SEQUIM — James Thayer pitched seven solid innings and Sequim scored with two outs in seventh to send the game to extra innings, but the Wolves still dropped their third straight game when they lost to Olympic 4-2.
Thayer allowed only three hits and two runs during his time on the mound Tuesday. And perhaps most importantly, behind him the Wolves played errorless defense.
Reliever Austin Hilliard wasn’t as lucky. Sequim committed two errors in the eighth inning and both of the Trojans’ runs were unearned
The Wolves trailed 2-1 entering the bottom of the seventh. Gavin Velarde led off with a single and stole second.
Velarde moved to third on Justin Porter’s ground out and scored on a balk with two outs to tie the score at 2-2.
Daniel Harker then walked and was replaced by pinch runner Ethan Richmond, who was thrown out trying to score the winning run from first on James Grubb’s triple, sending the game to extra innings.
Olympic’s Devin Burleigh led off the eighth and reached on a triple. Elijah Pereira followed with a single and Matthew Walters reached on an error to lead the bases.
Chase Matheny drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, and after an intentional walk, Hilliard hit Kylen Pereira to give the Trojans an insurance run.
Velarde had two hits and scored both of Sequim’s runs. Thayer also had two hits.
The Wolves (4-5, 9-7) are fifth in Olympic League 2A.
The top five advance to the District 2/3 tournament, and Sequim has a fairly comfortable control of its destiny, with its final two games of the regular season coming against league cellar dwellers Kingston (1-7, 2-9) on Friday and North Mason (1-8, 4-11) next Tuesday.
Olympic 4, Sequim 2, 8 innings
Olympic 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 — 4 4 1
Sequim 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 7 2
WP- Turnquist; LP- Hilliard
Pitching Statistics
Olympic: Matheny 6 IP, 5 H, R, 3 BB, 6 K; Turnquist 2 IP, 2 H, 4, BB, K.
Sequim: Thayer 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, BB, K; Hilliard IP, H, 2 R, 0 ER, BB, K.
Hitting Statistics
Olympic: Walters 1-4, 3B, RBI; J. Pereira 2-4, 2B; E. Pereira 1-2, 2 R.
Sequim: Velarde 2-4, 2 R, SB; Porter 1-4; Grubb 1-4, 3B; Thayer 2-3; Dennis 1-2.
Elma 5, Forks 3
ELMA — The winless Spartans played their closest game of the year in a two-run loss to the Eagles.
Reece Moody and Chance Wilson drove in runs for Forks in Tuesday’s game.
The Spartans (0-11, 0-12) host a rematch with Elma (2-9, 3-11) today.
Elma 5, Forks 3
Forks 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 — 3 2 4
Elma 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 — 5 9 3
WP- Escalante; LP- Browning
SOFTBALL
Olympic 15, Sequim 4
SEQUIM — The Wolves were dealt their first Olympic League 2A loss of the season.
The Trojans plated six runs in the third inning and seven in the fourth to build a big lead over Sequim on Tuesday.
The four runs are the second-fewest scored by the Wolves this season. The only time they were held to less was in a 3-0 win over White River on March 26.
Sequim’s loss snapped a nine-game win streak.
The Wolves (5-1, 12-2) play their final home game of the season Friday against Kingston (2-4, 2-6) before closing out the regular season with four straight road contests.
Elma 8, Forks 7
ELMA — The Spartans rallied with five runs in the sixth inning, but Chloe Velasco’s RBI double gave the Eagles a walk-off win in Evergreen League action.
Bailey Queen and Taegan Counsell had two hits apiece for Forks on Tuesday.
The Spartans seemed out of it when they trailed 7-2 heading into the sixth inning, but they plated five runs to tie the score.
Britney Dean took the loss for Spartans, but coach Scott Bennett said she “pitched well.”
Forks (0-12, 4-12) hosts Elma (6-5, 6-8) today.
Elma 8, Forks 7
Forks 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 — 7 11 6
Elma 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 — 8 7 0
WP- Dineen; LP- Dean
BOYS SOCCER
Bremerton 1, Port Angeles 0
PORT ANGELES — March scoring showers haven’t brought April scoring flowers for the Roughriders.
After tallying 29 goals in seven March matches, Port Angeles has only netted four in six April contests.
The Riders also have been shut out four times this month, including Tuesday’s loss to the Knights, which was Port Angeles’ fifth loss in six games.
“[We] haven’t been able to get out of [our] own way since spring break, losing five of [our] last six games,” Riders coach Chris Saari said.
Port Angeles outshot Bremerton 17-4, but the Knights stayed in the game and, off a corner kick, scored in the 77th minute on an own goal by the Riders.
Perhaps most importantly, Port Angeles (5-4, 15 points; 7-5-1) missed out on three league points, and are now tied with Sequim (5-4, 15 points; 8-5) for third place in the Olympic League 2A Division.
Bremerton (4-5, 5-7) is in fifth with 12 points.
Port Angeles’ remaining schedule includes a matchup with league-leading Kingston on Saturday sandwiched by games against cellar dwellers Olympic on Thursday and North Mason next Thursday.
Saari’s players of the match for the Riders against Bremerton were Jackson May (offense), Hollund Bailey (defense) and Grayson Peet and Wei-Yan Fu (transition).
Port Angeles won the JV game 4-1.
Sequim 4, North Mason 0
SEQUIM — The Wolves earned three points to move into a third-place tie with Port Angeles in the Olympic League 2A standings.
Konnor Parrish scored Tuesday’s first goal with a chip shot over the oncoming North Mason goalkeeper in the fifth inning. Evan James was credited with the assist.
Sequim’s free-kick expert Liam Harris took one in the 25th minute that was blocked by the goalkeeper, but Thomas Winfield was there to knock in the rebound and give the Wolves a 2-0 lead that held up into the second half.
In the 50th minute, Harris finally got his, scoring on a long shot that went high and in the corner to beat the keeper. The assist went to Parrish.
Sequim called up Jared Fodge to get some varsity experience eater excelling for the JV team, and in the 73rd minute, Josiah Urquia set up Fodge for the Wolves’ final goal.
Fodge was picked as Sequim’s man of the match.
The Wolves outshot the Bulldogs 16-3.
Sequim (5-4, 15 points; 8-5), which has won six of seven, hosts North Kitsap (7-1, 20 points; 7-1-2) today at 6:45 p.m.
“We hope to keep it rolling,” Sequim coach Dave Brasher said.
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Compiled using team reports.
