Category Archives: Olympia Athletics
Today (6/26): Linx/Saints, Brewers/A’s
Just two more days of PSCL baseball until the league takes a short break over the weekend. Two games are on the schedule tonight at the RAC with the West Olympia Linx facing the Lacey Saints and the Tumwater Brewers taking on the Olympia Athletics.
Game one features the 5- and first place Saints against the second place Linx, who are a game and a half behind. Quinn Hartman (Green River CC) leads the Saints with a .473 batting average (9-for-19) while Devin Ferguson (Centralia College, North Thurston HS) is hitting .312 (10-for-32) with one home run and 10 RBI. Meanwhile, Chris Womac (Green River CC, Olympia HS) leads the Linx hitting .451 (14-for-31) with ten runs scored. The Linx lead the league in homers with three on the season. Sam Williams (Lower Columbia CC), Chase Myers (Skagit Valley College) and Kyle Leady (Lower Columbia CC) have each hit one out. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 PM.
In game two, the 3-4 Brewers face the 4-3 A’s. The starting pitching for the Brewers has been solid all season. Michael Calderon (Bellevue University) is 2-1 and has given up just three earned runs in three appearances and Patrick Fabrizio (Shelton HS) is 1-1 and has given up just two earned in four games. The A’s also have had strong pitching, especially from Ryan Smith (Chemeketa CC, Black Hills HS). Smith is 3-0 and has allowed just four earned in four appearances and has struck out 24 batters in 24 innings. First pitch for game two is set for 7:30.
Sunday scoreboard: Rollers work Wave; Pearson saves Saints, Brewers eek past A’s
Roller Derby
Oly Rollers 314, Dockyard Derby Dames Wave of Mutilation 62
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Lacey Saints 4, West Olympia Linx 3
Tumwater Brewers 4, Olympia Athletics 3
Bo Pearson’s (PLU) double with two outs and two on in the bottom of the ninth inning plated both Dusty Kerns (Bellevue University) and Eric O’Bryan (Centralia College, Olympia HS) to give the Lacey Saints the 4-3 comeback victory over the West Olympia Linx in game one at the RAC. The Linx had taken the 3-2 lead just an inning earlier when Sam Williams (Lower Columbia CC) drove in two runs of his own with a two out double.
Pearson went 2-for-5 with three RBI on the day and Devin Ferguson (Centralia College, North Thurston HS) hit a solo homerun to lead off the third inning for the Saints. Chase Wasson (Centralia College, Timberline HS) got the win while Micah Donor (George Fox) got the loss for the Linx.
In game two, Jace Feldmeier (Olympic College, Tumwater HS) went 2-for-3 and drove in a run and Naoki Imoto (Olympic College) went 1-for-2 and scored a run to lead the Tumwater Brewers to a 4-3 win over the Olympia Athletics despite just four hits for the team. Michael Calderon (Bellevue University) gave up two earned runs in five innings to pick up the win for the Brewers.
Drew Fosnes (Green River CC) went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI and a stolen base for the A’s.
Today (6/24): A soggy PSCL doubleheader
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
West Olympia Linx @ Lacey Saints – noon – The RAC
Tumwater Brewers @ Olympia Athletics – 2:30 PM – The RAC
Thursday scoreboard: Brewers, Saints, A’s 18, Cards, Silvers, Linx 1
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Tumwater Brewers 6, Hawks Prairie Cardinals 0
Lacey Saints 6, Nisqually Silvers 0
Olympia Athletics 6, West Olympia Linx 1
Patrick Fabrizio (Shelton HS) gave up just three hits in five shutout innings and Kyle Holtman (St. Claire County CC) and Takashi Yamada (Olympic CC) each had two hits to lead the Tumwater Brewers to a 6-0 win over the Hawks Prairie Cardinals.
The Brewers scored five runs in the first two innings and never looked back. Five different Brewers drove in runs in the win including Jace Feldmeier (Olympic CC, Tumwater) who also scored a run and stole two bases. David Gorman (Johns Hopkins U) and Bradley Beardan (Chemeketa CC, Shelton HS) each pitched two scoreless innings to preserve the win for Fabrizio.
