ELLENSBURG — Lynden bounced the North Olympic 12U All-Stars of Port Angeles out of the Cal Ripken Baseball state tournament Sunday.
Lynden beat Port Angeles, 4-1 in the tourney, 12-2 in the five-inning semifinal game.
North Olympic fell just one win from the championship game.
Lynden moves on to play host Ellensburg for the state title today at 1 p.m.
On Sunday, Port Angeles scored in the first to take a 1-0 lead but Lynden broke the game open with eight runs in the second inning.
Relief pitcher Bailey Early had three strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings while giving up just one run on one hit while Blake Mann fanned two in 1 1/3 innings, giving up three runs on two hits.
At the plate, Tyler Nickerson went 1-for-2 with an RBI while Seth Wahto was 1-for-2, scoring a run.
North Olympic had won four straight games at the tournament in pool play before the single-elimination bracket in the semifinals.
10U All-Stars out
MOSES LAKE — The North Olympic 10U All-Stars of Port Angeles were eliminated Sunday after losing 13-9 to Blaine at the Cal Ripken Baseball state championships.
Port Angeles finished 5-1 in the tournament.
Strong play
Overall, North Olympic had a great week after ending up with one of the best records in the tournament.
Port Angeles fell just one win short of the semifinals after losing in the single-elimination quarterfinals.
In Sunday’s first game, Port Angeles beat Ephrata 11-0.
Jaidon Sieble and Ryan Begley both had great pitching appearances on the mound.
The whole team was still on fire at the plate with a total of 16 hits in four innings
In Sunday’s second-game loss, Port Angeles still had great pitching by Joel Wood and Johnnie Young.
Although their bats seemed to be a little off by Port Angeles standards, North Olympic had a total of 12 hits in six innings.
Port Angeles players are holding their heads high after they 10-runned two of the four teams playing in the semifinals.
