Friday Prep Roundup: Aberdeen, Ocosta cruise to softball victories

Softball

Aberdeen 11, Black Hills 0

With some lights-out pitching and six different Bobcats driving in runs, Aberdeen softball cruised to a victory over Black Hills on Friday.

Aberdeen (1-2, 3-4) got some big hits from Sierra Hammond and Reagan Glanz, who both drove in a pair of runs each in support of pitcher of Jaylyn McDaniel, who only gave up three hits in five innings of work.

Aberdeen head coach Scott Wilson said he was glad to see everybody on the team contribute to the win.

“We played well. Jaylyn McDaniel through well for us today she was hitting her spots and doing everything she needed to do,” he said. “Hammond was 3-for-4, and I was happy with the play by everybody. Everybody played well today.”

Ocosta 26, Raymond 3

Ocosta 22, Raymond 0

RAYMOND — Ocosta came away with two easy wins against an inexperienced Raymond squad on Friday.

Lillian Barnum and Kristi Raffelson both came away with grand slams on the day as Ocosta racked up 49 total hits between the two games.

Head coach Jason Barnum liked the solid pitching effort he got from Erika Snider and Makenna Fletcher but was really impressed with his team’s plate approach.

“We were patient and we waited until we were ahead in the count and when we got our pitch we jumped on it,” he said.

Raymond coach Jason Koski said it was good for his team to step on the field with a team as talented as Ocosta.

“There a very good seasoned, experienced team that’s been together for awhile and they have all the pieces.”

He also highlighted Makenna Williams who hit a three-run homer in the early game.

Elma 7, Eatnville 0

ELMA — Quin Mikel pitched a gem for the Eagles and got more than enough run support as Elmasoftball cruised past Eatonville, 7-0.

Mikel pitched the whole game and had 10 strikeouts and benefited from a four-run outburst in thesecond inning by the Eagles.

At the plate, Mikel also came away with a two hits. Destry Dineen also chipped in with two doublesand Molly Johnston drove in runs with her triple.

Elma head coach Roger Elliot said it was good to see a complete game heading into spring break.

“It was a really good all-around game. Quin pitched a great game, we hit well, and we didn’t haveany errors, he said.”

Pe Ell-Willap Valley 13, Toutle Lake 3

TOUTLE LAKE — In a game that was previously rained out, the Titans handled business in themake-up game and beat Toutle Lake in five innings.

PWV (6-0) got contributions at the plate from a number of players, including Britney Patrick, whoaccounted for seven RBIs and was a single shy of the cycle.

Annika Mason was 2-for-4 with with a double and Morgan Coady added an RBI with a double.

Katie Adkins pitched a good game and helped her own cause with three RBIs of her own.

“We were hitting top to bottom, and Adkins did a good job of keeping Toutle Lake off balance withher pitching,” said Titans coach Ken Olson.

Baseball

Ocosta 22, Raymond 0

Ocosta 10, Raymond 0

RAYMOND — Ocosta’s baseball team pilled up the hits without surrendering a hit in either gameagainst Raymond, as the Wildcats shutout the Gulls, 22-0, in the first game of a doubleheader and10-0 in the second game.

Zach Alton and Brandon Harnden combined for a no hitter in the first game that only went fiveinnings and Ocosta got another no-hitter performance from Hunter Hatton, who pitched all sixinnings and had 12 strikeouts in the nightcap.

Hatton was also impressive at the plate, going 4-for-4 in the first game, while Jayden Matthewscame away with three hits in the second game.

“We hit the ball well and did all the little things right to get the win,” said Ocosta head coach MikeAlton.

Though it wasn’t the ideal result, Raymond coach Luke Abbott pointed out that his fledgling teamwas more competitive in the second game of the doubleheader, when the Gull pitchers cut down onthe walks. He highlighted Christian Anderson, who kept the game closer with his pitching inthenightcap.

Soccer

Aberdeen 1, Chehalis 0

In a game that was defined by aggressive play from both sides, the Bobcats beat Chehails, 1-0, when a Chehalis defender got a little too aggressive with a tackle of Rigo Alavez in the box.

Alavez drew the penalty in the 50th minute, and Hulizes Chavez buried the penalty kick to score the only goal of the match.

Aberdeen head coach Larry Fleming said he liked the way his forward and midfielders possessed the ball, despite working with a smaller field and facing strong goal-keeping.

“We dominated possession most of the game but good goal-keeping them in it,” he said. “We made their keeper make a couple of real good saves in both halves, but I was a small field so it wasn’t a lot of space so it was tough to find room.

Fleming gave credit to Alavez for playing an aggressive game and Trevor Dawkins for his solid game on the backline.

Aberdeen’s junior varsity lost, 2-0.