LOGGER BATS HOT IN ROUT OF WHITMAN
Written by Jermaine Williams, UPS Athletics
TACOMA, Wash. - The Puget Sound Logger offense was on showcase on Saturday afternoon as they picked up two wins over Whitman, 8-4 and 14-1, in a Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader at Logger Field in Tacoma, Wash.
In the opener, Puget Sound (6-3, 4-2 NWC) began their offensive display in the bottom of the first with a lead-off single by Sean Kiriu (Honolulu, Hawaii) and double from Dakota Resnik (Bellevue, Wash.). Joe Newland (Tulalip, Wash.) was hit by pitcher Sean Day, sending Kiriu across for the Loggers first score. Following a sacrifice fly by Gregorio Beck (Chico, Calif) sending Resnik home, Doug Cox (Kailua, Hawaii) was hit, scoring Michael Olsen (Niwot, Colo.).
The Loggers picked up two runs in the fourth inning in solo fashion as Olsen and Newland both hit solo home runs, pushing the Logger lead to 6-1. In the sixth, Jason Powell (Redwood, City, Calif.) hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield, plating another Logger run. Beck sent the final run in on a RBI double to the centerfield fence.
Tom Glassman (Tacoma, Wash) picked up his first win of the season, pitching seven and two-thirds, giving up seven hits and three runs.
Game two saw 16 Logger hits, including three homeruns. Newland opened the game up with a three-run homerun, plating Kiriu and Olsen in the opening frame.
In the third, the heart of the Logger line-up again took charge with six runs on four hits. Beck's screaming single into left center scored two Loggers and was soon followed by a three-run double from Kiriu.
Olsen hit his fifth homerun of the season to lead off the fourth inning as the Loggers picked up run number 10 for the game. Beck continued to pick up RBIs as his single to left sent in Newland. Beck would later score off a sacrifice by Sean Bayha (Arlington, Wash.).
Beck capped off the Loggers scoring with his first homerun of the season to left center, plating Newland.
Dusty Kauflin (Boulder, Colo.) pitched seven and one-thirds, giving up only one run, one hit, and striking out four in the Loggers 14-1 victory of the Missionaries.
The Loggers and Missionaries will go at it again tomorrow at Logger Field in Tacoma at 11:00 a.m. in a Northwest Conference double-header.
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