QUILCENE — Mercy came in the form of a walk-off grand slam by A.J. Prater.

Quilcene opened the high school baseball season on the North Olympic Peninsula with a 14-1 shellacking of Port Townsend in six innings.

The Rangers did most of their damage in the fifth inning of Monday’s game, plating six runs to take a 9-1 lead.

Then, in the bottom of the sixth, Prater homered with the bases loaded to put the mercy rule into effect.

Prater also had a single and a sacrifice fly in the game.

Ben Bruner went 3 for 4 and had three RBIs for Quilcene.

Jarod Smith had a single, a double and two RBIs, and Olin Reynolds contributed a single and a double and drove in a run.

The Rangers scored three runs in the first inning before being held scoreless until the fifth.

Port Townsend scored its only run on a walk in the top of the fifth that cut Quilcene’s lead to 3-1.

Eli Harrison started for the Rangers and held the Redhawks to one hit and no runs while striking out eight and walking two.

In relief, Andy Johnston allowed a hit, four walks and a run, and Prater struck out two.

Quilcene hosts Oakville on Thursday.

Port Townsend plays at Bremerton today.

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Compiled using team reports.