Prep Softball Roundup: Softball gods shine on Montesano in win over Aberdeen

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Two defending state-champion Twin Harbors teams faced off in one of the state’s top softball matchups as we review recent prep games.

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PREP SOFTBALL

Montesano 4, Aberdeen 0

One big inning turned out to be the difference in what has become one of the premiere matchups in the hotbed of Twin Harbors prep softball.

The softball gods shined on Montesano for four runs in the fifth inning to beat Aberdeen 4-0 in a battle of two defending state-championship teams on Tuesday at the Bishop Athletic Complex in Aberdeen.

Through the first four innings of the game, there was a question as to if either team would score at all as standout sophomore starting pitchers in Aberdeen’s Maysinn Jones and Monte’s Violet Prince made two high-powered offenses look mediocre in the early going.

Both pitchers had to work out of jams in the first inning.

Jones faces a bases-loaded, no-out situation before getting a strikeout, a force out at home and a ground out to end the Monte scoring threat.

In the bottom of the first, Aberdeen leadoff hitter Britten Neal walked and advanced to third with no outs, but Prince struck out the next three Bobcats to keep the game scoreless.

The Bulldogs (14-0 overall) eventually broke through in the top of the fifth against the Bobcats (9-3) as the softball bounced their way.

Monte leadoff hitter Lex Stanfield turned what would have been a leadoff single into a triple as the ball took a sharp left turn on a bad hop to get past left fielder Audree Gaddis.

“I just wanted to get the ball on the ground because I feel like if I get on, it really helps our team to stay hyped,” Stanfield said. “I think our team just figured out we could do it and we just had to relax and keep going.”

“That ball was spinning a little differently on dirt than it does on turf,” Pace said. “With Lex though, if you make a mistake on her, her speed just eats you up.”

Bulldogs shortstop Jaelyn Butterfield followed with a line-drive double to left to plate Stanfield with the game’s first run.

With one out and Butterfield on third, center fielder Taylor Galvin was safe at first on a swinging bunt back to Jones as the Aberdeen defense failed to rotate to cover first base.

Monte’s baserunning prowess caused more havoc on the Bobcats defense one batter later as second baseman Lainey Robinson was safe on a comebacker to Jones, who looked toward Butterfield at third before eating the ball as the speedy Robinson raced down the line.

First baseman Regan Wintrip followed with a seeing-eye infield single deep into the hole at shortstop, scoring Butterfield for a 2-0 lead.

Galvin just beat a throw home to score on a passed ball for a 3-0 lead.

Charlee Fairbairn drove in Robinson with a fielder’s choice ground out for Monte’s fourth run.

That turned out to be more than enough for Prince, who allowed just one base hit – a single by shortstop Ally Adams with two outs in the seventh – the rest of the way to preserve Montesano’s win.

“(Monte head coach Pat Pace) basically told us just to kind of calm down because we were just kind of like going with the motion and weren’t really determined,” Stanfield said of her coach’s talk ahead of the run-scoring outburst. “Coach Pace saying that kind of washed our thoughts away and it was like we were locked in now and got going.”

“Every time we meet, it’s just making adjustments in the box,” Pace said of his instruction. “We were too far back in the first couple of innings and needed to move up on her. She changes speed so we had to move up to try to take all the breaking pitches and change-up away from her.”

“Some of those balls, we’ve got to work through,” said Aberdeen head coach Jimmy McDaniel, who lamented his team’s defense not being sharp enough against a quality opponent the likes of Montesano. “There were plays we should’ve worked through and got the out. We’ve got to do a lot of adjustments moving forward. … I think they understand where they faulted.”

Prince gave up just two hits, two walks and one hit batter the entire game while striking out 15 to earn the victory.

The right-hander threw 111 pitches in the game, 69 for strikes (62%).

“(Violet) was doing great,” Stanfield said. “There were a couple of time where she just got in a groove and was going with it.”

“She made her adjustments a little bit more inside than what we’ve thrown in the past and she started mixing in a little bit of a rise ball, which we haven’t thrown that much this year,” Pace said of Prince’s ability to quiet an Aberdeen offense that produced 10 or more runs six times this season. “It was working. They were swinging through it and she mixed in some off-speed pitches today too. We knew we were facing a good team, that’s why we play these teams after league is done for us.”

Jones allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings pitched.

Both state-championship coaches were impressed by the performances in the circle of the two starting sophomores.

“(Prince) threw really well,” McDaniel said. “We just need to make the adjustments in the box and we made the adjustments too late. … She throws really well and she can spin the ball. I don’t think I saw a change-up until the fifth or sixth inning. I didn’t even know she had one. … We want to face great pitchers and I think a game like this helps moving into districts.”

