Montesano locked up the 1A Evergreen League’s No. 1 seed with a double header sweep over Tenino as we review prep baseball games on the Harbor.

PREP BASEBALL

Montesano 6, Tenino 3

Montesano’s mission on Saturday was clear: Sweep Tenino and the No. 1 seed is yours.

The Bulldogs got off to a good start, rallying from two runs down in the seventh inning to earn a 6-3 victory on in Game 1 in Tenino.

The Bulldogs (16-2 overall, 10-1 1A Evergreen) and Beavers (13-4, 7-3) entered the twin bill as the No. 2 and No. 1 ranked WIAA RPI teams, respectively, with Tenino needing just one win to hold the tiebreaker over Montesano.

Tenino scored three runs in the first two innings and held a 3-0 lead through four innings behind the pitching of fireballer Kellen Knox.

The Bulldogs broke through in the fifth when Tyler Johansen doubled with one out and came in to score on a Tyson Perry double two batters later.

Knox struck out the Monte side in the sixth, taking a 3-1 lead into the seventh inning. But Knox was pulled for reliever Cody Strawn, and the Bulldogs took advantage.

Jaxson Wilson led off with a single and advanced to second when Tyce Peterson was hit by a pitch. Johansen then reached on a Tenino error, loading the bases with no outs. Cam Taylor struck out followed by Perry grounding out, scoring Wilson to cut the deficit to 3-2 with two outs. Bode Poler was intentionally walked to load the bases for Zach Timmons, who cashed when he belted the first pitch he saw to right field, clearing the bases with a triple to put Monte ahead 5-3. Two batters later, Wilson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded for Monte’s fifth run of the frame.

Bulldogs senior reliever Skylar Bove worked around a leadoff double, a one-out error and a two-out walk to get Hunter Sweet to pop out to first baseman Kole Kjesbu in foul ground to end the game.

Monte reliever John Griffin picked up with win, allowing no runs on two hits in 2 1-3 innings pitched.

Taylor allowed three runs – none earned – on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts in 3 2-3 innings for a no decision.

“It was a struggle through six innings for us,” Monte head coach Mike Osgood said of facing Knox. “Tenino made a pitching move in the seventh due to pitch count and our guys really put together a great inning.”

Montesano 000 010 5 – 6 6 6

Tenino 210 000 0 – 3 7 1

WP: Griffin (2.1 IP, 0R, 2H, BB, 4K). LP: Strawn (0.2 IP, 5R, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, K). SV – Bove (IP, 0R, H, BB).

Leading hitters: Montesano – Timmons (2-4, 2B, R, 3RBI); Wilson (1-3, R); Perry (1-3, 2B, 2RBI); Johansen (1-3, 2B, R); Col. Grubb (1-4). Tenino – Gonia (4-4, 2B); Feltus (2-3, R, RBI); Burkhardt (1-4).

KODY CHRISTEN | THE CHRONICLE Montesano’s Skylar Bove, right, and Jaxson Wilson, left, celebrate after taking the lead on Zach Timmons’ bases-clearing double in the first game of a double header on Saturday in Tenino.

Montesano 16, Tenino 11

Monte completed the sweep with an all-important 16-11 victory in the nightcap.

The Bulldogs trailed early once again, but scored 10 runs over the final two innings to earn the win.

Monte trailed 4-2 after three innings before rallying for four runs in the top of the fourth, highlighted by a Bode Poler two-run home run.

A Tenino error gave Monte a 6-4 lead.

But in the bottom of the frame, Tenino regained the lead with four runs of its own, three on an Austin Gonia bases-clearing triple.

With the Bulldogs down 9-6 entering its final two at-bats, Montesano’s offense rallied once again.

The Bulldogs scored four in the sixth, taking a 10-9 lead when Tyler Johansen scored on a Tyce Peterson RBI single.

After Tenino responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame to take an 11-10 lead, Monte’s late-inning magic continued in the seventh thanks to three walks and two hit batters to lead off the inning followed by back-to-back two-run doubles by Tyson Perry and Poler.

Skylar Bove allowed a one-out double in the seventh but got Carson Hart on a fly out to Zach Timmons in left field then struck out Mikey Vasser to end the game.

Freshman Caden Grubb started for Monte, allowing seven runs – three earned – on four hits with a pair of walks and three strikeouts in 3 1-3 innings pitched.

The Bulldogs had to overcome some defensive woes as four Monte errors led to five unearned runs.

“Defensively, it was a struggle today,” Osgood said. “But timely hitting, solid pitching and the competitive fight in our guys got us two huge wins.”

With the sweep, the Bulldogs sit alone in first place in the 1A Evergreen League and can do no worse than a share of the league title. Due to holding the tiebreaker over second-place teams Tenino and Elma, the Bulldogs have locked up the league’s No. 1 district-playoff seed.

Montesano plays at Elma at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

Montesano 002 404 6 – 16 9 4

Tenino 103 412 0 – 11 12 3

WP: Bove (3-2 IP, 4R, 4ER, 8H, 2BB, 3K). LP: Strawn (IP, 2R, 2ER, H, 3BB).

