Ocosta was surprisingly bounced early while Pe Ell-Willapa Valley showed it’s still one of the top programs in the class as we take a look at the 2B State Softball Tournament from this past weekend at the Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima.
2B STATE TOURNAMENT
First Round
No. 10 Toledo 1, No. 7 Ocosta 0
Another stellar postseason outing by all-state pitcher Jessie Gilbert was spoiled as Ocosta lost 1-0 to Toledo in the first round of the 2B State Tournament on Friday.
Gilbert threw a no-hitter through 8 1-3 innings and dominated the Riverhawks with 19 strikeouts.
But Ocosta (18-8 overall) failed to scratch a run across against Toledo freshman pitcher Peyton Holter, who held the Wildcats scoreless on four hits.
With runners being placed at second in extra innings, the Riverhawks’ Quyn Norberg stole third with two outs then came into score on a passed ball to end the Wildcats’ season.
Noel Cuzdey had two hits to lead the Wildcats as Toledo took the bat out of Gilbert’s hands with three intentional walks.
Ocosta 000 000 000 – 0 4 2
Toledo 000 000 001 – 1 1 1
WP: Holter (9 IP, 0R, 4H, 5BB, 8K). LP: Gilbert (8.2 IP, 0R, H, 2BB, 19K).
Leading hitters: Ocosta – Cuzdey (2-4); Morales (1-4); Rasmus (1-4). Toledo – Miller (1-3).
DYLAN WILHELM | THE CHRONICLE Pe Ell-Willapa Valley’s Rilyn Channell celebrates on first base during a 2B State quarterfinal game against Adna at the Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima on Friday.
No. 8 Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 7, No. 9 Northwest Christian (Colbert) 1
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley opened its state tournament with a 7-1 win over No. 9 Northwest Christian (Colbert) on Friday.
The Titans (18-6) took a 3-1 lead on a two-run double by sophomore Jillian Hodel in the bottom of the second inning.
PWV would score four runs in the fourth through sixth innings on a Lauren Matlock RBI double in the third, a run-scoring single by senior Kylee Lyons in the fifth and an RBI single by catcher Sophia Milanowski in the sixth.
Senior pitcher Lauren Emery allowed a home run in the first but surrendered just one hit over the final six innings to pick up the win.
Hodel paced the PWV offense, going 4-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two runs driven in.
NWC 100 000 0 – 1 2 1
PWV 120 121 x – 7 12 0
WP: Emery (7 IP, R, ER, 2H, BB, 13K). LP: Coriell (6 IP, 7R, 5ER, 12H, 3BB, 6K).
Leading hitters: NWC – Waters (2-3, HR, R, RBI). PWV – Hodel (4-4, 2B, 2R, 2RBI); Matlock (1-4, 2B, RBI); Keeton (2-4, RBI); Lyons (2-2, R, RBI); Sipp (1-3, R); Milanowski (1-3, RBI).
DYLAN WILHELM | THE CHRONICLE Pe Ell-Willapa Valley’s Lauren Emery throws a pitch during 2B State quarterfinals on Friday at the Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima.
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Adna 3, No. 8 PWV 2
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley gave defending state-champion Adna all it could handle in a 3-2 loss in the state quarterfinals on Friday.
The Titans (18-7) took a 2-1 lead thanks to RBI singles by Jillian Hodel and Karli Phelps in the top of the third.
Adna (19-4) would tie the game on an Kendall Humphrey solo home run in the bottom of the third.
The game remained that way until the bottom of the sixth when Alyssa Carrol hit a solo home run to left to give the Pirates a 3-2 lead.
PWV had its chances in the seventh when Lyons led off with a single but was caught trying to steal second.
An error one batter later allowed CJ Sipp to reach base and advance to second representing the tying run.
Sophomore standout Lauren Matlock, who was 3-for-3 in the game, was intentionally walked to put the go-ahead run on first.
But Adna starter Ava Simms got Hodel to hit a fielder’s choice ground ball to get Sipp out at third then got Karli Phelps to pop out at first to end the game.
PWV 002 000 0 – 2 8 1
Adna 101 001 x – 3 8 1
WP: Simms (7 IP, 2R, 2ER, 8H, BB, 12K). LP: Emery (6 IP, 3R, 3ER, 8H, BB, 10K).
Leading hitters: PWV – Matlock (3-3, R); Lyons (2-3, R); Hodel (1-4, RBI); Phelps (1-4, RBI); Channell (1-3). Adna – Humphrey (2-3, HR, R, RBI); Carroll (2-3, HR, 2B, R, RBI); Dollarhyde (2-3); Simms (1-3); Hallom (1-3, R).
Consolation First Round
No. 8 PWV 18, No. 12 Lake Roosevelt 3
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley’s offense exploded for 17 hits en route to an 18-3 mercy-rule victory over No. 12 Lake Roosevelt in a first-round consolation-bracket game on Saturday.
