Photo: Roughrider Isaiah Shamp is a Peninsula Pirate
By Oly Archibald
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Roughrider 6’5″ power forward Isaiah Shamp is staying home to be a Peninsula Pirate. The Pirates’ biggest need last year was some big bodies on the front line, and Shamp is a great start, says Pirate Head Coach Bryce Jacobsen: “Isaiah is a great young man who I believe is going to fit in well in our program. He comes in with a humble and hungry approach. He is big, strong, and wants to get better. I believe he is going to be a great representative of our program and the Port Angeles community as a whole.”
Shamp’s high school coach, Kasey Ulin, is going to miss his big man and is very proud of where Isaiah is going: “Isaiah had an excellent high school career, a two-time Olympic League First Team selection. He averaged 16 points and 8 rebounds a game over the past two years. He was a vital part of our team. He is an amazing young man, extremely hardworking, intelligent, high character, loves the game of basketball, and improved every single year. It was fun to see his development each year. He put the time in the offseason to get stronger, quicker, improve his footwork, shooting, and post moves. Peninsula College is a great fit for him. I think he is going to a situation that suits him, and I am really excited to follow his growth and development.”
Pirate Head Coach Bryce Jacobsen has been in Alaska attending high school basketball recruiting events for high school seniors.
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The Port Angeles Roughriders baseball team has two big games with North Mason this week. The first game is tonight at Belfair and Thursday at Civic Field. Both games will be broadcast here on KONP Newsradio. The Roughriders are 6-2 in league play and 10-4 overall, while the Bulldogs are 3-5 in league play and 4-6 overall. Nathan Basden has been hot at the plate; the junior catcher leads the team in hitting with a .414 batting average and is second on the team in hits with 12. Junior shortstop Alex Angevine is second in hitting with a .383 batting average and leads the team with 18 hits, tied for second with 9 RBIs, and tied for first with 11 runs scored. Junior infielder Josiah Gooding is hitting .324 and has 11 hits with 11 runs scored and 7 RBIs. Junior left fielder Jordan Shumway has been the clutch hitter, leading the Roughriders in RBIs with 10 while hitting .286. On the mound, Senior Colton Romero is 3-0 with an ERA of 2.26, and Romero leads the Roughriders with 25 strikeouts.
Roughrider Sr Pitcher Colton Romero is 3-0 with 25 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.26
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In baseball yesterday, Sequim beat Crosspoint 12-8. Sequim is on the road at Bremerton today, with the first pitch at 4:15.
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In tennis, PA lost to Olympic 4-3. In singles, Waverly Mead won 7-5, 6-2, Bridget Weed won 6-0, 3-6, 6-2, and Emma Murray won 6-2, 6-2. Today, the Roughriders are at Kingston with the first serve at 4:00.
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In soccer, Sequim is at Port Angeles with the kickoff at 7:15.
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In girls’ fastpitch action, Sequim is at Port Angeles with the first pitch at 4:15.