Category Archives: Baseball
Monday scoreboard: Silvers, Cards split
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Nisqually Silvers 3, Hawks Prairie Cardinals 1
Hawks Prairie Cardinals 8, Nisqually Silvers 3
Ian Buckles (George Fox) gave up one run on six hits in a seven inning complete game to get the win in the Nisqually Silvers’ 3-1 game one victory over the Hawks Prairie Cardinals. The Silvers managed just two hits in the win including Cory Bassi’s (Saint Martin’s) RBI single that capped off a three run fourth inning. Spencer Dodd (Saint Martin’s) drove in a run on a fielder’s choice and Brandon Evans (Colorado State-Pueblo) collected the Silvers other hit.
Sam Shadle (Graham-Kapowsi HS) went the distance for the Cardinals but was saddled with the loss. Daniel Flahie (Grays Harbor CC) collected two hits and Chandler Tracy (Saint Martin’s) drove in the lone Cardinal run in the sixth inning.
In game two, Flahie went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI and Beau Rogers (St. Edwards University) also drove in two runs on two hits to lead the Cardinals to an 8-3 defeat of the Silvers. Conor Cook (Central Washington) had three hits and Jens Omdal (Houghton College, River Ridge HS) and Tracy each had two hits as the Cardinals pounded out 15 hits over seven innings. Ethan Berchet-Hall (Shoreline CC) got the win in relief for the Cardinals while Dylan Brown (Southern Illinois-Edwardsville) got the loss for the Silvers.
Today (7/9): Cardinals, Silvers doubleheader
The second place Hawks Prairie Cardinals (7-6 in league, 8-10 overall) take on the last place Nisqually Silvers (3-9 league, 4-13 overall) in a doubleheader at the RAC today. The two teams have met four times this season with the Cardinals winning three of the four. The Silvers’ only win was a 15-3 victory in the second game of a doubleheader on June 25th.
Today is the last regular season meeting between the two teams and both teams follow up today’s games with a trip to Silverdale to face the West Coast League’s Kitsap Bluejackets. The Silvers make the trip on Tuesday and the Cardinals get their chance on Wednesday.
First pitch in today’s doubleheader is scheduled for 5:00 PM.
Sunday scoreboard: Cardinals hold on
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Hawks Prairie Cardinals 6, Nisqually Silvers 3
The Hawks Prairie Cardinals jumped out to a three run lead in the first inning and extended their lead to 6-0 through the sixth inning and held on to knock off the Nisqually Silvers 6-3. Chris McElderry (Oklahoma Wesleyan, Yelm HS) went 3-for-4 with an RBI, Daniel Flahie (Grays Harbor CC) went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored and Chandler Tracy (Saint Martin’s) drove in two runs for the Cardinals.
Shimpie Sato (Skagit Valley College) struck out five Silvers over five scoreless innings to pick up the win. Eli Fulton (Clark College, Capital HS) got the save when he struck out Spencer Manjarrez (Oregon State) to get the Cardinals out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth.
Today (7/8): Bombers, Silvers and Cardinals
Men’s baseball
Tacoma Cascades @ Capital City Bombers – Crandall Field/Olympia HS – 10:00 AM
The Capital City Bombers host the Tacoma Cascades this morning and are offering fans a free hot dog, popcorn, chips and a soda and activities for kids throughout the game for Family Day.
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Hawks Prairie Cardinals @ Nisqually Silvers – the RAC – noon
Saturday scoreboard: Linx, A’s split; Saints sweep
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
West Olympia Linx 5, Olympia Athletics 4
Olympia Athletics 11, West Olympia Linx 4
Chase Myers (Skagit Valley College) drove in the tying run and scored the eventual winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning for the West Olympia Linx in their 5-4 game one win over the Olympia Athletics. Following a triple by the A’s Bret Bitow (Saint Martin’s) in the top of the seventh inning, Linx left fielder Ben Krueger (Yakima Valley CC) ended the game when he robbed the A’s Bret Grey (Central Washington) of the game tying RBI base hit with a diving catch. Drew Fosnes (Green River CC) and Sean Murphy (Murray State) each had two hits for the A’s in the loss.
In game two, the Linx made six errors and allowed 11 straight runs and the A’s took home an easy 11-4 victory. Kyle Thomson (Yakima Valley CC) went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Brandon Christianson (Yakima Valley CC) drove in two runs and scored twice for the A’s. Ryan Smith (Chemeketa CC, Black Hills HS) pitched five shutout innings to pick up the win.
Lacey Saints 1, Tumwater Brewers 0
Lacey Saints 4, Tumwater Brewers 4 – 11 innings/Saints awarded win
Bo Pearson (PLU) doubled with one out in the top of the first inning and scored the game’s only run on a Derek Voigt (Peru State University) single in the Lacey Saints’ 1-0 game one defeat of the Tumwater Brewers. John McCall (Oregon State) pitched four shutout innings and struck out five Brewers to get the win and Matt Bereiter (Centralia College) gave up just two hits over the final three innings to get the save for the Saints. Devin Smith (Olympic College) got the hard luck loss giving up just the one run on four hits over three innings. Tony LaDue (Saint Martin’s), Patrick Fabrizio (Shelton HS) and Cole Pittman (Chemeketa CC) kept the Brewers in the game scattering just two hits over the last four innings.
