The Todd Beamer Titans continued their early-season run on the softball field Tuesday with a 10-0 win over the Graham-Kapowsin Eagles. The victory improved the Titans to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the South Puget Sound League South Division.
The win total comes just a year after Beamer finished with just three victories during the 2008-09 season.
The Titans are being led by Emma Blauser. The pitcher is 6-0 on the season and held Graham-Kapowsin to only five hits Tuesday, striking out nine. Blauser was also 2 for 3 at the plate. Outfielder Sarah Petosa also continued her strong offensive season by going 2 for 3 with two triples and three stolen bases. Beamer also got two RBIs each from Brianna Grushe and Taylor Winton during the win over Graham-Kapowsin.
The sixth-ranked Jefferson Raiders lost their second game in a row Tuesday to Kentlake. The Raiders (5-2) could only muster three hits against Kentlake pitcher Nicole Weber, who struck out 15.
Federal Way (1-3) picked up their first win of the SPSL North season Tuesday, 15-5, over Kent-Meridian. The Eagles got two RBIs each from Amanda Earlywin and Alleah Pac.
Boys soccer
Beamer (4-1-0) got a pair of goals from Troy Peterson and single goals Ugo Okoli, Erik Lissak, Austin Sweeney and Michael Manolides.
Jefferson improved to 3-1-2 in the SPSL North with a 4-0 shutout of Kent-Meridian Tuesday. The Raiders got goals from Miguel Toscano, Lenin Ramirez, Cody Harris and Jason Minerich. Chris Hicks and Adam Duke combined on the shutout in goal.
Baseball
After dropping their first two SPSL North Division games, the Federal Way Eagles got back on track Monday and Tuesday. The Eagles’ offense exploded for double-digit runs in wins over Auburn and Kent-Meridian and the Federal Way pitching staff didn’t allow a single run.
The Eagles owned Auburn Monday, 12-0, in five innings and followed Tuesday with a 20-0 win over Kent-Meridian Tuesday. The win evened the Eagles’ SPSL North record at 2-2 and 4-3 overall.
Against Auburn, the Eagles got a three-hitter from Jarred Lee and exploded for nine runs in the top of the third inning. Sophomore Nick Tanielu finished with five RBIs and a home run and Winston Gatlabayan ended the game 3 for 3 with two RBIs.
Federal Way tallied 13 runs in the bottom of the third Tuesday against Kent-Meridian and Elliot Morris stuck out 10 and allowed only two hits in five innings of work. Terin Beck finished 3 for 3 with three runs and three RBIs.
Beamer improved to 3-2 in the SPSL South with a 13-3 win over Graham-Kapowsin Tuesday in five innings. Carson Wolbert finished 2 for 3 at the plate with four RBIs and also threw all five innings. Brian Corliss was 2 for 3 with three runs and Travis Crumb was 2 for 4 with two RBIs.
Jefferson (3-2) split a pair of games with Kentlake and Kent-Meridian. The Raiders downed K-M Monday, 11-3, thanks to a home run by Drew Staples and a 3-for-3 day from Jeff Brigham.
The Raiders had no answers for Kentlake Tuesday during a 14-4 loss. The Falcons got a pair of home runs from Jacob Thielman and Andy Enders. Jefferson’s Mitch McQueen finished 2 for 3.
Decatur (2-2) got an extra-inning win Monday over Bethel, 7-6. The Gators’ Kyle Font finished 3 for 4 with three runs.
Girls tennis
The Federal Way Eagles were shut out Tuesday by the league-leading Kentwood Conquerors, 5-0. The best match of the day came at No. 2 doubles when Kentwood’s Tess Manthou and Korin Hedlund beat Federal Way’s Susan Huynh and Lauren Lang, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.
