The Olympian

Hawks hurler shuts out Tumwater

The Olympian | • Published March 20, 2008

TUMWATER - Steven Schoonover pitched a three-hit shutout Wednesday as River Ridge beat Tumwater 5-0 in a Class 2A Evergreen Conference baseball game.

Schoonover struck out five and walked just one in seven innings for River Ridge. He threw 20 first-pitch strikes to the 29 batters he faced.

"He got ahead in the count all day," River Ridge coach Chad Arko said. "Only one leadoff guy got on. That's a lot of pressure off you when you get that first out."

River Ridge loaded the bases in the second inning, and Tumwater pitcher Ryan Bean got out of the jam. But River Ridge came back with a run in the bottom of the third to break a scoreless tie and give Schoonover an edge.

"The third inning was the biggest inning for us," Arko said. "After not scoring with the bases loaded, we could have gotten down."

Jake Pierpoint went 3-for-4 for River Ridge, which improved to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the EvCo.

Olympia 1, Stadium 0

The second outstanding pitching performance in as many games helped Olympia claim a Class 4A Narrows League win at home.

Adam Conley pitched all seven innings for the Bears, notching 13 strikeouts while allowing just two hits and one walk.

"Adam carried us, punched out 13 guys," Bears coach Todd McDougall said. "It was a great, close one-run game. Every at-bat, every play mattered. And Adam was tremendous."

On Tuesday, Olympia pitcher Kramer Champlin kept Wilson scoreless, allowing five hits in a 2-0 victory.

"Our pitching has been very good, and we're scoring just enough. As the season goes on, hopefully we'll pick up on the offensive end," McDougall said.

On Wednesday, Conley went 2-for-3 at the plate. Champlin was 1-for-3 with a double.

The game's only run scored on one of Stadium's two errors.

Timberline 10, Lakes 0 (5 INN.)

After making a few adjustments, Timberline's bats came alive and took care of Lakes in a Class 3A Western Cascade Conference game shortened to five innings by the mercy rule.

"Offensively, we made a few adjustments after the first few innings," Timberline coach Mark Rubadue said of this club's lack of runs in the first two innings. "(Lakes' starter) was left-handed and didn't throw really hard; so we where hitting a lot of fly balls and soft grounders.