Cody Evans (Oregon Tech, Yelm HS) had two of the Cardinals’ three hits in the loss.
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Lacey Saints starter Alexander Lee (Skagit Valley CC) and three other pitchers combined for a one hit shutout in a 6-0 defeat of the Nisqually Silvers. Lee pitched six no hit innings and struck out six while walking just one Silvers batter. Matt Bareiter (Centralia CC) relieved Lee and gave up the lone hit to the Silvers’ Kyle Ginter (Colorado State-Pueblo) after recording the first two outs in the seventh inning. Jacob Landeis (Green River CC) and Josh Moss (St. Martin’s, Rochester HS) each pitched 1-2-3 innings in the eighth and ninth innings and in total, the four Saints pitchers faced 30 batters, just three over the minimum in a nine inning game.
Dusty Kerns (Bellevue University) went 3-for-5 with two RBI and Mark Klick (Green River CC) drove in two more runs to lead the Saints offense. Eric O’Bryan (Centralia CC, Olympia HS) went 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and a stolen base from the Saints’ leadoff spot.
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In a day of solid pitching performances, Ryan Smith (Chemeketa CC, Black Hills) wouldn’t be outdone in the nightcap for the Olympia Athletics. Smith pitched seven innings and gave up just one earned run on five hits A’s in their 6-1 win over the West Olympia Linx.
The A’s drew first blood in the second inning when Drew Fosnes (Green River CC) was hit bay a pitch, advanced to second on a wild pitch, stole third base and scored on an error. Bret Bitow (Saint Martin’s) drove in what turned out to be the winning run in the third inning to take a 2-0 lead. The Linx cut the lead to one run in the sixth when Skyler Wheeler (Grays Harbor CC) doubled in Chris Womac (Green River CC, Olympia HS) but the A’s answered back with a run in the seventh and three more in the eighth to seal the win.
Womac went 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base for the Linx who lost their second game in a row following a seven game win streak.
Today (6/21): PSCL keeps rolling
This week’s PSCL series continue today with another three games at the RAC and Saint Martin’s.
Game one at the RAC pits the Tumwater Brewers against the Hawks Prairie Cardinals. The Cardinals got the better of the Brewers last night, 6-4 to run their league record to 2-2. The Brewers dropped to 1-3. Daniel Flahie’s (Grays Harbor CC) .388 batting average leads the way for the Cardinals with Chandler Tracy (Saint Martin’s) right behind him at .355. Tracy and Flahie also lead Hawks Prairie in RBI with seven and six respectively. The Brewers have struggled offensively and have only one regular hitting over .300. Kyle Holtman (Saint Clair County CC) leads the way with his .308 average and four RBI. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 PM.
Over at Saint Martin’s, the Lacey Saints and Nisqually Silvers continue their series after the Saints got the 6-3 win yesterday. Quinn Hartman (Green River CC) is batting .500 and has stolen seven bases to lead the Saints while Devin Ferguson (Centralia College, North Thurston) leads the team with nine RBI. Jordan Falcon (New Mexico Highlands University) is 5-for-12 in limited games for the Silvers and Brandon Evans (Colorado State-Pueblo) is hitting .318 to lead the Silvers’ regulars. The Saints are 3-1 in league play while the Silvers are still looking for their first win in games that count. First pitch is at 5:00 PM.
In the nightcap, the West Olympia Linx and Olympia Athletics play the rubber match of their three game series. The Linx handled the A’s on Tuesday, 8-3 but the A’s snapped the Linx seven game winning streak with a wild 3-2 victory in the tenth inning yesterday. Chris Womac’s (Green River, Olympia) .480 average and eight stolen bases paces the Linx while Kyle Thomson (Yakima Valley CC) has raised his average to .353 by going 5-for-8 in the series for the A’s. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
Wednesday scoreboard: Saints, A’s, Cards prevail; Reign shot down by Soldiers
Puget Sound Collegiate League baseball
Lacey Saints 6, Nisqually Silvers 3
Olympia Athletics 3, West Olympia Linx 2
Hawks Prairie Cardinals 6, Tumwater Brewers 4
The Nisqually Silvers took a three run lead in the third inning but gave up six unanswered runs and dropped the game 6-3 to the Lacey Saints. After a Brandon Evans (Colorado State-Pueblo) single drove in two runs and Chase Lacomb (Colorado State-Pueblo) drove in another in the third for the Silvers, the Saints quickly tied the game in the top of the fourth after a bases loaded walk by Colby Fitzgerald (Centralia College) and a two run error on a ball hit by Jesus Acosta (Centralia College).
