ocosta 7
Ocosta 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 — 7 7 2
Forks 0 3 1 2 6 0 X — 12 11 4
Pitching
Forks — Rogers 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 4 BB; Salazar 2 IP, H, 3 K, 2 BB.
Hitting
Forks — Micheau 2-4, HR, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI; Olson 2-3, 3B, R, 2 RBI; Rogers 2-4, 2B, RBI; Wheeler 1-2, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB; Romberg 1-2, 3 R, 2 BB.
Forks 29, Ocosta 13
Forks (17) 5 3 1 3 X X — 29 22 2
Ocosta 4 5 4 0 0 X X — 13 6 5
Hitting
Forks — Salazar 4-5, 2B, 3B, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB; Davis 4-5, 2 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI, BB; Delgado 4-4, 2B, 3B, 4 R, 4 RBI, BB; Micheau 3-6, 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI; Hernandez-Stansbury 3-5, 3B, 5 R, 3 RBI; Rancourt 2-4, 3B, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB; Olson 1-3, 2B, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB.
Pitching
Forks —Rancourt 2 Ip, 3 H, 7 ER, 7 K, 7 BB; Salazar IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 K, BB; Olson 2 IP, 2 K, 2BB.
Girls softball
Sequim 24, Bremerton 1
BREMERTON — The Sequim softball team exploded for the second straight game, collecting 21 hits, including a pair of home runs, and crushing Bremerton 24-1.
The Wolves have scored 47 runs in their past two games, both wins.
Mia Pozernick went 5-for-5 with a home run, a double and seven RBIs. She also scored three runs. Taylee Rome hit for the cycle, going 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a double and a single. She scored five runs and drove in four.
Michaela Green also hit 4-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs. Angel Wagner was 3-for-4 with a double and a triple, scoring twice and driving in two runs. Jordan Kidd had a pair of hits and four RBIs.
On the rubber, Wagner got the complete-game win, going five innings, allowing three hits and one earned run. She struck out seven.
The red-hot Wolves (7-2, 7-6) have a huge game at 4 p.m. today, hosting first place North Kitsap (7-0, 10-0).
Sequim 24, Bremerton 1
Seq. 4 (11) 3 4 2 x x — 24 21 0
Brem. 0 0 0 1 0 x x — 1 3 2
Pitching
Sequim — Wagner 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 7 K.
Hitting
Sequim — Pozernick 5-5, HR, 3B, 2B, 5 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB; Rome 4-4, HR, 3B, 2B, 5 R, 4 RBI; Green 4-4 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI; Wagner 3-4, 3B, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI; Kidd 2-3, R, 4 RBI; Vig 1-4 2 R, 2 RBI, BB; King 1-3, 3 R, RBI, BB; Kirner 1-4, 3 R, RBI, BB.
Port Angeles 11, North Mason 0
BELFAIR — The Port Angeles girls softball team got a three-hit shutout from Cheyenne Zimmer and Lynzee Reid and a pair of two-run home runs from Lily Halberg and Abby Kimball in an 11-0 victory over North Mason.
Zimmer went three innings and allowed two hits and one walk while striking out three. Reid went the final two innings, allowing just one hit and striking out two.
Halberg went 4-for-4 with her home run and a double. Natalie Robinson went 2-for-3 with a double and Kennedy Rognlien went 2-for-2 with a double. Coach Morgan Worthington said the team played great defense with no errors.
Port Angeles (6-1, 11-1) next hosts Olympic (5-1, 6-5) at 4:15 p.m. today. That game is scheduled to be played at Dry Creek Elementary. The Riders and Trojans had a game suspended earlier this year and still have to play a home-and-home series. Both teams are battling for second place behind first-place North Kitsap.