“I told (Jones), ‘I really look forward to seeing her the next two years,’ because I think it’s going to be great battles between her and Violet,” Pace said. “It says a lot for our area to have two programs like this and a third when you throw Elma in there.”

Galvin had two hits and made a highlight-reel diving catch racing in to short center field for the second out in the fourth.

Freshman pitcher Emelia Kohn pitched a scoreless seventh in relief of Jones.

Aberdeen resumes league play with a key matchup against Tumwater at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

Montesano, the only undefeated team left in the state, faces 8th-ranked Seattle Christian at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Montesano 000 040 0 – 4 7 0

Aberdeen 000 000 0 – 0 2 3

WP: Prince (7 IP, 0R, 2H, 2BB, 15K). LP: Jones (6 IP, 4R, 3ER, 7H, 3BB, 4K).

Leading hitters: Montesano – Galvin (2-4, R); Stanfield (1-3, 3B, R, SB); Butterfield (1-3, 2B, R, RBI); Williamsen (1-4); Gooding (1-4); Prince (1-3); Wintrip (0-4, RBI, SB). Aberdeen – C. Kohn (1-3); Adams (1-2, BB); Neal (0-2, BB, SB).

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Napavine 11, Hoquiam 5

Hoquiam’s defense was its undoing in an 11-5 loss to Napavine on Tuesday at John Gable Park in Hoquiam.

The Grizzlies (7-9) committed nine errors in the game against the Tigers (13-2), the WIAA RPI No. 2 team in the 2B class.

Despite its defensive woes, the Grizzlies were down just one run after pitcher Haillee Burgess made it a 6-5 game with a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth.

But a n RBI triple followed by a two-run home run by Hayden Kaut game Napavine an 8-5 lead and the Tigers added two more unearned runs in the seventh to hand Hoquiam the loss.

Burgess and catcher Mya Standstipher each had three hits in the game while corner infielder Aaliyah Kennedy went 2-for-3 for the Grizzlies.

Burgess took the loss, allowing 11 runs (two earned) on nine hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in seven full innings of work.

Hoquiam’s errors led to nine unearned runs scored by the Tigers.

“Team errors are holding us back,” Hoquiam head coach Brandon Templer said. “Hopefully, we can improve in that area before districts.”

The Grizzlies play at Forks on Thursday in Forks.

Napavine 050 103 2 – 11 9 2

Hoquiam 200 030 0 – 5 9 9

WP: Lyons (7 IP, 5R, 5ER, 7H, BB, 7K). LP: Burgess (7 IP, 11R, 2ER, 9H, 2BB, 7K).

Leading hitters: Napavine – Evander (4-5, 3R, 3RBI); Kaut (2-5, HR, R, 2RBI); Wheeler (2-3, 2R); C. Fay (1-4, 3B, 2R); Brevard (1-4); Lyons (1-4, 2B, 2R, RBI). Hoquiam – Burgess (3-4, HR, 2B, 2R, 3RBI); Standstipher (3-4, 2R, 2SB); Kennedy (2-3); LaBounty (1-4, R, SB); Brodhead (0-3, RBI).

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Raymond-South Bend 22, Chief Leschi 0

Raymond-South Bend had no troubles against winless Chief Leschi with a 22-0 win in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday in Puyallup.

The Ravens (6-5, 5-2 2B Pacific) had seven extra-base hits in the game as four different players had an inside-the-park home run against the Warriors (0-7, 0-7).

First baseman Liz Lewis had a two-run homer in the top of the first followed by second baseman Josie Houk rounding the bases for a 4-0 lead in the second.

Later in the inning, left fielder Ryann Mark had a three-run inside-the-park home run to put the Ravens up 7-0.

One of the fastest softball players in the state, center fielder Emma Glazier, put RSB up 15-0 with a rare inside-the-park Grand Slam in the third.

Glazier drove in four runs while Houk and Mark had three RBI apiece for RSB.

Ravens Macey Enlow scored four runs in the game and got the win in the circle, allowing one hit and a walk with three strikeouts in the shortened mercy-rule victory.

RSB 37(12) – 22 9 0

Chief Leschi 000 – 0 1 3

WP: Enlow (3 IP, 0R, H, BB, 4K). LP: McKinney (2 IP, 19R, 16ER, 7H, 9BB, 2K).

Leading hitters: RSB – Glazier (2-3, HR, 2B, 2R, 4RBI); Houk (2-2, HR, 2B, 2R, 3RBI, SB); Lewis (1-3, HR, 2R, 2RBI, SB); Mark (1-2, HR, 2R, 3RBI); Enlow (1-1, 2B, 4R, 2RBI); Kelley (1-2, 2R, SB); San (1-1, 3R, 2SB). CL – Yates (1-1).

