Prep Softball Roundup: Aberdeen beats W.F. West to move into sole possession of first place
Published 1:30 am Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Aberdeen beat a league rival in its home opener as we review Monday’s prep softball games on the Harbor.
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PREP SOFTBALL
Aberdeen 8, W.F. West 5
Aberdeen got a big win over one of the teams figuring to compete for a 2A Evergreen Conference title with an 8-5 win over W.F. West on Monday at the Bishop Athletic Complex in Aberdeen.
The Bobcats (4-0 overall, 3-0 2A Evergreen) trailed the Bearcats (6-2, 2-1) 2-0 after three innings as the high-scoring Aberdeen offense struggled to figure out the puzzle that was standout W.F. West pitcher Taylor Tobin.
That changed in the bottom of the fourth as a Cats rally was sparked by a leadoff double from senior catcher Alyssa Yakovich.
Two batters later, Yakovich and courtesy runner Victoria Bull came in to score on a double from shortstop Ally Adams to tie the game. First baseman Emilia Kohn then singled to plate Adams with the go-ahead run.
With two outs in the inning, Bobcats third baseman Britten Neal stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and smacked a 0-1 Tobin pitch to the gap in left-center field, clearing the bases and staking Aberdeen to a 6-2 lead.
“I was a little nervous because I had struck out the time before, but I went up there with confidence and was thinking, ‘Just go up there and swing the bat as hard as you can and, hopefully, something will happen,’” Neal said. “I wasn’t looking for a specific pitch. I was looking for a strike that I liked and I found the one.”
W.F. West responded with two in the top of the fifth on RBI singles from Allison Smitherman and Karlee Coleman, but the Bobcats got the runs right back in the bottom half of the frame when second baseman Cheyanna Kohn hammered a pitch well over the center-field fence for a two-run home run and an 8-4 lead.
Aberdeen starting pitcher Maysinn Jones would surrender a run on a two-out double from Brooklyn Spencer in the seventh, but would then get Kenley Fragner on a fly out to Rylee Hendrickson in center to end the game.
“Maysinn did a really good job pitching and Cheyanna’s defense was so good, she almost had a triple play, and Ally definitely killed it with three putouts,” Neal said. “(The win) feels really good because we know our league is hard and it’s good to win against them in our home opener.”
All eight Aberdeen runs were earned and the Bobcats had 12 hits in the game off Tobin, who pitched a perfect game in her previous outing, an 8-0 win over Shelton on Friday.
“In the first inning, we struggled a little bit. We’ve done that the past few games where it just takes a few to time (the pitcher) up,” Neal said. “I think the first hit that really set us off was Alyssa’s double, from there we just continued and didn’t stop.”
“We know Taylor is going to spin the ball very well, she just threw a perfect game right before this,” Aberdeen head coach Jimmy McDaniel said. “We’ve seen all the pitchers in this league for two-plus years now, so we have an idea of what to expect and to plan accordingly. … For the last four games now, once we get going, we go. We seem to rally very well behind each other and compound runs.”
Eight different Bobcats had a base hit in the game, led by Neal, Adams, left fielder Audree Gaddis and right fielder Madi Baker with two hits apiece.
With the win, Aberdeen sits in first place alone on top of the 2A Evergreen Conference, a game ahead of the Bearcats and Centralia.
Aberdeen takes on Shelton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Shelton.
W.F. West 002 020 1 – 5 9 1
Aberdeen 000 620 x – 8 12 1
WP: Jones (7 IP, 5R, 4ER, 9H, 2BB, 4K). LP: Tobin (6 IP, 8R, 8ER, 12H, BB, 7K).
Leading hitters: WFW – Coleman (2-4, 2B, R, 2RBI); Elma (2-4, RBI); Smitherman (1-4, R, RBI); Spencer (1-4, RBI); Middleton (1-1, 2B); Fragner (1-4); Osborn (1-2, R). Aberdeen – Neal (2-4, 2B, 3RBI); Adams (2-3, 2 2B, R, 2RBI); Baker (2-3, R); Gaddis (2-4, R); C. Kohn (1-3, HR, R, 2RBI); Yakovich (1-3, 2B, 2R); E. Kohn (1-3, RBI); Jones (1-3).
