North Coos sweeps South Coos

North Coos swept South Coos in a nonleague American Legion doubleheader last week.

North Coos won the opener 13-3 and the nightcap 10-6 at Clyde Allen Field.

Josh Sullivan had an RBI single and an RBI groundout early in the game to give the Waterfront a 2-0 lead and then North Coos scored five runs in the fifth inning, including a two-run double by Brody Kyllo and an RBI single by Conner Johnson.

Drakkar Funk pitched four scoreless innings for North Coos and Kyllo finished off the win.

Sullivan, Johnson and Kyllo had two hits each and the Waterfront also benefited from nine walks.

Degan Pierce had two hits for South Coos and Hayden Thompson and Brayden Gunn each drove in a run.

In the nightcap, Fun, Teagan Anderson and Jackson Swanson combined for six of the team’s 11 hits, three runs and six RBIs.

Swanson, who was batting ninth in the lineup, had a two-run double and drove in three runs overall in the win. Funk had three hits and Anderson two.

Brandon Wendelin and Griff Kennedy each had a hit and Logan Shipman drove in a run for the Nooks. South Coos also turned three double plays defensively.

The doubleheader sweep was part of a good week for North Coos, which also beat Brookings 15-4 on the road a day earlier.

Sullivan had three hits and Hunter Christensen, Funk and Johnson also had multiple hits.

North Coos also beat West Albany 12-7 on Friday in the opener of the Philomath tournament.

Seb Smith, Johnson and Swanson combined for seven hits in the win, including three by Johnson. They scored four runs between them and drove in five.

Peyton Forrester also had two hits in the win.

North Coos plays South Coos again on Tuesday and has a home game against Brookings on July 6 and home doubleheaders on July 10 against Eugene, July 12 against Roseburg and July 13 against South Medford. Another doubleheader with South Coos is scheduled for July 16.