Good Sunday morning. Our diamond cuts this morning start with minor league baseball. For just the second time all season, and the first since mid-April, both of the Snoqualmie Valley’s minor-leaguers pitched for their teams in games on the same night, that being last night.
We’ll start in Florida, where 2012 Mount Si High School grad Reece Karalus and his Charlotte Stone Crabs took their Florida State League class “advanced A” tilt with the New York Mets-affiliated St. Lucie Mets 6-1 at the Mets’ facilities in St. Lucie, FL. Karalus worked a perfect ninth inning for the Tampa Bay Rays-affiliated Stone Crabs, striking out one and receiving no decision. Charlotte moves to 33-38 on the season with the win.
Meanwhile, up in Greenville, SC, fellow 2012 MSHS alum Lane and his Charleston River Dogs took on the Boston Red Sox-affiliated Greenville Drive. Lane overcame some rough spots in his two innings of relief work, allowing just a hit and walk, but striking out four, to pick up his sixth hold of the season, which is a stat for those unaware awarded to pitchers who come in to games with their team in the lead and they leave with that lead still intact. However, it was all for naught in the end, as the two pitchers that came in after the North Bend product pitched could not finish the job, and the New York Yankees-affiliated team fell to the Drive in 10 innings, 5-4. Lane’s ERA dropped to 0.77 while Karalus’ dropped to 5.54, the lowest he’s had all season.
Both pitchers should once again see action later this coming week, probably around Wednesday or Thursday, with the River Dogs playing the Rome Braves, an Atlanta Braves-based team in Georgia, and the Stone Crabs hosting the Yankees’ advanced “A” team from Tampa.
Scores now from the diamond:
College Summer
Fall City-based Honkers swept in doubleheader: The Fall City-based Northwest Honkers were swept in a doubleheader yesterday on the road in Tacoma by their Pacific International League rival Seattle Cheney Studs. The Studs won the opener 8-0 and took the nightcap 12-8. Cedarcrest High School grad Cameron Padron played both games for the Honkers, going 1-3 in the opener and 2-3 with a double and two runs scored in the nightcap. The two losses dropped NWH to 10-15 on the season and they are off today before heading to Walla Walla tomorrow night for a date with the West Coast League’s Sweets at 7:00 p.m.
Youth
Scores and highlights from Gamechanger and the Gamechanger app, available on Apple IPhones and IPads in their app store.
WW Sweets 13U 11, City Baseball Navy 3: The Sammamish-based Sweets got a double each from their two Chief Kanim Middle School players – Aidan Dougherty and Jake Smith – in a rout of the Seattle team at a tournament in Lacey. Dougherty finished 2-3 with a walk and run scored and Smith’s double was his lone hit; he scored a run and also drove in two. Smith started on the hill for Sweets and worked three innings, allowing two runs on five hits striking out two and getting the win.
Northwest Naturals 18U 4, WW Sweets 18U 3 (game one, doubleheader): In the first of two at Issaquah High School, Mount Si High School athletes aided the Naturals efforts in the win. Carson Corra, a Wildcat alum, was 1-2 with a run, while fellow Mount Si’er Clayton Waltz was 1-1 with a walk and run scored and Tank Brewster was 1-2. Michael Collins (0-2), Spencer Marenco (0-3) and Logan Van Campen (played, no official at-bats) also saw action for NWN in the contest. Wildcat Dusty Dover was 0-3 for the Sweets.
Field of Champions 15U Bears 6, Rock Creek 4 (game one, doubleheader): In the first of two on RC’s field in Ravensdale, the Preston-based FoC got a 1-3 effort with an RBI from future Wildcat Cam Ferreri, and a 1-4 effort with a run scored and RBI from current ‘Cat Jack Mardon in taking the opener of the twinbill.