Montesano 19, Rochester 0
Montesano made it a one-sided affair in a 19-0 mercy-rule victory over Rochester on Monday at Montesano High School.
In a rematch of last season’s 1A state-championship game, the Bulldogs (6-0, 4-0 1A Evergreen) scored 15 runs in the second and third innings combined to defeat the Warriors (1-6, 0-2).
Monte scored eight runs in the second, highlighted by an RBI triple from shortstop Jaelyn Butterfield, and put the game away with seven in the third, capped by a run-scoring single from catcher Addi Williamsen.
Leading 15-0 in the fourth, the Bulldogs added four more runs, including a two-run home run off the bat of center fielder Taylor Galvin and an RBI double from pitcher Grace Gooding.
Sixteen of Monte’s 19 runs in the game were earned while the Bulldogs’ offense was led by third baseman Lex Stanfield, first baseman Regan Wintrip, right fielder Violet Prince and Galvin with three hits apiece.
Galvin had the aforementioned home run, two doubles, four runs scored and four RBI for Montesano.
Gooding allowed two hits in the game while striking out seven in five scoreless innings pitched.
Monte plays at Rochester a 4 p.m. on Thursday.
Rochester 000 00 – 0 2 2
Montesano 087 4x – 19 20 1
WP: Gooding (5 IP, 0R, 2H, 7K). LP: Miskimens (2.2 IP, 14R, 13ER, 14H, BB, K).
Leading hitters: Rochester – Culp (1-2); Morgan (1-2). Montesano – Galvin (3-4, 2 2B, HR, 4R, 4RBI, 2SB); Wintrip (3-4, 2R, 2RBI); Stanfield (3-4, 2R, RBI, 2SB); Prince (3-4, 2R, RBI, SB); Butterfield (2-4, 3B, 2R, 3RBI); Williamsen (2-3, 3RBI); Gooding (2-3, 2B, RBI); Robinson (1-2, 2R, 2SB); Fairbairn (1-3, 2B, R).
Hoquiam 7, Tenino 1
Hoquiam won for the first time this season with a 7-1 victory over Tenino on Monday in Tenino.
The Grizzlies (1-4, 1-2 1A Evergreen) scored a run in the first on a single from pitcher Hailee Burgess and took control of the game with four in the top of the third, capped by a clutch two-run double from first baseman Rhonni Thompson.
Leading 5-1 over the Beavers (1-5, 0-4) in the sixth, the Grizzlies picked up two insurance runs on RBI singles from catcher Mya Standstipher and shortstop Lexi LaBounty to take a 7-1 lead.
That was plenty of run support for Burgess, who retired six of the final seven batters she faced over the final two innings to secure the victory, snapping Hoquiam’s four-game losing streak in the process.
“Really good to get this win,” Hoquiam head coach Brandon Templer said.
Standstipher led the Hoquiam offense with a perfect 4-for-4 day at the plate. The left-handed catcher had a triple, a double, scored three runs and had seven total bases in the win.
Burgess had three hits while Thompson and center fielder Avery Brodhead added two hits each for the Grizzlies.
In the circle, Burgess allowed one earned run and four walks while striking out 12 in throwing a complete-game one-hitter.
Hoquiam hosts Tenino at 4 p.m. on Thursday.
Hoquiam 104 002 0 – 7 12 1
Tenino 000 100 0 – 1 1 1
WP: Burgess (7 IP, R, ER, H, 4BB, 12K). LP: Burkhardt (7 IP, 7R, 7ER, 12H, 3BB, 6K).
Leading hitters: Hoquiam – Standstipher (4-4, 3B, 2B, 3R, RBI); Burgess (3-4, R, 2RBI); Brodhead (2-4, R); Thompson (2-4, 2 2B, 2RBI, SB); LaBounty (1-4, 2RBI); Kennedy (0-3, R, BB); Olson (0-1, R, BB).
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 15, Ilwaco 0
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley wasted little time dispatching Ilwaco 15-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday in Pe Ell.
The Titans (5-1) needed just three innings to beat the Fishermen (0-3), scoring eight runs in the bottom of the first highlighted by run-scoring doubles from center fielder Lauren Matlock, pitcher Eliza Barnum and first baseman Jillian Hodel.
