Aberdeen saw a prime chance to seize control of the top spot in the 2A Evergreen Conference fall in front of them as we review Wednesday’s Twin Harbors prep softball and baseball games.
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PREP SOFTBALL
Tumwater 3, Aberdeen 2
It took 10 innings to decide Wednesday’s marquee matchup featuring two of the top teams in the 2A class.
When the final out was recorded, Aberdeen was on the wrong side of a one-run loss after watching a golden opportunity to secure a victory slip through its fingers.
Aberdeen starting hurler Lilly Camp and Tumwater ace Ella Ferguson – to future DI college pitchers – once again put up plenty of scoreless innings and zeroes as runs were at a premium.
Aberdeen (8-1, 3-1 2A Evergreen) trailed 1-0 after Thunderbirds catcher Jaime Haase hit a solo home run off Camp in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Ferguson held the Bobcats scoreless through six innings and had Aberdeen down to its final out when Camp was intentionally walked to load the bases.
Aberdeen first baseman Maysinn Jones stepped to the plate and clutched up, singled to right to score catcher Alyssa Yakovich with the tying run.
In extra innings with the courtesy runner placed at second base to start the inning, Yakovich singled to drive in outfielder Scotlyn Lecomte to put Aberdeen up 2-1 in the top of the ninth.
Aberdeen had an opportune chance to close out the victory in the bottom half of the inning with two outs and the tying run on third base. Camp got Sarah Stevens to pop up in the infield, but no Bobcats player called for the ball as it fell in between a trio of Aberdeen defenders, allowing Ferguson to score the tying run.
Aberdeen was held scoreless in the top of the 10th despite a walk and two singles in the inning, but multiple base-running mistakes ended the Bobcats potential rally.
Tumwater (6-1, 4-0) secured the victory by loading the bases with one out against Camp.
Zoe Fields then singled to left to score Brielle Womach with the game-winning run.
Aberdeen collected 12 hits against Ferguson, led by Yakovich, who continues her stellar season with four hits.
DAILY WORLD FILE PHOTO Aberdeen catcher Alyssa Yakovich went 4 for 5 in a 3-2 loss to Tumwater on Wednesday in Tumwater. Yakovich is hitting .593 with 17 RBI this season.
Rylee Hendrickson and Camp also had multi-hit games for the Cats.
Ferguson, a Sacramento State signee, and Camp, who intends to pitch for Grand Canyon University next season, were workhorses on the mound.
Ferguson earned the win, allowing two earned runs on 12 hits and seven walks with 15 strikeouts in 10 innings pitched, throwing 184 pitches (119 for strikes) in the process.
Camp took her first loss of the season after allowing three runs – two earned – on five hits and a walk with 14 strikeouts in 9 1-3 innings pitched. The Aberdeen right-hander threw 143 pitched, 102 for strikes.
With the loss, Aberdeen moves a game behind Tumwater for the top spot in the 1A Evergreen League.
Aberdeen takes on Black Hills at 4:30 p.m. on Monday at Black Hills High School.
Aberdeen 000 000 101 0 – 2 12 4
Tumwater 000 100 001 1 – 3 5 1
WP: Ferguson (10 IP, 2R, 2ER, 12H, 7BB, 15K). LP: Camp (9.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 5H, BB, 14K.
Leading hitters: Aberdeen – Yakovich (4-5, R, RBI); Hendrickson (3-5, 2B); Camp (2-4); Jones (1-3, RBI); Lecomte (1-6, R); Gaddis (1-5). Tumwater – Haase (1-4, HR, RBI); Womach (1-3, 2B, R); Fields (1-5, RBI); La Praim (1-4); Schock (1-3).
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Puyallup 6, Montesano 5
Montesano had its seven-game winning streak snapped with an extra-inning 6-5 loss to 4A-class Puyallup on Wednesday in Montesano.
The Bulldogs (7-4) trailed 5-1 after three innings but rallied with a run in the fourth when shortstop Addi Kersker scored on a passed ball, a run on a Kersker fielder’s choice groundout in the fifth, and two runs in the sixth on an RBI double by Kennedy Campbell and game-tying single off the bat of Ember Jones.
The Vikings (6-3) scored a run with two outs in the top of the eighth on a Sophia Wright single.
Monte catcher Ali Parkin was hit by a pitch with two outs in the eighth, but Vikings pitcher Keira Thomas struck out Lex Stanfield to end the game.
Grace Gooding took the loss for Montesano, allowing one earned run on a walk and five strikeouts in 5 2-3 innings of relief.
Monte freshman Violet Prince started the game, allowing five earned runs on seven hits with a walk and five strikeouts in 2 1-3 innings.
