Pirates defeat Wellpinit to stay alive in playoffs

RITZVILLE–The Pomeroy Pirates downed the Wellpinit Redskins 11-6 to advance in District 1B baseball play here May 10.

The Pirates next face Northport, the second-place team out of District 7, with the first pitch at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 at Liberty High School in Spangle.

Pomeroy’s record is now 12-8 and Northport has a 14-4 record behind undefeated Almira Coulee-Hartline at 15-0.

“We had a great performance on the mound from Ollie Severs and Brodie Magill,” said Head Coach Kyler Lovgren following the stay-alive win. “Both pitchers had to adjust to the [rainy] situation and we experienced a few more walks than we wanted, but they were able to find their strides and get the job done.

Severs threw five innings of the game, striking out 10, allowing three hits and only three earned runs. Magill came in and finished the final two innings, fanning five, giving up no hits, and only one earned run. Severs walked six and Magill four.

“We are getting extraordinary play from the plate with Jett Slusser,” Lovgren added, “who went three for four today after going four for four last game.”

The home-team Pirates started the bottom of the first behind 1-0, but clapped on three runs and didn’t trail for the rest of the game.

Three more runs in the second made it 6-1, but the Redskins chalked up three in the third while the Bucs counted two more in the bottom frame for an 8-4 lead. Pomeroy tacked on three more runs in the fifth to solidify the win.

Pomeroy 11, Wellpinit 6 (5-2)

R H E

Wel 103 011 0-6 3 1

Pom 332 030 x-11 13 1

Battery: Wellpinit-Rusty, Moebear (3) and Unknown. Pomeroy-Severs, B. Magill (6) and Kimble.

Hits: Wellpinit-Jace, Rusty, Jesse. Pomeroy-Kimble 2 (2b, 3b), G. Magill, T. Roberts 2 (2b), B. Magill, Severs, Bryson, Vecchio, Ja. Slusser, Je. Slusser 3.