Hoquiam picked up its first league win of the season while Montesano lost a key league matchup to Rochester as we review Monday’s Twin Harbors prep softball games.

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PREP SOFTBALL

Hoquiam 13, Tenino 4

Hoquiam won its first league game of the season with a 13-4 victory over Tenino in Monday in Hoquiam.

The Grizzlies (2-11 overall, 1-6 1A Evergreen) snapped a five-game losing streak thanks to one of its most productive days at the plate this season, tallying 20 hits en route to the win over the Beavers (0-12, 0-7).

Hoquiam had a host of players with at least three hits in the game, led by second baseman Avery Templer, who went 4 for 5 with a double, three runs scored and a pair of RBI.

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Hoquiam second baseman Avery Templer had four hits to lead Hoquiam to a 13-4 win over Tenino on Monday at John Gable Park in Hoquiam.

Jordyn Mills and Lexi LaBounty had three hits and drove in four runs apiece while pitcher Hallie Burgess went 3 for 4 with two runs scored, two stolen bases and two RBI.

Hoquiam took an early lead with three runs in the first on a Mya Standstipher RBI double and a two-run single from Burgess.

Mills drove in LaBounty and Burgess with a double in the third and the Grizzlies would take an 8-2 lead with three runs in the fourth, capped by a Mills two-run single.

Standstipher and LaBounty doubles in the fifth made it an 11-4 game followed by a two-run double by Templer in the bottom of the sixth.

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Hoquiam shortstop Lexi LaBounty throws to first during a 13-4 win over Tenino on Monday at John Gable Park in Hoquiam.

Burgess earned the win, allowing three earned runs on eight hits and seven walks with six strikeouts in a complete-game victory.

The Grizzlies play at Tenino at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Tenino 001 120 0 – 4 8 4

Hoquiam 302 332 x – 13 20 1

WP: Burgess (7 IP, 4R, 3ER, 8H, 7BB, 6K). LP: Grayless (6 IP, 13R, 10ER, 20H, BB, 2K).

Leading hitters: Tenino – Scharger (2-4, R); Woodward (2-2); Grayless (1-3, 2B, RBI); Fisher (1-3, RBI); Gore (1-4, RBI). Hoquiam – Templer (4-5, 2B, 3R, 2RBI, SB); LaBounty (3-4, 2 2B, 2R, 4RBI); Burgess (3-4, 2R, 2RBI, 2 SB); Mills (3-4, 2B, 4RBI, SB); Brodhead (2-4, 2R); Ervin (2-4, R); Standstipher (1-3, 2B, 2R, RBI); Billie (1-4, R); Hinchen (1-4).

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ALICIA TISDALE | ALICIA TISDALE PHOTOGRAPHY Aberdeen first baseman Maysinn Jones (22) connects on a pitch during an 11-1 win over Centralia on Monday at Stewart Field in Aberdeen.

Aberdeen 11, Centralia 1

Aberdeen scored six runs in the first inning en route to a 11-1 mercy-rule victory over Centralia on Monday in Aberdeen.

In the bottom of the first, the Bobcats (14-2, 9-2 2A Evergreen) scored all six runs via base hits.

Catcher Alyssa Yakovich drove in the first run of the game with a single followed by pitcher Lilly Camp doubling Aberdeen’s lead with an RBI double to center field.

First baseman Maysinn Jones and right fielder Scotlyn Lecomte added run-scoring singles to put the Bobcats up 6-0 at the end of one inning of play.

ALICIA TISDALE | ALICIA TISDALE PHOTOGRAPHY Aberdeen’s Scotlyn Lecomte slides in safe at home during an 11-1 win over Centralia on Monday at Stewart Field in Aberdeen.

Aberdeen added four runs on a Britten Neal single, a Jones RBI ground out, an error and a Ally Adams sacrifice fly in the fourth to take a 10-0 lead.

Centralia (5-8, 3-7) temporarily extended the game on a two-out RBI single off the bat of Adrianne Lynch in the top of the fifth.

But Aberdeen completed the 10-run rule win when short stop Zoe Vessey took Payton Baumel’s 2-1 pitch over the left-field wall for a leadoff home run in the bottom of the fifth, walking off with an 11-1 win.

ALICIA TISDALE | ALICIA TISDALE PHOTOGRAPHY Aberdeen’s Zoe Vessey (left) gets a high five from Kadence Braaten during an 11-1 win over Centralia on Monday at Stewart Field in Aberdeen. Vessey hit a walk-off home run to secure the Bobcats’ mercy-rule win.

Four Bobcats recorded multi-hit games, led by Yakovich’s 3-for-3 day at the dish.

Camp earned the victory, allowing one earned run on three hits with a pair of walks and eight strikeouts in five innings pitched.

