Category Archives: Baseball
Quick links: Smith named all-area POY; Much, much more
Kierstin Smith named player of the year of The Olympian’s all-area fastpitch team. Two other Tumwater and two Olympia stars named to the team.
The Olympian also has a ton of recruiting news including the news that Black Hills and SPSCC’s Anye Turner is moving on to the Western Washington basketball team for 2012-2013. – The Olympian
Here is everything you ever wanted to know about Ultimate Frisbee in Olympia. – Thurston Talk
Saint Martin’s catcher Chandler Tracy was named NCAA Division II West Region Freshman of the Year. – SMUSaints.com
Two other Saints were named to an all-region team. Kyle Van Santen made it for the 5K and Sam Washington for the shot put. – SMUSaints.com
The 2013 NCAA Division II regional golf tournament is coming to The Home Course in DuPont and will be hosted by Saint Martin’s. – SMUSaints.com
The Evergreen State College reopened their challenge course this week. – Evergreen Athletics
Evergreen also inducted the first class into their Recreation and Athletics Hall of Fame. – Evergreen Athletics
Warning Track: Baseball. Punk. Olympia.
Baseball. Punk rock. Olympia. Warning Track was practically made for Oly Sports.
Last week, Olympia punk band Warning Track released their first album, Rookie Year, featuring 14 power punk songs about our national pastime. With songs like “Back in the Bigs”, “Chelsea in the Cheap Seats” and “Unassisted Triple Play”, their self-description of “Bad News Bears meets The Ramones” is definitely apt.
The Conrad Uno (Presidents of the United States, Mudhoney, Young Fresh Fellows) produced Rookie Year is available for download here for a pay what you want price (could even be free, if you want).
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds to semis; Rams, Blazers seasons end
Boys soccer
Tumwater 3, Franklin Pierce 0 – More from The Olympian
After not registering even one shot on goal in the first half, Bradley Saner opened the scoring in the 44th minute and Tumwater never looked back in their 3:1 win over Franklin Pierce in the quarterfinals of the 2A state tournament. The T-Birds earned their first trip to the semifinals and will play Fife on Friday, May 25th at Sunset Chevy Stadium in Sumner.
Connor Sigmon scored what proved to be the game winner in the 52nd minute. Franklin Pierce cut the lead to just one in the 59th minute on a Richard Laducer goal but Sigmon closed the door with an insurance goal in the 60th minute and the undefeated season rolls along.
High school baseball
Timberline 5, West Seattle 0
Eastside Catholic 5, Timberline 1
Rick Ahlf went 3-for-4 and Matt Mercer got the win in Timberline’s 5-0 win over West Seattle in the opening round of the 3A state playoffs. The win setup a quarterfinals matchup with Eastside Catholic but the Blazers were unable to hold off the Crusaders and were bumped from the tournament with a 5-1 loss.
North Thurston 4, Fife 1
Sumner 5, North Thurston 4
North Thurston’s Tyler Ridgeway pitched a three hit complete game and went 2-for-3 with two runs to knock off Fife in the first round of the 2A state tournament at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis. The two runs that the Rams scored in the first inning proved to be enough to move them into the next round against Sumner.
In the quarterfinals, the Rams took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning but Sumner answered right back with four runs in the fifth inning and added another in the seventh. Down 5-3, North Thurston scored a run in the bottom half of the inning but Spencer Dorsey was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a passed ball and the Rams season came to a heartbreaking end.
High school softball
Prairie 6, Capital 0
Capital was shutout twice in districts and their season came to an end with an 8-10 record.
Today (5/19): Rams, Blazers, T-Birds at state
2A District IV champion North Thurston takes on Fife in the opening round of the state baseball tournament this morning at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis. Fife went 18-8 overall this season but lost their last two games in the district playoffs heading into state. The winner of the game goes on to play either Aberdeen or Sumner later in the afternoon.
First pitch in game one is at 10:00 AM. The second game, should the Rams win, is at 4:00 PM also at Bearcat Stadium.
Timberline travels to Bellevue’s Bannerwood Park to take on West Seattle at 10:00 AM in the 3A state baseball tournament. West Seattle comes into the game at just 11-11 on the season. The winner moves onto play either Mount Vernon or Eastside Catholic at 4:00 PM.
