Forks Qualifies for Regionals
Published 1:30 am Thursday, May 19, 2022
Forks 6, Kalama 3
Forks 7, Ilwaco 0
By Pierre LaBossiere
Olympic Peninsula News Group
ADNA — The Forks baseball team bounced back from a loss to win its final two games at the Southwest 2B District 4 tournament, qualifying for regionals.
The Spartans lost their first game of the year last Tuesday, 17-6 to Napavine, putting a berth to the regional tournament in jeopardy. Forks bounced back with a 7-0 win over Ilwaco on Friday behind a three-hit gem from Logan Olson to qualify for state. The Spartans followed up with a 6-3 win over Kalama on Saturday to finish third in the district tournament and improve their seeding for regionals. Napavine went on to win the district tournament with a win over Toutle Lake.
In Saturday’s win, Logan Urvina started and went 6-2/3 innings, allowing five hits, two walks and two earned runs. He struck out six. Dalton Kilmer picked up the save by getting the final out with a strikeout.
At the plate, Riley Pursley went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Olson went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Dalton Kilmer had a double and two runs scored. Urvina added a hit.
In Friday’s win, Olson went the entire game, striking out nine while only walking two. Olson added a pair of doubles and two RBIs to help his cause. Aiden Salazar went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, while Gunner Rogers went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two stolen bases. Kilmer, Landin Davis and Keaton Northcut all had hits.
Forks (16-1) begins play at the state 2B tournament beginning Saturday against Liberty Bell. The game is scheduled to be played at 1 p.m. at Castle Rock High School. If the Spartans win, they would next play the winner of Toutle Lake and Ilwaco later that day at Castle Rock. Despite losing to Napavine, Toutle Lake (19-2) is the No. 1 seed in the regionals.
Forks is a No. 9 seed at regionals while Liberty Bell (14-7 overall) is a No. 8 seed.
