Forsberg pitches Monroe past Mount Vernon 2-1

MOUNT VERNON – Ashly Forsberg pitched herself out of trouble in the 7th inning to lead Monroe (2-0 in league, 5-0 overall) to the Western Conference North Division victory over Mount Vernon(1-1, 3-2) on Thursday.

Forsberg pitched a complete game and had 12 strikeouts and no walks for the Bearcats. With runners on first and second and two outs in the 7th Forsberg struck out the next batter to end the game.

“Ashly came through at the end there,” Monroe coach Curt Eskeback said.

The hit of the night came in the top of the fifth inning from freshman Briar Stanley.

In her first at bat at the varsity level, Stanley hit a triple over the center fielder’s head to drive in the first run of the game. Stanley then proceeded to score the winning run on a fielder’s choice by Sarah Elledge.

“Really good fastpitch games are won by taking advantage of the mistakes,” Eskeback said.

At Mount Vernon H.S.

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Forsberg, and Holmes. Richter, and White. WP-Forsberg (4-0). LP-Richter (2-2). 2B-Birch (Mon). 3B- Stanley (Mon). Records-Monroe 2-0 in league, 5-0 overall. Mount Vernon 1-1, 3-2.

Lake Stevens 3, Stanwood 0: At Stanwood, both pitchers went the distance but Athea Surface picked up the victory for Lake Stevens in the Wesco North victory. Ashley Houseden was 1-for-3 with a double for the Vikings. Carly Bosse had two singles for the Spartans.

At Stanwood H.S.

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Surface and Thibodeaux. Vaughan and Coony, McCoy (4). WP-Surface (1-1). LP-Vaughan (0-5). 2B-Halstead (LS), Houseden (LS). Records-Lake Stevens, 1-1 in league 1-2 overall. Stanwood, 0-2, 0-4.

Kamiak 3, Shorecrest 0: At Shoreline, Kate Defenbach pitched a complete-game shutout for Kamiak to lead the Knights to the Wesco South victory. Andrea Sherrill was 2-for-3 with two RBI and Anna Long was 3-for-4 for the Knights. Annie Collins was 2-for-3 with two doubles for Shorecrest.

At Shorecrest H.S.

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Defenbach, and Sherrill. Snow, Collins (6), and Berg, Schade (6). WP-Defenbach (2-1). LP-Snow (1-1). 2B-Sherrill (K), Collins (S) 2. Records-Kamiak x-x overall. Shorecrest 1-1.

Marysville-Pilchuck 3, Snohomish 2: At Marysville, junior Miranda Rosebrook’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th capped a dramatic Marysville-Pilchuck comeback and the Tomhawks defeated the Panthers in the Wesco North game.

At Marysville-Pilchuck

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Riedeman and Clapper. Burman and Haugen. WP-Burman (3-1). LP-Riedeman. HR-Rosebrook (M-P). Records-Snohomish 0-2 in league, 3-2 overall. Marysville-Pilchuck 1-1, 4-1.

Cascade 15, Oak Harbor 0: At Oak Harbor, Jackie Owens hurled a two-hitter and the Bruins rapped four doubles as Cascade blanked the Wildcats in the Wesco North clash.

At Hillcrest Elementary

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Owens and Wallace. Ratliff and Meagher. WP-Owens. LP-Ratliff. 2B-Morales (Casc), Owens 2 (Casc), B. Klemm (Casc), M. Klemm (Casc). Records-Cascade 2-1 in league, 4-1 overall. Oak Harbor 0-1, 0-4.

Mariner 1, Shorewood 0: At Everett, Whitney Mcfarland scored the winning run in the fourth inning on a wild pitch to push Mariner past Shorewood in the Wesco South contest. Marauders starter Joleen Monfiletto gave up three hits over six innings pitched and was 2-for-3 at the plate.

At Mariner H.S.

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Davenport and Morton. Monfiletto and McMullen. WP-Monfiletto (1-3). LP-Davenport. Records-Shorewood 0-2 in division, 1-3 overall. Mariner 1-1, 1-3.

Everett 11, Lynwood 1: At Lynnwood, Corey Mattson led the Seagulls to victory with both her arm and her bat as she pitched three shutout innings and hit a single, a double and a triple in the Wesco South matchup. Catcher Michelle Ulrich got the only hit for the Royals in the five-inning game that was cut short due to the mercy rule.

At Lynwood H.S.

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Mattson, Hudson (3), Matson (5) and Welly. Himes, Casuccio (3) and Ulrich, Mohoric (3), Himes (5). WP-Mattson. LP-Himes. 2B-Matson (E), Hudson (E). 3B-Mattson (E). Records-Everett 2-0, 4-0 overall. Lynwood 0-2, 0-4.

Edmonds-Woodway 5, Meadowdale 4: At Edmonds, sophomore Jordan Holmes’ two-run single in the sixth inning proved to be the difference as the Warriors defeated Meadowdale in the Wesco South game. Holmes finished with three RBI and Desiree Moore batted 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Warriors. Jesse Williams led the Mavs with three hits and three RBI.

At Meadowdale Playfields

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Williams and Olds. Dean and Dugger. WP-Dean (2-1). LP-Williams (0-3). 3B-Lindberg (EW). Records-Meadowdale 0-2 in league, 1-3 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 2-0, 2-1.

Quilcene 12, Darrington 2: At Darrington, the Loggers scored twice in the fifth inning on singles by Chelsea Rounds and Sarah Bradley, but it was not enough to overcome a twelve-run deficit in the non-league loss to Quilcene. The game was called in the fifth inning due to the mercy rule.

At Darrington H.S.

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McColt, Smiley (3) and Middleton. Green and Thompson. WP-Green. LP-McColt. 2B-Drirpon (Q), Raye (Q). Records- Darrington 1-2, 1-1. Quilcene not reported.

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