Leading hitters: Montesano – Poler (2-5, HR, 2B, R, 4RBI); Perry (2-4, 2B, R, 2RBI); Timmons (1-4, 2R); Crites (1-3, 2R); Col. Grubb (1-3, 2B, R, RBI); Johansen (1-4, 2B, 2R, 2RBI); Peterson (1-1, R, 2RBI). Tenino – Gonia (3-4, 3B, 2B, R, 4RBI); Strawn (2-4, 3R); Sweet (2-4, RBI); Feltus (1-3, R, RBI); Hart (1-4, 2B, R, 2RBI); Vasser (1-5); Knox (1-5, R, RBI).

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma first baseman Grant Vessey stretches to complete a double play in the first game of a double header against Eatonville on Saturday in Elma.

Elma 2, Eatonville 1

Elma opened its Saturday double header with a 2-1 win over Eatonville in Elma.

The Eagles (11-6, 7-3 1A Evergreen) got on the board in the first inning when outfielder Isaac McGaffey singled to drive in TJ Dunlap for a 1-0 lead.

Elma doubled the advantage when Cam Green clutched up with a two-out single to score Grant Vessey in the fourth.

Eagles ace Carter Studer continued his stellar month on the bump, holding the Cruisers (3-11, 2-9) scoreless through five innings on just two hits and one walk.

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma pitcher Carter Studer allowed just three hits in a 2-1 complete-game victory over Eatonville in the first game of a double header on Saturday in Elma.

Eatonville got to the Elma right-hander in the sixth, scoring a run on a walk, an error and a Payton Hanly sacrifice fly.

But that was all the stingy Studer would allow as the senior hurler worked around a leadoff single and a two-out error in the seventh to strikeout Michael Laird to win the game.

“Studer was focused and a flat-out efficient dude on the mound today, pitching a complete game under 80 pitches,” Elma head coach Travis Vessey said. “He has been lights out in his last three outings.”

Eatonville 000 001 0 – 1 3 2

Elma 100 100 x – 2 3 2

WP: Studer (7 IP, R, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 7K). LP: Hanly (6 IP, 2R, ER, 3H, 3BB, 10K).

Leading hitters: Eatonville – Hanly (1-1, RBI); Evans (1-3); Thirtyacre (1-2). Elma – Dunlap (1-2, R); McGaffey (1-3, RBI); Green (1-2, RBI).

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma’s TJ Dunlap slides into third base during a double header against Eatonville on Saturday in Elma.

Elma 13, Eatonville 12

Elma completed the double-header sweep with a seventh-inning rally to earn a 13-12 walk-off victory in Game 2.

The Eagles and Cruisers were tied at 3-3 heading to the top of the fifth inning, where the game got out of hand for the Eagles. Eatonville scored eight times in the frame on six singles – including five straight with one out – an error, three straight walks and a hit batter to trail 11-3.

Elma scored a run in the fourth and six in the fifth, capped by a Carter Studer two-run single, to get back to within a run at 11-10.

Elma’s second error of the game gave the Cruisers another run, putting the Eagles behind 12-10 heading into the bottom of the seventh.

With one out in the seventh, Elma’s Bo Mueller doubled and Brody Palmer walked, setting the table for Isaac McGaffey. The sophomore outfielder doubled to center field, driving in Mueller and Palmer to tie the game.

After TJ Dunlap walked, Studer singled left to drive in McGaffey for the walk-off victory.

Elma reliever Grant Vessey (2.2 IP, R, 0ER, H, BB, 3K) got the win in a tough game for the Eagles relief staff, which aside from Vessey allowed seven earned runs on six hits and a walk in 2 2-3 innings pitched.

Brody Palmer started for Elma and allowed three runs on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in four innings pitched.

“In Game 2, we felt pretty confident when we pulled Palmer even tied at 3-3, but the wheels, hood and fenders literally fell off the bus,” Coach Vessey said. “Down 11-3 going into to the bottom of the fifth, our guys scratched, clawed and flat out hit the snot out of the ball to get back in it. … Huge team wins for us on Senior Day.”

With the win, Elma sits in a second-place tie with Tenino in the 1A Evergreen League standings.

The Eagles host Montesano at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

Eatonville 003 080 1 – 12 11 3

Elma 102 016 3 – 13 13 3

WP: Vessey (2.2 IP, R, 0ER, H, BB, 3K). LP: Tozier (IP, 3R, 3ER, 3H, 2BB).

Leading hitters: Eatonville – Stogsdill (2-3, 2R); Herbrand (2-4, R, 2RBI); Hanly (2-5, 2R, RBI); Tozier (2-5, R, 2RBI); Evans (1-4, R, RBI); Berg (1-3); Ruvalcaba (1-4, 2RBI). Elma – McGaffey (4-5, 3B, 2B, 4R, 6RBI); Studer (2-3, 3RBI); Wright (2-4, 2B, R); Palmer (2-3, 2 2B, 4R); Dunlap (1-4, R, RBI); Camus (1-4); Mueller (1-3, 2B, 2R).

