Category Archives: Baseball
Saturday scoreboard: Rams roll; Geoducks cruise; Saints split
High school football
North Thurston 34, Wilson 0
North Thurston posted their second shutout of the year, knocking off Wilson 34-0 at South Sound Stadium. The Rams have now allowed just 42 points through five games this season. Mo Manning rushed for three touchdowns and Ryan Mets passed for one touchdown finding Joshua Cahill in the endzone for the Rams’ second score of the game. A Hayden Maliska rushing touchdown with under a minute left to play in the first half rounded out the scoring for the game.
The Rams are now 5-0 on the season and 3-0 in 3A Narrows League play. The last time North Thurston sat at 5-0 was 1992 when Rocky Patchin was in his first season and future NFL pro-bowler Mike Sellers played running back and linebacker for the Rams.
Men’s soccer
Evergreen 4, Northwest Christian 0 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Jack Fortune scored 27 seconds into the game and Evergreen added three more goals in the second half to drop Northwest University 4-0 in Kirkland. Mirzic Memic scored two goals for the Geoducks, the first on a penalty kick in the 50th minute and another on a header in the 75th minute. Goalkeeper Mauricio Sanchez made five saves in the shutout.
Women’s soccer
Seattle Pacific 2, Saint Martin’s 1 (2OT) – Recap from SPUFalcons.com
Oregon Tech 5, Evergreen 0 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Shayla Page scored off of a corner kick with just ten seconds left in double overtime to give Seattle Pacific a dramatic 2-1 win over Saint Martin’s at Interbay Stadium in Seattle. After the Falcons’ Ali Martin opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Ashley Richardson scored the equalizer collecting the rebound off of a Nicole Nedervelt shot that hit the crossbar.
Ashely Engel made 11 saves but the Saints only forced SPU keeper Alexa Hughes to make two saves. The Saints fall to 3-3 in the GNAC.
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, Simon Fraser 2 (22-25, 23-25, 29-27, 25-17, 15-11) – Recap
Concordia 3, Evergreen 0 (25-12, 25-22, 25-22) – Recap from the Geoducks
Saint Martin’s rallied back from two sets down in Burnaby, BC to knock off Simon Fraser 3-2. Kristyn Ross led the Saints with 17 kills and 24 digs while Carrie Starbuck added 12 kills and 20 digs.
College softball fall ball
SPSCC 11, Skagit Valley 1 – five innings
Everett 7, SPSCC 0
Lower Columbia 7, SPSCC 2
Puget Sound Collegiate League fall ball
Timberline 3, Yelm 0 – Winning pitcher: Matt Mercer (Perfect game)
Olympia 2, Black Hills 1 – Winning pitcher: Elliott Loague
Olympia 4, Black Hills 0 – Winning pitcher: Eric Mullins
Tuesday scoreboard: Oly Sports’ 500th post!
Wow, 500 posts. Thank you for your support through the first 500. Plenty more to come, I’m just getting started.
Men’s soccer
Concordia 2, Evergreen 0 – Recap from Evergreen Athletics
Concordia’s Sam Carmichael scored in the 21st minute and Gerrit Hamann scored the insurance goal in the 52nd minute and the 25th-ranked Cavaliers knocked off Evergreen 2-0 in a battle for first place in Portland. Both the Geoducks and Cavs came into the game at 4-0 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Concordia leaves with sole possession of first place at 5-0.
Two time reigning CCC defensive player of the week Collin Harlow made four saves in the Geoducks’ loss while Arne Niermann was only forced to make two saves for Concordia. The Cavs out shot Evergreen 15-7 and held a 7-2 advantage in shots on goal.
