Rotary rallies back to beat Hi-Tech
PORT ANGELES — Nor’Wester Rotary overcame a seven-run deficit to defeat Hi-Tech in a 12U baseball game that was called after five innings due to darkness.
Rotary trailed 10-3 after three innings Tuesday, but outscored Hi-Tech 14-2 over the final two frames.
Rotary was led by the bats of 9-year-old Tate Alton and 12-year-old Brayden Emery, who had three hits apiece.
Emery drove in four runs and had a double and a triple. Alton was 3 for 3 with one double.
Ty Bradow added two hits and drove in two runs for Rotary, and Rafael Moreno hit a three-run triple. Matthew Perry and Landyn Jones also had hits.
Emery started for Rotary but left after one inning due to a cramp. He returned to the mound in the fourth inning and closed the game out.
Hi-Tech was led by Tucker Rygaard, who went 3 for 4 with a double.
Jim’s wins close one
PORT ANGELES — Jim’s Pharmacy edged Olympic Labor Council 7-6 in 12U majors softball action.
Anne Edwards started on the mound for Jim’s on Tuesday and struck out four batters. Taylor Worthington came on in relief in the fourth inning struck out three to end the game.
Edwards and Kira Commerton had singles for Jim’s.
For Olympic Labor, Peyton Rudd struck out two and Anna Petty fanned three.
Anna Menkal led Olympic with two singles, and Rudd, Petty, Taylor Tolliver and Reya Young all contributed singles.
Local wins barn burner
PORT ANGELES — Devin Bachelor and Derek Bowechop combined for four hits and five RBIs to lead Local 155 over Co-op of Sequim 14-10 in Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball action.
The team’s traded leads five times Monday before Local 155 took the lead for good with five runs in the third, highlighted by an RBI single by Bowechop.
Local added to its advantage with five more runs in the fourth. Bowechop’s single brought home Caleb Ripley and Chad Ward, and Bachelor’s triple scored Bowechop.
Co-op plated four runs in the fifth to get back in the game.
A groundout by Conleth Jackson, an RBI single by Nathan Miller, an error, and a bases-loaded walk by Lucas Jarnagin keyed Co-op’s rally.
Jarnagin ended the daylight-shortened game by getting Boardman to ground out. Jarnagin earned the save.
Mason Nikovich earned the win in relief for Local 155. On a tough day for pitchers, Nikovich went 2 1/3 innings and allowed three runs.