Granite Falls defeat South Whidbey 5-0 in baseball

Published 9:00 pm Monday, April 24, 2006

LANGLEY – The Granite Falls baseball team began the game with five straight hits and cruised to a 5-0 Cascade Conference victory over South Whidbey Monday in Langley.

At 10-3 in the conference, South Whidbey holds a one-game lead over second-place Granite Falls, with the two teams meeting twice more this week.

Granite Falls scored four of its five runs in the first inning. Billy Villegas led off with a double followed by Jon Pennington and Scott Kalma singles. Clean-up hitter Josh Knudsen doubled and Jake Peden followed with one of his four singles in the game.

Pennington, who pitched a complete game for Granite Falls, scattered five hits over seven innings. He struck out four and retired the first nine Falcon batters in order.

Peden scored the Tigers’ other run with a solo home run in the third inning, and finished 5-for-5 for the game.

At South Whidbey H.S.

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Pennington and Kalma. Hanna and Parra. WP-Pennington. LP-Hanna (5-3). 2B-Villegas (GF), Knudson (GF). HR-Peden (GF). Records-Granite Falls 9-4 in league, 12-6 overall. South Whidbey 10-3, 14-3.

Lakewood 8, Sultan 7: At Arlington, Marcus Harkins hit a two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh to tie the score, then scored the winning run on a wild pitch to lead Lakewood to the Cascade Conference victory.

At Lakewood H.S.

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Ruddock, Morgan (6) and Webster. Delker, Dragich (4) and Renouard. WP-Dragich (2-3). LP-Morgan. 2B-Smith (L) 2, Spears (L). 3B-Morgan (S), Harkins (L). Records-Sultan 2-11 in league, 4-12 overall. Lakewood 7-6, 8-10.

Archbishop Murphy 10, Cedarcrest 0: At Everett, Ben Shively was 4-for-4 with a double and four RBI, and Shiloh Keo went 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead Archbishop Murphy to the Cascade Conference win.

At Archbishop Murphy H.S.

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Cook, Gall (5) and Chittenden; Blair and Marshbank. WP-Blair (4-2). LP-Cook. 2B-Shively (AM). Records-Cedarcrest 3-10 in conference, 3-14 overall. Archbishop Murphy 8-5, 9-9.

Cascade 12, Arlington 0: At Arlington, The Bruins’ Mike Stone and Brian Pearl each hit a double and a home run to lead Cascade to the Wesco North victory.

At Arlington H.S.

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Shaw, Farias (4) and Chiarelli. Dettrich, Rhodes (2), Lane (3) and Luckie. WP-Shaw. LP-Dettrich. 2B-Chiarelli (C), Stone (C), Pearl (C). HR-Stone (C), Pearl (C). Records-Cascade 9-2 league, 11-3 overall. Arlington 3-8, 5-8.

Darrington 10, Shoreline Christian 0: At Darrington, Justin O’Dell pitched five shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out five to lead Darrington to the Northwest 1A/B victory.

At Darrington H.S.

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Shoreline Christian battery not reported. O’Dell, Wales (6) and Wesson. WP-O’Dell (1-0). LP-not reported. 2B-Vincent (D), Wales (D), Kelley (D), Olsen (D). Records-Shoreline Christian 0-9 in league, 1-10 overall. Darrington 5-5, 8-5.

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Marysville-Pilchuck 7, Snohomish 1: At Snohomish, Kristina Sherriff was 2-for-3 with a double, and had an RBI and a run scored to lead the Tomahawks to the Wesco North victory.

At Snohomish H.S.

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Burman and Perrine. Britton, Gordillo (5) and Clapper. WP-Burman (9-4). LP-Britton. 2B-Steed (S), Sherriff (MP). Records-Marysville-Pilchuck 6-4 in league, 10-4 overall. Snohomish 3-7, 6-7.

Lake Stevens 2, Stanwood 0: At Lake Stevens, Athea Surface pitched a complete-game shutout, scattering seven hits to help lead Lake Stevens to the Wesco North victory.

At Lake Stevens H.S.

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Vaughan and McCoy. Surface and Thibodeaux. WP-Surface (11-3). LP-Vaughan. 2B-Thibodeaux (LS), Buser (LS). Records-Stanwood 2-8 league, 2-10 overall. Lake Stevens 8-2, 11-3.

Monroe 2, Mount Vernon 0: At Monroe, Ashly Forsberg had eight strikeouts to lead Monroe to the Wesco North victory.

At Park Place

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Richter and White. Forsberg and Holmes. WP-Forsberg (9-0). LP-Richter. 2B-Kutz (MV). 3B- Wiegele (M). Records-Mount Vernon 5-5, in league 8-6 overall. Monroe 10-0, 14-0.

Oak Harbor 4, Cascade 1: At Everett, Kayla Ratliff pitched a complete game, scattering six hits and one run over seven innings for Oak Harbor in the Wesco North victory. Morgan Clem hit a triple for Cascade.

