Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for North Beach

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Beach). They were the clear victors by a 23-5 margin over the Mary M. Knight Owls on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Hyaks sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Owen O'Hare made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. O'Hare was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. He has become a key player for North Beach: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-2 otherwise.

Houston Pope

Runs

04/03/26 @ Mary M. Knight	4
03/30/26 vs Chief Leschi	2
03/26/26 @ Ocosta	1
03/23/26 @ Raymond/South Bend	0
03/23/26 @ Raymond/South Bend	1

In other batting news, Houston Pope was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. He continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Palmer, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.

North Beach always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .654. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The win got North Beach back to even at 3-3. As for Mary M. Knight, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Beach will host Wishkah Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mary M. Knight, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wahkiakum at 4:00 p.m. on the 14th.