Lefties

<strong>Jesse Major</strong>/Peninsula Daily News                                Port Angeles Lefties catcher Ronnie Rust eyes home plate before scoring in the second inning against the Yakima Valley Pippins during a game in July. Rust is returning to the Lefties next season.

BASEBALL: Lefties announce 2019 schedule, sign returners and make roster additions

The Port Angeles Lefties announced their 2019 schedule which will include a game against a Cuban National team, and a list of… Continue reading

<strong>Jesse Major</strong>/Peninsula Daily News                                Port Angeles Lefties catcher Ronnie Rust eyes home plate before scoring in the second inning against the Yakima Valley Pippins during a game in July. Rust is returning to the Lefties next season.
LEFTIES: All-Star festivities a smashing success for Port Angeles players, fans

LEFTIES: All-Star festivities a smashing success for Port Angeles players, fans

The Lefties’ All-Stars showed out with impressive performances in front of the hometown faithful who showed up in droves for the West… Continue reading

LEFTIES: All-Star festivities a smashing success for Port Angeles players, fans
LEFTIES: Hometown heroes lead North to West Coast League All-Star Game win

LEFTIES: Hometown heroes lead North to West Coast League All-Star Game win

Port Angeles Lefties were in the mix both at the plate and on the mound in the North’s 10-6 win over the… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Hometown heroes lead North to West Coast League All-Star Game win
WCL ALL-STAR GAME: Commissioner Rob Neyer once an outsider, now the ultimate insider

WCL ALL-STAR GAME: Commissioner Rob Neyer once an outsider, now the ultimate insider

Attempting to avoid a public speaking engagement nearly cost Rob Neyer a shot at becoming the West Coast League commissioner. Installed in… Continue reading

WCL ALL-STAR GAME: Commissioner Rob Neyer once an outsider, now the ultimate insider
LEFTIES: Four Port Angeles players picked as All-Stars, game is Tuesday night at Civic Field

LEFTIES: Four Port Angeles players picked as All-Stars, game is Tuesday night at Civic Field

Four Port Angeles Lefties will enjoy double duties as hosts and players after being named to the North Division roster for the… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Four Port Angeles players picked as All-Stars, game is Tuesday night at Civic Field
LEFTIES: Brown is Houston strong

LEFTIES: Brown is Houston strong

When many fellow freshmen around the country were settling in to new routines in their early days at college, Port Angeles Lefties… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Brown is Houston strong
LEFTIES: Port Angeles misses out on sweep of Kelowna

LEFTIES: Port Angeles misses out on sweep of Kelowna

Port Angeles provided some fireworks in the form of back-to-back home runs by Ron Brown and Dalton Harum to… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Port Angeles misses out on sweep of Kelowna
LEFTIES: Rust, Christian leave football behind to chase diamond dreams

LEFTIES: Rust, Christian leave football behind to chase diamond dreams

The Port Angeles Lefties’ roster is full of former multi-sport athletes, players as used to trotting out for the opening tip with… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Rust, Christian leave football behind to chase diamond dreams

LEFTIES: Port Angeles opens road trip with 6-2 loss to Kelowna

The high-powered Lefties could only manage five hits against a trio of Kelowna pitchers in a 6-2 road loss. The… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Port Angeles comes undone in extra-innings loss

LEFTIES: Port Angeles comes undone in extra-innings loss

A leadoff walk and two costly mistakes on back-to-back bunts put Port Angeles in a pickle and ultimately cost the Lefties in… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Port Angeles comes undone in extra-innings loss
LEFTIES: Port Angeles bats quiet in 8-2 loss to Corvallis

LEFTIES: Port Angeles bats quiet in 8-2 loss to Corvallis

University of Portland product Conner Knutson pitched six solid innings as the Corvallis Knights quieted the Port Angeles Lefties bats in an… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Port Angeles bats quiet in 8-2 loss to Corvallis
LEFTIES: Port Angeles taking its lumps as team leads league in hit-by-pitches

LEFTIES: Port Angeles taking its lumps as team leads league in hit-by-pitches

Port Angeles’ power-packed roster leads the West Coast League in multiple categories — with runs scored (100 through Wednesday) hits (143) and… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Port Angeles taking its lumps as team leads league in hit-by-pitches
LEFTIES: Port Angeles reliever Triston Busse excelling in West Coast League

LEFTIES: Port Angeles reliever Triston Busse excelling in West Coast League

Severe back pain literally floored Port Angeles Lefties sidearm reliever Triston Busse in his attempt to return to baseball last fall. Attempting… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Port Angeles reliever Triston Busse excelling in West Coast League
LEFTIES: Wersland, Schimpf homer, but Port Angeles rally falls just shy

LEFTIES: Wersland, Schimpf homer, but Port Angeles rally falls just shy

Port Angeles’ attempt at a rally came up just shy in a 9-8 loss to the Corvallis Knights on Tuesday at Civic… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Wersland, Schimpf homer, but Port Angeles rally falls just shy
BASEBALL: First-place Lefties return to Port Angeles; Two 2017 Lefties picked in MLB draft

BASEBALL: First-place Lefties return to Port Angeles; Two 2017 Lefties picked in MLB draft

The West Coast League North Division-leading Port Angeles Lefties (4-2) will take the Civic Field diamond tonight at 6:35 p.m. against the… Continue reading

BASEBALL: First-place Lefties return to Port Angeles; Two 2017 Lefties picked in MLB draft
BASEBALL: Lefties tag Elks for 16 runs in big win

BASEBALL: Lefties tag Elks for 16 runs in big win

Port Angeles reached double digits in scoring for the second straight game, pounding out 12 hits, all but two of them singles,… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Lefties tag Elks for 16 runs in big win
<strong>Keith Thorpe</strong>/Peninsula Daily News                                Lefties second baseman Trevor Rosenberg, left, tags out Victoria’s Trey Bigford on a steal attempt in the third inning on Thursday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties win league opener against Portland

The Lefties kept up their winning ways when it counted Friday, canning the Portland Pickles 3-2 in the official West Coast League regular… Continue reading

<strong>Keith Thorpe</strong>/Peninsula Daily News                                Lefties second baseman Trevor Rosenberg, left, tags out Victoria’s Trey Bigford on a steal attempt in the third inning on Thursday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.
BASEBALL: Lefties new skipper, players, impress on opening night

BASEBALL: Lefties new skipper, players, impress on opening night

IT WOULD BE foolish to extrapolate an overwhelming amount of meaning from one 15-minute postgame interview session with new Port Angeles Lefties manager Darren Westergard.… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Lefties new skipper, players, impress on opening night
BASEBALL: Lefties rally for walkoff win in home opener

BASEBALL: Lefties rally for walkoff win in home opener

Port Angeles rallied from a 6-1 deficit in its second season home opener Thursday night at Civic Field, scoring the tying and… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Lefties rally for walkoff win in home opener
BASEBALL: Successful HarbourCats have WCL act down pat

BASEBALL: Successful HarbourCats have WCL act down pat

The Lefties have the most successful team in the West Coast League right across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The HarbourCats,… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Successful HarbourCats have WCL act down pat