CORRECTION: Due to a source error, a previous version of this article contained incorrect information. Hoquiam’s Chloey Deitrick was 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored against PWV.

Montesano played under its new lights for the first time as we review a weekend full of Twin Harbors prep softball games.

PREP SOFTBALL

Montesano 7, Rochester 3

Playing in its first home game under the bright new lights at Dick Tagman Field, Montesano earned a 7-3 non-league victory over Rochester on Saturday in Montesano.

The game represented the first night home game for the Bulldogs (8-3 overall) in approximately 20 years according to head coach Pat Pace, sans a night game at Jack Rottle Field during construction of their current home facilities in 2018.

Monte’s players made the adjustment just fine despite dealing not only with the lights but two rain delays.

After Rochester (6-7) scored a pair of runs in the top of the first inning, the Bulldogs responded to tie the game with a Riley Timmons RBI double and a run-scoring single off the bat of shortstop Addi Kersker.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Montesano short stop Addi Kersker had three hits and drove in three runs during a 7-3 win over Rochester on Saturday night at Dick Tagman Field in Montesano.

Monte took the lead when Kersker singled home pinch-runners Jaelyn Butterfield and Ember Jones for a 4-2 advantage.

After a Kylee Wisdom single, Kersker would cross the plate on a passed ball to make it a 5-3 game in the bottom of the third.

In the fourth, right fielder Carsyn Wintrip led off with a double and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt from center fielder Adda Potts. Left fielder Liv Robinson pushed Wintrip across on a fielder’s choice ground out for a 6-2 lead.

Timmons ran into trouble with a leadoff walk and was relieved by Grace Gooding in the sixth. Addison Morgan then reached on a dropped third strike stole second and then scored on a delayed steal, allowing Arissa LeBaron to score on the throw down to second base, making it a 6-3 game.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Montesano starting pitcher Riley Timmons, left, allowed three earned runs over five innings pitched to earn the win in a 7-3 victory over Rochester on Saturday in Montesano.

Gooding struck out Piper Quarnstrom followed by catcher Ali Parkin picking off Morgan at third base to end the threat.

Wintrip reached on an error and came in to score on an Alli Mills single in the seventh as Monte led 7-3 heading into the seventh.

Rochester’s Sara Haury doubled with one out in the seventh and advanced to third on a ground out.

The game ended when Haury was called out on the base paths after interfering with Monte third baseman Lex Stanfield.

Playing under the lights didn’t seem to bother Montesano’s defense as the Bulldogs played error-free softball that included three picks by Wisdom at first and two snares of line drives by Wintrip, including a running catch in the gap to take away an extra-base hit from McKenna Vassar in the fourth.

“I don’t think the lights were a factor at all,” Pace said. “We kind of put it all together tonight. … We had a good defense behind our pitchers and (Timmons and Gooding) threw really well.”

“A lot of us have been playing softball for a really long time and we’ve had our fair share of travel-ball games under the lights, so it’s not as new to us as it is to some other people,” Wintrip said.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Montesano right fielder Carsyn Wintrip flexes toward her teammates after hitting an RBI double during a 7-3 win over Rochester on Saturday in Montesano.

Timmons got the win, allowing three runs on four hits with five walks and a pair of strikeouts in five innings pitched.

Gooding pitched two innings in mop-up duty, allowing one hit without a walk while striking out three.

First pitch had a later than normal 8 p.m. start time and, after two separate rain delays, the game wrapped up after 10 p.m. But none of that put a damper on the experience.

“It’s super cool. It’s really special to me because it’s my senior year and I really like the idea that my last year here is the first year we get to do all this stuff,” Wintrip said. “We do really well facing adversity. The weather and playing under the lights definitely was a challenge for us, but we’re a team and a sisterhood and when we face adversity, we don’t struggle. When we get hot, we stay hot.”

I thought it was a great experience,” Pace said. “It was cold, we had rain and we still had a lot of fans here for the first night we had lights. I’m pretty happy and I know the girls were excited to be here and play in it.”

Monte plays at Elma at 4 p.m. on Monday.

Rochester 200 001 0 – 3 5 1

Montesano 203 101 x – 7 9 0

WP: Timmons (5 IP, 3R, 3ER, 4H, 5BB, 2K). LP: Demers (5 IP, 6R, 5ER, 8H, BB, 6K).

Leading hitters: Rochester – Haury (2-4, 2 2B, R); Hutson (1-3, RBI); LeBaron (1-2, R, RBI); Demers (1-2, R). Montesano – Kersker (3-3, R, 3RBI); Parkin (2-3, 2B); Timmons (1-3, 2B, R, RBI); Wintrip (1-3, 2B, 2R); Wisdom (1-3); Mills (1-1, RBI); Robinson (0-4, RBI).