Girl’s soccer
Black Hills 3, River Ridge 0
WF West 1, Capital 0 (WF West wins 5-4 in PKs)
Gig Harbor 5, Timberline 1
Olympia @ Yelm – No report
Shelton @ North Thurston – No report
Joslin Lindsay scored two goals for Black Hills in their 3-0 win over River Ridge at the RAC in Lacey. Arin Seidlitz also scored and Ce Ce Noyen made two saves for the Wolves in the shutout. Across town, 2A EvCo leader Capital battled to a 0-0 tie with WF West before the game was decided in penalty kicks. The Bearcats won the shootout 5-4 to move into a three way tie with Black Hills and Capital at 4-1 in conference.
High school volleyball
Capital 3, WF West 0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-21)
Black Hills 3, River Ridge 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-14)
Northwest Christian 3, Willapa Valley 0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-13)
Rachel Erickson racked up 10 kills, Marissa Ottesen had 12 digs and Sam Yorke added 26 assists in Capital’s 3-0 win over WF West. The win moves the Cougars into a tie with Tumwater atop the 2A EvCo at 4-0. Black Hills stayed one game behind the leaders with their 3-0 win over River Ridge. Hope Mortensen was 16-for-18 serving with eight aces for the Wolves. Northwest Christian moved to 4-1 in the 2B Pacific League with their straight sets win over Willapa Valley.
Puget Sound Collegiate League fall baseball
Tumwater 6, Black Hills 5 – Winning pitcher: Jack Allen
North Thurston 3, Timberline 2 – Winning pitcher: Riley Stordahl
Brodin hits “waddle-off” homer, gets Clemens next
It is a big couple of days for North Thurston graduate Joash Brodin. On Wednesday, Brodin hit a three run “waddle-off” home run for the Long Island Ducks in their 6-5 win over the Somerset Patriots. Brodin also had a two run single in the seventh inning driving in five runs total for the Ducks in game one of a doubleheader. And in the nightcap, Brodin went 1-for-2 and drove in the Ducks only run in a 5-1 loss. You can see all of Brodin’s highlights in the video above from the team.
You can also see Brodin play on SportsCenter, ESPNEWS and ESPN3 Friday night when the Ducks travel to Texas to take on the Sugar Land Skeeters and seven time Cy Young Award winner. Clemens will be making his second start for the independent Skeeters as he explores the possibility of a comeback at 50 years-old. The game starts at 5:05 PM local time and SportsCenter and ESPNEWS will be cutting into their programming to show every inning that Clemens pitches.
It has been a wild ride of a season for Brodin who is with his second independent club this season after the London Rippers of the Frontier League folded on July 24th in the middle of their inaugural season. Brodin was hitting .370 and leading the Frontier League in batting when he became a free agent following the team’s dissolution.
He quickly had offers from other independent clubs and was on his way to Wichita of the American Association when he received a call from the Atlantic League’s Ducks, arguably the most successful team in the best league in the independent ladder. Brodin went from a league where no player is older than 28 years-old to a team that features former Major Leaguers Armando Benitez and Timo Perez. Adjusting to a higher level of play, Brodin started off slowly but quickly adjusted and is now hitting .283 with three home runs and 20 RBI in 35 games with the Ducks.
The level of play is not the only thing Brodin has had to adjust to. He went from playing in all red pajamas in front of just a handful of fans in a horrible situation in London to a beautiful ballpark on Long Island where they pack in over 5,000 fans a game. And no more road trips to Normal to face the Cornbelters. Instead, he hits the road for an opportunity to take his hacks against Roger Clemens in a game televised worldwide on ESPN.
Monday scoreboard: Senators season ends; Geoducks drop doubleheader
Baseball (Grand Forks Invitational)
Team Canada 6, Thurston County Senators 5
The Thurston County Senators season came to an end on Monday morning with a 6-5 loss to Team Canada in the Grand Forks Invitational semifinals.
Women’s soccer
Rocky Mountain College 3, Evergreen 0 – More from Evergreen athletics
Men’s soccer
Rocky Mountain College 6, Evergreen 3 – More from Evergreen athletics
Sunday scoreboard: Senators to GFI semis; Saints fall in Phoenix
Baseball (Grand Forks Invitational)
Thurston County Senators 4, San Diego Stars 3
Maxx Garrett hit a go ahead home run in the fourth inning and the Thurston County Senators held on to win 4-3 over the San Diego Stars in the quarterfinals of the Grand Forks Invitational. Kyle Baskett drove in two runs and Parker Guinn went 4-for-4 for the Senators. Damon Porter got the win and Nate O’Bryan pitched a scoreless ninth to get the save.
