PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: South Whidbey mounts 7th-inning comeback

LANGLEY — It took seven innings, but South Whidbey’s softball team finally broke through against Cedarcrest in a 5-4 Cascade Conference win Friday at South Whidbey High School.

Allison Wood, a senior first baseman, laced a two-out, two-run double to the gap in left-center field in the bottom of the seventh that erased a 4-2 deficit. Following a walk, senior second baseman Melanie Murphy connected on a walk-off single up the middle, scoring Wood and giving South Whidbey its first victory in what had been a long week for the Falcons (4-4 league, 4-5 overall).

“We just couldn’t generate anything all game,” South Whidbey head coach Don Wood said, adding that the Falcons had lost twice earlier in the week by close margins. “… Finally, our girls started hitting them up the middle and finding the gaps (in the seventh inning).”

Katy Piehler, a junior who earned the win for South Whidbey, hit an RBI single up the middle with one out in the seventh to draw the Falcons to a 4-2 deficit before Wood’s and Murphy’s key hits.

“It was a great come-from-behind win,” Wood said. “The girls showed just a lot of tenacity to stay in the game and never give up.”

At South Whidbey H.S.

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Kissinger, and Kjorsvic. Piehler and Parra. WP—Piehler (4-3). LP—Kissinger. 2B—Wood (S), K. Campbell (C). Records—Cedarcrest 5-4 league, 5-4 overall. South Whidbey 4-4, 4-5.

Granite Falls 13, Coupeville 0 (5 innings): At Granite Falls, freshman Alicia Amundson dealt Coupeville a two-hit shutout for her first career complete game in the Tigers’ Cascade Conference victory shortened by the 10-run rule. Sarah Hensley slugged a homer and a triple with three RBI and scored twice for Granite. Right fielder Aly Silveira also chipped in with two hits on three chances, scoring once and recording a RBI.

At Granite Falls H.S.

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Rockwell, Trumbell (3) and Walstad. Amundson, and Spencer. WP—Amundson (2-0). LP—Rockwell. 2B—Arndt (G), 3B—Hensley (G) HR—Hensley (G) Records—Coupeville 0-7 league, 1-7 overall. Granite Falls 9-0, 10-0.

Sultan 4, Lakewood 3: At Sultan, Kelsey MacDicken batted 3-for-4, including a game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the seventh, and had three RBI overall to lead Sultan to the Cascade Conference win.

At Sultan H.S.

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Bean and Wilson. C. Hopkins and MacDicken. WP—Hopkins (2-2). LP—Bean (5-6). 2B—MacDicken (S), K. Barrio (L), Wilson (L), Smith (L), A. Barrio (L). Records—Lakewood 3-6 league, 5-6 overall. Sultan 2-6, 2-7.

Arlington 12, Snohomish 4: At Arlington, Lynsey Amundson batted 3-for-4 with three RBI and Veronica Ladines had two RBI for the Eagles in a Wesco North win.

At Arlington H.S.

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Thomas, Goodwin (5) and West, Nguyen (5). Probert, Ladines (3) and Amundson. WP—Ladines (4-0). LP—Thomas. 2B—West (S). Records—Snohomish 2-3 league, 3-6 overall. Arlington 4-2, 7-3.

Everett 10, Oak Harbor 0 (5 innings): At Everett, sisters Lauren and Chloe Kesperson each batted 3-for-4 and Kiki Harper and freshman Demaree Trull each turned in a 2-for-3 performance to lead Everett to the win in the shortened Wesco North game.

At Lincoln Field

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Osborne and Steele. Levin, Facey (5) and Hudson. WP—Levin (6-3). LP—Osborne. 2B—C. Kesperson (E), Wetmore (E), Trull (E). 3B—C. Kesperseon (E), Levin (E). Records—Oak Harbor 0-6 league, 1-6 overall. Everett 4-2, 7-3.

Lake Stevens 4, Monroe 2: At Lake Stevens, Alia Kelly and Brianna Lidke each hit two-run home runs for Lake Stevens in a Wesco North win. Lidke’s proved to be the game-winner in the bottom of the sixth. Devan Larson batted 2-for-4, Emily Guluarte was 3-for-4 and Amanda Abbot batted 2-for-3 for Monroe, which lost despite out-hitting Lake Stevens by five. Launa Blaine earned the complete-game win for Lake Stevens.

At Lake Stevens H.S.

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Egan and Reyling. Blaine and Kelly. WP—Blaine. LP—Egan. HR—Kelly (LS), Lidke (LS). Records—Monroe 3-3 league, 5-5 overall. Lake Stevens 2-5, 3-8.

Mountlake Terrace 6, Edmonds-Woodway 1: At Mountlake Terrace, Mindy James and Rene Bos each doubled and scored to lead Terrace to the Wesco South win. Hawks pitcher Kelsi Seidlitz threw a three-hitter and struck out nine batters. Brooklynn Bailey batted 2-for-3 with a triple and run scored for E-W.

At Mountlake Terrace H.S.

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Lafferty, Daniel (6) and Orstad. Seidlitz and Crews. WP—Seidlitz (3-1). LP—Lafferty. 2B—James (MT), Bos (MT). 3B—Bailey (EW). Records—Edmonds-Woodway 3-5 league, 3-7 overall. Mountlake Terrace 6-2, 8-2.

Glacier Peak 11, Shorecrest 0 (5 innings): At Snohomish, Kaylee Lawson tossed a one-hitter with no walks and seven strikeouts in a Wesco South game shortened by the 10-run rule. Catcher Natalie Dillon batted 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI for the Grizzlies. Valerie Howell chipped in two hits in three chances as well with three RBI.

At Glacier Peak H.S.

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Hartley, Derosier (4) and Eshleman. Lawson and Dillon. WP—Lawson (4-3). LP— Hartley. 2B—Dillon (G), Howell (G). Records—Shorecrest 3-6 league, 3-8 overall. Glacier Peak 6-2, 6-4.

Lynnwood 12, Mariner 0 (6 innings): At Everett, Sara Sohnly batted 2-for-2 and Kelsey Parker batted 3-for-4 to lead the Royals to the Wesco South win.

At Mariner H.S.

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Mason and Eno. Monfiletto and Case. WP—Mason. LP—Monfiletto (1-8). 2B—Parker (L), Barlow (L). Records—Lynnwood 7-1 league, 8-2 overall. Mariner 0-7, 1-8.

Kamiak 5, Meadowdale 2: At Mukilteo, Jarryn Vannatta batted 3-for-3 and Angie McFall batted 2-for-3 with an RBI for Kamiak in a Wesco South win.

At Kamiak H.S.

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Reuble and Haukap. Montgomery, A. McFall (2) and Drury. WP—McFall (1-2). LP—Reuble. 2B—Vannatta (K), A. McFall (K), Severson (K), Studioso (M). 3B—Reuble (M). Records—Meadowdale 1-7 league, 1-8 overall. Kamiak 2-5, 2-7.

Jackson 11, Shorewood 0: At Shoreline, Dani Jackman gave up a third inning single to Shorewood catcher Celine Ulrich, but allowed no other baserunners in the Wesco South game. Jackman struck out four on the way to her third win of the year.

At Shorewood H.S.

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Jackman and Covello. Hollenbeck and Ulrich. WP—Jackman (3-0). LP—Hollenbeck (2-4). 2B—Lindsay Robinson (J), Jackman (J). Records—Jackson 8-0 league, 10-0 overall. Shorewood 4-5, 4-7.