Boys of Summer 18U Blue 9, Seattle Select 7: Bellevue-based Boys took their first of two yesterday in Edmonds with the help of MSHS grad Mason Marenco, who went 2-2 with a double, two walks and three runs scored. Fellow Wildcat alum Matt Dolewski was 1-3 with a double, run scored, walk and RBI. Cedarcrest High School’s Riley Mallot allowed just one hit and struck out one in 2 1/3 innings of dominating relief on the hill and earned the save for BoS.
Missoula Mavericks (MT) 7, Bellevue Honda 18U 4: At a tournament over in Missoula, MT, last night, the host Mavericks scored the win over the Bellevue team; Mount Si’s Steven Watters was 0-2 with a walk for Honda in the loss.
Field of Champions 14U Black 10, Bellevue Warriors 2: At Skyline High School, the Preston-based FoC posted the dominating win anchored by the efforts of incoming MSHS freshman Andrew Edson, who drove in three runs as part of a 2-4 effort aiding the Bears. Fellow future Wildcat frosh Caden Smith was 0-2 for FoC in the victory.
Field of Champions 13U Black 9, Rippers 2: Preston-based FoC blasted their opposition at Marymoor Park in Redmond with the assistance of some Valley middle-schoolers. Chief Kanim’s Harrison Kelly was 2-3 with a run scored and RBI, while fellow Hawk Ryan Gerlitz was 1-3 with a run scored and two more driven in. Twin Falls’ Drew Hiddleson was 1-2 with an RBI as well for the Bears.
Kirkland Merchants 9, Field of Champions 14U Blue 6 (game one, doubleheader): The FoC Blue brought in Edson from their 14U Black team for the first of two afternoon games yesterday at Issaquah High School, and just like in his morning game for his regular team, his bat was on all cylinders, as he went 3-3 with a double and three runs scored for the Bears, but the Kirkland team got the last laugh and took the opener.
Field of Champions 13U Black 17, FM Sports 3: FoC routed the Redmond-based FM with the help of Valley middle-schoolers; Chief Kanim’s Quin Patterson tripled, scored a run and drove in two more, while fellow Hawk Blake Miller was 2-4 with two runs and an RBI. The Preston-based Bears also got a contribution from Caden Harris, also of CKMS, who doubled, scored a run, walked and drove in three more.
Boys of Summer 16U 7, Baden Baseball 6 (game one, doubleheader): Bellevue-based Boys won their morning game at the SEL 16U Wood Bat tournament in Seattle led by Mount Si’s Trace Halvorson; he went 3-4 with a triple, three runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base for good measure as BoS broke a 6-6 tie in the seventh with that go-ahead, and eventual game-winning, run which incidentally was scored by the Wildcat athlete.
Northwest Naturals 14U 11, Bellevue Dragons Elite 1: The Sammamish-based Nats got a hit, run scored and RBI apiece from their pair of soon-to-be Mount Si freshmen Cole Norah and Turner McCutchan in their rout of the Bellevue team at home on the Plateau.
River Bandits 11, Sweets 13U 3: Sweets, in their second game of the day in their tournament in Lacey, ended up on the short end of a blowout loss with Dougherty going 1-3.
Northwest Naturals 18U 8, WW Sweets 18U 2 (game two, doubleheader): Van Campen tripled to headline a 2-4 effort, scoring a run and driving in a second, as the Nats took the nightcap and swept their Sammamish rivals in the twinbill at Issaquah High School. Collins was 1-3, while Waltz and MSHS alum Ben Keller were both 0-4, Corra was 1-3 with a run, and Spencer Marenco was 0-2 with two walks and a run scored. Dover once again was 0-3 for the Sweets in their loss.
Rock Creek 12, Field of Champions 15U Bears 2 (game two, doubleheader): RC took the nightcap of the twinbill to split the pair at home with their Preston-based rivals. Ferreri was 1-2 with a RBI, and Mardon was also 1-2. He also pitched two innings of relief, allowing nine runs, six earned, on nine hits, with a strikeout. He received no decision.
Boys of Summer 18U 5, Pierce County Diamond Jaxx 1: BoS beat the heat and the Pierce County team; Marenco walked twice and scored a run despite going 0-1, and Dolewski walked once as well despite going 0-2.
