Baseball posts road sweep of Raiders in three-game set

PUYALLUP -- The Edmonds baseball pitching staff set the tone on Saturday as the Tritons blanked Pierce 6-0 and 5-0. On Sunday, Edmonds used a 5-run top of the 9th inning to win a 8-5 comeback affair and secure the three-game sweep of the Raiders.

Matthew DelVecchio was the game one starter and hurled six shutout innings before passing the torch to Eli Knowlton for the final three innings. Knowlton chucked another three scoreless frames to close it out. Logan Blank was 2-for-4 with an RBI and stolen base. Chris Rogers had a double and RBI, and Noah Albanese had a triple and RBI.

Sheldon Egger continued the success on the mound in game two, throwing five innings and allowing no runs. Lathan Haywood followed with four more innings of zeros to keep the Raiders offense quiet. Cole Murawski produced a four-hit game with a tripe and two runs scored. Michael Snyder was 3-for-5, driving in four runs and roping a triple. Luke Murawski had three hits in the 12-hit offensive attack. Edmonds notched 19 hits in the doubleheader.

It took a five-run 9th inning to complete the comeback win in the finale. Trailing 4-3, after a 2-out walk by Luke Murawski, Edmonds put together six consecutive hits -- Chanz Doughty singled, Tyler Hogan doubled in two runs, Camden Gilespie scored another via single, Chris Rogers singled, Logan Blank singled, and Cole Murawski ended the outburst with a 2 RBI knock. Will Franklin went five innings on the bump, giving up three runs, and fanning five. Cole Murawski was 3-for-5 with a double and 2 RBI and totalled 7 hits in the final two tilts. Hogan and Rogers had 2 hits apiece.

Edmonds (8-1) faces the always tough Tacoma Titans (6-1-1) this weekend in a four-game series that starts in Tacoma on Saturday, March 9. Games will shift to Triton Field on Sunday, March 10th. Doubleheaders both days start at 12 p.m. noon.