To softball now and teams featuring players from Mount Si and Cedarcrest High Schools have scattered around the Northwest and southern California for weekend tournament action. We will group each of our highlights sets this morning by tournament, starting off down in southern California at the Triple Crown Zoom into June event. Scores and highlights powered by GameChanger and their apps, available on phones and tablets in their app stores.
Zoom Into June, Riverside, CA
Washington Ladyhawks 18U Simpson 10, Firecrackers Brashear 2: The Bellevue-based Simpson crew cruised past the California team in their tourney opener. Mount Si’s Ally Hetzel was 1-3 with a run scored and RBI for the Hawks.
Washington Ladyhawks 18U Fairbairn 11, Power Surge 2: The Puyallup-based Fairbairn crew rolled to a win over the California team. Mount Si’s Avery Bielenberg was 1-3 with a run scored.
AI Bandits 16U Ruess 11, Cal Thunder 5: Kingco bats were ablaze in this one for the Redmond-based crew as they rolled to a win over a California team. The Kingco onslaught was led by Issaquah High School’s Abby Cleveland, who showed a glimpse of her late-season flurry for the Eagles in this one for the Bandits. Cleveland homered twice and drove in four runs, but she was not the only Kingco player to do damage in this one. Redmond High School’s Kati Cygan also homered headlining a two-hit effort driving in two runs. Eastlake’s Addi Baumgarter pitched for the Bandits working an inning allowing a run on one hit walking one and striking out one.
AI Bandits 16U Purple 6, Firecrackers Smith 0: Mount Si’s Abby Rowland doubled and scored a run for this Puyallup-based Bandit squad in their win over the California team.
Firecrackers Duarte 5, Washington Ladyhawks 18U Fairbairn 2: The Fairbairn crew opened proceedings down in SoCal yesterday dropping this clash with the California squad despite two hits from Bielenberg.
Team Hustle 7, AI Bandits 16U Ruess 3: Redmond’s Addy Ruess led the Kingco contingent in this one with two hits and a run, but the Bandits fell to the California team. Baumgartner allowed four runs on five hits in four innings of work walking two and striking out three. Cygan also had a hit in this one for the Bandits scoring a run.
Bandits 16U Purple 8, SoCal A’s Baltierra 3: AI’s Purple crew got another hit, run scored and RBI from Rowland as they finished out the opening day of play in the tournament with a win over the California team.
Elsewhere: Due to issues with these teams’ GC feeds, stats were not available for either the Kirkland-based Northwest Grapettes 18U McGee team or the Portland-based Northwest Bullets Campos’ 18U’s. McGee’s team won 3-2 over California-based SoCal Sting while the Campos squad fell both times yesterday in their games with California teams. The squads feature Mount Si’s Addie Craig, Tori Travers (NWG) and Anna Braukus (NWB). Additionally, the Bullets, unlike in past years, did not stream either of their games yesterday so unlike what we had told you in our preview on Friday, we do not anticipate any streaming of their games today. Search NW Bullets Campos though on YouTube as that may be subject to change.
USA Preps Kate Austin Memorial, Tri-Cities
Elevate Northwest 18U Premier 8, Pacific Fury 4: Woodinville-based Elevate doubled up their Edmonds-based rivals in this one. Mount Si’s Maddie Moritz was 0-1 for Elevate in the game.
Meridian Aces 5, Washington Acers 16U McCabe 4: The Auburn-based Acers fell to the Boise-area team. Cedarcrest’s Abby Combs worked 2 1/3 innings in the circle allowing all five runs, of which only one was earned, on four hits walking two and striking out one taking the loss. She was 1-2 at the plate.
Elevate Northwest 18U Premier 3, Maniacs 3: Elevate finished out things last night with a draw against the southwest Washington team. Moritz was 0-1. She did not play for Elevate in their opener; they fell in that one 9-4 to Yakima-based USA Explosion. Also, Cedarcrest’s Gabbi Harrington, a regular on Elevate, did not play in any of the games yesterday for that squad.
Washington Acers 16U McCabe 9, Washington Angels 3: The Acers smoked the Tri-Cities team behind a solid effort from Combs, who went 1-3 with a run scored.
Stilly Venom 5, Washington Acers 16U McCabe 2: Combs took to the circle in this one and got chased quickly after allowing five runs, two earned, in only a third of an inning of work as the Acers fell to the Arlington-area team. She allowed the runs on just two hits and two walks. Combs was 1-2 offensively for the Acers in this one.
