Three North Thurston pitchers combined to strike out 10 batters in a 3-0 shutout victory at Yelm Saturday afternoon.
Starter Ethan Shaefer threw three no-hit innings, striking out five and only walking one. On offense, the Rams only recorded three hits but were able to score twice in the fourth off of two bases-loaded walks by the Tornados pitchers.
North Thurston tacked on a run in the third inning off of a balk. Kole French, Shaefer and Perez each tallied a hit for the Rams, while the Tornados recorded five hits. Yelm starter Jonah Smith pitched 3.1 innings and gave one one hit, two runs, two walks and struck out two.
North Thurston (1-0) will host Gig Harbor on Wednesday, while Yelm (0-1) takes on Kelso at home Tuesday.
