Athletes of the Week, April 21-25

(Mike Salsbury / The Chronicle)


There were no shortages in excellent performances last week. I've ranked the Athletes of the Week in each sport mentioned below. Peter Martin tops the baseball list with another homer-crazy performance. Hannah Pomeroy edges the rest of the softball studs by tossing a no-hitter. Marissa Nyman takes three firsts and a second in track and field to earn a No. 1, and Claire Dugaw helps W.F. West with a low score on the golf course.

That's where the rankings start. You, the fans, are the true authority, though. Let me know about these rankings. Share some of your beef. Let me know if changes need to be made, and back up your thoughts on the matter. You can do this by leaving a comment at the end of this post, or you can e-mail me at cbreakey@chronline.com.

The last thing is this: Who turned in the No. 1 performance? Give me a vote and we'll see who comes out on top.


BASEBALL
No. 1
PETER MARTIN, Toledo baseball — Once again, Peter Martin turned in an impressive performance at the plate. Martin, who earned the previous Athlete of the Week, went 3 for 4 with two home runs and five RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader with Forks Saturday of last week. “...Peter cranked two home runs,” Toledo coach Perry Herbst said. “You can’t beat that.”

JORDAN EVERSON and LUKE STEELHAMMER, Rochester baseball — Everson and Steelhammer stated in Game 1 and Game 2 of a doubleheader with Stevenson Friday of last week. They combined to allow just three hits in a total of 10 innings (both games were called after five). Everson struck out nine without a walk in a 60-pitch effort, while Steelhammer allowed two hits and struck out seven without issuing a walk.

CYLE COLEMAN, Mossyrock baseball — Coleman pitched Game 1 of a twinbill with Morton Thursday of last week, allowing just one hit with no walks in five innings. He struck out nine. “He kept his pitch count low and hit his spots,” Vikings coach Jay Henderson said. “He’s been real solid for us all year.”

MASON WITTERS (pictured above), W.F. West baseball — Despite allowing five walks, Witters threw 6 1/3 innings of no-hit ball against Hoquiam Thursday of last week. He struck out seven along the way and, at one point, had Grizzlies catcher D.J. Wilson flailing so bad at a pitch that, by the end of his swing, Wilson was balancing himself with his right hand on the plate. “I thought they were going to dig themselves a hole or something,” said Bearcat catcher Griffin Squires. “His junk was working and he had good velocity on his fastball, hitting his spots.”

TREVOR KINDELL, Adna baseball — Kindell pitched all five innings against White Pass Friday of last week, allowing one unearned run on two hits and two walks. He struck out two along the way and also contributed with the bat, going 2 for 4 with a pair of two-run singles for four RBIs.


SOFTBALL
No. 1
HANNAH POMEROY, Mossyrock softball — Pomeroy tossed a no-hitter against Napavine Tuesday of last week, striking out 10 while walking two along the way. “Pomeroy was tough,” Napavine coach Stacey Sturza said. “She mixed her pitches well, and threw her change-up a lot.”

JESSIKA JO SANDRINI, Adna softball — Sandrini limited Mossyrock to three hits while striking out 12 in a complete-game shutout Wednesday of last week. She also went 3 for 4 at the plate.

RAMONA LORTON (pictured below), Centralia softball — Lorton surrendered just three hits while striking out 10 as Centralia beat Elma in five innings Thursday of last week. She helped herself out, too, going 2 for 3 with three runs scored.

GRACE HYLTON, Napavine softball — Hylton threw a two-hit shutout against Wahkiakum Monday of last week, walking one while striking out eight. “That’s the best game she’s pitched this year, by far,” Sturza said. “All of her pitches were working, and the strike zone seemed really big.”

JORDAN ZURFLUH, Adna softball — Zurfluh was the spark Adna needed against White Pass in a 3-2 win Friday of last week. In the eighth inning, Zurfluh reached on a bunt single, stole second, was sacrificed to third, and then she stole home while Panther pitcher Sam Hall was intentionally walking a batter. “It was a delayed steal, and Zurfluh took advantage, stealing home with a headfirst slide,” Pirates coach Mike Raschke said. “It was quite a way to end the game.”

KENDALL GRANT, W.F. West softball — Grant doubled, singled twice, scored two runs and stole two bases against River Ridge in the Bearcats’ big 3-2 win over the Hawks Monday of last week. The senior center fielder is now 18 for 18 in stolen base attempts.

JESSICA HUDSON, Centralia College softball — In a twinbill with Pierce Saturday of last week, the slap-hitting Hudson had a total of five hits and reached base six times.

KASSI REISBECK, Toledo softball­­ — In a double-dip with Rainier Thursday of last week, Reisbeck had a total of five hits, including a triple, and five RBIs.


TRACK AND FIELD
No. 1
MARISSA NYMAN, Morton track and field — Nyman was a triple winner at the Onalaska meet Thursday of last week, taking the long jump crown (15-11), the triple jump (34-8), and the 200 (27.64). She was also second in the 100.

JOSH MCFARLAND, Centralia track and field — McFarland had three wins at the Aberdeen meet Tuesday of last week, taking the high jump, long jump and 100.


GOLF
No. 1
CLAIRE DUGAW, W.F. West golf — Dugaw fired a 41 to earn medalist honors and lead the Bearcats to a tight victory over Elma Thursday of last week, 262-264.



(Mike Salsbury / The Chronicle)