PORT ANGELES — The aptly named Tanner Beltowski led off the contest and Victoria’s 10-run first inning with a base hit as the HarbourCats belted six doubles and bounced the Port Angeles Lefties 16-6 in a West Coast League contest at Civic Field on Monday evening.
Victoria put seven runs across before Port Angeles starter Kole Acker recorded his first out — the game’s eighth batter. Acker was pulled when the HarbourCats batted around and reliever Takuma Sato let three more Victoria baserunners cross the plate.
Jack Edmunds notched three hits in the game for the Lefties, including a two-run home run, and scored three runs. Edmunds has the team lead in home runs with five and is hitting .271 with 17 RBIs, tied for second on the team with Jeremy Giesegh.
Tommy Markey recorded his sixth three-hit game of the summer in the loss.
Lefties’ position player Chanz Doughty tossed two clean innings of relief to close out the game for Port Angeles (12-19).
The three-game series wraps tonight with the opening ceremonies of the 2025 North Washington Cal Ripken state championship before first pitch at 6:35 p.m.
Victoria 16, Port Angeles 6
Victoria 10 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 — 16 13 0
Port Angeles 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0— 6 11 0
Pitching
Victoria — Patrick 4 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 5 K; Villa 2 IP, H, 2 ER, BB, K; Rusch 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K; Thomas IP.
Port Angeles — Acker 0.2 IP, 6 H, 9 ER, 2 BB; Sato 4 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K; Arnold 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K; Arnold 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K; Lopez IP, BB; Doughty 2 IP.
Hitting
Victoria — Beltowski 3-4, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI; Shepherd 3-4, 2 2B, R, 6 RBI; Munster 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI; McKay 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI.
Port Angeles — Porras 2-4; Markey 3-5, 2 RBI; Edmunds 3-4, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI; Joyce 1-3.
Kids’ skills clinics
The Lefties will host baseball skills camps for ages 6-12 at Civic Field this month.
The camps will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and July 14 and from 10 a.m. to noon July 21 and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 28.
The cost is $30 per session and registration will begin 45 minutes before start time.
All skill levels are welcome.
For more information, email scheubey@gmail.com.
T-Ball camp July 22-24
The annual Lefties/Port Angeles YMCA T-Ball Camp for ages 4-6 will be held July 22-24.
The camp will be held at Civic Field from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each day.
Attendees will be welcomed onto the field before the July 24 Lefties home game.
The cost is $45 for non-members, $35 for members.
To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/PDN-TBallLefties25.
Registration ends Monday.
For more information, call 360-452-9244 or email calice@olympicpeninsulaymca.org.
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Sports reporter/columnist Michael Carman can be contacted at sports@ peninsuladailynews.com.
