BY OLY ARCHIBALD
PORT ANGELES — In a “You thought you had seen it all” game, the Port Angeles Roughrider baseball team had to grind through nine innings to pull out a hard-fought 7-6 win over an emotional Kingston squad.
The Roughriders trailed 6-3 in the fourth inning during an arctic windstorm that sent some fans home early. Junior Cody Williams, who threw a seven-inning no-hitter in Tuesday’s 6-0 win over Kingston, scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. He also had three singles, a walk, and scored twice.
Center fielder Jordan Shumway contributed both at the plate and in the field, finishing with a single, a walk, and two runs. Rylan Politika doubled and scored, Trae Hanan walked twice and scored, and Nathan Basden delivered two clutch singles. Catcher Luke Flodstrom stood out with another strong defensive performance.
Hunter Stratford and Alex Angevine provided solid middle and late relief, keeping Kingston off the scoreboard.
The victory clinched third place in the Olympic League for Port Angeles, which will host a district playoff game Monday at 4 p.m.
Sequim Finishes Fourth
Sequim beat Bremerton 6-4 to secure fourth place with a 7-7 league record. The Wolves are guaranteed a district playoff appearance Monday, though likely on the road.
Roughriders Roll in Fastpitch
Port Angeles defeated North Kitsap 11-5 in girls fastpitch. Lynzee Reid led the offense with a home run, double, and three RBIs. Ava Anne Sheahan added a homer, double, and three RBIs. Sophia Ritchie had a double, single, and RBI. Morgan Politika celebrated her 16th birthday with a double, single, and run scored. Heidi Leitz pitched all seven innings for the win.
Roughrider sophomore Sophia Ritchie had a double, a single, and an RBI in Port Angeles’ 11-5 win over North Kitsap.
Today, Port Angeles visits Bremerton and Sequim travels to North Kitsap. Both baseball games begin at 4:15 p.m. The Sequim game will air on KONP Newsradio.
Tennis and Track on Tap
The Roughrider tennis team competes in the Olympic League Tournament Friday and Saturday at North Kitsap. Qualifiers include Bridget Weed (singles), Audrey Rudd, Pyper Alton, Cayleigh Alward, Abby Riffle (doubles), and Emma Murray (singles).
Members of the Roughrider tennis team heading to North Kitsap are, from left to right: Bridget Weed, Audrey Rudd, Pyper Alton, Cayleigh Alward, Abby Riffle, Emma Murray, and head coach Stefanie Gochnour.
The Olympic League track meet also starts today at North Mason High School. For the second year in a row, KONP Newsradio’s Joe Gladfelter will handle public address duties.
Members of the Roughrider golf team include Austin Worthington, head coach Bob Anderson, and Cale Wentz. Worthington and Wentz won the prestigious Duke Streeter Invitational.