The Titans (19-7) broke a 3-3 tie with a six-run top of the third inning, highlighted by Karli Phelps’ two-run double to go up 9-3.
PWV added five in the fourth capped by a two-run home run off the bat of Sophia Milanowski for a 14-3 lead.
For good measure, the Titans scored four more times in the fifth on five hits and a walk, taking an 18-3 lead on a Rilyn Channell RBI double to score Tylar Keeton.
Lauren Emery earned the win, allowing three runs – none earned – on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in three innings pitched.
Eliza Barnum pitched two scoreless innings of relief for PWV, allowing one hit while striking out one.
PWV 216 54 – 18 17 1
Lake Roosevelt 300 00 – 3 4 4
WP: Emery (3 IP, 3R, 0ER, 3H, BB, 5K). LP: Steffens (5 IP, 18R, 11ER, 17H, 8BB, 3K).
Leading hitters: PWV – Matlock (4-5, 2 2B, 3R, 4RBI); Phelps (3-5, 2B, 3R, 3RBI); Channell (3-3, 2 2B, R, RBI); Keeton (2-5, 2 2B, 2R, 2RBI); King (2-4, R, 2RBI); Milanowski (1-3, HR, R, 2RBI); Hodel (1-3, 2R); Lyons (1-4, 3R). LR – Marchand (1-2, 3B, 2RBI); Steffens (1-2, 2B, R); Bjorson (1-2, R, RBI).
Consolation Semifinals
No. 8 PWV 13, No. 10 Toledo 13
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley’s offense stayed hot, rolling over Toledo for a 13-2 mercy-rule in the consolation semifinals on Saturday.
PWV (20-7) took a 3-1 lead with three runs in the bottom of the first, paced by a Lauren Matlock leadoff home run and a key two-out RBI single by third baseman Rilyn Channell.
The Titans scored five times in the second on six hits – four of them doubles – and a walk.
Leading 11-2 with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, Channell singled to drive in Matlock and Hodel to earn the walk-off victory.
PWV had 18 hits in the game, led by Matlock and Phelps, who went a combined 8-for-8 with four doubles, six runs scored and four RBI.
Toledo 100 01 – 2 5 2
PWV 352 03 – 13 18 1
WP: Emery (5 IP, 2R, 2ER, 5H, BB, 5K). LP: H0lter (4.2 IP, 13R, 9ER, 18H, BB).
Leading hitters: Toledo – Jurica (2-3, 3B, 2R); Davis (1-2, 2RBI); Q. Nortberg (1-2); Holter (1-2). PWV – Matlock (4-4, HR, 2 2B, 4R, 2RBI); Phelps (4-4, 2 2B, 2R, 2RBI); Channell (3-4, 3RBI); Sipp (2-3, 2B, 3R); King (1-2); Milanowski (1-4, RBI); Keeton (1-3, 2B, R, 2RBI).
KODY CHRISTEN | THE CHRONICLE The PWV Titans pose with the third-place trophy after defeating Kittitas 6-4 in the 2B State Third-Place Game in Yakima on Saturday.
Third/Fourth-Place Game
No. 8 PWV 6, No. 4 Kittitas 4
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley made a statement that they are still one of the top 2B programs in the state with a 6-4 win over No. 4 Kittitas in the state’s third/fourth-place game on Saturday.
Tylar Keeton singled to drive in Karli Phelps to tie the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first.
Trailing 2-1, Keeton clutched up once again, pushing Lauren Matlock across with a single in the third.
The Titans took a 3-2 lead when CJ Sipp drove in Rilyn Channell with a sacrifice fly in the fourth.
The Coyotes (23-4) regained the lead with a run on a passed ball followed by a solo home run by senior Reyse Phillips in the fifth.
With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Sipp produced once again, and in a big way. The Titans second baseman belted Phillips’ 0-1 pitch over the center-field fence for a three-run home run to take a 6-4 lead.
With two on and one out in the seventh, PWV catcher Sophia Milanowski threw out Phillips trying to steal second to end the game, and set off a Titans celebration in front of the plate.
The state trophy is the first for PWV since winning the state title two seasons ago.
For the tournament, Matlock went 13-for-20 (.650) with five doubles, nine runs scored and five RBI.
Kittitas 101 020 0 – 4 5 0
PWV 101 103 x – 6 11 2
WP: Emery (7 IP, 4R, 3ER, 5H, 4BB, 12K). LP: Weekes (5 IP, 5R, 5ER, 10H, 2K).
Leading hitters: Kittitas – Phillips (3-3, HR, 3B, 3R, RBI); Nash (2-2, 2RBI). PWV – Sipp (2-3, HR, R, 4RBI); Keeton (2-3, 2RBI); Hodel (2-3); Channell (2-3, 2R); Matlock (1-4, R); Milanowski (1-3); King (1-3).