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 12, Hoquiam 6

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley rallied from four runs down to earn a 12-6 win over Hoquiam on Saturday in Montesano.

The Titans (10-3) trailed 4-0 to the Grizzlies (4-10) entering the top of the fourth inning after Hoquiam scored runs on a Macy Dhooghe bases-loaded walk and RBI doubles by Avery Howard and Kayte Sauer.

But PWV rallied for a run in the fourth on a Rilyn Channell single followed by seven in the fifth, highlighted by a grand-slam home run off the bat of catcher Sophia Milanowski.

PWV added a run on a Tylar Keeton solo home run in the sixth and three runs in the seventh, two on a home run by center fielder Lauren Matlock.

Eliza Barnum earned the win, allowing six runs – five earned – on eight hits with three walks and seven strikeouts in the complete-game performance.

Half of PWV’s hits went for extra bases, led by Milanowski (3-4, HR, 2B, R, 4RBI) and first baseman Jillian Hodel (3-5, 2B, 2R, RBI).

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

Hoquiam plays at Tenino at 4 p.m. on Monday.

PWV 000 171 3 – 12 14 3

Hoquiam 112 010 1 – 6 8 1

WP: Barnum (7 IP, 6R, 5ER, 8H, 3BB, 7K). LP: Sauer (7 IP, 12R, 10ER, 3BB, K).

Leading hitters: PWV – Milanowski (3-4, HR, 2B, R, 4RBI); Hodel (3-5, 2B, 2R, RBI); Matlock (3-4, HR, 2B, 2R, 2RBI); Keeton (2-4, HR, 2B, 3R, 2RBI); Barnum (2-4); Channell (1-3, R, RBI); Phelps (0-5, R, RBI). Hoquiam – Sauer (3-3, 2B, 2RBI); Deitrick (3-4, 2B, 3R);; Prosch (1-4, 2B, R); Howard (1-4, 2B, R, RBI); LaBounty (1-4, R); Templer (1-3).

Elma 7, Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 6

Elma rallied in extra innings to defeat Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 7-6 in walk-off fashion on Saturday in Montesano.

The Eagles (9-3) trailed 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning when Mia Monroe led off with a single, stole second and advanced to third on an error.

Aslynn Weld laid down a sacrifice bunt to score Monroe and tie the game at 2-2.

In the top of the ninth, Lauren Matlock doubled to lead off the inning, scoring extra-inning runner CJ Sipp from second base for a 3-2 lead.

The Titans would add three more runs in the frame on two errors and a single by Keeton to take a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth.

With one out in the Elma ninth, Monroe doubled to score Aaleigha Weld and was followed by an RBI double off the bat of Ashlynn Weld to score Chloe Donais.

Monroe scored on a sac fly by Callie Galligan to cut the Titans lead to 6-5. Senior shortstop Emmie Spencer singled in Ashlynn Weld with two outs to tie the game at 6-6.

With the game-winning run at second base, Eagles infielder Lynsee Bednarik singled to drive in Spencer for the 7-6 walk-off victory.

Keira White earned the win, allowing four runs – three earned – on eight hits in five innings of relief for starter Ashlynn Weld (4 IP, R, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, K).

Lauren Emery took the loss for PWV, allowing six runs – five earned – on 14 hits with a walk and 16 strikeouts in 8 2-3 innings pitched.

Elma hosts Montesano at 4 p.m. on Monday.

PWV 100 010 004 – 6 10 3

Elma 000 010 105 – 7 14 6

WP: White (5 IP, 4R, 3ER, 8H, BB, 2K). LP: Emery (8.2 IP, 6R, 5ER, 14H, BB, 16K).

Leading hitters: PWV – Phelps (3-4, 2R); Keeton (2-5, 2RBI); Hodel (2-5, 2R); Matlock (1-5, 2B, R, RBI); Milanowski (1-5). Elma – R. Weld (3-5, 2B, R); Ash. Weld (2-4, 2B, R, 2RBI); Spencer (2-5, R, RBI); Bednarik (2-5, 2B, RBI); Simons (1-3); Donais (1-3, R).

Forks 16, Elma 14

Elma lost a slugfest to Forks 16-14 on Saturday in Montesano.

The Eagles and Spartans (7-3) combined for 36 hits in the game, with the Eagles hitting three home runs in the game, one each from Callie Galligan, Lynsee Bednarik and Aubree Simmons.

Elma trailed 7-1 but took the lead with seven runs in the bottom of the third inning, highlighted by Bednarik’s three-run home run.

Forks regained the lead with six runs in the fourth and led 13-9 before the Eagles scored three in the sixth on a two-run home run from Galligan and an RBI single from Aaleigha Weld, making it a 13-12 game.

But Forks added three in the seventh on Chloe Gaydeski’s three-run home run – her second round-tripper of the game – to take a 16-12 lead.