In the 2A state soccer quarterfinals, Tumwater hosts Franklin Pierce at 1:00 PM. Franklin Pierce comes into the game at 13-4-2 overall and they knocked off Sehome 3:2 on Tuesday night to get to the quarterfinals. The winner moves on to play either Squalicum or Fife on Friday, May 25th at Sunset Chevy Stadium in Sumner.
Reiten, Tydingco take Narrows League MVP awards
Olympia’s Cabe Reiten was named the 4A Narrows League MVP, Timberline’s Ryan Tydingco was named 3A Narrows League MVP and Timberline’s Derek Wheldon was named coach of the year today.
Here are all the Olympia area nominees honored by the Narrows League today, broken down by school:
Olympia – 4A Narrows League
MVP: Cabe Reiten – Sr. – SS
First team: Trevor Houser – Sr. – P, Gabe Padukiewicz – Jr. – IF, Cameron Frost – Jr. – OF, Michael Fairchild – Jr. – OF, Leif Hansen – So. – Utility
Second team: Leo Valenti – Jr. – IF, Joey Knight – Jr. – OF
Honorable mention: Jake Hacker – Sr. – C
Capital – 3A Narrows League
First team: Kenzy Forler – Sr. – P, Cameron Monda – Jr. – IF, Matt Uzanski – So. – Utility
Second team: Kameron Minor – Jr. – P, Joey McCabe – Jr. – IF, Thomas Kerr – Jr. – OF, Darby Losey – Sr. – OF
Timberline – 3A Narrows League
MVP: Ryan Tydingco – Sr. – Utility
Coach of the year: Derek Wheldon
First team: Josiah Julagay – Sr. – P, Rick Ahlf – Sr. – IF, Charlie Hinson – Sr. – IF, Coby Beal – Jr. – OF, David Padilla – Jr. – OF
Second team: Ty Carlton – Jr. – P, Brennon Kaleiwahea – So. – C, Ty Gartner – So. – IF
Honorable mention: Matt Mercer – Fr. – P, Blake Nystrom – So. – OF, Justace Buhl – Jr. – Utility
Baseball alumni update: Conley still dealing
Olympia High School graduate and second round pick Adam Conley has been impressive in his first full season in professional baseball. Conley has made seven starts for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, single-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, and has posted a 3-0 record with a 2.23 ERA. More impressively, Conley has only given up earned runs in three of his seven starts and his ERA is only that high because of one bad outing on April 28th against the West Virginia Power when he gave up six earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. Otherwise, Conley has given up just three earned runs and has struck out 43 batters in 36 1/3 innings.
In Appleton, River Ridge alum Seth Harvey has emerged as the Wisconsin Timber Rattler’ primary closer saving seven of the 13 games in which he has appeared. He is 2-0 on the season with a 2.40 ERA and has struck out 22 batters in 15 innings and has allowed just three walks for the Milwaukee Brewers’ single-A affiliate.
Olympia’s Kramer Champlin has pitched in eight games of relief for the Lansing Lugnuts, single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, and has posted a 2-1 record with a 3.72 ERA. In 19 1/3 innings, Champlin has struck out 17 batters and walked five. Unfortunately, he has also given up 21 hits and has allowed an earned run or more in all but three of his eight games and is currently on the seven day disabled list.
Two more alumni kick of their seasons this week in the independent Frontier League. Joash Brodin is in his fourth Frontier League season with the brand new London Rippers. The switch hitting first baseman out of North Thurston travels to Marion, Illinois to take on the Southern Illinois Miners on Friday night.
And Tumwater’s Ryan Bean recently signed to pitch for the Florence Freedom. The Freedom open at home against the Traverse City Beach Bums on Thursday. Bean was a 17th round draft pick of the San Francisco Giants in 2010 but was released in Spring Training.
Photo credits:
Adam Conley – Dano Keeney/MiLB.com
Kramer Champlin – Flickr user whitecapwendy
Saturday scoreboard: Reign Slammed; Cougars qualify; Blazers come close to title
International Basketball League
Bellingham Slam 130, Olympia Reign 101
After playing just three minutes last night, former Saint Martin’s forward Jeremy Green scored 28 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the Bellingham Slam to a 130-101 trouncing of the Olympia Reign. Nicholas Moore led the Reign with 17 points and 11 boards and Giovanne Woods added 16 points and four assists.
