BELFAIR — After breaking a long postseason drought last season, the North Kitsap fastpitch team now has a chance to win a league championship.
The Vikings will take on Port Angeles on Monday in Poulsbo with a title on the line thanks to a 7-4 win over North Mason on Friday.
Lamara Villiard’s sacrifice fly in the fifth broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth and North Kitsap tacked on five more in the sixth. Villiard went 2 for 4 on the day with a double and two RBI. Mackenzie Wagner also drove in a run with a double to right-center in the first.
Sarah Smith pitched a complete game and struck out ten.
North Kitsap 7, North Mason 4
NK 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 — 7 8 4
NM 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 — 4 5 5
WP: Smith LP: Palmer
Pitching
North Kitsap — Smith 7 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K.
North Mason — Palmer 7 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K.
Hitting
North Kitsap — Villiard 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Wagner 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB; Goetz 2-4, 2B, R, SB; Burgh 1-4, R, SB; Keller 1-4, R.
North Mason — Johnson 3-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R; Maiuri 0-4, RBI, SB; Matthews 0-3, RBI; Ebarb 1-3, R.
South Kitsap 17, Curtis 1
PORT ORCHARD — The Wolves hit three dingers in a no-doubt 17-1 victory over Curtis that establishes them as one of the best teams in the SPSL.
Naioki Marion homered twice and drove in five runs as part of the mammoth game. Marisol Bergstrom also went yard for South Kitsap, which scored 13 runs in the first two innings.
Maya Nehus and Jessica Fessenden combined to allow seven hits and one run.
South Kitsap 17, Curtis 1
CU 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 7 5
SK 5 8 3 1 x — 17 15 0
WP: Nehus LP: Bryant
Pitching
Curtis — Bryant 1.1 IP, 7 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 5 BB; A. Ginnis 2.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, BB, K.
South Kitsap — Nehus 4 IP, 6 H, R, ER, K; Fessenden IP, H, 2 K.
Hitting
Curtis — Bryant 2-2, HR, RBI, R; A. Ginnis 2-2; G. Ginnis 1-2; Reyes 1-3; Baxter 1-1.
South Kitsap — Marion 3-3, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R; Bergstrom 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, R; Johnston 3-3, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, 3 R; Lawrence 2-3, RBI, BB, 2 R; Faucett 1-3, 2B, RBI, R; Hoyt 2-3, RBI, BB, R; Bernardo, 1-2, RBI, BB, 2 R; Lathum 1-2 RBI, BB, R.
Baseball
North Kitsap 8, North Mason 0
BELFAIR — The Vikings can force at least a share of a league championship when they head up to Port Angeles on Monday for a showdown with the Roughriders.
Four pitchers combined for the two-hit shutout Friday against the Bulldogs and Chris Schuchart drove in three runs to help pace the offense. Colton Bower threw four innings and got the win.
North Kitsap 8, North Mason 0
NK 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 — 8 9 2
NM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 2 7
WP: Bower LP: Kimball
Pitching
North Kitsap — Bower 4 IP, H, BB, 3 K; Chmielewski IP, H, BB, 2 K; Gowin IP, 2 K; Richardson IP, BB, K.
North Mason — Kimball 4.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 4 K; Haegle 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, K.
Hitting
North Kitsap — Schuchart 1-3, 2B, 3 RBI, R; Reister 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB; Gowin 1-4, 2B, RBI; Chmielewski 2-3, 2 R; Fisher 2-4; Green 1-4, RBI, R;
North Mason — Kimball 1-2; Fisher 1-3.
Sequim 10, Kingston 8
SEQUIM — The Bucs were able to take advantage of some miscues and stage a late rally against the Wolves, but fell just short as Sequim ultimately prevailed 10-8 in a league game.
Tyler Bates scored on a wild pitch in the fifth and then Brockton Foss cleared the bases with a three-run double to pull the Bucs within a run.
Kingston also opened the game with a four-run first. Garret Sitting Dog drove in a run with a single and Nickyle Tucker follwed with an RBI-double. Terefa Rutherford also picked up an RBI-single in the first.
Sequim 10, Kingston 8
KI 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 — 8 8 3
SQ 5 0 0 4 0 1 x — 10 7 2
WP: M. Young LP: Rapaport SV: Oliver
Pitching
Kingston — Rapaport 3.1 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 5 K; Kazar 2.2 IP, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
Sequim — M. Young 3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, ER, BB, 6 K; Eaton 2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 ER, BB, 5 K; Barnett 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, K; Oliver .1 IP.
Hitting
Kingston — Foss 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI; Tucker 1-3, 2B, RBI, R; Sitting Dog 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R; Rutherford 1-1, RBI, BB; Whalen 1-2, 2 BB, 2 R; Bates 1-4, 2 R; Delos Reyes 1-3.
Sequim — Thomas 2-3, 3 RBI, 2 R; Eaton 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; J. Young 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB; Barnett 1-3, RBI; Pozernick 1-4, RBI.
Chimacum 3, Klahowya 2
CHIMACUM — The Eagles lost out on a shot at the league title with another close loss to the Cowboys, but they will advance to the postseason.
All five runs in the game were scored in the third inning. Logan Prater and Nathen Mjor each drove in a run.
Klahowya, by virtue of finishing second in the Olympic League 1A, will face off against the No. 3 team from the Nisqually on May 4, date and time to be determined.
Chimacum 3, Klahowya 2
KL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 — 2 3 2
CH 0 0 3 0 0 0 x — 3 5 2
WP: Dotson LP: Lawson
Pitching
Klahowya — Lawson 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, ER, 2 K; Gagnon 3 IP, H, 3 BB, 4 K.
Chimacum — Dotson 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, BB, 10 K.
Hitting
Klahowya — Mjor 2-3, RBI; Prater 0-3, RBI; Williamson 1-3, R; Wallis 0-2, R.
Chimacum — Dotson 1-3, 2 RBI; Brebberman 1-2, R; Purser 1-3, R; Smith 1-3; Lawson 1-2, R.
Port Angeles 14, Olympic 4
EAST BREMERTON — The Roughriders broke open a tight game in the late innings, scoring 11 times in their final three turns at bat.
Dylan Heino drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the first inning to tie the game at one and Olympic added on two more in the second to take a 3-1 lead thanks to a Brayden Buchanan two-RBI single.
The loss unfortunately dropped the Trojans to 4-7 in league play. With only one game remaining against Sequim, they have been eliminated from postseason contention.
Port Angeles 14, Olympic 4
PA 1 0 1 1 5 4 2 — 14 17 1
Oly 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 7 6
WP: Adams LP: Paulino
Pitching
Port Angeles — Seibel 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K; Adams 3.2 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 2 BB, 6 K.
Olympic — Finnegan 4 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER; Paulino IP, 4 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 2 BB; Silivelio .1 IP, 2 H; Davis 1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, BB, K.
Hitting
Port Angeles — Flodstrom 3-4, 2B, 3B, BB, 4 R; Whitman 2-4, 2 RBI; Bradow 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB; Basden 3-4, 2B, RBI 2 R; Hall 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Bowen 1-5, 2 RBI.
Olympic — Buchanan 2-4, 2 RBI; Heino 0-3, RBI; Andrews 1-2, RBI; Clarke 2-4, 2B, BB, 2 R; Jeter 0-0, 3 BB, R; Hennessy 1-3, BB.