Aberdeen 12, Centralia 10

Aberdeen kept its playoff hopes alive with a 12-10 win over Centralia in extra innings on Friday in Centralia.

The Bobcats (6-10, 2-6 2A Evergreen) moved to just a game back of the Tigers (6-8, 3-5) and Rochester for fourth place in the league standings with the win.

Aberdeen trailed 7-4 before taking the lead with four runs in the top of the seventh. Hunter Eisele drove in a pair of runs with a double followed by back-to-back walks to Ancich and Baylor Ainsworth, the latter scoring Aidan Baker to tie the game at 7-7.

With two out and the sacks full, Chad Fretts drew a walk to score Eisele with the go-ahead run.

Centralia scored a run in the bottom of the seventh on a Jon Leedy two-out single to tie the game.

In the eighth, Aberdeen plated four more runs, highlighted by run-scoring single from Ancich and Mylan Bruner and took a 12-8 lead on a Mason Hill sacrifice fly.

Ainsworth made the lead stick, striking out Leedy – who represented the tying run – to end the game.

Four different Bobcats had multi-hit games in the victory and each team used five pitchers in the game.

The Bobcats play at W.F West at 7 p.m. on Monday.

Aberdeen 010 120 44 – 12 11 4

Centralia 011 230 12 – 10 11 4

WP: Ainsworth (1.2 IP, 2R, 0ER, 3H, BB, 2K). LP: Gunsolley (IP, 4R, 3ER, 2H, 2BB, K).

Leading hitters: Aberdeen – Ancich (2-3, R, RBI); Ainsworth (2-3, 2R, RBI); Bruner (2-4, 2RBI); Hill (2-4, 2RBI); Eisele (1-3, 2B, 2R, 2RBI); Jones (1-5, 2R); Baker (1-3, 2R, RBI).

Adna 9, Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 7

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley saw a five-run lead evaporate en route to a 9-7 loss to Adna on Friday in Adna.

The Titans (11-3) scored six runs in the top of the second capped by a two-run double from Brayden Ruddell for a 6-1 lead.

But the Pirates (13-3) scored eight runs over the next three innings to take a 9-6 lead.

PWV scored a run in the sixth on an error but was retired 1-2-3 in the seventh to end the game.

Lucas Lusk took the loss for PWV, allowing three unearned runs on three hits in two innings of relief.

Titans starter Connor “Cheese” Keeton allowed six runs – one earned – on nine hits, five walks and five strikeouts in four innings of work.

The PWV defense committed eight errors in the game, leading to eight of Adna’s nine runs being unearned.

PWV hosts Ocosta in a double header at 3 p.m. on Monday.

PWV 060 001 0 – 7 6 8

Adna 101 430 x – 9 9 4

WP: A. Percival (5.2 IP, R, 0ER, 3H, 2K). LP: Lusk (2 IP, 3R, 0ER, 3H).

Leading hitters: PWV – King (1-4, R, RBI); Ruddell (1-4, 2B, 2RBI); Keeton (1-3, R); Smaciarz (1-3, 2B, R, RBI); Howard (1-2, 2R); Young (1-3, R). Adna – Miller (2-4, 2R, 3RBI); A. Percival (2-4); Hoinowski (2-4, 2R); Miller (2-4, 2R, 3RBI); Mohney (1-3, R); Bodenhamer (1-2, RBI); Caviness (1-3, 2RBI).

Naselle 14, Ocosta 4

Despite outhitting its opponent, Ocosta fell to Naselle 14-4 on Friday in Naselle.

The Wildcats (7-7) trailed 6-0 after three innings and ended up suffering a mercy-rule loss after the Comets (9-2) added seven runs in the fourth and fifth innings combined.

Ocosta scored three runs in the top of the fourth on RBI singles by Logan White, Bryce Bottleson and Caden Arbona.

The Wildcats added a run in the fifth on a Torence Bonina fielder’s choice ground out.

Ocosta had 14 hits in the game led by Andrew McGowan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with a run scored.

Andrew Martin took the loss, allowing seven runs – six earned – on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in three innings pitched.

Ocosta plays at Pe Ell-Willapa Valley in a double header set to start at 3 p.m. on Monday in Pe Ell.

Ocosta 000 31 – 4 14 2

Naselle 322 34 – 14 10 0

WP: Anderson (5 IP, 4R, 4ER, 14H, 6K). LP: Martin (3 IP, 7R, 6ER, 5H, 3BB, 5K).

Leading hitters: Ocosta – McGowan (3-3, R); Martin (2-4); Sevilla (2-3, R); White (2-3, RBI); Arbona (2-2, RBI); Dungey (1-2, R); Bonina (1-3, R, RBI). Naselle – Lindstrom (3-3, 2B, 2R, RBI); Anderson (2-3, 2B, R, 2RBI); Chadwick (2-2, 2 2B, 2R, RBI); Quashnick (1-1, 2B, 3R); Hennington (1-2, 2R); Strange (1-3, 2B, R).