Bellingham was in control nearly the entire game for the second time this season. Ike Ohanson’s field goal with 5:59 remaining in the first quarter gave the Reign the lead at 14-13. Paul Hafford answered back thirty second later to make it 15-14 and the Slam never trailed again. A Marcus Whitaker three pointer with 3:32 left in the first half cut the Slam lead to six but an 11-4 run to close the half gave the Slam a 58-45 lead.
The Reign cut into the lead to start the second half knocking it down to five at 58-53 at the 9:43 mark of the third quarter, but the Slam then went on a 44-19 run to finish the quarter up by 30 at 102-72 and never looked back.
Six Reign players scored in double digits – Woods, Moore, Mike Ward, Nate Menafee, Whitaker and Ohanson – but nobody scored more than 16. Meanwhile, Bellingham had five double digit scorers including Green, Hafford’s 25 and 19 each from Zach Henifin and Morris Anderson.
Former Saint Martin’s star Blake Poole scored just two points for the Slam and played less than two minutes in the second half.
Boys soccer
Capital 1, Kennedy 0
Bryce Joling scored in the 56th minute to lead Capital to a 1-0 win over Kennedy in the 3A bi-districtplayoffs. The win sends the Cougars to state with a playoff game likely at Tumwater Stadium on Wednesday.
High school baseball
Timberline 8, Columbia River 1
Kelso 7, Timberline 4
Centralia 13, Tumwater 0
Timberline’s 8-1 morning victory over Columbia River put the Blazers in the district title game against Kelso. But the Hilanders scored seven runs in the first three innings and held on to knock off the Blazers 7-4. The Blazers still qualified for state despite the loss. Tumwater was not so lucky. Their season ended with a 13-0 loss to Centralia.
Friday scoreboard: Rams win district title; Reign win in OT
High school baseball
North Thurston 5, W.F. West 4 – More from The Olympian
Tyler Ridgeway threw the game-tying run out at the plate to seal North Thurston’s first district title since 2002 with a 5-4 win over EvCo regular season champ W.F. West. Riley Stordahl pitched a complete game for the Rams and Spencer Dorsey went 3-for-3 with two triples and two RBI. The Rams move on to the state regionals as a #1 seed. They play at 10:00 AM back at Bearcats Stadium in Chehalis.
International Basketball League
Olympia Reign 121, Salem Soldiers 118 – Overtime
High school softball
Tumwater 9, Black Hills 2
South Kitsap 5, Olympia 4
Today (5/11): Rams baseball plays for district championship
The North Thurston Rams baseball team plays for the 2A District IV championship today against W.F. West at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis. The two teams met three times in the regular season and the Bearcats took all three games, 10-0, 6-5 and 8-0. The Rams went 12-6 in the EvCo regular season and got to this point in the playoffs by beating RA Long 5-1 and Centralia 5-1. The Bearcats went 17-1 and beat Tumwater 5-0 and Aberdeen 13-5. First pitch is at 5:00 PM and the game can be heard on KELA 1470 AM or online here.
The Narrows League softball tournament continues at SERA in Tacoma this afternoon. Timberline and Capital play a winner-to-districts, loser-out game at 12:30 PM. The Cougars and Blazers played twice in the regular season with Capital outscoring Timberline 29-4 in two wins. The winner goes on to play Yelm at 3:00 PM for the #2 seed.
In 4A fastpitch action, Olympia has already qualified for districts but will face South Kitsap at 3:00 PM to determine the #3 and #4 seeds.
Wednesday scoreboard: Blazers, Rams qualify; Olympia eliminated
High school baseball
Timberline 11, Enumclaw 2 – Blazers qualify for state
North Thurston 5, Centralia 1 – Rams qualify for state
Tumwater 3, Hockinson 0
Rogers 9, Olympia 3 – Bears, 17-1 regular season, eliminated
High school softball
Tumwater 4, Centralia 1
W.F. West 15, Black Hills 4
Yelm 1, Capital 0
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