AUBURN — At some point, the Sequim softball team is going to have to play a seven-inning game.
Just not on Saturday.
The Wolves earned their eighth straight mercy-rule victory to begin the season with a 20-0 thumping of nonleague opponent White River on Saturday.
Sequim pounded out 17 hits, including a four-hit game from Rylleigh Zbaraschuk, as it dispatched the Hornets in five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.
It was the seventh time this season the Wolves have ended a game in five, with their other game lasting six against Kingston.
Sequim ace Demiree Briones went the distance on the mound, pitching all five innings while striking out seven.
Lea Hopson added five RBIs for Sequim and hit her third home run in three games.
The Wolves (5-0 in league, 8-0 overall) host Bremerton on Monday in Olympic League.
Following a game at Olympic on Tuesday, they travel to Port Angeles on Wednesday in a showdown of league unbeatens.
Sequim 20, White River 0
Sequim 3 (13) 4 0 0 — 20 17 1
W.River 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 4 4
WP – Briones (5-0) LP – S. Hill (NR)
Pitching Statistics
Sequim: Briones 5IP, 7K, 0R
Hitting Statistics
Sequim: R. Zbaraschuk 4-5 (4R, RBI); Hopson 3-5 (4R, 5RBI, 2B, HR); M. Zbaraschuk 2-3 (2R, 2RBI); Briones 2-3 (RBI); Haupt 1-2; Rhodefer 2-3 (3R, RBI).
White River: Paulson 1-2 (2B); Waldo 1-2 (2B); Caldwell 1-2; Gamble 1-2 (2B)
Baseball
Seattle Lutheran 9, Quilcene 8
QUILCENE — The Loggers lost a tough game at home Saturday in Sea-Tac League action.
Quilcene travels to Tacoma on Tuesday to face Tacoma Baptist.
Seattle Lutheran 9, Quilcene 8
S.Lutheran 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 — 9 6 1
Quilcene 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 — 8 6 9
LP- Bancroft
Pitching Statistics
Quilcene: Bancroft 4IP, 9K, 3H, 3BB, 1R; Davidson 3IP, K, 4H, 2R
Hitting Statistics
Quilcene: Davidson 1-2 (R, 2BB, HBP, SB); Murray 2-3 (R, HBP); Suarez 2-4 (2 R, RBI); Pleines 1-2 (2B, BB, Sac, RBI).
Seattle Lutheran: Shepard 2-4 (2R, RBI); Clements 1-3 (2R, RBI)
Forks swept
FORKS — The Spartans (0-7) lost both games Friday afternoon to a tough Elma Squad in SWL-Evergreen Division play.
Forks lost 18-2 in five innings in the first match-up against the Eagles.
Rallying in the second game Forks came up short with a 6-4 loss.
The Spartans travel to Montesano on Tuesday.
Elma 18, Forks 0
Elma 4 0 0 9 5 — 18 19 0
Forks 0 0 0 1 1 — 0 5 2
LP- Dean (0-4)
Elma 6, Forks 4
Elma 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 — 6 8 1
Forks 0 0 0 0 4 0 0— 4 2 2
LP- Decker (0-3)
Sequim 9, Sultan 6
SULTAN — The Wolves (7-3) finished off a grueling week with a narrow defeat of the Turks in non-league play Saturday.
Carston Wake picked up the win on the mound while Kyler Johnston earned the save, ending a stretch that saw the Wolves play five games in six days. Sequim was 3-2 in that span.
Tyler Campbell and Drew Rickerson each had strong appearances at the plate for Sequim.
The Wolves will play the Bremerton Knights at home on Monday.
Sequim 9, Sultan 6
Sequim 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 — 9 9 3
Sultan 0 1 3 0 2 0 0— 6 5 2
WP- Wake (2-2) S-Johnston (NA)
Hitting Statistics
Sequim: Rickerson 3-4 ( 2R, 2B); Campbell 2-4 (2 RBI)