USSSA Swing into Summer, Tacoma
The USSSA’s weekend tournament was split into two sites this weekend – younger ages at South End Recreation Area in Tacoma, a former Washington high school state championship venue for softball, and older ages down at Fort Borst Park in Centralia. We lead off with the younger ladies in Tacoma.
Elevate Northwest 8, WFC West 12U 3: The Snoqualmie-based Wildcat squad couldn’t get much going in this one with the Woodinville team. Malaya Kingham led the ‘Cats going 1-2 with two RBI.
SFC 18, WFC Johnson 14U 0: This Snoqualmie-based Wildcat crew was held to only two hits – those from Addie Porter and Lainey Myers – in their loss to the Seattle team.
Stod’s 14U 15, Seattle Spice 10: Future Wildcat Lyla Taylor aided the Bellevue team going 1-1 with a double and run scored, also driving in two runs, as they won the slugfest with the Seattle team. She got the win in the circle in relief allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits, striking out one in an inning and a third of work.
WFC West 12U 15, Firebirds Issy 11U 0: Thanks to time limits and simply put a massive West offensive response out of their previous loss yesterday, the Wildcats cruised. Ari West homered leading the Wildcats.
Federal Way Lady Knights 9, WFC Johnson 14U 3: Myers, Hayden Skeen and Lacy Johnson scored runs for the Wildcats despite they and their teammates not getting a hit against Knight pitching in the loss.
Lady Rebels 7, Stod’s 14U 6: The Rebels rallied for the walk off win getting it against Taylor, who allowed three runs on four hits in 2 1/3 innings of work taking the loss for Stod’s. She was 1-1 offensively.
WFC West 12U 11, Sundodgers 1: Ari was seemingly warming up in the previous game and delivered the main course in this one for the Wildcats, with West hitting two homers and driving in three leading the ladies to a win over the Seattle team. Maggie Cleveland was 2-3 with a run and Kingham went the distance in the circle allowing a run on two hits, walking four and striking out seven.
Sundodgers 11, WFC Johnson 14U 4: Lacy Johnson homered and drove in two runs for the Wildcats in the loss to the Seattle team. Porter tripled and scored two runs pacing affairs in this one for the local ladies.
Issaquah Little League Junior All-Stars 5, Stod’s 14U 4: This was a nice win for the Little League ladies as they tune up for District 9 all-star competition taking on quality competition in this event and getting wins, like this one. Taylor pitched 1 1/3 innings in this one for the Stod’s ladies, allowing two unearned runs on one hit walking one and striking out one. She received no decision.
USSSA Swing into Summer, Centralia
Now to the high-school age games down at Fort Borst Park.
Flame Fastpitch McCadam/Lyons 18U 6, Giants Fastpitch 16U Pinder 2: As the Flame are not on GC as of yet, this may be one of the few times this summer we bring you action of this Duvall-based squad, but they took care of things in this one beating the Redmond-based Giants. Cedarcrest’s Celeste Lyons was 1-2 leading the Valley Flame delegation. Fellow Red Wolve Jo Krivanek was 0-1 with a walk and run scored while Mount Si’s Maya Engel was 0-2. For the Giants, Redmond High School’s Ella Carter was 0-1 with a run; her older sister is Fordham University softball alum Michaela Carter, a 2018 Cedarcrest HS grad.
Washington Acers Trippy 2, Flame Fastpitch 14U Dill 1: The Auburn team doubled up the Bellevue-based Flame squad. Mount Si’s Westyn Haigh was 0-2 with an RBI for the Flame.
South Sound Boltz 7, Giants Fastpitch 16U Pinder 3: The Giants fell to the Olympia-area team. Carter was 1-2 for the Giants.
Flame Fastpitch 14U Dill 6, Kirkland Merchants 2: The Flame took care of business against their Kirkland-area rivals. Haigh was 0-1 with a run for the victors in this one.
Whidbey Thunder 15, Giants Fastpitch 16U Pinder 2: Carter had a hit and drove in both of the Giant runs as they were blown out by the Oak Harbor-based team.
Flame Fastpitch 14U Dill 5, PAC Fastpitch 3: The Flame handled affairs finishing out day one with a win over the Chehalis team. Haigh was 0-2.
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