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Raymond-South Bend 20, Chief Leschi 4

Raymond-South Bend completed the sweep with a 20-4 win in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday in Puyallup.

For the second straight game, the Ravens (7-5, 6-2 2B Pacific) brought the big bats against the Warriors (0-8, 0-8).

RSB had 10 hits in the game, five for extra bases, and were led by catcher Erika Kelley, who had three hits and scored three runs in the game.

Kelley had two doubles and joined pitcher Madi San with back-to-back home runs to put RSB up 8-0 in the bottom of the first inning.

RSB center fielder Sophia Torres-Merino and left fielder Jayden Moudry had two hits, two runs and two RBI apiece in the win.

San allowed no runs or hits and struck out the side in the bottom of the first to earn the win.

Josie Houk (0.1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 3BB, K) and Macey Enlow (1.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 2K) pitched in relief for RSB.

The Ravens sit in third place in the 2B Pacific League, one game behind second-place Forks.

RSB hosts Rainier in a non-league matchup at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Chief Leschi 040 – 4 0 4

RSB (11)9x – 20 10 1

WP: San (IP, 0R, 0H, 3K). LP: Nava-James (2 IP, 20R, 18ER, 10H, 8BB, 3K).

Leading hitters: RSB – Kelley (3-3, HR, 2 2B, 3R, 2RBI); Torres-Merino (2-2, 2R, 2RBI); Moudry (2-2, 2B, 2R, 2RBI); San (1-1, HR, 2R, RBI, 2SB); Pine (1-1, R, RBi); White-Kelley (1-2, 2R, RBI). CL – Condon (0-0, RBI).

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Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 19, North Beach 0

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley brought its offense in a 19-0 win over North Beach in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday in Ocean Shores.

The Titans (12-5, 7-0 2B Pacific) had 16 hits, four for extra bases, and scored 13 runs in the bottom of the first inning against the Hyaks (6-5, 5-2).

In the first, PWV shortstop Tylar Keeton belted a three-run home run over the left field fence for a 10-0 lead followed later by a Layla Andrews RBI triple to drive in Izzy Milanowski to make it a 12-0 ballgame.

Andrews went 3-for-3 with a triple, a double and three runs scored.

Keeton drove in four runs while star center fielder Lauren Matlock scored three runs and had three RBI for the Titans.

Eliza Barnum earned the win in the circle for 9th-ranked PWV, allowing one hit with nine strikeouts in the three-inning, run-rule victory.

North Beach 000 – 0 1 5

PWV (13)6x – 19 13 0

WP: Barnum (3 IP, 0R, H, 9K). LP: Beck (2 IP, 19R, 6ER, 13H, 5BB).

Leading hitters: PWV – Andrews (3-3, 3B, 2B, 3R, 2RBI, SB); Keeton (2-3, HR, 2B, 2R, 4RBI); Matlock (2-3, 2B, 3R, 3RBI); Hodel (1-1, 3R, SB); S. Milanowski (1-3, RBI); I. Milanowski (1-2, 2R, 2RBI); Sipp (1-3, RBI); Channell (1-3, R, RBI, SB); Ruddell (1-1, 2R, RBI). NB – Beck (1-1).

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Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 23, North Beach 0

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley needed just three innings to dispatch of North Beach 23-0 in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday in Ocean Shores.

The Titans (13-5, 8-0 2B Pacific) recorded seven triples in their second straight three-inning victory over the Hyaks (3-8, 2-6).

Shortstop Tyler Keeton led the way with three triples, three runs scored and three RBI for PWV while right fielder Kaelynn Ashley had a big game with two triples and a team-high seven RBI.

PWV pitcher Ruby Magruder also had two triples for a Titans offense that had nine different players with a base hit in the game.

Magruder allowed one hit with four strikeouts in three innings pitched to earn the win.

The Titans sit in first place in the 2B Pacific League standings, one game up on Forks in the loss column.

North Beach is in fourth place in the league, two games ahead of Chief Leschi.

PWV faces Elma at 10 a.m. on Saturday in Elma.

North Beach hosts doubleheader against Ilwaco starting at 3 p.m. on Monday.

PWV 7(12)4 – 23 16 0

North Beach 000 – 0 1 5

WP: Magruder (3 IP, 0R, H, 4K). LP: Hendricks (3 IP, 22R, 10ER, 16H, 11BB).