Michael’s Toyota 16U 8, Seattle Dodgers 3: In Kirkland, the Bellevue team took care of the Seattle side with the help of MSHS’ Parker Wutherich, who was 1-4 with a run scored and RBI.
Kent Bulldogs Elite 18, FCA 14U Black 3: In Puyallup, the Kent team rolled to the win over the Redmond-based squad; MSHS’ Jake Mitton had one plate appearance for FCA offensively, and he walked.
Rapid City Hard Hats 14, Washington A’s 18U Gold 0: The South Dakota team made quick work of the Sammamish-based A’s over at the Palouse Summer Series; MSHS grad Collin Anderson was dinged up a bit by the Rapid City bats, as he allowed six runs on four hits, walking three and striking out two, in just 1 2/3 innings on the hill in a start for the A’s, and took the loss.
Bellevue Dragons Elite Blue 18, Washington A’s 13U 4: Twin Falls Middle School’s Brady Farris was 1-2 with an RBI for the Sammamish-based A’s as they were dominated easily by the Bellevue team at Marymoor.
Bayview Bombers 3, Bellevue Honda 16U 1: At the SEL wood bat event in Ravensdale, Bayview handled the Bellevue team, with Honda’s Will Caro, a MSHS player, going 0-3 in the contest.
Seattle Gladiators 16U 4, Narrows 1: In the SEL tournament in Kent, MSHS’ Frankie Cepeda led the way for the Gladiators, going 2-3 with a run scored and two RBI’s as the Seattle team rolled. Fellow Wildcat Connor Webb also had a good day, going 2-3 as well with a run scored, and two other MSHS’ers, Blake Meister (0-3, run) and Cole Bostwick (0-3) also saw action for the Gladiators in the contest.
City Baseball Navy 12, Sweets 13U 1: After being routed earlier in the day as previously noted by the Sweets, the Seattle-based CBN exploded late offensively and returned the favor in the tournament nightcap down in Lacey. Smith was 1-3 with an RBI, while Dougherty was 0-3 and had a no-decision on the mound; he started and worked three innings, allowing a run on two hits walking one and striking out one as well.
Field of Champions 14U Blue 8, Kirkland Merchants 4 (game two, doubleheader): Edson’s very busy day finished as it started – strong offensively, as he went 2-3 with another double, two runs scored and an RBI, as FoC took the nightcap of their twinbill and split the pair with the Kirkland team.
Boys of Summer 16U 9, Seattle Dodgers 3: Halvorson went 0-4 for BoS in their blowout of the Seattle team at the SEL tournament in Kirkland.
Easton Baseball 6, Northwest Naturals 13U Green 4: EBC handled the Sammamish-based Nats despite the efforts of Valley middle-schoolers; Twin Falls’ Dawson Schneider was 2-4 with two RBI’s aiding NWN, and Chief Kanim’s Matt Wieting was 1-2 with a walk and run scored. Schneider also pitched in relief for the Nats, allowing three unearned runs on four hits in three innings of work, walking three and striking out six. He took the loss.
Seattle Gladiators 16U 10, Tacoma Tugs 0: In Kent last night, the Gladiators won handily aided by Cepeda’s 1-4 effort; he scored a run. Webb was 1-3 with an RBI, and Bostwick was 0-4 with an RBI as well for the Seattle team.
FCA 14U Black 12, Kent Bulldogs Black 10: Mitton was 1-3 with a walk, run scored and RBI for FCA as they won the slugfest over a second Kent team in Puyallup yesterday. He also worked two innings in relief, and it was a challenge, as he allowed five runs, three earned, on three hits, with three walks and a strikeout. He received no decision.
Michael’s Toyota 16U 8, Bayview Bombers 3: The Bellevue team posted another win, this in Ravensdale, with the help of Wutherich’s 2-4 performance; the MSHS player also scored a run in the contest.
