T-Birds route Tigers, remain unbeaten in league play

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The Tumwater baseball team kept rolling on Wednesday, when the Thunderbirds defeated Centralia 25-1 on their home diamond.

It’s their 11th straight league win, and they remain undefeated and atop the EvCo standings.

Centralia opened the scoring in the top of the first when Kellen Rooklidge scored on a wild pitch, but Tumwater responded instantly with 12 runs in the bottom of the first before later adding 13 runs in the fourth.

Derek Thompson hit a home run and drove in three runs, while Charlie Crawford and Kade Contreras also drove in three runs apiece.

Jimmy Womach, Cody Lambert, Zion Baker, and Max Bunn drove in two runs each, and six other T-Birds also tallied an RBI. Twelve different Thunderbirds finished with at least one hit.

Luke Overbay pitched the first four innings, allowing just one hit and an unearned run while striking out eight, and Braeden Konrad struck out the side in order in the fifth.

Tumwater (13-4, 11-0 2A EvCo) will host Aberdeen on Friday, and the Tigers (1-17, 1-11 2A EvCo) will host those same Bobcats on Monday.