Pirates Fall To Cardinals in the Rain

On March 27, the Vashon Pirates lost 4-1 to the visiting Orting team in a game shortened to five innings due to rain.  Orting jumped on Pirate freshman Josh Myer in the first with a quick four spot, but unfazed by it all, Myer was on the money the rest of the way only giving up one additional hit through the final four innings.  Myer finished with six strikeouts and only allowed one walk.  He had good control, throwing strikes on 47 of his 80 pitches.   On offense the Pirates ran into Orting's big strong senior Joel Moore who held Vashon to only two hits, both coming off the bat of centerfielder Zack Drape.  Drape's opening at bat was a bullet down the third base line for a double and he later added a single.  Moore recorded ten strikeouts for Orting and allowed only one walk.  The loss drops Vashon to 0-2 in league and 0-3 overall.
Final line score:  Orting 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors    Vashon 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors
"The boys fought hard and played their best defensive game of the year, not committing an error,” said Coach Steve Hall. “They are improving and I wish I could say the same about the weather!”  Asst. Coach Joe Wald noted "It seemed like we struggled at the plate a bit, swinging at some bad pitches and getting behind in the count."
Next up is Charles Wright on April 4th.