The Pirates opened the 2011 season on March 17 with a home loss to Eatonville 9-5 in non- league action. Tyler Bernheisel started on the mound for Vashon and pitched three innings allowing just two runs. Ben Reoux came on in the fourth and pitched two innings and Julian Smith threw the final two frames.
Coach Hall felt all three pitchers did a pretty good job except for a couple of pitches that were left up in the zone to the two top Eatonville hitters. Leading the Pirates at the plate was Peter Johnson who had three hits with a double and three RBI. Julian Smith had a couple hits and an RBI. Center fielder Zack Drape did a great job at lead off drawing two walks scoring two runs, and he also had a single and stolen base to round it off. The young Pirates defense only committed two errors and did a solid job on the field. The game was an evenly matched affair through five innings (tied 5-5) but Vashon could not match the late scoring of Eatonville. Line score: Eatonville 9 runs 11 hits 1 error, Vashon 5 runs 8 hits 2 errors.
Coach Hall commenting on the game: "Overall it was a decent performance with everybody getting plenty of playing time. We will learn from this game and head into a tough league game against all-of-a-sudden powerhouse Charles Wright on Tuesday at home."
See you at the field on March 22 at 4pm.
