Sequim’s offense and pitching are heating up — and just in time.
On the cusp of the postseason, the Wolves erupted for 47 runs in sweeping four games last week, three of those coming in league matchups as they improved to 4-6 in league and 8-7 overall heading into this week’s play.
Sequim capped the week with a 7-3 victory over Kingston on April 19 behind solid pitching from Ethan Staples and Brayden White. The pair combined to allow just six hits. Staples went 5⅔ innings, allowing five hits and two earned runs while striking out nine. White went the final four outs, allowing just one hit.
At the plate, six different Wolves had RBIs. Staples was 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a hit by pitch. Hunter Tennell was 2-for-2 with a run scored, RBI, a walk and hit by pitch.
Ayden Holland was 2-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI and a walk, while Zeke Schmadeke had a hit, a run scored, an RBI, a sacrifice fly, was hit by a pitch and stole two bases.
Wolves top Knights twice
Sequim walked their way to a narrow victory at Bremerton on April 16 and then exploded for a double-digit win against the Knights at home on April 18.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / With teammate Lincoln Bear looking on, Sequim’s Brayden White laces a single in the bottom of the fourth inning in an April 19 home game against Kingston.
In the earlier game, Schmadeke, Tennell and Lincoln Bear each drew three of the Wolves’ 15 bases on balls as they erupted for five runs in the top of the sixth inning to clinch the back-and-forth affair, 12-8.
Sequim was up 5-2 before the Knights took back the lead with two runs in the third and fourth inning. Sequim tallied a pair in the fifth for a 7-6 lead, only to see Bremerton plate two in the bottom of the inning, setting, up the Wolves’ five-spot in the sixth.
Bryant Laboy got his first win of the season in relief of Bear, throwing three-and-a-third innings of two-hit, two-run (both unearned) and two strikeouts with no walks.
White had a big day at the plat with a double and four RBIs, Staples had a triple and drove in two, and Laboy was 2-for-3. Schmadeke added a pair of steals.
Two days later, the Wolves once again took advantage of Bremerton pitching wildness to draw 11 in a 16-4, five-inning romp.
Schmadeke went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, Laboy went 2-for-3 with a double and a run and White doubled home a pair of runs to pace the Sequim offense.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim shortstop Devyn Dearinger sizes up a grounder and looks to throw out a Kingston batter in an April 19 Olympic League game.
Schmadeke also struck out seven, while allowing two runs on two hits and a pair of walks in four innings pitched, to earn the win on the mound.
Devyn Dearinger finished out the game, striking out three.
Victory over Warriors
Sequim opened the week by jumping out to a big lead and holding off a furious comeback in a 12-8 non-league win over Crosspoint Academy in Sequim on April 15.
Dearinger was 2-for-4 with four RBIs, Tennell reached base three times and drove in two runs, and Bear had a 2-for-4 day at the plate with three of the Wolves’ 10 stolen bases in the victory.
Logan Doyle got the start and the win, tossing five innings of four-hit, two-run ball with seven strikeouts.
Tennell closed the game out and gave up six runs over two innings, but just one run was earned as the Warriors plated five runs in the seventh inning.
Looking ahead
Sequim was scheduled to play at North Mason on April 22 and host North Mason’s Bulldogs a day later; results were not available at press time.
The Wolves are at Olympic on April 26 and host Olympic’s Trojans on April 29.
The West Central District’s bi-district tournament is May 7-11 at various locations.
