Tides clinch league baseball title on Krilich’s walk-off home run
May 06, 2025Senior Cole Krilich hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to clinch Gig Harbor’s 7-5 win.
Senior Cole Krilich hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to clinch Gig Harbor’s 7-5 win.
Pitcher Quentin Bockhorn threw a complete-game shutout for the Narrows Division-champion Tides.
The Seahawks and Tides face off at 4 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Sehmel Park for crosstown bragging rights.
Also this week: Gig Harbor girls water polo avenges an earlier loss and local schools split a rivalry track meet.
Gig Harbor sophomore Jackson Powell scored on a corner kick with less than two minutes remaining to secure the tie for the Tides.
Also in this week’s sports column: The strangest ending to a baseball game you’ve likely ever heard of.
Both of Ben Sleeter’s sons play for Peninsula High, and his wife is an assistant volleyball coach there.
Gig Harbor is 5-0 and atop one service’s Class 3A rankings; Peninsula is also unbeaten and would likely be ranked if they’d played more games.
Grace Richardson of Peninsula was named the Puget Sound League Nisqually Division defensive MVP.
The Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Team regularly wins national championships. And you don’t win national titles by only training when it’s warm.