In the nightcap, the Saints and Brewers battled to a 3-3 tie through 10 innings. In the 11th, both teams scored one run and due to a league tiebreaker rule, the Saints were awarded the victory in the 4-4 game. Kyle Pegram (Pierce College) went 3-for-4 and Colby Fitzgerald (Centralia College) went 2-for-3 for the Saints while Naoki Imoto (Olympic College) had two of the Brewers’ five hits.
Today (7/7): PSCL quadruple header; Fireworks at the track
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Olympia Athletics @ West Olympia Linx – noon and 2:30 PM
Lacey Saints @ Tumwater Brewrers – 5:00 and 7:30 PM
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Thursday scoreboard: Reign upset Energy again; Linx, A’s win
International Basketball League
Earlier this season, without three of their top five scorers, the Olympia Reign were rocked by the Edmonton Energy in a two game series in Edmonton losing by a combined 91 points. Since those two losses to the Energy, the Reign have gone 5-2 and have scored two straight upsets over the 14 win and #3 seeded Energy including tonight’s 101-89 victory in the first round of the IBL playoffs. Mike Ward scored 27 points and both Nicholas Moore and Gjio Bain posted double-doubles to lead the the Reign. The Reign are 4-1 since they picked up Bain, a seven foot center from Southern Miss, from the Orlando Venom on their trip to Florida.
Next up for the Reign is the #2 seed Portland Chinooks in the IBL final four tomorrow at 5:00 PM at Whatcom Pavilion in Bellingham.
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
West Olympia Linx 3, Nisqually Silvers 1
Olympia Athletics 4, Hawks Prairie Cardinals 3
Today (7/5): PSCL doubleheader
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
West Olympia Linx @ Nisqually Silvers – 5:00 PM
Hawks Prairie Cardinals @ Olympia Athletics – 7:30 PM
Timberline’s Weldon steps down
Timberline’s Derek Weldon stepped down as head coach of the Blazers on Monday after five seasons at the school and two years at the helm after taking over for Mark Rubadue in 2011. From the Timberline Baseball Facebook page…
“To Whom It May Concern:
I regret to inform you that I will be resigning from my positions at Timberline High School. My wife and I are taking job opportunities in Oklahoma to be closer to our family in Texas. My resignation is effective immediately to prepare for our move at the end of July.
This is a very bittersweet decision for me and my family. I will deeply miss THS, the Timberline baseball program and all of the high character and talented kids involved with it, the Timberline baseball alumni, as well as all of the great friends we’ve made over these last five years. I look forward to watching this program have a ton of success in the upcoming years. To the returning players: keep grinding and working relentlessly to be the best player and teammate you can be; that state championship that we’ve worked so hard for the last few years is within the crosshairs.
I want to thank current and past players for your investment in our program. Thank you for taking the challenges I set with our strength and conditioning program, “plus” program, and tireless in-season work. I want to thank current and past parents for your support, encouragement, and investment in this program as well.
Coaches Johnston, LaPalm, Gottbreht, and McCusker will work together to take over the day to day operations during the transition to fill the position. The summer and early schedule will remain the same including the “plus” program, the remainder of the HAX schedule, the 6th Annual Timberline Baseball Golf Tournament, and the Fall baseball program which will start up towards the end of August.
Thanks again to the Timberline baseball family. EARN IT!
Sincerely,
Derek Weldon”
In two seasons as head coach Weldon led the Blazers to two 3A Narrows League titles and a 35-11 overall record. The Blazers went 15-7 in 2012, won the Narrows League title, lost in the district championship game and finished fifth in state.
Tuesday scoreboard: Menefee’s triple-double upsets Energy; Cards, Silvers win in extras
International Basketball League
Nate Menefee’s 28 point, 12 assist and 10 rebound triple-double and Mike Ward’s 30 points led the Olympia Reign to a 118-111 overtime win over the Edmonton Energy in the regular season finale at Little Creek Casino. Before tonight’s upset, the Energy beat the Reign by a combined 91 points in two games in Edmonton at the beginning of June.
The Reign jumped out to a quick 16-8 lead to open to game, led by as many as 21 in the first half and took a 59-46 lead in the locker room at halftime. But the Energy chipped away at the lead in the third quarter outscoring the Reign 28-17 to trail by just two going into the fourth quarter. The Energy quickly took the lead in the fourth quarter and held an 87-83 lead with six minutes left. But the Reign reeled off seven straight points to regain the lead at 90-87 and held a 97-95 lead with 52 seconds left. After the Energy tied the score at 100 with 18 second left, the Reign lost control of the ball and following a scramble could only manage a wild shot to end regulation.
The Reign slammed the door on the Energy in overtime scoring nine straight points in the first minute and a half and never allowed the Energy to get within five points the rest of the game. The Reign picked up just their seventh win of the season while Edmonton dropped to 14-4.
Nick Moore chipped in 18 points and 13 boards for the Reign while Gjio Bain also added a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds in the win. The Energy were led by Steve Sir’s 22 points and Robbie Sihota’s 18 points and 19 rebounds.
The two teams meet again on Thursday in the first round of the IBL playoffs hosted by the Bellingham Slam at Whatcom Pavilion. The match-up between the #6 seed Reign and the #3 seed Energy tips off at 5:00 PM.
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Hawks Prairie Cardinals 8, Olympia Athletics 8 – 10 innings/Cardinals win
Nisqually Silvers 2, West Olympia Linx 1 – 10 innings
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