Strong Pitching Leads Tacoma CC to 8–1 Win
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BREMERTON, Wash. — Tacoma Community College (14-14, 8-7) secured a decisive 8–1 victory over Olympic College (14-25, 5-10) on Saturday, highlighted by a pair of three-run innings in the fourth and fifth. Tacoma's pitching staff held Olympic to just five hits while recording 11 strikeouts.
Tacoma's offense came alive in the fourth inning, beginning with Ty Iddon drawing a walk and advancing to third on a wild pitch and a single by Ethan Mar. Braden Jones then grounded into a fielder's choice, allowing Iddon to score. Carson Ackermann reached on an error, and Vaughn Lowe singled to bring in Jones. Tyson Rather, pinch-hitting for Brayden Buck, grounded out to second but brought in Ackermann, pushing TCC ahead 3–1.
In the fifth inning, TCC extended its lead. Ty Iddon doubled and scored when Ethan Mar reached on an error. Braden Jones followed with an RBI single, scoring Mar. Carson Ackermann doubled to drive in Jones, increasing Tacoma's advantage to 6–1.
TCC added another run in the seventh inning. Ty Iddon walked, stole two bases, and scored on a wild pitch, making it 7–1.
In the ninth inning, Kaden Cretti was hit by a pitch and stole two bases, scoring on Ethan Mar's sacrifice fly to center field to secure the final run. TCC emerged victorious with an 8–1 win over Olympic.
Oscar Hyde pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run on four hits while issuing six walks and striking out six batters. Hyde threw 88 pitches, 47 of which were strikes, and hit one batter with a pitch. Connor Speer took over in relief, delivering 3 2/3 innings of one-hit baseball, striking out five and hitting one batter. Speer demonstrated command with 33 strikes out of 45 pitches thrown.
Tacoma Top Performers
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Ty Iddon
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- 3 runs
- 1 double
- 2 stolen bases
Ethan Mar
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- 2 hits
- 2 RBIs
- 1 double
Braden Jones
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- 2 runs
- 2 RBIs
- 1 hit
Oscar Hyde
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- 5 1/3 innings pitched
- 6 strikeouts
- 1 earned run
Connor Speer
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- 3 2/3 innings pitched
- 5 strikeouts
- 1 hit
Go Titans!