Little League: Majors softball squad advances to state
Published 12:51 pm Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Sequim Gazette staff
Who doesn’t love a good comeback story?
Sequim Little League’s softball majors squad needed three wins in as many days to advance to the state tournament — and that’s exactly what they got.
Sequim’s Girls Majors softball squad, coached by Craig Vig and playing on their home field in Sequim, knocked off North Kitsap 8-7 in the District 2 championship game on Friday, July 1, winning the five-team tourney held at James Standard Park in Sequim.
The local softball squad heads to Spokane’s Ferris High School later this month, where they will battle for a Washington state title.
Sequim opened the tournament with a 13-3 win against East Jefferson County on June 25.
Sequim dropped a 7-6 decision to North Kitsap on June 28, but rebounded with a 17-2 thrashing of Bainbridge Island in a loser-out game on June 29.
On June 30, in a rematch with North Kitsap, Sequim broke open a 2-2 tie late in the game and routed their foes from Kitsap County, 7-2, setting up Friday’s final.
Boys teams fall
(Below) Sequim Little League’s all star boys majors team includes (back row, from left) coach Richard Jennings, manager Mark Eveland, Caleb Pozernick, Hayden Eaton and coach Mike McCracken, with (front row, from left) Ricky Jennings Jr., Zach McCracken, Kaiden Brown, Toppy Robideau, Jaxson Gray, Braiden Kitchen, Faas Christianson and Espn Judd. Not pictured is Brett Mote. Photo courtesy of Karyn McCracken
In Little League Boys Majors action in Port Orchard, Sequim — managed by Mark Eveland — wound up exiting early after dropping a 20-3 decision to South Kitsap-West in the opening round on July 2, then fell 4-3 to South Kitsap-East in the consolation round.
Sequim’s youngest Little League all-stars, the Boys Minors team, opened their District 2 tourney with a 7-5 loss to South Kitsap-West on July 1 in Gig Harbor.
Sequim, managed by Matt Eveland, followed that with a 15-5 defeat at the hands of North Kitsap-American on July 3.
(Below) Sequim Little League’s boys minors team poses for a team picture prior to a District 2 game. Submitted photo