The Saints took the lead for good when Kyle Pegram (Pierce College) scored on a Tyler Zwosta (Centralia College) fielder’s choice in the sixth inning. Alexander Lee (Skagit Valley CC) and Pegram each drove in a run in the eighth inning when the Saints tacked on a pair for good measure.
Colin Nilson (PLU) went seven innings for the Saints giving up just the three runs in the third inning to pick up the win. Chase Wasson (Centralia College, Timberline HS) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up the save.
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Following a walk, Brian Clayton (Green River CC) scored the winning run in extra innings for the Olympia Athletics from first base on an error filled play giving the A’s the 3-2 win that snapped the West Olympia Linx’s seven game winning streak.
The Linx opened the scoring in the fourth inning on a Kyle Leady (Lower Columbia) double that scored Jordan Johansen (Corban College). The A’s Kyle Thomson (Yakima Valley CC) led off the sixth inning for the with a triple and was driven in two batters later on a sacrifice fly by Brett Gray (Central Washington) to tie the score at one. Thomson scored the go ahead run in the eighth but the A’s were unable to close the game and Mac Gridley (Lower Columbia) scored the tying run in the top of the ninth for the Linx before the A’s finally pushed across the winning run in the 10th.
The Linx’s Dan Eck (Yakima Valley CC) and the A’s Roderick Fields (Green River CC) each gave up just one run over six and seven innings respectively but neither figured in the decision. Despite blowing the save, Ryan Smith (Chemeketa CC, Black Hills HS) got the win for the A’s.
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Chandler Tracy (Saint Martin’s) went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored and Daniel Flahie (Grays Harbor CC) went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in the Hawks Prairie Cardinal’s 6-3 win over the Tumwater Brewers.
Both teams scored runs in the first inning and were deadlocked going into the sixth inning. But in the sixth, the Cardinals broke the game open behind Flahie’s two run double that scored Conor Cook and Kohei Yamaguchi (Riseisha-Osaka). Flahie scored two batters later on an Adam Yunker (Seattle U) single to give the Cards a 4-1 lead. The Brewers committed four errors in the game and it cost them when Jacob Oster (Chemeketa CC) scored what proved to be the winning run in the seventh inning for the Cardinals.
Sam Shadle (Graham-Kapowsin HS) got the win and Eli Fulton (Clark CC, Capital HS) got the save for Hawks Prairie. Naoki Imoto (Olympic College) and Kyle Holtman (St. Clair County CC) each had two hits for Tumwater in the loss.
International Basketball League
Salem Soldiers 171, Olympia Reign 142
Giovanne Woods scored 28 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Nate Menefee scored 26 points and seven rebounds in the Olympia Reign’s 171-142 loss to the Salem Soldiers. The Reign actually had the lead after one quarter, 34-32, but Salem scored 51 points in the second quarter to take a 15 point lead into the half.
Portland State grads Jeremiah Dominguez and Phil Nelson scored 45 points and 37 points respectively for the Soldiers. Dominguez went a ridiculous 12-for-13 from behind the three point line and the Soldiers hit 26 threes and shot 53% from three point range and 61% overall.
The Reign scored 142 points but only had nine assists on the night. Salem’s Dane Johnson had 15 assists himself.
Today (6/20): Summer baseball is a go
All six PSCL teams are in action today in three games taking place at both the RAC and Saint Martin’s on this beautiful first day of summer.
In the 5:00 PM games, the West Olympia Linx take on the Olympia Athletics at Saint Martin’s and the Lacey Saints play the Nisqually Silvers at the RAC. The Linx knocked off the A’s yesterday to move to 3-0 in league and are now a full game ahead of the Saints (2-1) for first place. The Silvers knocked off the Saints on June 10th in the preseason to pick up their first and only win so far.