Stanfield had three hits to lead the Bulldogs.
Montesano faces Tenino in a doubleheader set to begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday in Tenino.
Puyallup 203 000 01 – 6 11 0
Montesano 010 112 00 – 5 8 1
WP: Thomas (4 IP, R, 0ER, 2H, 8K). LP: Gooding (5.2 IP, R, ER, 4H, BB, 5K).
Leading hitters: Puyallup – Jamison (2-4, 2R, 2 SB); Tuivaiave (2-4, RBI); Hardesty (2-4, 2B); Thomas (2-4, 2B, RBI); Rigenbach (1-4, HR, R, 2RBI); Renner (1-2); Wright (1-3, RBI). Montesano – Stanfield (3-5, R, RBI); Robinson (1-5, 2B); Campbell (1-1, 2B, RBI); Butterfield (1-3, SB); Wisdom (1-4, RBI); Potts (1-4, R).
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PREP BASEBALL
Tumwater 11, Aberdeen 8
Errors and walks proved too much to overcome in Aberdeen’s 11-8 loss to Tumwater on Wednesday in Aberdeen.
The Bobcats (4-4, 1-3 1A Evergreen) led 1-0 after center fielder Aidan Baker doubled in catcher Sam Schreiber for a run in the bottom of the first inning.
But Tumwater (7-4, 5-0) responded with five runs in the top of the second inning, assisted by two walks, a hit batter and two Bobcats errors in the frame.
Baker drove in Schreiber with a single to make it a 7-2 game in the third, but Aberdeen pitchers couldn’t keep the T-Birds off the board as Tumwater scored in three of the game’s final four innings.
Aberdeen added two more runs in the fourth – highlighted by a Chad Fretts RBI single – and three in the fifth, capped by Baker scoring on a passed ball to make it a 10-7 game.
The Bobcats got as close as 10-8 when Bubba Jones was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth, pushing Collin Hiett across the dish.
Three Aberdeen pitchers combined to allowed 11 runs on six hits with nine walks and four strikeouts.
Five Bobcats defensive errors led by six unearned Tumwater runs in the game.
Baker and Jones each went a perfect 3 for 3 for the Cats.
Aberdeen hosts Centralia at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Tumwater 052 210 1 – 11 6 0
Aberdeen 101 231 0 – 8 10 5
WP: Houk (4 IP, 6R, 6ER, 8H, 2BB, K). LP: Fretts (1.2 IP, 5R, ER, H, 4BB).
Leading hitters: Tumwater – Konrad (2-4, 2R, RBI); Contreras (1-2, 2R, 2RBI, 3BB); Roy (1-3, 2B, 2RBI); Overbay (1-5); Chase (1-2, R). Aberdeen – Baker (3-3, 2B, R, 3RBI, SB); Jones (3-3, R, 2RBI); Schreiber (1-3, 3R); Bruner (1-2, R); Fretts (1-4, RBI); Maynard (1-3).
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Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 19, Morton-White Pass 0
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley’s offense erupted for 19 runs in a 19-0 thrashing over Morton-White Pass on Wednesday in Pe Ell.
Leading 4-0 in the bottom of the third, the Titans (5-4) scored eight runs – highlighted by a Liam Smaciarz three-run double and a Blane King RBI triple – to take a 12-0 lead.
PWV’s onslaught continued in the fourth as bases-loaded triples from starting pitcher Eddie Clements and outfielder Kash Ruddell helped the Titans to the 19-0 victory.
Clements earned the win, allowing a hit and two walks with seven strikeouts in three innings pitched.
Brody Aust pitched two scoreless inning of relief for the Titans, allowing no hits with two walks and five strikeouts.
Seven different Titans collected a hit in the game, led by Clements, who drove in a game-high five runs.
King also had a multi-hit game, going 2 for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI.
PWV faces Chief Leschi in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday in Puyallup.
MWP 000 00 – 0 1 3
PWV 228 7x – 19 10 0
WP: Clements (3 IP, 0R, H, 2BB, 7K). LP: Peyton Shields (3 IP, 12R, 3ER, 8H, 6BB, 2K).
Leading hitters: MWP – Fleetwood (1-2). PWV – E. Clements (2-4, 3B, 2R, 5RBI); King (2-3, 3B, 2R, RBI); K. Ruddell (1-1, 3B, 3RBI); B. Ruddell (1-2, 2R, 2RBI); Smaciarz (1-2, R, 3RBI); Aust (1-2, 2R, RBI); Morales (1-3, 3R, RBI).
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Other games
Prep Baseball
Oakville 16, Wishkah Valley 0
Prep Softball
Wishkah Valley 30, Oakville 9
