Matlock named Pac League MVP for second straight season

Inside: 2B Pacific all-league baseball and softball teams

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley standout pitcher/first baseman Olivia Matlock has been one of the 2B Pacific League’s premiere players since debuting for the Titans in 2019.

On Monday, Matlock added another honor to a long list of achievements and accolades.

After leading the Titans to the league title and berth in this week’s 2B State Tournament, Matlock was named the 2B Pacific League MVP for the second consecutive season.

Matlock, who will pitch for Saint Martin’s University at the collegiate level in the fall, was 10-3 with a 2.56 ERA in 15 starts this season.

The senior right-hander allowed just 30 hits and 26 walks with 106 strikeouts in 65 2/3 innings pitched during the regular season.

Matlock was just as impressive at the dish, leading PWV with a .729 batting average, eight home runs, 43 hits and 42 RBI.

PWV head coach Ken Olson was named the league’s Coach of the Year in his final season before retirement.

The full 2B Pacific all-league baseball and softball teams are as follows:

Pacific All-League Softball Team

MVP – Olivia Matlock, sr., Pe Ell-Willapa Valley

Coach of the Year – Ken Olson, PWV

Sportsmanship Award – Chief Leschi

First Team

Raegan Portmann, jr., PWV; Jessie Gilbert, fr., Ocosta; Annika Hollingsworth, soph., Ocosta; Merissa Frasier, sr., PWV; Lauren Matlock, 8th, PWV; Izzy Silvernail, sr., Raymond; Dani Shannon, sr., PWV; Payton Peterson, jr., PWV; Kyndal Koski, soph., Raymond; Elizabeth Soto, soph., Forks

Second Team

Emma Glazier, 8th, Raymond; Kyra Neel, jr., Forks; Grace Huber, jr., PWV; Blakeli Jerles, jr., South Bend; Kadie Wood, jr., Forks; Kaitlyn Banuet, soph., Ilwaco; Ava Pine, 8th, South Bend; Sidney Swogger, sr., Raymond; Ava Bush, sr., PWV; Makenzee Graff, 8th, Ilwaco.

Honorable Mention

Trinity White, sr., Ocosta; Linsey Agee, sr., Ilwaco; Berklee Morley, 8th, South Bend; Callie McVey, sr., Raymond; Brynn Rasmus, soph., Ocosta; Jillian Hodel, 8th, PWV; Kiera Johnson, soph., Forks; Grace Gooding, 8th, Forks; Tawny McKinney, jr., Chief Leschi; Chloe Gaydeski, 8th, Forks.

Pacific All-League Baseball Team

MVP – Logan Olson, sr., Forks

Coach of the Year – Forks coaching staff

Sportsmanship Award – Northwest Christian

First Team

Gunner Rogers, soph., Forks; Garrett Keeton, jr., PWV; Hudson Barnum, sr., PWV; Boston Caron, soph., Ilwaco; Cannon Johnson, soph., Ilwaco; Dalton Kilmer, sr., Forks; Kaden Ritzman, sr., PWV; Dylan Hollingsworth, sr., Ocosta; Daniel Medeiros, jr., Raymond-South Bend.

Second Team

Aiden Salazar, soph., Forks; Alex Hillard, jr., Ilwaco; Logan Urvina, sr., Forks; Jarrod Gunderson, jr., RSB; Kyle Morris, soph., Ilwaco; Cooper Walker, sr., NWC; Frederick Bishop, jr., Ocosta; Ty Reidinger, jr., RSB; Derek Fluke, jr., PWV.

Honorable Mention

Riley Pursley, sr., Forks; Ryan Rancourt, jr., Forks; Sam Teague, sr., North Beach; Derrick Cutting, soph., Ilwaco.