Elma snapped a losing streak while Montesano and Hoquiam engaged in a pitcher’s duel as we review Tuesday’s prep baseball games on the Harbor.

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PREP BASEBALL

Elma 10, Tenino 4

Elma snapped a six-game losing streak with a potential season-defining 10-4 win over Tenino on Tuesday at the Elma Ball Fields.

The Eagles (4-8 overall, 2-6 1A Evergreen) took an early 3-0 lead thanks to a Brody Palmer RBI single followed by a two-run error on a ball hit by Bryston Crawford in the bottom of the first inning.

The Eagles lost the led late in the game when the second-ranked Beavers (11-3, 4-3) scored four runs in the top of the sixth on four singles, three walks and a sacrifice fly to take a 4-3 lead.

But rather than wilt, the Eagles blossomed. Elma responded with seven runs in the bottom half of the frame, tying the game on an RBI double by infielder Jack Alexander and took a 5-4 lead on a Brody Palmer single to drive in Ethan Camus.

Later in the frame, a two-run Tenino error capped the inning with Elma up 10-4.

Palmer came in to pitch the seventh and struck out the side, giving Elma its first win since April 4.

“We flushed the last two weeks and came out ready to play Elma baseball tonight,” Elma head coach Austin Neary said. “Could not be more proud of each and everyone one of these kids.”

NICOLE SHANNON | MAIN FOCUS MEDIA Elma starting pitcher Ethan Camus throws a pitch during a 10-4 win over Tenino on Tuesday in Elma.

Camus started the game and went 5 1-3 innings, allowing four earned runs on three walks and six hits with five strikeouts.

Troy Rupe earned the win after getting two outs to end the sixth before giving way to Palmer, who pitched a 1-2-3 seventh.

Elma had 13 hits in the game, led by Palmer, who went 3 for 4 with a run and two RBI.

Alexander, Crawford and Cole Gustafson also had multi-hit games with two hits apiece.

“I’m really proud of this guys,” Neary said. “We did the little things at the plate to get the big win.”

Elma takes on Tenino in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. Friday in Tenino.

Tenino 000 004 0 – 4 6 3

Elma 300 007 x – 10 13 0

WP: Rupe (0.2 IP, 0R, BB). LP: Leitch (2 IP, 7R, 5ER, 5H, BB, 2K).

Leading hitters: Tenino – Burkhart (24, R); Johnson (2-2, RBI); Metcalf (1-3, RBI); Vasser (1-4, R); Sweet (0-1, RBI).

Elma – Palmer (3-4, R, 2RBI, SB); Alexander (2-4, 2B, RBI); Crawford (2-4, RBI); Gustafson (2-4, R, 2RBI); Camas (1-3, 2R); McGaffey (1-2, 2R); Muller (1-4, R); Dunlap (1-4, R, RBI).

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PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Montesano infielder Kolson Hendrickson (left) tags out a runner during a 2-1 win over Hoquiam on Tuesday in Montesano.

Montesano 2, Hoquiam 1

Top-ranked Montesano won a 2-1 pitcher’s dual against Hoquiam on Monday at Vessey Field in Montesano.

The Bulldogs (12-2, 6-1 1A Evergreen) and Grizzlies (3-7, 0-5) combined for nine hits in the game as Monte starter Caden Grubb and Grizzlies pitcher Joey Bozich made life difficult for opposing offenses.

Bozich’s lone blemish came in the bottom of the second when Kolson Hendrickson stole home followed by a run-scoring double off the bat of outfielder Mason Fry for a 2-0 Monte lead.

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Montesano’s Mason Fry celebrates hitting a double during a 2-1 win over Hoquiam on Tuesday in Montesano.

Grubb allowed one earned run on an RBI single by Hoquiam catcher Nite Turpin in the top of the third inning to make it a 2-1 ballgame.

Both pitching staffs combined to retired 20 of the game’s final 23 batters.

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Montesano starting pitcher Caden Grubb throws a pitch during a 2-1 win over Hoquiam on Tuesday in Montesano.

Grubb scattered four hits with three walks and nine strikeouts in six innings pitched.

Zach Timmons got the save, pitching a hitless, scoreless seventh with one strikeout.

Bozich took the loss as the Grizzlies ace allowed two earned runs on five hits with two walks and six strikeouts in six innings of work.

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Hoquiam starting pitcher Joey Bozich pitched six innings in a 2-1 loss to Montesano on Tuesday in Montesano.

The two teams will meet up again for a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. on Friday at Olympic Stadium in Hoquiam.

