Raptors Road Trip: Ridgefield 8, Port Angeles 2 columbian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from columbian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hensley, Kasper hit back-to-back home runs as Raptors defeat Highline Bears 9-2. By Tim Martinez, Columbian Assistant Sports Editor
Published: July 18, 2021, 7:42pm
Share: The Ridgefield Raptors hope to line up once again beginning in July for the West Coast League baseball season at the Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex. (Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian)
Tafton Hensley and Brady Kasper hit back-to-bak home runs as the Raptors jumped out to a 7-1 lead after three innings, then cruised to a non-league win over the Highline Bears 9-2 on Sunday in Ridgefield.
KEY MOMENTS: Hensley led off the bottom of the third with a home run, then Kasper followed with another home run, putting Ridgefield up 7-1.
Kevin Kendall was a three-year letter winner at La Mirada High School, were he hit a cumulative .440/.530/.617 in 65 games. His high level of performance helped the team win back-to-back league titles and got him a lot of notice. He was named onto various honorary teams, received various accolades from local media, and was considered a prep player of interest by reputable national scouting and evaluation organizations. A good student as well as being an excellent athlete, he went to UCLA after graduating and going undrafted in the 2017 MLB Draft.
He played in the West Coast League the summer after graduating, earning All-West Coast League honorable mentions after hitting .301/.389/.410 with 7 doubles and a triple, and his experience with the Port Angeles Lefties may have helped him hit the ground running in his freshman season. Over the course of the 2018 season, Kendall hit .278/.352/.391 with 3 home runs and 13 stolen bases, the base heists tied for second on the team and fourth i
Raptors Recap: Ridgefield 9, Northwest Star 1
Published: July 17, 2021, 11:19pm
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The first of back-to-back non-West Coast League games for the Raptors before a six-game road trip started with a bang when John Peck hit a two-run home run in the first inning as Ridgefield would rack up 10 hits that included three homers.
KEY MOMENTS: Kody Darcy and Micah McDowell hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning. Darcy’s was a two-run shot and the Raptors had a comfortable 6-1 lead.
KEY PLAYERS: Raptors starting pitcher Jett Lodes struck out six batters in his three innings. … Peck went 3 for 4 with a double, home run and four RBI plus a stolen base. … McDowell, hitting ninth, was 3 for 3 with a double, home run, three runs scored and two stolen bases.
Peck s home run, solid pitching help Raptors complete sweep of Lefties columbian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from columbian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.