Elma managed a run on a Monroe RBI single in the seventh, but that was all as the Spartans handed the Eagles the loss.

Forks 340 600 3 – 16 17 4

Elma 017 103 2 – 14 19 0

WP: Gaydeski (7 IP, 14R, 11ER, 19H, BB. 5K). LP: White (IP, 6R, 6ER, 7H).

Leading hitters: Forks – Rigby (3-4, 2B, 2R, RBI); Peters (3-4, 2 2B, 3R, 4RBI); Soto (3-4, 2B, 2R, RBI); Gaydeski (2-5, 2 HR, 2R, 5RBI); Neel (1-3, 2B, 2R, 2RBI); Windle (1-4, 2RBI).

Aberdeen 15, Rochester 6

Aberdeen trailed early but rallied to earn a key league victory with a 15-6 win over Rochester on Friday at Rochester High School.

The Bobcats (9-3, 4-2 2A Evergreen) trailed 5-0 after the Warriors (6-7, 3-3) managed four hits off Bobcats starting pitcher Annika Hollingsworth and benefited from two errors in the frame.

But Aberdeen found its defense in the top of the second, regaining the lead with eight runs highlighted by a two-run home run by second baseman Abby Mainio and capped by back-to-back RBI doubles from right fielder Scotlyn Lecomte and catcher Alyssa Yakovich.

Bobcats pitcher Lilly Camp – who entered for Hollingsworth with one out in the first – settled in to hold the Warriors to just one run over the next six innings while the Cats’ offense continued to pour it on.

Aberdeen took a 9-5 lead on a Hollingsworth RBI single to score shortstop Zoe Vessey in the third.

The Cats added six more in the fifth thanks to four base hits – including a run-scoring double by Rylee Hendrickson – and three Rochester errors.

Camp allowed one earned run on four hits with two walks and 12 strikeouts in 6 2-3 innings pitched to pick up the victory.

The Bobcats offense had 16 hits in the game, lead by Hollingsworth with four hits and four RBI.

Aberdeen is currently ranked fourth in the WIAA RPI and sits in third place in the 2A Evergreen Conference standings, one game up on Rochester and a game back of W.F. West.

The Bobcats play at Black Hills at 6 p.m. on Monday.

Aberdeen 081 060 0 – 15 16 3

Rochester 500 010 0 – 6 8 3

WP: Camp (6.2 IP, R, ER, 4H, 2BB, 12K). LP: LeBaron (1.1 IP, 8R, 8ER, 7H).

Leading hitters: Aberdeen – Hollingsworth (4-5, R, 4RBI); A. Yakovich (3-5, 2B); Mainio (2-4, HR, 2R, 2RBI); Vessey (2-4, 3R); L. Yakovich (2-4, 2R, RBI); Hendrickson (2-4, 2B, 2R, RBI); Lecomte (1-4, 2B, 3R, 2RBI).

Ocosta 17, Naselle 5

Eight different Wildcats collected a base hit as Ocosta trounced Naselle 17-5 on Friday in Naselle.

Ocosta (9-1) led 5-2 before scoring nine runs in the fifth inning on six hits and four walks, taking a 14-2 lead on a run-scoring single by outfielder Gabby Ness.

The Wildcats added three runs in the sixth, highlighted by a two-run triple off the bat of Joanah Rosander, to put the game in mercy-rule territory.

Jessie Gilbert earned the win for Ocosta, holding the Comets (4-6) scoreless on one hit with eight strikeouts in three innings pitched.

Rosander (3 IP, 5R, 2ER, 5H, BB, 5K) pitched the final three innings for Ocosta.

Five Wildcats had multi-hit games, led by designated hitter Elly Mirante, who went 3-for-3 with two runs and three RBI.

Ocosta faces Pe Ell-Willapa Valley in a double header set to begin at 3 p.m. Monday in Pe Ell.

Ocosta 102 293 – 17 14 5

Naselle 000 230 – 5 6 6

WP: Gilbert (3 IP, 0R, H, 8K). LP: Helvey (6 IP, 17R, 14ER, 14H, 8BB, 3K).

Leading hitters: Ocosta – Mirante (3-3, 2R, 3RBI); Rosander (2-4, 3B, 2B, 3R, 3RBI); Gilbert (2-4, 2R, 2RBI); Rasmus (2-4, R, 2B, 2RBI); Morales (2-4, 2B, R, RBI); Cuzdey (1-5, 4R, RBI); J. Schlegel (2-5, 2R); Ness (1-2, RBI); S. Schlegel (0-2, R, RBI). Naselle – Ford (2-3, R); Smith (1-3, 2R, 2RBI); Sullivan (1-3, 2RBI); Dalton (1-3, R); Bonk (1-2, R).