Aberdeen faces Black Hills at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Black Hills High School.

ALICIA TISDALE | ALICIA TISDALE PHOTOGRAPHY Aberdeen catcher Alyssa Yakovich had three hits in an 11-1 win over Centralia on Monday at Stewart Field in Aberdeen.

Centralia 000 01 – 1 3 3

Aberdeen 600 41 – 11 14 0

WP: Camp (5 IP, R, ER, 3H, 2BB, 8K). LP: Wakefield (3 IP, 10R, 9ER, 13H, BB, K).

Leading hitters: Centralia – Lynch (1-3, RBI); Erickson (1-2); Horst (1-1).

Aberdeen – Yakovich (3-3, RBI); Lecomte (2-2, 2R, 2RBI, SB); Neal (2-3, 2R, RBI); Vessey (2-3, HR, R, RBI, SB); Camp (2-3, 2B, RBI); Jones (1-3, R, 3RBI); Hendrickson (1-3, R); Gaddis (1-2).

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Rochester 12, Montesano 1

Montesano’s hopes of repeating as 1A Evergreen League champions took a step backward with a 12-1 loss to Rochester on Monday in Rochester.

In a rare mercy-rule defeat for the Bulldogs (14-5, 6-1 1A Evergreen), Rochester took the lead thanks to a three-run home run off the bat of Warriors pitcher and last season’s 2A Evergreen Conference MVP Layna Demers.

Eight straight batters would reach base for Rochester, culminating with a Cheyenne Justice three-run double to put Rochester up 8-1.

The first six Warriors batters reached base in the second as Rochester put the game in 10-run rule territory when a Montesano error allowed Hailey Boyd to score Rochester’s 11th run.

“Rochester crushed the ball tonight,” Monte head coach Pat Pace said. “Our defense made a couple errors, but Rochester just took it to us.”

Montesano scored its lone run of the game in the top of the first inning when infielder Lex Stanfield drove in outfielder Liv Robinson with a double.

But the Bulldogs offense struggled to muster up much against Demers, who scattered five hits with a walk and four strikeouts to earn the victory.

Violet Prince took the loss, allowing 11 earned runs on nine hits and three walks with two strikeouts in Monte’s disastrous first inning.

Grace Gooding allowed one unearned run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in three innings of relief.

The loss means the Bulldogs will need a win over Rochester when the two teams meet again at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday in Montesano, and hope for some unlikely tiebreaker magic to leapfrog the Warriors.

Montesano 100 00 – 1 5 3

Rochester 840 0x – 12 12 0

WP: Demers (5 IP, R, ER, 5H, BB, 4K). LP: Prince (IP, 11R, 11ER, 9H, 3BB, 2K).

Leading hitters: Montesano – Stanfield (1-3, RBI); Robinson (1-2, R); Kersker (1-2); Butterfield (1-2); Prince (1-2). Rochester – Demers (2-4, HR, 2RBI, 3RBI); Justice (2-4, 2B, R, 3RBI); Vassar (2-4, R, RBI); Boyd (2-3, 2R, RBI); Hartley (2-2, R); Morgan (1-2, 2R, 2RBI); LeBaron (1-2, 2R).

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Ocosta 14, Wahkiakum 2

Ocosta earned a mercy-rule victory with a 14-2 win over Wahkiakum on Monday in Westport.

The Wildcats (5-3) scored 14 runs on just six hits in the game, but benefited from six Wahakiakum errors, leading to 10 unearned runs for Ocosta.

The Wildcats also drew nine walks in the game.

Ocosta was led by senior Jessie Gilbert, who had three hits – including a two-run home run in the bottom of the third – and drove in five runs for the Wildcats.

Center fielder Jolissa Schlegel had a double to go along with two runs scored and two RBI while second baseman Brooklyn Blake (1-3, 2R, 2RBI) and right fielder Loralei Britton (1-3, R, RBI) also collected base hits in the win.

Joanah Rosander earned the win for Ocosta, allowing two runs – none earned – and four walks with nine strikeouts in five scoreless, hitless innings pitched.

Ocosta plays at Oakville at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Wahkiakum 200 00 – 2 0 6

Ocosta 272 3x – 14 6 4

WP: Rosander (5 IP, 2R, 0ER, 0H, 4BB, 9K). LP: Hurley (1.2 IP, 7R, 2ER, 3H, 3BB, 2K).

Leading hitters: Ocosta – Gilbert (3-3, HR, 2R, 5RBI); Schlegel (1-3, 2B, 2R, 2RBI); Blake (1-3, 2R, 2RBI); Britton (1-3, R, RBI).

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Other games

Wiskhah Valley 1, Taholah 0