PREP SOFTBALL
PWV 15, Ilwaco 0
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley secured a league title with a dominant performance over Ilwaco as the Titans beat the Fishermen 15-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday in Ilwaco.
PWV seniors Britney Patrick and Grace Hodel came up big on senior day as Hodel drove in five runs while Patrick hit a double and triple in her two at bats.
Kamryn Adkins cruised in her outing, surrendering one hit and striking out six.
Adkins also got solid play from her defense with the Titans playing error-free softball.
The win moved the Titans record to 14-2 and 11-0 in the Pacific 2B.
PWV 825 – 15 8 0
Ilwaco 000 – 0 1 3
WP – Kamryn Adkins (6 K, H); LP – Bell (2 K, 4 BB, HBP)
Top Hitters: Patrick (2-2 2B, 3B RBI) Hodel (2-3 5 RBI) Presley Peterson (2-2)
PWV 19, Ilwaco 0
The Titans kept their foot on the gas pedal in the nightcap of a doubleheader against Ilwaco, scoring eight runs in the first inning on their way to a 19-0 win over Ilwaco on Tuesday.
Olivia Matlock pitched a perfect game in the three-inning affair and struck out seven of the nine batters she faced.
PWV head coach Ken Olson said his team is excited to finish the season against some tough 1A competition as the Titans have Hoquiam, Montesano and Elma left on the schedule.
“It was a great senior night and we’re looking forward to getting into some really good solid non-league games to prepare us for districts,” he said.
PWV (15-2, 12-0 Pacific 2B) will travel to Hoquiam to face the Grizzlies at 4 p.m. on Friday.
PWV 874 – 19 9 0
Ilwaco 000 – 0 0 3
WP – Matlock (7 K, 0 H); LP – Hines (8 BB, 4 HBP)
Top Players: PWV — Katelyn McGough (3 RBI, 2B), Katie Adkins (2B, 3 RBI), Patrick (3B, 2 RBI). Little (2 RBI), Presley Peterson (3B, RBI)
Aberdeen 11, Black Hills o
Aberdeen took advantage of Black Hills mistakes and got a big game from Allye Troseth in the Bobcats’ 11-0 blowout win over the Wolves on Tuesday in Aberdeen.
Troseth drove in five runs including a bases-clearing double that drove in three runs in the third inning for the Bobcats (7-6, 6-3 Evergreen 2A).
Black Hills (1-14, 0-11) had trouble fielding the ball in the infield and committed five errors in the five inning game that helped fuel rallies in second, third and fourth innings.
Wolves pitcher Elena Jones gave up 11 runs in 2 2/3 innings of work with only two of them being earned.
Aberdeen pitcher Jalyn McDaniel didn’t run into much trouble in her outing and surrendered three hits in three innings of work before Kacie Powell came in to pitch the last two innings.
Aberdeen head coach Scott Wilson said he was glad to see his team execute in a winnable game.
“They did a good job of not playing to the level of competition,” he said. “It’s unfortunate that Black Hills is struggling this year, but our kids came out and got the job done.”
Aberdeen will be back at home again on Wednesday for a doubleheader against league-leading Tumwater. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Black Hills 000 00 — 0 3 5
Aberdeen 155 50 — 11 10 1
WP — Jalyn McDaniel (3 IP, 3 H, 5 K); LP — Elena Jones (2.2 IP, 10 H, 2 ER,)
Top Hitters: Aberdeen — Troseth (2-3, 2B, 5 RBI), Logan Glanz (2 RBI), Randie Stewart (2 RBI)
Elma 13, Tenino 0
Elma put up five runs in the second inning on its way to a 13-0 road win over Tenino on Tuesday.
Elma (15-1, 5-1 Evergreen 1A) benefited from strong plate appearances by Destry Dineen, who went 4-for-4 and drove in an RBI.
In addition to picking up the win in the circle, Quin Mikel also went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run.
Elma assistant coach Ashley Stancil said she was pleased to see her team perform well coming off of a break after last week’s slate of games.
“After playing three consecutive games after last week it was good to see them have hot bats,” she said. “Our pitcher pitched a complete game and our defense made the routine plays when they needed to.”
Elma will travel to Forks for a 4 p.m. game on Thursday for its next contest.
Elma 353 2 – 13 16 1
Tenino 000 0 – 0 4 5
WP Quin Mikel (5 IP 7 K, 4 H, 0 BB) LP – Baxter
Top Players: Dineen (4-4, RBI) Kali Rambo (3-4, 3 3 2B) Mikel (3-4, 2 Hrm 3 RBI)
Ocosta 20, Raymond 0
Ocosta scored nine runs in an inning twice to beat Raymond 20-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday in Raymond.
Ocosta (10-7 overall, 10-2 Pacific 2B) got three hits apiece from Kaylee Barnum, Mekenna Fletcher and Ronie Graham as the Wildcats had 13 hits in the three-inning victory.
Barnum and Fletcher also belted home runs in the game. Barnum belted a three-run home run in the second with Fletcher hitting a two-run shot to center in the top of the third.
Barnum finished the game going 3-for-4 with three runs and an eye-popping six RBI.
Graham also filled up the stat sheet, going 3-for-3 with a double, three runs scored and five RBI.
Fletcher picked up the victory, allowing no hits and striking out four in three innings of work.
