YOUTH SPORTS: Baseball and softball roundup

Tranco turns on the juice to beat Power

PORT ANGELES — Tranco beat PA Power 17-1 in a three-and-a-half-inning 12U softball contest.

Teagan Clark homered and doubled to lead Tranco at the plate Thursday. Grace Roening was 3 for 3, Zoe Smithson tripled and singled and Emi Halberg doubled and singled. Camille Stensgard, Sage Hunter and Lily Halberg each added singles.

Stensgard, Teagan Clark and Emi Halberg all pitched for Tranco. Stensgard and Clark struck out three hitters apiece, and Halberg had one strikeout.

Paint drops Council

PORT ANGELES — Paint and Carpet Barn picked up its sixth win of the season by beating Olympic Labor Council 12-4 in 12U softball action Thursday.

Ava Brinkman went 2 for 2 with 2 triples and an RBI for Paint and Carpet Barn, and Emilee Reid was 2 for 3 with a triple.

Destiny Smith picked up the win on the mound, allowing four runs, two unearned, walking four and striking out six in five innings.

Smith helped her cause by going 2 for 4 at the plate with two runs and an RBI.

Anna Petty doubled and scored on a two-base error for Olympic Labor Council.

Peyton Rudd struck out six in the loss for Olympic Labor.

Rudd also singled, as did Cydne Moore and Taylor Tolliver.

Jim’s doubles up

PORT ANGELES — Saylah Commerton, Kylie Hutton and Cadance Grossell had three hits apiece to lead Jim’s Pharmacy to a 14-7 12U softball win over Boulevard Wellness.

Taylor Worthington went four innings on the mound, allowing one hit while striking out six for Jim’s.

Worthington and Meadow Robinson each had two hits, and Anne Edwards and Jaeda Elofson each singled.

For Boulevard, Rianne Rodocker doubled and Sophia Salas singled.

Elks knocks ’em down

PORT ANGELES — Elks rode some hot-hitting to a 20-2 Cal Ripken League baseball victory over Laurel Lanes.

Every Elks player reached base in Friday’s game. Kolton Corey led the balanced attack with five RBIs.

Hunter Wright and Coen Cronk had three hits apiece, while Damon Gundersen, Connor Bear and Cronk each scored three runs.

Colton Romero was 2 for 2 for Laurel, and Pryce Glasser and Joe Hill each had an RBI.

Jim’s wins close one

PORT ANGELES — Anne Edwards threw a complete game as Jim’s Pharmacy edged Paint and Carpet Barn 3-2 in 12U majors softball action.

Edwards struck out seven and walked three in Wednesday’s victory.

Taylor Worthington and Shayla Partridge each had base hits, and Kylie Hutton and Jasmine Messinger drove in runs for Jim’s.

Hutton, the catcher, also played solid defense and Meadow Robinson and Kira Commerton made plays in the outfield.

“The girls . . . have continued to improve, practice to practice and game to game,” Jim’s Pharmacy coach Morgan Worthington said.

“It was truly a team effort with some great defensive plays throughout the entire game.”

Paint and Carpet Barn pitcher Savannah Bray also went the distance, striking out six and walking nine.

Ava Brenkman went 2 for 3 at the plate for Paint and Carpet, and Molly Braster, Katelynn Glass and Ciara Cargo-Acosta eached added hits.

Athlete’s Choice wins two

PORT ANGELES — Athlete’s Choice defeated Westport and Forks to improve to 6-0 on the Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball season.

Athlete’s Choice beat Westport 8-2 behind the solid pitching of Ethan Flodstrom, Wyatt Hall, Brody Merritt and Tanner Walker. Those four struck out nine and combined to hold Westport to three hits, four walks and two earned runs.

Top hitters for Athlete’s Choice were Flodstrom, who went 4 for 5 with a triple, double, two singles, two runs and two RBIs; Merritt, 2 for 4 with two doubles and three RBIs; Brayden Phegley, 2 for 4 with an RBI. Also collecting a hit were Hall, Sean Hanrahan and Dalton Lucas.

Jadon Seibel pitched well enough to keep Westport within striking distance, and Tyler Bowen, Slater Bradley and Kamron Noard collected one hit apiece.

Against Forks, Flodstrom pitched four quality innings in Athlete’s Choice’s 10-3 win.

Flodstrom gave up five hits and two earned runs while striking out seven.

Merritt struck out six in three innings to earn the save. He allowed two hits, one earned run and walked one.

At the plate for Athlete’s Choice, Merritt was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs, Brayden Phegley was 2 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs, Tristin Dodson was 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs, and Kamron Meadows went 2 for 4 and drove in a run.

Eric Emery, Alex Lamb and Dalton Lucas each added a hit.

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