KELSO — Wilder Senior won its second straight game at the Pacific Northwest Babe Ruth 18U tournament, getting a no-hitter from Ethan Staples and four RBIs from Braydan White in a 13-0 victory over the Roosters Baseball Club.
Wilder blew the game open with a nine-run second inning.
Staples went the entire five innings, striking out seven and walking three.
In two games at the Babe Ruth tournament, the seniors have allowed just two hits as they have now won six games in a row. They beat the Hitmen on Monday 11-1.
At the plate, White went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and four RBIs. Lincoln Bear was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Ezra Townsend had a hit, a run scored and two RBIs, while Landen Olson had a hit and two runs scored.
Wilder Senior (25-6-1) plays a third tournament game at 4 p.m. today against the Prosser Expos.
Wilder 13, Roosters 0
WSr. 0 9 1 0 3 x x — 13 11 0
Roos. 0 0 0 0 0 x x — 0 0 2
Pitching
WSr. — Staples 5 IP, 7 K, 3 BB.
Hitting
WSr. — White 2-3, 2B, R, 4 RBI; Bear 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI; Townsend 1-2, R, 2 RBI; Olson 1-3, 2 R.
42 WCLers drafted
VANCOUVER — A total of 42 West Coast League alumni were drafted this week by Major League Baseball teams, including two in the first round and two by the Seattle Mariners.
No Port Angeles Lefties were selected in this year’s draft. The most successful player drafted out of the Kitsap Bluejackets/Port Angeles Lefties franchise has been Tarik Skubal, a Cy Young award-winning pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.
Pitcher Tyler Bremner (UC, Santa Barbara), a former Corvallis Knight, was taken No. 2 in the first round by the L.A. Angels. Shortstop Aiva Arquette (Oregon State), a former Wenatchee AppleSox, was taken seventh overall by the Miami Marlins.
Corvallis, a perennial powerhouse in the WCL, led the league with 10 former players picked.
The Mariners picked two former WCL players — Catcher Grant Jay of Dallas Baptist was picked in the 12th round. He played for Cowlitz. Outfielder Aiden Taurek of Saint Mary’s College (Calif.) was picked in the 13th round. He played for the Portland Pickles.
