Douglas College moved to within a percentage point of first place following a four-game sweep over Olympic College in Northwest conference baseball.
The Royals improved their North region conference record to 14-6 after extending the team’s winning streak to eight straight games.
Douglas opened with a 5-3 victory, despite making three errors as Matt Trimble recorded six strikeouts in the win.
Starting pitcher Brandon Chernoff went five innings to earn a 6-4 win in Game 2 as Douglas swept the Saturday doubleheader on the strength of a five-run third inning. Tyler Yorko was one of four Royals with two hits, including his sixth double this season.
The two teams played again on Monday after Sunday’s postponement with similar results.
Shawn Anderson opened the doubleheader, pitching a 5-0 shutout on a one-hitter for the Royals, including six K’s.
Jackson Temple doubled in Jeff Bouchard for the game-winning run in the opening inning.
Jack Bale got credit for the win following a 4-3 victory in Game 2.
Logan Wedgewood smacked an RBI double in the top of the ninth to score Garrett Belanger. Wedgewood scored later in the inning off a wild pitch for the game-winning run.
Douglas plays a pivotal four-game set against first-place Bellevue this weekend.