Seattle Stars 9, Bellevue Honda 16U 5: Caro struggled in a starting appearance on the hill for Honda in their loss to the Seattle team in Seattle. He allowed seven runs on eight hits in just 2 1/3 innings, walking four and striking out two.
Afternoon update on this Friday…..
Good afternoon. Quick news update on this Friday.
First, a quick advisory for all of you and that is with the hot temperatures forecast for this weekend and both Valley school districts now on summer break, a lot of you will probably want to venture out to cool off in local lakes and rivers. Please do be careful out there this weekend because the water is still quite cold. Mount Si High School has seen its share of student deaths in water-related accidents in recent years, and as you may remember from a few weeks ago, a student at Issaquah High School lost his life in a water-related incident up at Olallie State Park on the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River. So exercise caution this weekend and use proper safety devices if you will be out on the water.
Now to the news.
Volleyball: Mount Si High School athletes compete against national foes at AAU tournament
Two teams from Mercer Island-based Island Thunder Volleyball, a local girls’ club volleyball organization, with Mount Si High School players started play this afternoon at the Amateur Athletic Union’s national tournament in Orlando, as they both sought a national title.
Things, however, have not gone well to start play there for either of the Island Thunder teams. Their 18’s team, with Wildcat graduate Emma Anderson, fell in all three of their opening day matches earlier today, with losses to teams from both California and Arizona. Their 16’s squad, with MSHS fall returners Bellah Gogan and Karlie Stewart, fell in their first match which just went final in the past hour as of this writing, with two more matches scheduled tonight. The loss came in a two-set sweep (matches at the club level are best two-of-three as opposed to the best-of-five format in high school) to a Florida-based team.
Play for both teams should continue through the weekend. This weekend’s tournament for Island Thunder starts off the postseason for local teams with MSHS players in club volleyball. Several squads will be competing in action starting next week at the USA Volleyball nationals in Minneapolis. This group is led by Bellevue-based Sudden Impact’s 16’s Tornado and Thunder, and 17’s Storm, all of whom have local players – Wildcats Sara Kaitlyn Mitchell (Tornado) and Harper Click (Thunder) and former MSHS’er Patience O’Neal (Storm). Kent-based KJ will also have three teams with Mount Si athletes in the event.
We’ll be sure to keep you posted on all the action back in the Twin Cities.
Baseball scores
We have a couple of early finals for you from 18U action. Scores and highlights from Gamechanger and the Gamechanger app, available on Apple IPhones and IPads in their app store.
Reno Knights 14, Chaffey Baseball 18U 1: At a tournament in Reno this morning, the host Knights from Nevada routed Edmonds-based Chaffey; Cedarcrest High School senior-to-be Aaron Davenport started the game on the hill for Chaffey, and it was a short outing, as he allowed five runs, four earned, on five hits in two innings of work, walking three and striking out one, and picking up the loss.
Seattle Stars 7, Boys of Summer 18U Blue 4: At a tournament in Edmonds this morning, the Seattle-based team took care of Bellevue-based Boys; Mount Si High School grad Gavin Gorrell was 1-4 for BoS, and fellow Wildcat Class of 2017 member Mason Marenco was 0-3 with a walk.
Soccer: Preston club girls’ team with MSHS grads advances to semis at regional tourney
The Preston-based Eastside FC ’98 Red girls’ club soccer team, with Mount Si High School grads Natalie Weidenbach and Abby Kuykendall, continued their strong run through the US Youth Soccer Farwest regionals today in Redmond, as they dominated en route to a win in their first playoff game.
Eastside blanked the New Mexico Rush ‘98/’99 4-0 in the quarterfinal clash at 60 Acres Park in Redmond in a 19/20U matchup. The win moves EFC, coached by former Wildcat boys’ soccer coach Tom Bialek, into the semis tomorrow, where they will meet local rival PacNW. If Eastside wins, they will advance to the finals on Sunday and meet a team from either California or Utah for the right to advance to the US Youth Soccer nationals later this summer.