Laurel Lanes holds off Rotary 5-3
PORT ANGELES — Great defense and aggressive base running gave Laurel Lanes the edge in a 5-3 victory over Rotary in Cal Ripken 12U baseball action.
Laurel Lanes’ Hunter Robinson drove in Jon Aranda with an RBI single to start the scoring.
Aranda, who also had a solid game in the field, put himself in scoring position by laying down a bunt single and then stealing the next two bases.
Ezra Townsend then drove in Robinson in the next at-bat after Robinson reached third base on a throwing error, giving Laurel a 2-0 lead after one inning.
Laurel added another run in the bottom of the second. Jaiden Albin reached on an infield single, stole two bases and scored on a mishandled throw.
Rotary tied the game up in the top of the third inning with four consecutive hits from the top of its batting lineup. The biggest hit was a two-run single by Logan Beebe. That came after Rafael Moreno scored earlier in the inning.
In the bottom of the third, Laurel Lanes took the lead for good by scoring two runs on a pickoff attempt that sailed to the left-field fence.
Both teams had strong pitching.
Brayden Emery pitched a complete game for Rotary, giving up five hits and two earned runs while striking out six.
For Laurel, Robinson pitched three innings and allowed seven hits and three earned runs. L Zane Glassock finished the game for Laurel by shutting down Rotary batters, giving up only one hit and striking out four.
Ty Bradow went 2 for 3 for Rotary and Moreno, Jake Felton, Beebe, Brayden Emery, Zach Swanson and Edun Bailey each had one hit.
Townsend went 2 for 3 with and RBI and a run for Laurel. Aranda, Robinson and Jaiden Albin finished with one hit apiece.
Council beats Jim’s
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Labor Council won a 12U softball slugfest 17-16 over Jim’s Pharmacy
Katie Lau and Nacia Bohman were both 2 for 2 at the plate in Monday’s game and Raven Taylor added a base hit for Olympic Labor Council.
Anne Edwards was 3 for 3 and Katrina Gregory went 2 for 3 for Jim’s Pharmacy.
Basketball camp
PORT TOWNSEND — A summer hoops camp for ages 6-13 will be offered July 6-9 by Jefferson County Parks and Recreation.
The camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon at Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend.
Port Townsend High School assistant girls basketball coach Scott Wilson will lead the camp, which is geared toward improving fundamental skills and encouraging friendly play.
The camp will help players prepare for game play through drills that improve technique in dribbling, shooting, passing and other basics.
Cost is $75, and scholarships are available.
Players should bring their own lunch and water bottle.
Register by June 22.
For more information, contact Chris Macklin at 360-385-2221 or email cmacklin@countyrec.com.
