Mia Pozernick’s two-out, 3-run home run to deep center field with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning gave Sequim softball the lead and Sammy Bacon’s RBI double in the next frame offered insurance as the Wolves edged Port Angeles 7-6 at home on April 18.
Sequim’s win snapped a seven-game Rainshadow Rumble rivalry losing streak to the Roughriders dating back to May 2, 2019.
Early on in last week’s matchup, the Riders took the lead on Lily Halberg’s first-inning RBI single to score Natalie Robinson. Heidi Leitz nailed a two-run double to score Halberg and Lexie Smith for a 3-0 advantage after two innings.
Sequim broke onto the board when senior Hannah Bates singled and scored on pitcher Lainy Vig’s lined triple. Vig then came home on a Taylee Rome sacrifice fly to cut into the Riders’ lead at 3-2.
Robinson singled and scored in the fifth and Sequim’s Charly Sturm came across to again trim the Riders’ advantage back to one run at 4-3.
With Pozernick’s big bat coming to the plate, Port Angeles replaced starting pitcher Cheyenne Zimmer with Leitz and heroics ensued.
Bacon added a necessary insurance run in the bottom of the sixth, doubling home Angel Wagner for a 7-4 lead.
Down to their last at-bats, Port Angeles’ Robinson and Abby Kimball quickly reached on base hits. Vig induced two straight ground outs to put the pressure on the Riders. Lexie Smith and Ava-Anne Sheahan produced back-to-back RBI singles to make it 7-6 Sequim with runners in scoring position, but Vig got another ground out to close out the contest and lift the Wolves.
SHS stymies Spartans
The red-hot Sequim softball team scored 15 runs in the first two innings and went on to crush Bainbridge 23-4 on April 21.
The victory was the Wolves’ sixth out of their past eight games and keeps Sequim near the top of the standings in the very tough Olympic League.
They got 12 hits and a complete-game victory on the mound from Vig, who went five innings, allowing just four hits and one earned run while striking out five.
Lexi King had a big day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and four RBIs. Vig was 2-for-5 at the plate with three runs scored and three RBIs.
Rome had a hit, four walks, four runs scored, two RBIs and a walk. Angel Wagner had a hit, three runs scored, two RBIs and a stolen base, while Pozernick had a hit, two runs scored and two RBIs. Bacon added a pair of runs and Michaela Green a pair of RBIs.
Coming up
The Wolves (6-2 in Olympic League, 6-5 overall) were scheduled to play at Bremerton on April 25; results were not available at press time
Sequim plays at North Kitsap on April 27 and at North Mason on May 2.
The Wolves have their final home game on May 4 against Kingston before two road games to finish the regular season: May 9 at Olympic and May 12 at Port Angeles.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim second baseman Taylee Rome, left, tosses the ball to teammate Sammie Bacon for a key out in the Wolves’7-6 win over rival port Angeles on April 18.
Sequim shortstop Hanna Bates, left, keeps an eye on Port Angeles baserunner Lily Halberg in the Wolves 7-6 home win over Port Angeles on April 18.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim catcher Mikki Green communicates with teammates in between batters in the Wolves’ 7-6 win over Port Angeles on April 18.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Sequim catcher Mikki Green, right, tags Port Angeles’ Alexandria Money at the plate for a key out in the Wolves’ 7-6 win over Port Angeles on April 18. Sequim recorded two outs at the plate in the fifth inning to stymie Roughrider rallies.
