PORT ANGELES — Four Cowlitz Black Bears pitchers combined to limit Port Angeles to three hits in a 7-2 West Coast League baseball win Wednesday at Civic Field.
The Lefties did score first, putting a run across in the bottom of the first inning when leadoff hitter Jared Bujanda was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on Jeremy Giesegh’s single and third when Roberto Nunez hit into a double play, eventually coming home on a wild pitch.
Cowlitz broke a 3-1 game open with a four-run eighth inning, taking advantage of a leadoff walk by Port Angeles pitcher Alec Hagopian and stringing together three straight singles to put one run across. Hagopian recorded a groundout and a strikeout but gave up a three-run double to Caleb Rozier on a 2-0 count to clear the bases.
Port Angeles got one run back when Giesegh also singled to open the bottom of the eighth and scored on a Cowlitz throwing error after a Wyatt Hall fielder’s choice.
Hall advanced to third, but Port Angeles couldn’t string together any more offense.
Gabe Bustamante had a solid relief outing for the Lefties, allowing one unearned run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in four innings on the hill.
Port Angeles (16-37) wrapped up its summer season late Thursday.
Cowlitz 7, Port Angeles 2
Cowlitz 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 — 7 121
Port Angeles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—2 3 1
WP:Schmidt LP:Verkuilen
Pitching
Cowlitz — Hammer 4 IP, H, ER, 3 BB, 2 K; Schmidt 2 IP, 2 BB, 2 K; Rose 2 IP, H, R, BB, 2 K; Trujillo IP, BB.
Port Angeles — Verkuilen 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, BB, 3 K; Bustamante 4 IP, 4 H, R, 2 BB, 4 K; Hagopian IP, 4 H, 4 ER, BB, K; McCormack IP, H, K.
Hitting
Cowlitz — Rozier 1-3, 2 BB, 2B, 3 RBI; Nagler 2-4, HP, 2 R; Canton 2-5, RBI; Neave 1-4, BB, 3B, R; Estes 1-3, R, RBI. Hernandez 2-4, R.
Port Angeles — Giesegh 2-3, BB, R; Mayer 1-2. Hall 0-2, BB. Valdivia 0-2, 2 BB, SB.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Lefties’ pitcher Joshua Verkuilen throws in the first inning against Cowlitz on Wednesday at Civic Field.
