Baseball: Darrington falls hard to Orcas

The Viking baseball team soundly defeated Darrington on April 14, with a score of 17-9. “They felt really good, they were pumped up,” said coach Christian Gardiner. He said the boys had a great time on the field, hitting well and playing decent defense. Nine of the players scored a run or got a hit during the game. The Darrington pitcher handed out a few walks, and Logger defensive errors contributed to the win.

By Meredith Griffith • April 19, 2010 5:46 pm
Rylan Date up at bat against Darrington
Rylan Date up at bat against Darrington

The Viking baseball team soundly defeated Darrington on April 14, with a score of 17-9.

“They felt really good, they were pumped up,” said coach Christian Gardiner.

He said the boys had a great time on the field, hitting well and playing decent defense. Nine of the players scored a run or got a hit during the game. The Darrington pitcher handed out a few walks, and Logger defensive errors contributed to the win.

“Robbie Padbury pitched the first couple of innings well, and Eric Sherman really finished the game pitching the last two innings well,” Gardiner said. “Robbie Padbury scored four runs and got a couple of base hits; Tyler Nigretto hit a couple of singles.”

Willie Eagan hit a double and Erik Sherman went 3 for 3, with a triple, and scored four runs.

In a double-header against Friday Harbor on April 17, the team lost both games to the Wolverines, with scores of 15-0 and 11-1. The Vikings played La Conner on Tuesday, after the Sounder went to press.

The Vikings have two home games coming up: on Saturday, April 24 against Shoreline Christian, and on Tuesday, April 27, another match against Friday Harbor.