Montesano opened up a three-game weekend trip to the eastern part of the state with a 9-0 win over Quincy on Friday at Quincy High School.
The Bulldogs (8-1 overall) scored nine runs on just one hit but benefited from seven Quincy errors and eight walks by Jackrabbits pitchers.
Montesano shortstop Bode Poler got the only hit for the Bulldogs in the contest, singling in the top of the fourth off Quincy starter Benji Medina Jr.
Montesano’s Isaiah Pierce picked up the win, scattering four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts over five innings pitched.
Skylar Bove threw two scoreless innings of relief for the Bulldogs, allowing one hit and two walks with a strikeout.
“Isaiah Pierce and Skylar Bove both pitched great,” Montesano head coach Mike Osgood said. “It was an extremely windy day, which made it a challenge for the outfielders.”
Montesano 140 031 00 — 9 1 1
Quincy 000 000 00 — 5 7
Montesano — Poler (1-2, 3R, RBI, 2BB). WP — Isaiah Pierce (5IP, 4H, 0R, 7K, 3BB).
Quincy — Coduti (2-2), Cameron (1-3, 2B), Longwill (1-2), Townsend (1-4). LP — Medina Jr. (3.1 IP, H, 8R, 3ER, 7K, 7BB).
Montesano 13, Cascade 5
Montesano took the first game of a doubleheader 13-5 over the Cascade Kodiaks on Saturday in Leavenworth.
Montesano’s offense erupted for 13 base hits — five for extra bases — led by Bode Poler (2-5, 2 2B, 2R, 3RBI), Isaiah Pierce (2-4, 2R) and starting pitcher Camden Taylor (3-4, 2B, R).
The Bulldogs put the game out of reach with four runs in the top of the fifth when Poler belted a bases loaded double to drive in three runs and put Monte up 9-1.
Montesano center fielder Isaac Pierce drove in three runs and had a leadoff triple to kickstart the Bulldogs’ three-run seventh inning.
Taylor picked up the win, allowing four runs — two earned — runs on four hits, five walks and six strikeouts.
Montesano reliever Skylar Bove struck out four, walked two and allowed one hit over the final two innings.
Montesano 202 240 3 — 13 13 4
Cascade 010 004 0 — 5 5 4
Montesano — Taylor (3-4, 2B, R), Poler (2-5, 2 2B, 2R, 3RBI), Isaiah Pierce (2-4, 2R), Isaac Pierce (1-4, 3B, R, 3RBI)
Cascade — N/A.
Montesano 32, Cascade 3
Montesano scored eight runs in the first and never looked back in a 32-3 rout over Cascade in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday at the Peshastin-Dryden Sports Complex.
Monte’s lineup smacked 16 base hits and drew 13 walks and was helped by nine Cascade errors in the five-inning victory.
Nine Bulldogs collected a hit in the game, with five players recording multi-hit games.
Kaleb Ames (3-5, 4R, 3RBI), Isaac Pierce (3-3, 3R, 3RBI), Christian Morris (2-4, 2R, 3RBI) and Tyler Johansen (1-3, R, 2B, 3RBI) drove in three runs apiece for Montesano.
Johansen picked up the win, allowing two runs on three hits, four walks and six strikeouts in four innings pitched.
Montesano plays at River Ridge at 4 p.m. on Friday.
Montesano 805 7(12) — 32 16 0
Cascade 000 21 — 3 5 9
Montesano — Ames (3-5, 4R, 3RBI), Isaac Pierce (3-3, 3R, 3RBI), Morris (2-4, 2R, 3RBI), Johansen (1-3, R, 2B, 3RBI), Sigler (2-5, 2R, 2RBI), Olsen (2-4, 2B, 4R, 3RBI), Harris (1-4, 4R, 2RBI), Delgado (1-2, 3R, 2RBI), Wilson (1-3, 3R, RBI). WP — Johansen (4 IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 6K).
Lower Columbia 9, Grays Harbor College 3
Grays Harbor College struggled against one of the region’s top teams, falling 9-3 to Lower Columbia College on Saturday in Longview.
GHC (8-14 overall, 1-2 NWAC West) trailed 8-0 entering the bottom of the third after Lower Columbia (18-5, 3-0) scored five runs in the top of the third inning.
The Chokers scored a run on an single by Ozzy Zawislak followed by an unearned run on a double play to cut the deficit to 8-2 entering the fourth inning.
Down 9-2 in the eighth, Dustin Chartrand drove in Preston Vine with a double for the Chokers’ third and final run of the game.
GHC designated hitter Chase Cleveringa went 3-for-4 to lead GHC at the plate.
Trevor Barth took the loss for GHC, allowing seven earned runs on seven hits with five strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings pitched.
The game was technically a home game for GHC, but was played in Longview.
The Chokers will play at Green River for a doubleheader set to begin at noon on Saturday.
Lower Columbia 305 001 000 — 9 12 1
Grays Harbor 002 000 010 — 3 9 1
LCC — Stacy (2-4, R), Schwarz (2-4, R), Miller (2-4, R, 2RBI), Stransky (2-5, R), Amundson (1-4, R, 2RBI), Gernon (1-5, 2RBI), Luches (1-3, 2B, 2R). WP — Schwarz (5 IP, 5H, 2R, 0ER, 4K, 2BB).
GHC — Cleveringa (3-4), Chartrand (1-2, 2B, RBI), Winterhalder (1-4, RBI), Zang (1-4), Shioji (1-5), Denny (1-1, R), Lano (1-3, R). LP — Barth (2.2 IP, 7H, 8R, 7ER, 5K, 2BB).
SUBMITTED PHOTO Hoquiam resident Gretchen Klein points to her spot on the scoreboard after winning the Sun City Grand Ladies Club Championship in Surprise, Arizona in early April.
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Local golfer wins Arizona club championship
Hoquiam resident Gretchen Klein played consistent, high-IQ golf over three rounds to win the 2022 Ladies Club Championship at the Sun City Grand golf resort in Surprise, Arizona in early April.
Klein shot a 78-74-79 for her three rounds, winning the title over venerable club-champion Rosanne Wasilchuk by eight strokes.
Klein trailed Wasilchuk by one stroke after the first round, but shot a fantastic second round — highlighted by a 3-under par 33 on the front nine — to take a nine-stroke lead entering the final round.
“It was my first year playing down there for the winter. I played good all winter and my game has improved.,” said Klein, who said she “played defensively” in the third round to preserve her lead. “I kind of felt some pressure (entering the final round) because you still have to play good and go out and do it. … With golf, anything can happen so quickly.”
Playing intelligent golf, Klein only lost one stroke off her lead in the third round, giving her the club title over the more than 100 tournament entrants.
“It was a biggie to me,” Klein said of her victory. “It was a good one. It ranks right up there.”
After the competiton, Klein was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a “2022 Ladies Club Championship” golf cart license plate frame.
