The Tumwater boys baseball team defeated Capital 8-4 Friday April 10, 2026, in a non-league WIAA matchup at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma. Junior Luke Overbay blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, extending Tumwater’s early 1-0 lead and essentially putting the game in firm control for the T-Birds. Capital posted a late seventh-inning rally but fell short.
Tumwater (7-2, 3-0 Evergreen 2A Conference) head coach Lyle Overbay was happy with his team’s at-bats and pitching. “It’s great playing at Cheney, and it’s just overall a great experience to play on one of the best triple-A fields in the country,” noted Overbay. “We are concentrating on the second half of the season now and we are continuing to build confidence and focusing on taking care of the little things.”
Capital (4-7, 4-4 Puget Sound 3A League) head coach Brian Shannon praised his team and the valuable experience many of his younger players are taking advantage of. “We have a lot of young guys with a bright future who are getting valuable reps at the varsity level this year,” Shannon stated. “We’ve got some tough league games left in the second half of the season and I know our guys are going to continue competing and improving.”
Tumwater’s starting pitcher was senior Braeden Konrad who threw three shutout innings. Liam Gustafson had an early RBI single to put the T-Birds ahead 1-0 in the third.
Capital had a late rally in the top of the seventh when Cash VanZandt cleared the bases with a double to left field, making the score 8-3. Senior Max Hanson added a two-out RBI single to make the score 8-4, but the Cougs were not able to score any more runs, giving the victory to the TBirds.
Tumwater senior Jimmy Womack has been a part of the varsity team all four years and likes the chemistry that the Tumwater players are building this year. “I’ve been growing in my role and we have a good set of guys this year,” Womack remarked. “Coach is urging us to be aggressive at the plate and also to trust each other. He has a team concept that tells us we don’t have to be the ‘hero’ every time but we can rely on each other.”
Capital High School senior Max Hanson is a catcher and pitcher for the team. He has embraced the challenge of being one of the few veteran players on a younger Capital team. “We graduated quite a core group, so this year I’ve been taking a leadership role, which has been a learning experience,” Hanson stated. “It is fun and we just keep trying to get better as a team.”