The Senators move on to the semifinals on Monday morning at 8:30 AM against the winner of the late game tonight between the Trail Orioles and Team Canada. Live stats for the game can be found here.
Men’s soccer
Colorado State Pueblo 3, Saint Martin’s 0 – More from SMUSaints.com
Saturday scoreboard: Senators win again; Geoducks drop two
Baseball (Grand Forks Invitational)
Thurston County Senators 7, San Diego Stars 5
Women’s soccer
Menlo 1, Evergreen 0 – More from Geoducks athletics
College volleyball
College of Idaho 3, Evergreen 0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-17) – More from Geoducks athletics
Friday scoreboard: Football Friday; Senators win at GFI; Geoducks and Saints fall
I’m not going to lie to you Oly Sports fans, football Friday nights are going to make the Friday scoreboard post suffer just a little bit. Just got home from calling the Shelton/Tumwater game and I am wiped out, so no recaps but plenty of scores from this ridiculously busy night in sports…
High school football
Black Hills 46, Clover Park 6
Lake Oswego 34, Olympia 0
Timberline 20, River Ridge 0
Ridgefield 29, Rochester 7
Shelton 42, Tumwater 21
Naselle 39, Rainier 6
Tenino 26, Raymond 7
Yelm 53, Highline 14
North Thurston 36, Steilacoom 21
Baseball (Grand Forks Invitational)
Thurston County Senators 2, Trail Orioles 0
College volleyball
Eastern Oregon 3, Evergreen 0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-15) – More from Geoducks athletics
Men’s soccer
Sonoma State 4, Saint Martin’s 0 – More from SonomaSeawolves.com
Wednesday scoreboard: Senators blank Honkers; Clippers lose friendly; Saints downed by Lutes
Baseball
Thurston County Senators 3, Northwest Honkers 0
Nate O’Bryan pitched eight shutout innings and Kyle Basket went 3-for-4 with a two run homer to lead the Thurston County Senators to a 3-0 win over the Northwest Honkers in the first game of the Grand Forks Invitiational in Grand Forks, British Columbia. Shane Schoeneberg, Mac Acker and Eric O’Bryan each had two hits and Damon Porter pitched the ninth to get the save.
Next up for the Senators after an off day tomorrow are the Trail Orioles on Friday at 2:00 PM and then close out pool play on Saturday against the San Diego Stars at 5:00 PM. All games can be followed live on the GFI website.
Men’s soccer
Columbia Basin 3, SPSCC 1
In the final day of the NWAACC’s preseason friendlies at the Starfire Complex in Tukwila, the South Puget Sound men’s soccer team dropped their second game 3-1 to Columbia Basin. Kellen Church scored the Clippers’ goal while Richard Renteria scored twice for the Hawks.
SPSCC opens the regular season next Wednesday at Peninsula College before their home opener on Saturday, September 8th against Everett CC at 2:00 PM at the RAC.
College volleyball
Pacific Lutheran 3, Saint Martin’s 1 (scrimmage)
Friday scoreboard: Geoducks volleyball drops two; Senators fall to Studs
College volleyball
Great Falls 3, Evergreen 0 (25-12, 25-6, 25-16)
Montana Western 3, Evergreen 0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-21) – More from Geoducks athletics
Baseball
Seattle Studs 11, Thurston County Senators 9
Tonight (8/24): Senators and Studs
Baseball
Thurston County Senators vs. Seattle Studs – The RAC – 7:45 PM
High school football
Olympia Blue & White game – Ingersoll Stadium – 6:00 PM
Shelton Red & Black game – Highclimber Stadium – 6:00 PM
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