Hoquiam 001 000 0 – 1 4 2

Montesano 020 000 x – 2 5 2

WP: Ca. Grubb (6 IP, R, ER, 4H, 3BB, 9K). LP: Bozich (6 IP, 2R, 2ER, 5H, 2BB, 6K). SV: Timmons (IP, 0R, 0H, K).

Leading hitters: Hoquiam – Turpin (1-3, RBI); Day. Cole (1-3, R, SB); Dan. Cole (1-3); Pullar (1-3). Montesano – Fry (1-3, 2B, RBI); Hendrickson (1-2, R, 3 SB); Perry (1-3); Ca. Grubb (1-3); Ames (1-2).

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RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen shortstop Mason Hill (12) flips to second baseman Trevon Maynard during a 7-2 loss to W.F. West on Tuesday in Aberdeen.

W.F. West 7, Aberdeen 2

Aberdeen saw its chances of picking up a key league victory slip away late in a 7-2 loss to W.F. West on Tuesday at Pioneer Park in Aberdeen.

The Bobcats (5-5, 2-4 2A Evergreen) trailed 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth before third baseman Chad Fretts singled to left, scoring starting pitcher Bubba Jones and Donovan Hedgpeth to tie the game.

Jones held the second-place Bearcats (11-2, 6-1) to two runs over the first five innings but ran into trouble in the sixth as W.F. West had six of their 13 base hits in the frame.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen pitcher Bubba Jones throws a pitch during a 7-2 loss to W.F. West on Tuesday at Pioneer Park in Aberdeen.

That turned out to be enough as Aberdeen failed to score any additional runs off Bearcats starting pitcher Hayden Rooney, who allowed the two earned runs on five hits with a walk and four strikeouts in seven innings pitched.

Jones took the loss, allowing seven runs – six earned – on 11 hits with two walks and six strikeouts in 5 2-3 innings pitched. Jones also picked off two runners from first base in the game.

Fretts allowed two hits in throwing 1 1-3 scoreless innings of relief for Aberdeen.

First baseman Aidan Baker went 2 for 3 at the plate for Aberdeen.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen first baseman Aidan Baker (right) catches a pick-off attempt against W.F. West’s Deacon Meller during a 7-2 loss on Tuesday in Aberdeen.

With the loss, Aberdeen sits in fourth place in the 2A Evergreen League and will face W.F. West on Wednesday in Chehalis.

W.F. West 101 005 0 – 7 13 0

Aberdeen 000 200 0 – 2 5 2

WP: Rooney ( 7 IP, 2R, 2ER, 5H, BB, 4K). LP: Jones (5.2 IP, 7R, 6ER, 11H, 2BB, 6K).

Leading hitters: WFW – Potter (3-4, 3B, 2RBI); Smaciarz (2-5, R); McCallum (2-4, 3B, RBI); Stafford (2-4); Meller (1-3, 2R); Kelley (1-3, R, RBI); Vallejo (1-3); Martin (1-4, R). Aberdeen – Baker (2-3); Fretts (1-3, 2RBI); Jones (1-2, R, SB); Hedgpeth (1-3, R).

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Raymond-South Bend 6, Forks 5

Raymond-South Bend scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh to earn a walk-off 6-5 victory over Forks in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday in South Bend.

RSB (3-8, 2-3 2B Pacific) trailed 5-1 in the bottom of the seventh but rallied thanks to an RBI single by Nolen Miller, back-to-back bases-loaded walks to Keeton Nichols and Edgar Chavez, and tied the game on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Preston Toepelt.

Reed Skoubo then singled with two outs to drive in Nichols with the game-winning run.

Nichols earned the win, allowing two earned runs on four hits with three strikeouts in 2 1-3 innings pitched.

Miller started the game for the Ravens, allowing three earned runs on three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 4 2-3 innings.

Forks 000 131 0 – 5 7 2

RSB 000 001 5 – 6 3 6

WP: Nichols (2.1 IP, 2R, 2ER, 4H, 3K). LP: n/a.

Leading hitters: RSB – Miller (1-4, R, RBI); Chavez (1-2, RBI); Skoubo (1-3); Nochols (0-1, 2R, RBI, 3BB).

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Forks 18, Raymond-South Bend 5

Defensive mistakes proved too costly in Raymond-South Bend’s 18-5 loss to Forks in the nightcap on Tuesday.

The Ravens defense committed eight errors in the game, leading to nine unearned runs for the Spartans (6-5, 5-3).

RSB scored three runs in the bottom of the third, highlighted by an Edgar Chavez RBI double, and added a run in each of the following two innings, including a Tyler Tracey run-scoring double in the fifth.

Five Ravens pitchers combined to allow nine earned runs on 10 hits with eight walks and nine strikeouts in the game.