Ocosta 299 — 20 13 1
Raymond 0 0 5
WP — Fletcher (3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 4 K, BB); LP — Izzy Silvernail (3 IP, 20 R, 6 ER, 13 H, 5 BB)
Top Players: Ocosta — K. Barnum (3-4, 3R HR, 6 RBI); Graham (3-3, 2B, 3 R, 5 RBI); Fletcher (3-4, 2R HR, R, 2 RBI); Lillyan Barnum (1-1, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI); Krystal Morales (2-4, R, RBI); Evalyn Marsh (1-1, 3 R, 2 RBI)
Ocosta 15, Raymond 0
Ocosta’s offense continued to hammer Raymond pitching in a 15-0 victory in the nightcap on Tuesday.
Ocosta smacked 11 hits, including home runs by Kaylee Barnum, Ronie Graham and Kristi Raffelson, en route to the four-inning victory.
Graham’s long ball cleared the right-field fence to lead off the bottom of the second, giving Ocosta a 4-0 lead.
Barnum and Raffelson did their damage with the long ball in the third. Barnum drove an 0-2 pitch over the centerfield fence to make it an 11-0 game. Two batters later, Raffelson belted a pitch out to left field, scoring Fletcher, who was on board with a single.
Emily Snider drove in four runs for Ocosta, going 1-for-3 with a double and a sacrifice fly.
Ronie Graham earned the victory, allowing four hits with seven strikeouts in the shutout performance.
Raymond (8-8, 8-4 Pacific 2B) will enter the 2B District IV playoffs as the 2B Pacific League’s No. 3 seed.
The doubleheader sweep locks Ocosta in the second spot of the 2B Pacific League.
Wildcats head coach Jason Barnum was pleased with the way his team performed on Tuesday.
“This was for second place and we wanted to be aggressive at the plate,” he said. “We wanted to make (Raymond pitcher Izzy Silvernail) fall behind and then pound the ball. My batters were very aggressive and hit the ball very well.”
Toutle Lake 12, Hoquiam 11
Hoquiam had one of its best and worst games of the season in a 12-11 loss to Toutle Lake on Tuesday in Hoquiam.
The Grizzlies (5-6, 2-4 Evergreen 1A) fell behind 8-2 after four-and-a-half innings but began to battle back against Toutle Lake starter Kaylee Florek, scoring six runs over the fourth and fifth innings to tie the game at 8-8 heading to the sixth inning.
After each team scored a run in the sixth, Toutle Lake (15-4, 11-2 Central 2B) scored three runs in the seventh to take a 12-9 lead with just three Hoquiam outs left to go.
The Grizzlies rallied with two outs, scoring two runs on a ReyLynn Dunn home run to trim the deficit to 12-11.
But Florek recovered to get Hoquiam sophomore Emiley Elders on a ground out to end the game.
“It’s the best we’ve hit the ball all season long and the worst defense we played all season long,” Hoquiam head coach Keith Reynvaan said. “We have to start putting things together quickly.”
Toutle Lake 106 101 3 — 12 9 3
Hoquiam 002 241 2 — 11 19 8
WP — Florek (1.1 IP, 2 R, 2 H); LP — Eastman (7 IP, 9 H, 12 R, 3 K, 5 BB)
PREP BASEBALL
PWV 10, Ilwaco 0
Behind Hunter Hoke’s solid pitching and an offense that recorded 12 hits, the Pe Ell-Willapa Valley Titans beat Ilwaco 10-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday in Menlo.
Hoke scattered five hits in the game, striking out eight in a shutout performance. The senior hurler didn’t allow a walk and 48 of his 72 pitches were for strikes.
Hoke got plenty of support from his offense as the Titans (13-5, 13-3 Pacific 2B) scored a run in each inning.
Titans junior Luke Gerow went 3-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI to lead PWV.
Frank Roonsburg was 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, two runs scored and three RBI for the Titans.
Ilwaco 000 00 — 0 5 4
PWV 123 13 — 10 12 1
WP — Hoke (5 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 8 K); LP — Trenton Cox (4.1 IP, 10 R, 8 ER, 12 H, 4 K, 2 BB)
Top Players: PWV — Gerow (3-4, 2B, 3 RBI); Roonsburg (1-3, 2 R, 3 RBI); Hoke (2-4, RBI); Donny Ward (2-3, 2 R)
PWV 11, Ilwaco 5
Down a run in the fifth inning, PWV scored seven runs to turn a close game into a rout, defeating Ilwaco 11-5 in the nightcap of Tuesday’s doubleheader.
With PWV trailing 4-3 in the top of the fifth, PWV opened the inning with four straight singles, taking the lead on Kaden Ritzman’s RBI single that scored Kollin Jurek, who tied the game one batter earlier with an RBI base hit.
But PWV wasn’t done yet, scoring five more runs in the inning, highlighted by run-scoring doubles from Hudson Barnum and Luke Gerow.
That was more than enough run support for PWV reliever Max Smith, who came in to relieve starter Garrett Keeton in the third inning. Smith allowed one earned run on four hits with seven strikeouts over his 4 2/3 innings pitched to pick up the victory.
With the doubleheader sweep, PWV secures the 2B Pacific League’s No. 2 spot entering the district playoffs, which is scheduled to begin on Saturday.
PWV 030 071 0 — 11 7 1
Ilwaco 301 010 0 — 5 8 6
WP — Smith (4.2 IP, R, ER, 4 H, 2 K, 2 BB); LP — Landin Frank (9 R, 6 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 4 BB)
Top Players: PWV — Gerow (2-3, R, 2B, RBI); Barnum (1-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI); Ritzman (1-2, R, RBI); Keeton (0-3, 2 R, RBI)
PWV pitcher Kamryn Adkins throws a pitch during a doubleheader against Ilwaco on Tuesday. Adkins lead PWV to a 15-0 win in Game 1. (Robert Hilson | The Chronicle)