In the nightcap, the Tumwater Brewers face the Hawks Prairie Cardinals at the RAC. Both the Brewers and Cardinals are 1-2 in the young league portion of the season. This is the first meeting between the two teams this season. First pitch is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
Tuesday scoreboard: Senators beat Studs in extras
Puget Sound Collegiate League
Thurston County Senators 3, Seattle Studs 2
West Olympia Linx 8, Olympia Athletics 3
Zach Leonard’s (Saint Martin’s) RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning broke a 2-2 tie giving the Thurston County Senators a 3-2 win over the Seattle Studs. Chandler Tracy (Saint Martin’s) and Kyle Doucette (Olympic College) each had two hits for the Senators and Chris McElderry (Oklahoma Wesleyan, Yelm HS) got the win.
Next up for the Senators is the Canada Day Tournament in Kelowna, British Columbia starting on June 28th. They took second place in the tournament in 2011 and it is the first of three Canadian tournaments the Senators will compete in this season.
Today (6/19): Linx and A’s, Senators and Studs
The Thurston County Senators return to the field tonight in their last tune up before heading off to the Canada Day Tournament in Kelowna, Bristish Columbia later this month. The Senators play host to the Seattle Studs in the second game of a Puget Sound Collegiate League doubleheader at the RAC. The Senators and Studs have played twice this season, splitting the two games. The Senators won 9-3 at the RAC two weeks ago and the Studs won 5-3 in Tacoma last week. First pitch tonight is scheduled for 7:45 PM.
In game one of the PSCL doubleheader, the West Olympia Linx face the Olympia Athletics at 4:30 PM. The Linx are in first place of the PSCL at 2-0 but the A’s are just a half game back at 2-1. The two teams met once in the non-league part of the schedule with the A’s topping the Linx 4-1.
Oly area alumni list – summer (UPDATED 6/21)
One of the goals of Oly Sports is to keep track of local area alumni and their post Olympia area high school or college sports careers. So below is a list of athletes playing professional, semi-pro or in collegiate summer leagues this summer…
Baseball
Minor League Baseball
Jared Sandberg (Capital HS) – Manager, Hudson Valley Renegades
Adam Conley (Olympia HS) – Greensboro Grasshoppers Called up to Jupiter Hammerheads
Seth Harvey (River Ridge HS) – Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Promoted to Brevard County Manatees
Kramer Champlin (Olympia HS) – Lansing Lugnuts
Alex Phillips (Tenino HS) – Connecticut Tigers
Jacob Pettit (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Bowie Baysox
Cody Hebner (Olympia Athletics – PSCL) – Fort Wayne Tincaps
Chris Scholl (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Arkansas Travelers
Jake Shadle (Hawks Prairie Cardinals – PSCL) – Giants extended spring training
Independent Baseball
Joash Brodin (North Thurston HS) – London Rippers
Collegiate wood bat summer baseball
Jason Monda (Capital HS) – Brewster Whitecaps
Kellen Camus (Capital HS) – Waterloo Bucks
Jourdan Weiks (Capital HS) – Herndon Braves
Tanner Nielsen (North Thurston HS) – Klamath Falls Gems
Cabe Reiten (Olympia HS) – Wenatchee Applesox
Basketball
Semi-pro
Blake Poole (Saint Martin’s) – Bellingham Slam
Jeremy Green (Saint Martin’s) – Bellingham Slam Left team
Nate Menefee (Timberline HS, Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Giovanne Woods (Evergreen, River Ridge HS) – Olympia Reign
Mike Ward (Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Marcus Wright (Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Marcus Whitaker (Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Nicholas Moore (Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Julio Feliciano (Evergreen) – Olympia Reign
Football
National Football League
Jonathan Stewart (Timberline HS) – Carolina Panthers
Matt Johnson (Tumwater HS) – Dallas Cowboys
Rugby
Scott LaValla (North Thurston HS) – US National Team
Soccer
Zach Lubin (Saint Martin’s) – Kitsap Pumas
I’m sure this is not a complete list. If you know someone that I have left off, please let me know in the comments or drop me an email.
And I purposefully didn’t include anybody playing in the Puget Sound Collegiate League because there are so many of them. You can find them by going to the PSCL website.
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