FORKS — A flood of late runs broke up a pitching duel between Bailee Kratzer and Ryley Eldridge in Forks’ 6-5 nonleague softball win over Chimacum.
Eldridge and Kratzer each allowed only one hit through the first five innings of Monday’s game, and heading into the sixth, the Spartans held a 1-0 lead.
In the top of the sixth, the Cowboys took advantage of miscues by Forks and scored three runs on Kratzer to take a 3-1 lead.
Forks then got to Eldridge in its half of the sixth, scoring five runs on a two-run home run by Julia Lausche and a bases-loaded triple by Kratzer to gain a 6-3 advantage.
Britney Dean pitched the seventh for the Spartans and gave up two hits and two runs before retiring the side with the tying run in scoring position.
Kratzer struck out four and Eldridge fanned six in their six innings apiece on the mound.
Bailey Queen and Skyler DeMatties had a hit apiece for Forks, and Taegan Counsell, Sarah Adams, Alexa Prose, Queen and DeMatties each scored runs.
Shanya Nisbet had a hit and two runs for the Cowboys. Taylor Carthum drove in a run, while Bradyn Nelson, Eldridge and Kyah McKinlay each scored runs.
Monday’s win was Forks’ second over Chimacum this season.
The Spartans (0-9, 4-9), who have are on a three-game win streak, finish out their regular season with six Evergreen League games.
Next up is a home matchup with Hoquiam (5-3, 7-3) on Friday.
The Cowboys (2-1, 6-5) return to Olympic League 1A action at home Thursday against Klahowya (0-0, 5-4).
Forks 6, Chimacum 5
Chimacum 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 — 5 3 1
Forks 0 0 1 0 0 5 x — 6 4 4
WP- Kratzer; LP- Eldridge; SV- Dean
Pitching Statistics
Chimacum: Eldridge 6 IP, 4 H, 6 K, 6 R.
Forks: Kratzer 6 IP, H, 4 K, 3 R; Dean IP, 2 H, K, 2 R.
Hitting Statistics
Chimacum: S. Nisbet 1-3, 2 R; Nelson 1-4, R, SB; M. Nisbet 1-4; Carthum 0-2, BB, RBI, SB; McKinlay 0-1, 2 BB, R, 2 SB; Eldridge 0-3, BB, R, 2 SB; Yaley 1-3, SB.
Forks: Lausche 1-2, HR, 2 RBI; Queen 1-2, R; Kratzer 1-3, 3B, R, 3 RBI, 2 SB; DeMatties 1-2, SB; Counsell 0-2, BB, R; Adams 0-1, BB, R; Prose 0-3, R.
Quilcene 10, Sequim JV 0
QUILCENE — Katie Love hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the sixth inning to finish off the Rangers’ mercy-rule victory over Sequim JV.
Quilcene put up four runs in the third inning and two apiece in the three subsequent frames in Monday’s game.
Megan Weller contributed a two-run triple, and sister Abby Weller went 2 for 4. Erin Macedo also had a good day at the plate, going 2 for 3 with a pair of RBIs.
Bailey Kieffer pitched six innings of three-hit ball for Quilcene and struck out 11 batters.
“Bailey had both pitches working today, and Erin [Macedo] called a great game,” Rangers coach Mark Thompson said.
“There is nobody who has worked as hard as these two to help their team.”
Quilcene (2-0, 6-2) plays a nonleague game doubleheader at La Conner (3-3) on Thursday.
Quilcene 10, Sequim JV 0, 6 innings
Sequim JV 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 3 2
Quilcene 0 0 4 2 2 2 — 10 9 3
WP- Kieffer
Pitching Statistics
Quilcene: Kieffer 6 IP, 3 H, 11 K.
Hitting Statistics
Quilcene: Kieffer 1-3; M. Weller 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI; Macedo 2-3, 2 RBI; Gray 1-3; A. Weller 2-4.
Baseball
North Kitsap 7, Sequim 0
TACOMA — The Vikings have put themselves in firm command of the Olympic League 2A Division by shutting out two of the main competitors for the league crown in four days.
Last Friday, North Kitsap (6-0, 9-2) held Port Angeles (4-2, 9-3) to four hits in a 10-0 victory.
The Vikings then limited Sequim (4-3, 9-5) to two hits Monday at Cheney Stadium.
Gavin Velarde had both of the Wolves’ hits, a single in the fourth inning and a double in the sixth.
James Grubb started on the mound for Sequim and held the Vikings to one run until they put up six in the fourth inning.
Grubb gave up five hits and walked seven while striking out five in 3 2/3 innings. Six of the seven runs credited to him were unearned as the Wolves committed five errors.
James Thayer relieved Grubb in the fourth. He struck out four and only allowed one hit in 2 1/3 innings.
North Kitsap starter Ryan Hecker fanned eight in five innings to earn the win.
Sequim plays at Olympic (3-2, 7-3) on Thursday.
North Kitsap 7, Sequim 0
Sequim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 2 5
North Kitsap 1 0 0 6 0 0 x — 7 5 1
WP- Hecker; LP- Grubb
Pitching Statistics
Sequim: Grubb 3 2/3 IP, 4 H, 7 R, ER, 7 BB, 5 K; Thayer 2 1/3 IP, H, BB, 4 K.
North Kitsap: Hecker 5 IP, H, 8 K; Wlodarchak 2 IP, H, 2 K.
Hitting Statistics
Sequim: Velarde 2-3, 2B.
North Kitsap: Klinger 1-2, 2B, R, RBI; Gowin 2-4, 2B; Milyard 1-2, R, RBI; Bower 1-1, R, 3 RBI.
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Compiled using team reports.
