Puyallup baseball keeps rolling, tops Curtis to remain undefeated
Another day, another Puyallup High School baseball win. The Vikings moved to 14-0 on the season with an 8-4 win over Curtis on Tuesday afternoon in University Place.
Puyallup starting pitcher Jett Reed was strong, tossing six innings, allowing four hits, two runs, walking three and striking out three.
“I came in just looking fastball heavy, looking to throw strikes, get ahead in counts,” Reed said. “I got back on track (after the first inning), got ahead and I was able to open it up to the changeup and breaking ball and that really helped me out, get ahead and stay ahead.”
Puyallup plated a run in the first, three in the fourth and four in the sixth to put the game out of reach. Curtis scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh but the rally fell short.
Riley Sanoy went 3-for-4 for Puyallup and right fielder Noah Benedict had a two-hit game. Catcher Keagan Soliza, left fielder DJ Ringenbach and second baseman Mason Pike each drove in two runs apiece.
No balls sailed over Curtis’ tall outfield fence, but Puyallup’s lineup put together strong, patient at-bats all game, from top to bottom.
“Everyone’s trying to put together good at-bats,” said Pike, who is projected to be an early-round pick in this year’s Major League Baseball Draft. “We’re doing a really good job at it, moving along runners, getting walks, we’re really good at that right now.”
Curtis catcher Joe Giles drove in two runs for the host Vikings.
Games at Curtis have given coach Marc Wiese’s teams fits over the years, including a loss last year.
“This is a tough place to hit,” he said. “This has been a really tough place for us to win. For us, scoring eight runs here is pretty good. … I thought our two-strike approach was good. We’ve just got to do more of the little things.”
And Reed let it rip, safe knowing he had one of the state’s top offenses backing him up.
“It’s really nice to know I have run support behind me every time,” he said. “It really helps me to not feel as much pressure out there, because I know that my boys have got my back and they’re going to put up runs.”
There’s still plenty of time until the 4A state baseball tournament in Yakima at the end of May, but Puyallup always has the state championship in mind. Last year, Puyallup took second, falling to Richland in the title game.
“We’re always trying to get to the state championship every year,” Pike said. “Kind of the same routine as always, get there and try to win it this year.”
This story was originally published April 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM.