PWV added three runs in the second, two on a single from third baseman Rilyn Channell, and ended the game with four in the third on RBI doubles from Hodel and Channell followed by a two-run single from Morgan Markee to end the game.
The Titans had seven extra-base hits in the game, all doubles, and scored nine unearned runs thanks to three Ilwaco errors.
Matlock and Channell had three hits apiece to lead the Titans offense.
Barnum allowed three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in three scoreless innings pitched.
Ilwaco 000 – 0 3 3
PWV 834 – 15 14 0
WP: Barnum (3 IP, 0R, 3H, 3BB, 5K). LP: Frame (2.2 IP, 15R, 6ER, 14H, K).
Leading hitters: Ilwaco – Patana (1-2); Kemmer (1-1); Frame (1-1). PWV – Channell (3-3, 2B, 3R, 4RBI, SB); Matlock (3-3, 2B, 3R, RBI, SB); Hodel (2-3, 2 2B, 2RBI); Milanowski (2-3, 2B, RBI); Keeton (1-3, 2B, R, RBI); Sipp (1-3, 3RBI); Barnum (1-1, 2B, R, RBI); Markee (1-1, 2RBI).
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 16, Ilwaco 0
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley swept its twin bill with Ilwaco with a 16-0 win in the nightcap on Monday in Pe Ell.
The Titans put up crooked numbers in each of the game’s three innings, opening with a three-run home run by catcher Sophia Milanowski in the top of the first and capped with a Kaelynn Ashley RBI single in the third to go up 16-0.
Eight different Titans had a hit in the game and PWV had six extra-base hits in the game, two doubles apiece from right fielder Izzy Milanowski and shortstop Tylar Keeton.
Jillian Hodel earned the win, allowing a lone walk with four strikeouts in three innings of hitless, scoreless softball.
PWV hosts Napavine at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
PWV 376 – 16 13 2
Ilwaco 000 – 0 0 4
WP: Hodel (3 IP, 0R, 0H, BB, 4K). LP: Graves (3 IP, 16R, 13ER, 13H, 4BB, 2K).
Leading hitters: PWV – I. Milanowski (3-3, 2 2B, 2R, 3RBI); Keeton (2-3, 2 2B, 2R, 3RBI); Sipp (2-3, 2R, RBI); Hodel (1-1, 3R); S. Milanowski (1-2, HR, R, 3RBI); Andrews (1-1, 2B, R, RBI); Ashley (1-3, RBI).
Ocosta 20, Oakville 5
Ocosta jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in a 20-5 win over Oakville on Monday in Westport.
The Wildcats (3-2) scored nine runs in the bottom of the first against the Acorns (0-1), with catcher Elly Mirante collecting a two-run double and an RBI bunt single in the frame, which was capped by a Joanah Rosander single to plate Mirante for a 9-0 lead.
Leading 10-5 in the third, Ocosta scored 10 runs to complete the mercy-rule victory, walking off after an Alissa Lamm single scored first baseman Brooklyn Blake with the game-ending run.
Lamm, Rosander and pitcher Allie Byers each had three hits for the Wildcats.
As a team, Ocosta had six extra-base hits in the game, with shortstop Khloe O’Hagan and left fielder Loralei Britton each tripling in the game.
Byers allowed five runs (four earned) on one hit and five walks with six strikeouts to earn the win.
Ocosta hosts Taholah at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
Oakville 014 – 5 1 5
Ocosta 91(10) – 20 14 1
WP: Byers (3 IP, 5R, 4ER, H, 5BB, 6K). LP: Klatush (3 IP, 20R, 16ER, 14H, 5BB, 5K).
Leading hitters: Oakville – Filitaula (1-1, 2B, 2R, 3RBI). PWV – Rosander (3-3, 2 2B, 3R, 4RBI, 2SB); Byers (3-3, 2B, 3R, 2RBI, SB); Lamm (3-4, R, 3RBI, SB); Britton (2-3, 3B, 3R, 2RBI); Mirante (1-2, 3R); Weimar (1-3, 2B, 3R, RBI, SB); O’Hagan (1-4, 3B, R); Blake (0-1, 3R, SB).