RSB takes on Ocosta at 4 p.m. on Thursday in Westport.

Forks 035 424 – 18 10 2

RSB 003 110 – 5 4 8

WP: n/a. LP: De Los Santos (1.2 IP, 8R, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 2K).

Leading hitters: RSB – Tracey (1-2, 2B, R, RBI); Chavez (1-2, 2B, R, RBI); Miller (1-2, R, RBI); Nichols (1-3); Toepelt (0-3, R, RBI).

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Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 21, Chief Leschi 1

Twelve different players collected a hit for Pe Ell-Willapa Valley in a 21-1 win over Chief Leschi on Tuesday in Puyallup.

The Titans (7-4, 4-2 2B Pacific) put the game out of reach with 10 runs in the top of the second, capped by a run when Liam Lennox was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to go up 14-0.

PWV added seven runs in the fourth, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of Kash Ruddell.

Liam Smaciarz pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win, with Brody Aust allowing one earned run on a hit and a walk with three strikeouts in two innings pitched for PWV.

PWV 04(10) 7 – 21 12 0

Chief Leschi 001 0 – 1 1 0

WP: Smaciarz (2 IP, 0R, 0H, 3BB, 5K). LP: n/a.

Leading hitters: PWV – G. Ruddell (1-1, R, RBI); B. Ruddell (1-2, R, RBI); Clements (1-2, 2R, RBI); Russell (1-2, R); King (1-1, 3R, 2RBI); K. Ruddell (1-1, R); Wetterauer (1-1, R, 3RBI); Aust (1-2, 3R, RBI); Morales (1-1, 2R, RBI); Andrews (1-1, R); Lennox (1-1, 2RBI).

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Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 16, Chief Leschi 0

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley completed the doubleheader sweep with a 16-0 victory over Chief Leschi in the nightcap on Tuesday.

PWV had seven hits and 11 walks in the first inning alone to go up 16-0.

The game was called after one inning of play.

Brayden Ruddell, Lucas Lusk and Mauricio Morales had two hits apiece for the Titans, with Morales driving in a game-high four runs.

PWV hosts Adna in a non-league game set for 4 p.m. on Thursday in Pe Ell.

PWV (16) – 16 7 0

Chief Leschi 0 – 0 0 0

WP: Clements (IP, 0R, 0H, BB, 2K). LP: Marai (0.2 IP, 12R, 12ER, 4H, 7BB, K).

Leading hitters: PWV – B. Ruddell (2-2, 3B, R, 3RBI); Lusk (2-2, 2R, 3RBI, 2 SB); Morales (2-2, 2R, 4RBI); Clements (1-2, 2R, RBI).

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Ocosta 16, Oakville 6

Ocosta snapped a five-game losing streak with a 16-6 win over Oakville on Tuesday in Westport.

The Wildcats (4-7) trailed 4-0 before scoring nine runs in the bottom of the third on just one base hit, an RBI single by Mark Sevilla to score Logan White.

But Ocosta was helped by porous Oakville pitching as the Acorns hit five batters and walked three in the frame.

Seven more runs crossed the plate in the Ocosta half of the fourth, thanks in large part to four hit batters and three walks in the frame.

Ocosta’s Caden Arbona doubled in two runs to give the Wildcats a 15-6 lead in the fourth.

Troy Griffith earned the win, allowing six runs – three earned – on three hits and eight walks with three strikeouts in 3 2-3 innings pitched.

Dominick Hanson-Miranda allowed one hit with one strikeouts in 1 1-3 innings of relief.

Two Oakville pitchers combined to walk six and hit 10 batters in the game.

Arbona went 2 for 3 with a double and five runs scored to lead Ocosta.

The Wildcats host Raymond-South Bend at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Oakville 310 20 – 6 4 2

Ocosta 009 7x – 16 2 3

WP: Griffith (3.2 IP, 6R, 3ER, 8BB, 3K). LP: Rodas (2.2 IP, 9R, 7ER, H, 3BB, 4K).

Leading hitters: Oakville – Charles (1-2, R, 2RBI); Burnett (1-2, 2R, 2RBI); Kluth (1-1, R, RBI); Shields (1-2, R). Ocosta – Arbona (2-3, 2B, R, 5RBI); White (0-1, 2R, 2RBI); Sevilla (0-2, 2R, RBI); Bonina (0-1, 2R, 2RBI); Ceja (0-3, 2R, RBI); Quinby (0-1, 2R, RBI); Bottelson (0-3, 3R, 2RBI).

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Other games

Ilwaco 16, North Beach 0

Ilwaco 17, North Beach 0

Wishkah Valley 12, Mary M. Knight 9