Leading hitters: PWV – Keeton (3-4, 3 3B, 3R, 3RBI); Ashley (3-4, 2 3B, 2R, 7RBI, SB); I. Milanowski (2-2, 2B, 2R, 2RBI); Magruder (2-3, 2 3B, 2R, RBI, SB); Andrews (2-4, 2R, RBI); Mullen (1-1, 2R, RBI); Hodel (1-1, R, 2 SB); Ruddell (1-2, 2R, RBI); Maneman (1-1, 4R, RBI); Verboomen (0-0, 3R, RBI); Matlock (0-2, RBI). NB – Beck (1-1).

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Aberdeen 4, Black Hills 3

Aberdeen needed extra innings to squeak past Black Hills 4-3 on Wednesday in Aberdeen.

The Bobcats (10-3, 9-2 2A Evergreen) were in dire straights against the Wolves (2-12, 2-9), trailing 3-0 heading to the bottom of the fifth inning.

But Aberdeen rallied with a run on a Jordyn Mills double to left to drive in outfielder Madi Luce in the frame.

One inning later, Aberdeen tied the game when second baseman Cheyanna Kohn scored on a Maysinn Jones fielder’s choice ground out followed by catcher Alyssa Yakovich crossing the plate on an error to tie the game.

Aberdeen had a chance to win the game in the seventh when Kohn doubled with two outs and was followed by an intentional walk to Yakovich.

But Black Hills pitcher Hannah O’Shurak got Cats shortstop Ally Adams to fly out to Ava Wright in left field to send the game to extra innings.

In the top of the eighth, Aberdeen ran into trouble as back-to-back singles put runners on second and third with one out.

But Aberdeen pitcher Emelia Kohn struck out the next two batter to keep the game tied.

In the ninth, Aberdeen center fielder Rylee Hendrickson doubled to left to drive in Mills, who was placed on second to start the inning, for the game-winning run.

Aberdeen was led by the Kohn sisters, with Cheyanna going 3-for-4 with two doubles at the dish and Emelia allowing three earned runs on 10 hits with a walk and 11 strikeouts to earn a nine-inning, complete-game victory.

Aberdeen sits comfortably in second place in the 2A Evergreen Conference, one game behind W.F. West.

The Bobcats face Tumwater at 4:30 p.m. on Friday in Tumwater.

Black Hills 021 000 000 – 3 10 1

Aberdeen 000 012 001 – 4 9 2

WP: E. Kohn (9 IP, 3R, 3ER, 10H, BB, 11K). LP: O’Shurak (8 IP, 4R, 2ER, 9H, BB, 10K).

Leading hitters: BH – Knight (2-4, HR, R, RBI); Wright (2-4, 2B, RBI); Arko (2-3); Oderman (2-4, RBI); O’Shurak (1-4); McMahon (1-4, R). Aberdeen – C. Kohn (3-4, 2 2B, R); Yakovich (1-3, R); Adams (1-4); Jones (1-3, RBI); Luce (1-4, R); Mills (1-4, 2B, R, RBI); Hendrickson (1-4, 2B, RBI).

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Onalaska 10, Ocosta 2

Ocosta saw a potential victory slip away late in a 10-2 loss to Onalaska on Wednesday in Westport.

The Wildcats (7-3) led 1-0 over the Loggers (8-6) after pitcher Joanah Rosander singled to drive in second baseman Alissa Lamm with two outs in the bottom of the fifth.

But the lead was short-lived as Onalaska took the lead three batters into the top of the sixth and scored five runs in each of the final two innings to preserve the in.

“Probably the best game we’ve played even though we lost by eight,” Ocosta head coach Mike Cummings said. “The girls played straight-up ball all night. They just started hitting the ball on us. We played really well, but sometimes the ball gets hit hard and gets hit where they ain’t that’s what happened. … We played great defensively and offensively we hit the ball hard, just right at people.”

Rosander had three hits while Lamm scored two runs for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats host Naselle at 4 p.m. on Friday.

Onalaska 000 005 5 – 10 10 1

Ocosta 000 010 1 2 – 2 7 3

WP: Haag (5 IP, R, ER, 5H, BB, 5K). LP: Rosander (7 IP, 10R, 8ER, 10H, 2BB, 8K).

Leading hitters: Onalaska – Babb (2-4, R, 2RBI); Marshall (2-4, RBI); Sandridge (1-4, 3B, R, 2RBI); Auman (1-4, 2B, R); Haight (1-4, 2B, 2R, RBI); Zandell (1-3, 3R); Uckers (1-4, R, RBI); Iverson (1-2, R, RBI). Ocosta – Rosander (3-4, 2 2B, RBI); Byers (1-4); Mirante (1-3); Lamm (1-2, 2R); O’Hagan (1-3).