At Evergreen Middle School

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Ratliff and Meagher. Owens and Wallace. WP-Ratliff. LP-Owens. 2B-Kallander (OH). 3B-Clem (C). Records-Oak Harbor 1-9 division, 1-11 overall. Cascade 5-5, 7-6.

Shorewood 8, Mariner 3: At Shoreline, Kayla McCarthy was 3-for-3 with a double, and had an RBI and a run scored to lead Shorewood to the Wesco South victory.

At Shorewood H.S.

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Monfiletto and McMullen. McCarthy and Morton. WP-McCarthy (2-3). LP-Monfiletto. 2B-McMullen (M), McCarthy (S). 3B-Bunstine (S).. Records-Mariner 3-8 in league, 3-10 overall. Shorewood 2-9, 3-10.

Jackson 5, Mountlake Terrace 1: At Mountlake Terrace, freshman Carly McEachran hit a home run in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Timberwolves to the Wesco South victory.

At Mountlake Terrace H.S.

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Frost, Todd (4) and Wheadon. Yelenich, Seidlitz (7). WP-Todd. LP-Yelenich (5-6). 2B-Wheat (MT), Slocum (J) Frost (J) Reid (J). HR-McEachran (J). Records-Jackson 10-1, in division, 12-1 overall. Mountlake Terrace 6-5, 6-7.

Edmonds-Woodway 4, Meadowdale 0: At Lynnwood, Emily Dean pitched a no-hitter and Annika Lindberg hit a two-run home run in the first inning to lift Edmonds-Woodway to the Wesco South victory. Dean allowed just two baserunners – both hit by pitches – and struck out nine. Kelli Hansen was 3-for-3 with an RBI for the Warriors and Rachel Romero was 2-for-4.

At Meadowdale H.S.

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Dean and Dugger. Williams and Olds. WP-Dean. LP-Williams (3-9). HR-Lindberg (EW). Records-Edmonds-Woodway 8-3 in division, 8-4 overall. Meadowdale 2-9, 3-10.

Kamiak 1, Shorecrest 0 (9): At Mukilteo, Kelly Mallery’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning scored Kate Defenbach with the game-winning run to lift Kamiak to the Wesco South victory.

At Kamiak H.S.

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Snow and Berg. Defenbach and Sherrill. WP-Defenbach (6-2). LP-Snow. 2B-Collins (S). Records-Shorecrest 5-6 in division, 5-7 overall. Kamiak 8-3, 8-5.

Cedarcrest 4, South Whidbey 0: At Langley, Whittney Oviatt and Hilary Barker combined for a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts to lead Cedarcrest to the Cascade Conference victory.

At South Whidbey H.S.

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Oviatt, Barker (6) and Botts. Robertson and Spalding. WP-Oviatt. LP-Robertson. S-Barker. 2B-Tolley (C). 3B-Taylor (C). Records-Cedarcrest 7-1 in conference, 10-3 overall. South Whidbey 2-5, 4-8.

Archbishop Murphy 11, Sultan 0: At Everett, Kate Kennedy pitched a complete-game, one-hitter with seven strikeouts for Archbishop Murphy in the Cascade Conference game. Sultan’s Paige Copple broke up the no-hitter with a single.

At Archbishop Murphy H.S.

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Angela and Copple. Kennedy and Hardy, Reeves (2). WP-Kennedy. LP-Angela. 2B-Kennedy (AM), Ehlebracht (AM). Records-Sultan 0-7 league, 1-9 overall. Archbishop Murphy 8-0, 11-0.

Granite Falls 9, Lakewood 3: At Granite Falls, Janelle Jones was 2-for-2 with two triples and two runs scored for Granite Falls in the Cascade Conference triumph.

At Granite Falls H.S.

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Bean, Behan (5) and Stewart, Bean (5). Jones, Millican (6) and Todd. WP-Jones. LP-Bean. 3B-Todd (GF), Jones 2 (GF). Records-Lakewood: 2-5 in conference, 4-7 overall. Granite Falls: 3-4, 7-4.

Everett 6, Lynnwood 0: At Everett, Jessica Carey threw a no-hitter and hit a triple to lead Everett to the Wesco South victory.

At Lincoln Field

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Casuccio and Himes. Carey and Welly, Monson (5). WP-Carey (1-0). LP-Casuccio. 3B-Carey (E). Records-Lynnwood 1-10 league, 1-12 overall. Everett 10-1, 12-1.

Coupeville 9, La Conner 6: At Coupeville, Maria Bottenberg had three hits and an RBI to help lead Coupeville to the Northwest 1A/B League victory.

At Coupeville H.S.

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Olsen and Dubuque. Griffin and Murdy. WP-Griffin. LP-Olsen (2-1). Records-La Conner 0-5 league, 1-9 overall. Coupeville 3-2, 6-5.