CHIMACUM — Sequim is off to a hot start to the baseball season.
In their wins over Shelton and Chimacum, the Wolves have scored 22 runs while only allowing five total hits.
Daniel Harker homered, drove in three runs and struck out four batters in the Wolves’ 11-1 nonleague rout of the Cowboys on Thursday.
Harker hit a two-run homer in Sequim’s five-run fifth inning.
Harker, who started at first base, then pitched the fifth and sixth innings, during which he fanned four batters and held Chimacum scoreless.
Evan Hurn scored on Harker’s dinger after opening the fifth with a triple.
James Grubb went 3 for 5 with a pair of runs, an RBI and two steals.
Nigel Christian started the game for the Wolves and earned the win by holding the Cowboys to one hit and one run over four innings.
Lane Dotson took the loss for Chimacum, which is off to an 0-3 start to the season.
Hurn smacked a three-run homer during a seven-run third inning in Sequim’s 11-3 victory over Shelton on Wednesday.
Hurn’s homer was one of only five hits in the game for the Wolves, but they took advantage of eight walks and four errors by the Highclimbers.
Grubb, Gavin Velarde and Austin Hilliard combined to hold Shelton to three runs on three hits.
Grubb started and earned the win.
Sequim (2-0) continues its stretch of six road games to open the season against Coupeville (2-1) on Tuesday.
Thursday
Sequim 11, Chimacum 1
Sequim 1 0 2 0 5 1 2 — 11 12 1
Chimacum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 2 4
WP- Christian; LP- L. Dotson
Pitching Statistics
Sequim: Christian 4 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 2 K; Harker 2 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 4 K; Hilliard IP, 2 K, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K.
Chimacum: L. Dotson 6 1/3 IP, 11 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, HR; Shaw 2/3 IP, H, 2 R, BB, 2 K.
Hitting Statistics
Sequim: Harker 3-3, HR, 3 RBI, SB; Grubb 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 SB; Hurn 1-5, 3B, R, RBI; Velarde 1-4, 2 R, RBI, 3 SB; Dennis 1-4, R; Serrano 1-2, R, SB; Faunce 1-3, R, SB; Hilliard 1-3, R; Richmond 0-1, R, 3 SB.
Chimacum: Shaw 1-3, R; Dowling 1-2, L. Dotson 0-3, RBI.
Wednesday
Sequim 11, Shelton 3
Sequim 0 3 7 0 0 0 1 — 11 4 5
Shelton 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 — 3 3 4
WP- Grubb; LP- Smotherman
Pitching Statistics
Sequim: Grubb 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, BB, 5 K; Velarde 2 IP, 0 H, K; Hilliard 2 IP, 0 H, 2 K.
Shelton: Smotherman 4 IP, 4 H, 10 ER, 6 BB, 7 K; Johnson 3 IP, H, R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K.
Hitting Statistics
Sequim:Hurn 1-5, HR, 4 RBI; Christian 1-3, 2 R, SB; Hilliard 1-2, R, 2 R, RBI, 3 SB; Hankinson 1-3, R; Dennis 1-2, R; Velarde 0-3, R, RBI, SB; Grubb 0-2, R, RBI; Harker 0-2, R; Thayer 0-2, R, RBI, SB.
Shelton: Johnson 1-4, R; Osman 1-2, RBI; Obert 1-2, RBI.
Forks drops first two games
FORKS — The Spartans opened the season with a home-and-away series against Tenino and lost both games.
The Beavers took the first game 12-2 and home, and then went to Forks and won 14-3.
The Spartans host Montesano (0-2) on Tuesday.
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Compiled using team reports.
