PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Crosscutters 18U baseball team made itself comfortable within the confines of Civic Field, taking both games of a doubleheader off Central Kitsap by scores of 10-0 in six innings and 13-0 in five innings.
Chimacum’s Lane Dotson doubled twice in the first game, including a leadoff extra-base hit to center field to open the bottom of the second inninng.
Dotson then stole third base, and after a walk to Matt Bainbridge, he and Bainbridge were brought home on a two-run single by Joel Wood.
The Cutters broke the game open with a four-run bottom of the fourth inning.
Bainbridge singled, Wood was walked and an Eric Emery single brought home Bainbridge.
Gavin Velarde then tripled to right field to score Wood and Emery.
Velarde scored two runs and drove in two RBIs in the game.
James Thayer, Jake Sparks and Andy Johnston combined on the two-hit shutout.
Thayer struck out three and walked one in his two innings.
Sparks went three innings, allowing Central Kitsap’s two hits. He also struck out three and walked three.
Johnston walked one in his lone inning pitched.
The Cutters struck early in the second game, plating three runs in the first inning and seven in the second for an insurmountable lead.
The seven-run second was comprised of RBI singles by Justin Porter and Bainbridge, bases-loaded walks by Johnston and Wood, a two-run single by Thayer, and another RBI single by Porter.
Logan Shaw, Thayer and Porter later combined on a double play for the Cutters.
Lane Dotson, Ben Bruner and Velarde combined to throw a one-hit shutout.
Dotson struck out three in his two innings of work, Bruner had one strikeout and Velarde allowed one hit, two walks and struck out one to end the game.
The Crosscutters (6-0) play Bremerton at Bremerton High School today at 6 p.m.
Crosscutters 13, Central Kitsap 0
Crosscutters 3 7 0 0 3 — 13 12 0
Central Kitsap 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 1 2
WP- L. Dotson; LP- Doty
Pitching Statistics
Central Kitsap: Doty 5 IP, 12 H, 13 R, 7 BB.
Crosscutters: L. Dotson 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K; Bruner 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, K; Velarde IP, H, 0 R, 2 BB, K.
Hitting Statistics
Central Kitsap: Barr 1-1, BB; Legell 1-1.
Crosscutters: Bainbridge 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI; Christian 1-1, 2 HBP, BB, SB, 3 R; Thayer 2-3, 2 RBI; Porter 2-3, 2 SB, 3 RBI; Wood 1-3, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI.
Crosscutters 10, Central Kitsap 0
Central Kitsap 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 2 1
Crosscutters 0 2 1 4 0 3 — 10 11 0
WP- Sparks; LP- Zetty
Pitching Statistics
Central Kitsap: Zetty 3 1/3 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 4 BB, 3 K; Spiegel 2 1/3, 4 H, 3 R, BB, 2 K.
Crosscutters: Thayer 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K; Sparks 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K; Johnston IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB.
Hitting Statistics
Central Kitsap: Barr 1-1, BB; Legell 1-1.
Crosscutters: Velarde 2-4, 3B, SB, 2 R, 2 RBI; L. Dotson 2-3, 2 2B, SB, R, RBI; Porter 2-4, 2 SB, R, RBI; Wood 1-2, BB, 2 R, RBI; Emery 1-2, BB, 2 R, RBI; Shaw 0-1, SAC, RBI; Bainbridge 1-2, BB, 2 R.
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Compiled using team reports.
